Unit Outline

This unit examines sport and recreation organisations across the business, government, and community sectors. You will analyse the current contexts underpinning successful practice at state, national, and international levels and investigate the nature and characteristics of the challenges that sport and recreation organisations face within a dynamic contemporary environment. You will develop key skills to better understand sport and recreation organisations, key attributes of success, and engagement with potential participants and audiences. In conjunction with the discipline theory, this unit introduces learning through practice by exposing you to authentic learning experiences. These experiences are placed at the centre of learning and assessment, so you have the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary to respond to industry, community and/or global needs. You will be introduced to: - a range of methods, tools, techniques and approaches to practice - principles and perspectives such as values, ethics, empathy and leadership in real world scenarios - reflection and deliberative thinking as a means of developing knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations - ways of understanding problems and developing solutions through active inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Examine the dynamics of the sport and recreation industries
2.	Design sport and recreation participation strategies
3.	Communicate opportunities in sport and recreation to assist organisational outcomes
4.	Reflect on and evaluate behaviours and skills for facilitating sport and recreation
5.	Devise and propose solutions to sport and recreation challenges

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	ZAA108 Organisation of Sport and Recreation

Alterations as a result of student feedback

To Be Determined

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	AT1: Skills and Attributes Analysis	See the MyLO site for the due date	20 %	LO1, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	AT2: Campaign for a Sport or Recreation Organisation	See the MyLO site for the due date	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	AT3: Wicked Problems in Sport and Recreation	See the MyLO site for the due date	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: AT1: Skills and Attributes Analysis

Task Description:

You will select a Sport and/or Recreation organisation of your choice. The organisation needs to be at regional, state, national, or international level. Examples of these include Cricket Australia, the AFL, PCYC Tasmania, The Australian Olympic Committee, Fitness Australia, Bushwalking Australia, Mountain Bike Australia, and Surf Life Saving Australia.

Ideally, the organisation that you select will be used for all three assessment tasks in this unit. While the focus of this unit is predominantly about active sport and recreation organisations, you are welcome to negotiate with your teacher an alternative active leisure-based organisation.

You will identify three (3) key roles within this organisation that interests you. You will seek a position description for these roles (or one that is similar). You will conduct a skills and attributes audit of yourself to see how well prepared you might be for these roles. You will analyse and reflect on what you may need to learn and develop to improve your potential to obtain one of these roles.

Task Length:

Three audits + 500 words

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Communicate ideas and information	LO1, LO4
2	Analyse and engage in reflective practice	LO4
3	Apply sport and recreation ideas, terms and concepts	LO1, LO4

Assessment Task 2: AT2: Campaign for a Sport or Recreation Organisation

Task Description:

You will create a ‘campaign’ for a sport and/or recreation organisation. The organisation needs to be at regional, state, national, or international level (e.g. a peak body).

Example 1: A recruitment drive for new umpires.
Example 2: Increased participation by senior members of the community.
Example 3: Increased participation by marginalised communities.

The campaign should be designed to help to increase participation in the sport and/or recreation focus of the organisation. The campaign should be linked to the strategy/ies of the organisation and supported by current trends.

You will prepare a draft flyer or poster to promote your participation campaign. You will orally and visually present your flyer or poster to your peers and experts to seek feedback on the idea.
Following the receipt of feedback, you will upload campaign flyer or poster and reflect on the following:

1. observations of industry practice in this space
2. feedback gained from your campaign pitch

Task Length:

Flyer or poster (one page) Presentation (10 mins maximum) Reflection (300 words)

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Examine and report on observations of sport and recreation industry and practice	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Analyse and engage in reflective practice	LO1, LO3
3	Use evidence to support arguments and conclusions	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
4	Apply sport and recreation knowledge to practice	LO2, LO5

Assessment Task 3: AT3: Wicked Problems in Sport and Recreation

Task Description:

Throughout the semester you will be exposed to a number of big issues that sport and recreation organisations face. Often these problems are referred to as ‘wicked problems’. These problems will have been explored through theoretical and practitioner lenses. Throughout the semester you will actively participate in discussions, making a minimum of ten (10) discussion posts, relating to the various issues that sport and recreation organisations face.

You will choose a wicked problem and a sport and/or recreation organisation. The organisation needs to be at regional, state, national, or international level (e.g. a peak body). You will investigate this wicked problem and your chosen organisation. You will also reflect on class discussions and practitioner insights as part of your investigation.

Within a business report format, your aim is to provide at least three (3), justified recommendations to the organisation on how they might better manage your chosen wicked problem.

Task Length:

Report: 1,500 words Discussion posts:10 comments at a minimum of 50 words per comment.

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Analyse and engage in reflective practice	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Communicate sport and recreation ideas and information	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Apply sport and recreation knowledge to practice	LO2, LO5
4	Use sport and recreation ideas, terms and concepts	LO1, LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.