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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 Events Funding and Finance

  • Unit Code

    SPM3655

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Ruth Diana SIBSON

Description

This unit provides an overview of funding and financial management for the sport, recreation and event industries. The unit examines economic theory, including the concepts of supply and demand, markets and demand assessment, and pricing policies and strategies relevant to the provision of sport, recreation and events. Students will be introduced to the processes used to assess the financial health of organisations enabling them to develop the financial and strategic management skills required for the management of sport organisations, recreation services and events.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPM2114

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the basic economic concepts of supply, demand and pricing to the sport, recreation and event industries.
  2. Apply relevant business principles to grant funding applications that demonstrate strategic and financial management skills.
  3. Assess the financial health of a sport, recreation and/or event organisation through the application of appropriate analysis tools and techniques.
  4. Provide justified solutions to an authentic business challenge faced by a sport, recreation and/or event organisation.

Unit Content

  1. Economic theory, and the impact on the sport recreation and event industries.
  2. Organisational structures/legal entities in the sport, recreation and event industries.
  3. Application of economic principles relevant to the sport, recreation and event industries (including Opportunity Cost and Comparative Advantage, Supply and Demand, Pricing and Market Structures).
  4. Funding and grant sources for sport, recreation and event organisations.
  5. Financial and account management for sport, recreation and event businesses.
  6. Financial analyses and evaluation of sport, recreation and event businesses.

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

Additional Learning Experience Information

Guest lecturers from sport and/or event organisations are used in this unit to enhance the learning experiences of students by providing industry insights and networking opportunities.

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
AssignmentGrant Memo and Application20%
ReportFunding and Finance Report40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentGrant Memo and Application20%
ReportFunding and Finance Report40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Stewart, B. (2015). Sport funding and finance (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/890435120?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.

SPM3655|2|1

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 Events Funding and Finance

  • Unit Code

    SPM3655

  • Year

    2021

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Ruth Diana SIBSON

Description

This unit provides an overview of funding and financial management for the sport, recreation and event industries. The unit examines economic theory, including the concepts of supply and demand, markets and demand assessment, and pricing policies and strategies relevant to the provision of sport, recreation and events. Students will be introduced to the processes used to assess the financial health of organisations enabling them to develop the financial and strategic management skills required for the management of sport organisations, recreation services and events.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPM2114

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the basic economic concepts of supply, demand and pricing to the sport, recreation and event industries.
  2. Apply relevant business principles to grant funding applications that demonstrate strategic and financial management skills.
  3. Assess the financial health of a sport, recreation and/or event organisation through the application of appropriate analysis tools and techniques.
  4. Provide justified solutions to an authentic business challenge faced by a sport, recreation and/or event organisation.

Unit Content

  1. Economic theory, and the impact on the sport recreation and event industries.
  2. Organisational structures/legal entities in the sport, recreation and event industries.
  3. Application of economic principles relevant to the sport, recreation and event industries (including Opportunity Cost and Comparative Advantage, Supply and Demand, Pricing and Market Structures).
  4. Funding and grant sources for sport, recreation and event organisations.
  5. Financial and account management for sport, recreation and event businesses.
  6. Financial analyses and evaluation of sport, recreation and event businesses.

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

Additional Learning Experience Information

Guest lecturers from sport and/or event organisations are used in this unit to enhance the learning experiences of students by providing industry insights and networking opportunities.

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
AssignmentGrant Memo and Application20%
ReportFunding and Finance Report40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentGrant Memo and Application20%
ReportFunding and Finance Report40%
AssignmentOnline Assessment40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Stewart, B. (2015). Sport funding and finance (2nd ed.). London: Routledge. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/890435120?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.

SPM3655|2|2