6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
Department of Business Law and Taxation
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Not offered in 2018
Synopsis
Students will examine the role of law and regulation in the context of sport and policy. Topics include the regulation of labour, unions and collective bargaining, performance enhancing drugs and negligence in sport.
Outcomes
The learning objectives associated with this unit are to:
- identify the key forms of legal and non-legal regulation in elite sport
- evaluate the role of internal and external regulation and regulatory actors in elite sport
- understand how legislation and common law regulates sports leagues, governing bodies in sport and the labour of athletes
- map the legal and non-legal regulation of major professional sports reviewed in the unit
- identify and describe contemporary legal issues in elite sport.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 60% + Examination: 40%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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