MMS711 Introduction To The Sport Industry

Description / Requirements

PURPOSE:        Critically examine a sport: Compare and contrast its management, structure, and

organisation in Australia and one other country of your choice.

HOW:              This is an individual written research report.

Students should access a broad range of researched information, both academic and sport-specific, for both the Australian and the comparative country's analysis of sport development. All sources should be appropriately referenced and reflect the level of research expected in post-graduate study.

TASK:            This assignment has 2 parts:

LOGISTICS

1. Choose a sport that you would like to study, and then choose a country that you would like to use as comparison. Take care to choose sports and countries that will enable you to find required information.

Examples include:

• Netball Australia and England Netball
• Cricket Australia and Board of Control for Cricket in India
• Sailing Australia the US Sailing (USA)

2. Discuss and confirm your choice in your allotted seminar in Weeks 1 &
3. Start your research!

What should the report include?

You are required to provide an analysis of the national governing body of your chosen sport in Australia and the equivalent national governing body in the comparison country. Your submission must address the following topics, based on key areas of study.

Part A: Submission

Part A should include a cover page, a table of contents, an introduction and a Reference List.

1. The origins and history of the sport (Chapter 2)
2. What are the unique factors that have shaped the sport in the Australian context and the management and organisation of the national governing body?
3. Compare and contrast your answers to (a) above with the sport in your chosen comparison Has the sport been shaped in the same way in that country? Is the sport managed and organised in the same way? Why or why not?
4. Compare and contrast the national governing body's objectives for the sport in each country (what does the organisation say it is doing in eachcountry?) Is it the same or different -- why?
5. Compare and contrast membership and/or participation trends (as relevant, see ABS websites).

Pay close attention to the structure and flow of the presentation, and to the organisation of information. This presentation should be well-referenced using the AM (7th Edition) referencing style - https://www.deakin.edu.au/studentsistudyingistudy-support/referencing

2. Part B: Submission

Part B should include a cover page, a table of contents, a conclusion and a Reference List.

1. Compare and contrast current and potential funding sources (see Chapters 4 and 5; relevant ASC websites). Compare and contrast the degree of reliance on volunteers (See Chapter 3). Provide your interpretation of the effectiveness of the national governing body for the sport in each country (is the organisation doing what it says it is doing, is it sustainable? Why or why not?)
2. What are your conclusions and recommendations for the organisation's future in each setting? Reflect upon your findings from all aspects of Parts A & B in drawing conclusions and making recommendations for both countries' NSOs.

Pay close attention to the structure and flow of the presentation, and to the organisotion of information. This presentation should be well-referenced using the APA (7th Edition) referencing style - https://www.deakin.edu.au/students/studying/study-supportireferencing

Information should draw upon relevant readings from your text book (Sections 1 & 2); relevant weekly topic materials and readings; as well as your own research. Your research should include journal articles (not merely websites). You should include a BIBLIOGRAPHY of the sources that you have used to build your presentation. Note that this includes

standard referencing in text of the sources that you use specifically, and quote--as well as including all the sources that you have used to build your presentation.

Submission Instructions

Submissions are to be presented via Assignment 2 Dropbox on Cloud Deakin.

You must keep a backup copy of every assignment you submit, until the marked assignment has been returned to you. In the unlikely event that one of your assignments is misplaced, you will need to submit your backup copy.

Any work you submit may be checked by electronic or other means for the purposes of detecting collusion and/or plagiarism.

When you are required to submit an assignment through your CloudDeakin unit site, you will receive an email to your Deakin email address confirming that it has been submitted. You should check that you can see your assignment in the Submissions view of the Assignment dropbox folder after upload, and check for, and keep, the email receipt for the submission.

Notes:

• Length of presentation: The recommended length of your Complete Assignment 1 is 3,000 Part A should have a word limit of approximately 1,500 words and Part B should also be approximately 1,500 words. We allow a 10% buffer so will accept up to 3,300 words. Work beyond 3,300 words (total of Parts A & B) will not be assessed when grading.
• Penalties for late submission: The following marking penalties will apply if you submit an assessment task after the due date without an approved extension: 5% will be deducted from available marks for each day up to five days, and work that is submitted more than five days after the due date will not be marked. You will receive 0% for the task. 'Day' means working day for paper submissions and calendar day for electronic submissions. The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date.
• For more information about academic misconduct, special consideration, extensions, and assessment feedback, please refer to the document Your rights and responsibilities as a student in this Unit in the first folder next to the Unit Guide of the Resources area in the CloudDeakin unit site.
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