2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LEED2060 Sports Development and Management

10 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Andrew Lockwood
Email: a.lockwood@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

This module is approved as a discovery module

This module is approved as a skills discovery module

Module summary

The terms “sports development” and “sports management” are widely used but without them necessarily being fully understood what this area of work actually is, how it’s conducted and where different opportunities exist. This module will provide students who have an interest in working in this environment an overview of the sporting landscape, the different opportunities available and the skills required to succeed.

Objectives

Students will develop a critical understanding of what the sports development and sports management environment looks like, the skills required to succeed and types of challenges you may expect to face. Students will then apply this understanding to develop strategies and plans to tackle key sports and development challenges.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should:
- have a critical understanding of what is sports development / sports administration;
- comprehend the broad understanding of the national sporting landscape and how it is structured / funded;
- have an understanding of the different sectors that sports development / sports administration operates;
- critically analyse common sports development principles;
- evaluate the key competencies and characteristics of successful sports development practitioners;
- understand access points and career opportunities;
- understand the current key challenges and apply knowledge to develop a sports development strategy.

Syllabus

- What is sports development and sports administration
- The national perspective – Government, Lottery funding
- Understanding different delivery agencies
- What sports development practitioners actually do
- Understand key challenges with practical examples
- Produce basic sports development plans based on a real to life situation.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Fieldwork	2	4.00	8.00
Lecture	4	2.00	8.00
Seminar	4	2.00	8.00
Tutorial	1	0.50	0.50
Private study hours			75.50
Total Contact hours			24.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Research for lectures & seminars 25.5 hrs
Planning & research for group project 25 hrs
Planning and research for verbal presentation 25 hrs

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Throughout both lectures and seminars the session lead will plan activities and challenges that present formative feedback opportunities. These will include strategies such as;
- Group Problem Solving
- Presentation of findings
- One to one discussions in tutorials

Bi-weekly meeting with staff.
Bi-weekly written report showing meeting minutes, plans, progress and action points.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Group Project	1,500 words	50.00
Poster Presentation	Group poster presentation	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 04/04/2017

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