Sports and the Law (7052.5)

Required texts

Recommended texts:

Thorpe, Buti, Davies, Fridman, Jonson, Sports Law  (Oxford University Press, 3rd ed, 2017)

Healey, Sport and the Law (University of New South Wales Press, 4^th ed, 2009)

Lewis QC and Taylor, Sport: Law and Practice (Bloomsbury Professional, 3^rd, 2014).

Further required and recommended readings will be provided on UC Learn (Canvas) during the semester.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Penalties for late submission

Written assessment must be submitted by the required date and time (there is no reason why work cannot be submitted early, and this practice is actively encouraged).  Students are expected to lodge assignments within the stipulated time limit.  The onus rests on individual students to comply with the timetables for completing and submitting assessment. You should therefore learn to manage your time so that, for instance, printer or computer malfunction several hours before the deadline does not disqualify you from submitting assessment on time.  Moreover, lecturers have responsibilities to ensure relative equity and fairness to the majority of students who perform on time, as well as other responsibilities that they have organised around the teaching and assessment timetable in a particular term.

There is no requirement for lecturers or tutors to mark assessments submitted late, unless you have been granted an extension.  However in this unit the following practice will be followed:

Late assignments will attract a 5% penalty per day of the total available mark for the assessment piece (including weekends and public holidays).

This requirement will not be applied unfairly. It is intended to strike a reasonable, practicable balance between the different factors of relative equity amongst participating students and management of the lecturer's workload, including the on-going teaching program.

If you encounter genuine and exceptional circumstances that will or may prevent you from submitting an assessment on time you should immediately contact the Unit Convenor and apply for an extension.

You should make a written request to the unit convenor for an extension at least two (2) days prior to the submission date advising them of the reasons why you are unable to submit and requesting an extension.  Your request must be accompanied by appropriate evidence (including but not limited to, where appropriate, confirmation from employers, medical certificates, a letter from a counsellor, etc.).

In the case of late onset illness (i.e. when illness, or its effect, intervenes on the day preceding or the submission date itself) you must advise the unit convenor as soon as you know that the late onset illness will prevent you from completing the assessment in time, but in any event prior to the date and time for submission.  You will also be required to produce a medical certificate which clearly states:

• the date of the medical consultation;
• the period during which you were/will be unwell and unable to engage in study or to complete the assessable assignment or other assessable exercise.

Student responsibilities in relation to assessment

If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the Unit Coordinator or their Tutor about the matter. 

Special assessment requirements

None.

Referencing

Referencing: The AGLC4 means the fourth edition of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation: https://law.unimelb.edu.au/mulr/aglc/about 

Guide available from: http://www.libraryguides.vu.edu.au/law/aglc

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Unless specified that the classes will be held online (in the case of Public Holidays or when the lecturer is away), students are expected to attend the weekly class for 3 hours, and to have done their pre-reading in order to contribute to the discussion.  In class discussion will relate to current sports law issues, and will not be recorded.  It will be of benefit to students to familiarise yourself with issues in the media, via: 

Online resources (free):

Sport Australia: Clearinghouse: https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/

The Ticket, ABC Radio, hosted by Tracey Holmes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/the-ticket-abc-news/id898138253

Offsiders, ABC TV, https://www.abc.net.au/sport/offsiders/

Participation requirements

Students are expected to participate in all activities and attend all face-to-face classes.  Students must attempt all assessment to be eligible to pass.

Required IT skills

Basic IT literacy, plus the Assessment #2 Group Presentation requires familiarity with a video production format eg: Powtoon, iMovie etc.

In-unit costs

None.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

Additional information

NIL

• Semester 1, 2019, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (189850)
• Semester 1, 2018, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (177796)
• Semester 1, 2017, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (166738)
• Semester 1, 2016, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (158235)