Program Overview

Unit of Study SOY00012 - Sport, Tourism and Enterprise

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• AQF level: 7
• Level of learning: Intermediate
• Former School/College: Former School of Business and Tourism
• Enrolment information: N/A

Unit Description

The unit uses a student/teacher interaction strategy aimed at students developing their worldview of sport tourism. Theories and constructs about sport tourism are studied, leading into a number of significant issues such as: economic, social and cultural impacts upon communities and environmental impacts; sport tourism and regional and national development; government policy; the organisation of sport tourism events and future management issues.

Unit Content

1. Sport tourism theory and constructs
2. Sport tourism in the international arena
3. Economic impacts of sport tourism
4. Socio-cultural impacts of sport tourism
5. Environmental impacts of sport tourism
6. Sport tourism policy and planning
7. National development and sport tourism
8. Regional development and sport tourism
9. Management strategies and sport tourism
10. The future direction of sport tourism

Availabilities

Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.

On Completion of This Unit, Students Should Be Able To:

1. Explain the economic, social, cultural, environmental and political issues associated with sport tourism
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
   • GA6: Communication and social skills
2. Analyse the relationships between sport tourism with national and regional development
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
3. Identify management strategies related to contemporary sport tourism
   • GA2: Creativity
   • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
   • GA6: Communication and social skills

Prescribed Learning Resources

Session 1

• Prescribed Texts: No prescribed texts.

Graduate Attributes

• GA1: Intellectual rigour - A commitment to excellence in all scholarly and intellectual activities, including critical judgement.
• GA2: Creativity - An ability to develop creative and effective responses to intellectual, professional and social challenges.
• GA3: Ethical practice - A commitment to sustainability and high ethical standards in social and professional practices.
• GA4: Knowledge of a discipline - Command of a discipline to enable a smooth transition and contribution to professional and community settings.
• GA5: Lifelong learning - The ability to be responsive to change, to be inquiring and reflective in practice, through information literacy and autonomous, self-managed learning.
• GA6: Communication and social skills - The ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals, and within teams, in professional and community settings.
• GA7: Cultural competence - An ability to engage with diverse cultural and Indigenous perspectives in both global and local settings.