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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sport and Leisure Law

  • Unit Code

    SPM3113

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Cecilia ANTHONY DAS

Description

This unit introduces students to legal concepts and processes and prepares them to identify and analyse a range of core legal problems of relevance to sport, recreation and event management. This preparation will allow students to conduct their affairs and professional dealings with due diligence in light of the legal obligations and requirements relevant to their sport, recreation and event activities.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have completed a minimum of 60 credit points.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPM5600

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discern relevant legal issues and business ethics in sport, recreation and event management case studies.
  2. Assess the legal obligations and responsibilities, and business ethics considerations of a professional employed in the sport, recreation and event industries.
  3. Communicate legal and business ethics issues, relevant to the sport, recreation and event industries, clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology.

Unit Content

  1. The Australian legal system.
  2. Legal nature of sporting organisations.
  3. Contract law and sport and leisure.
  4. Negligence in sport and leisure.
  5. Liquor and gaming.
  6. Sporting tribunals.
  7. Risk management, insurance and working with children.
  8. Criminal law and sport and leisure.
  9. Employment and restraint of trade.
  10. Integrity issues and ethics.
  11. Discrimination, athlete reputation and alternative dispute resolution.
  12. Marketing and intellectual property.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationLegal Issues Presentation20%
AssignmentBriefing Paper and Presentation40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationLegal Issues Presentation20%
AssignmentBriefing Paper and Presentation40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Thorpe, D., Buti, A., Davies, C., Fridman, S., & Jonson, P. (2013). Sports law (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/939262116?databaseList=638

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Sport and Leisure Law

  • Unit Code

    SPM3113

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Cecilia ANTHONY DAS

Description

This unit introduces students to legal concepts and processes and prepares them to identify and analyse a range of core legal problems of relevance to sport, recreation and event management. This preparation will allow students to conduct their affairs and professional dealings with due diligence in light of the legal obligations and requirements relevant to their sport, recreation and event activities.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have completed a minimum of 60 credit points.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPM5600

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discern relevant legal issues and business ethics in sport, recreation and event management case studies.
  2. Assess the legal obligations and responsibilities, and business ethics considerations of a professional employed in the sport, recreation and event industries.
  3. Communicate legal and business ethics issues, relevant to the sport, recreation and event industries, clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology.

Unit Content

  1. The Australian legal system.
  2. Legal nature of sporting organisations.
  3. Contract law and sport and leisure.
  4. Negligence in sport and leisure.
  5. Liquor and gaming.
  6. Sporting tribunals.
  7. Risk management, insurance and working with children.
  8. Criminal law and sport and leisure.
  9. Employment and restraint of trade.
  10. Integrity issues and ethics.
  11. Discrimination, athlete reputation and alternative dispute resolution.
  12. Marketing and intellectual property.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationLegal Issues Presentation20%
AssignmentBriefing Paper and Presentation40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PresentationLegal Issues Presentation20%
AssignmentBriefing Paper and Presentation40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Thorpe, D., Buti, A., Davies, C., Fridman, S., & Jonson, P. (2013). Sports law (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/939262116?databaseList=638

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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