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Learning Outcomes
1. | Analyse and present knowledge of key legal areas and their application to sport; | ||
2. | Critically review a range of legal issues in sport; | ||
3. | Investigate relevant legal principles, legislation and rules to issues arising in sport contexts; | ||
4. | Critique the application of law in the policies, practices and culture of a sporting organisation or club; and | ||
5. | Contextualise and solve problems in a range of applied practical cases in elite and/or community-based sport organisations. |
Assessment
Assessment type | Description | Grade |
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Test | Short Answer, 1 hour | 20% |
Report | Field Experience Project Report | 40% |
Case Study | Case Studies Report | 40% |
Required reading
Sports Law 2nd ed
Thorpe, D, Buti, A, Davies, C, Fridman, S and Jonson, P., 2013,
Oxford
Sports Law 2nd ed
Veljanovski, A., 2011
LexisNexis Case Summaries
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