School Of BusinessSports Management - Planning and DevelopmentWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200244.2
Discipline: BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Students are expected to have gained an introductory level of knowledge in sport management.
Equivalent Units
200754 - Sports Management - Planning and Development
About this Unit
In 2010, this unit replaced by 200754 Sports Management - Planning and Development. With sport professionalism, globalisation, population change and consumer pressure there is a need for government, not for profit and private enterprise to better plan for and provide sport and leisure facilities and services. Sport Management – Planning and Development provides an in-depth study of the planning and development of sport in the Australian context. Throughout this unit there is a focus on managing change to appropriately planning for future sport and leisure needs within a context of public policy. An introductory framework will be provided emphasizing the historical perspectives of sport and leisure and its history and role within contemporary Australian society.