High Performance Sport Management (9366.1)

The unit draws on the expertise of leading academics and practitioners within the field, in order to examine the issues faced by those delivering: a) world class; b) national level; and c) professional sports programmes. Designed and delivered by staff with firsthand experience of elite sport, the unit utilises links with the AIS, Brumbies, Canberra Capitals and other organisations to deliver material that is relevant, challenging and highly applied in its focus. Particular attention will be devoted to identifying contemporary issues in high performance sport, assessing their relevance and impact, and developing evidence-based approaches to ensure 'high performance'.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand, identify and contextualise the unique challenges and demands of the high performance sport environment;
2. Critically evaluate the systems and processes used to deliver high performance sport; and
3. Demonstrate a critical understanding of how contemporary research may be used to support high performance sport, both at present and in the future.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

8389 Introduction to Exercise Science.

Assumed knowledge

None.