Availabilities:
2022 unit offering information will be available in November 2021
Unit description
Introduces the fundamental principles and practices of management and administration and develops an awareness of the roles and broad range of skills required of managers in such organisations.
Unit content
- Introduction to sport, exercise and fitness management
- The health system in Australia
- The sport, exercise and fitness industry
- Ethics in sport management
- Strategic planning and decision-making
- Communicating effectively
- Managing human resources (including volunteers)
- Employee performance
- Leading
Learning outcomes
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. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | describe the key features of the Australian health system |
| 2 | describe the key features of the sport, exercise and fitness industry in Australia |
| 3 | outline organising principles and strategic planning processes for sport, exercise and fitness organisations |
| 4 | explain approaches for effective leadership of sport, exercise and fitness organisations |
| 5 | describe methods of management control for sport, exercise and fitness organisations |
| 6 | outline ways that managers can promote ethical behaviour in organisations. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe the key features of the Australian health system
- describe the key features of the sport, exercise and fitness industry in Australia
- outline organising principles and strategic planning processes for sport, exercise and fitness organisations
- explain approaches for effective leadership of sport, exercise and fitness organisations
- describe methods of management control for sport, exercise and fitness organisations
- outline ways that managers can promote ethical behaviour in organisations.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.