Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Sport is an area that is becoming increasingly business orientated and litigious. It you plan to work as a manager, administrator or lawyer in the area of sports you will, in the course of your day to day activities, encounter a wide variety of situations that could have potential legal consequences. As a result, a sound knowledge of the key areas of the law relevant in this area, such as torts, contract, sporting tribunals, discrimination and licensing, and how to apply them to real world problems is essential.

Aims

This unit aims to provide you with a sound understanding of the key practical areas of law which impact on sports management and administration, and an ability to apply these legal principles to real world problems. The unit will draw upon your knowledge of legal systems, contract and torts law and your research skills.

Objectives

At the completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Analyse and critically evaluate Australian sports law issues and policy considerations (GC1);
2. Apply your knowledge of Australian law, including principles of key areas of the law such as torts, contract, and discrimination, to real world problems in relation to sport and sports administration; (GC1, GC2)
3. Appreciate how sports law has developed in response to social, economic and political changes and some of the relevant ethical obligations; (GC1)
4. Effectively communicate orally and/or in writing, legal concepts and solutions to sports law problems. (GC3)

Graduate Capabilities
Your understanding of the unit content and the further development of these skills will assist you to acquire the following law graduate capabilities:
1. Discipline Knowledge;
2. Problem Solving, Reasoning and Research;
3. Effective Communication;
4. Life Long Learning;
5. Work Independently and Collaboratively;
6. Characteristics of Self-Reliance and Leadership.

Content

The Content of this Unit includes:

• Principles of law such as contracts, employment, discrimination, torts and crime that relate to sport and sports administration


• Sports law issues such as doping and sporting tribunals


• Regulation of sport and sports administration

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

The teaching and learning approach in this unit involves an integrated program where you work through the study guide and undertake the prescribed readings prior to the intensive. You will then build upon your understanding by attending the lectorials during the week of the intensive.

Lectorials
There will be a two hour lectorial each week during weeks 1 to 13 that will be delivered in person and will be available by audio podcasting on the unit blackboard site. During the lectorial key unit concepts will be explained and you will learn how to apply relevant legal principles to real world sports law scenarios.

Online Materials
Online learning and teaching resources which provide feedback on student learning are available via the Blackboard site for this unit.

External attendance school
There will be no external attendance school for this unit.

Assessment

In this unit you will be graded on a scale of one to seven.


Overview of Assessment:
Summative assessment will be based on your quiz result, assignment and end of semester examination.


Faculty Assessment Information
To access the Law Faculty Assessment Information see the Blackboard site for this unit.Feedback on the development of your understanding of the law and skills learnt in this unit is provided through:

• Interaction during lectorials (internal students);


• The feedback on your quiz answers;


• The individual written feedback on your assignment;


• The generic feedback on the assignment placed on the unit's Blackboard site;


• The generic feedback on the examination placed on the unit's Blackboard site; and


• The option of private consultation with a member of the teaching team during student consultation.

You should reflect upon the feedback on your assessment in this unit (both your individual and generic feedback as provided on Blackboard) for the purpose of identifying:

• gaps in your knowledge and understanding of the legal principles;


• inadequacies in your problem solving methodology;


• strategies to improve your problem solving, oral and written communication skills in further assessment; and


• areas for improvement for future studies within the LLB.

You should record your work, the feedback and your reflection, noting your strategies for improvement, in your Student ePortfolio.

Assessment name: Quiz
Description: The Quiz will comprise 15 questions covering weeks 1-4. It will be completed online and will be available under the 'Assessment' tab on Blackboard. You must complete it between 9:00am Monday and 5:00pm Friday of Week 5. You will have 40 minutes to complete the quiz. Once you begin, you cannot restart it at a later time - therefore it is the student's responsibility to undertake the quiz at a time and in a location in which they will not be disturbed.
Relates to objectives: This assessment relates to learning outcomes 1-3
Weight: 15%
Internal or external: Both
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Week 5

Assessment name: Assignment
Description: This assignment will be either a theoretical question or a problem-based assignment and will be designed to assess your knowledge and understanding of selected unit concepts.
Word limit: 2500 words
Relates to objectives: The learning outcomes the assessment relates to 1 - 4.
Weight: 35%
Internal or external: Both
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Week 9

Assessment name: Examination (Theory)
Description: Open book examination assessing all topics in the unit.
Relates to objectives: The learning outcomes the assessment relates to 1 - 4
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Both
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Central Exam Block

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Prescribed Materials
David Thorpe et al, Sports Law (Oxford University Press, South Melbourne: 2009).

Recommended References
Antonio Buti and Saul Fridman, Drugs, Sport and the Law (Scribblers Publishing, Mudgeeraba: 2001).
A Veljanovski, Sports Law (Butterworths, Sydney: 1999).

Blackboard site
Online resources for this unit are available on the unit blackboard site.

Risk assessment statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 11-Apr-2013