Undergraduate Course: Sport and Recreation: Organisational Behaviour and Financial Management 1B (SPRT08009)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sport |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The theme of this half course will concern two aspects of management: the organisational behaviour of individuals in the sport and recreation environment; and, the financial management of sporting organisations.
Indicative content will include: theories of organisational behaviour, motivation, and leadership; understanding of perception, and group processes; an introduction to the mangers' role in financial management. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Not available to outside students
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| Additional Costs |
None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 0 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 16 sides | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 16 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Explain the main processes and systems affecting behaviour in sport and recreation organisations; understand the impact of relationships, personality and attitudes in a sport and recreation organisation; recognise the nature of leadership and power and evaluate theories of leadership; identify relevant information from financial statements for the management accounting of financial resources; understand the managers' role in interpreting financial statements. |
Assessment Information
Financial Management
Course work 30% - time constrained class assessment
Organisational Behaviour
Exam 70% - 2 hour written paper |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Sharon Clough
Tel: (0131 6)51 6644
Email: Sharon.Clough@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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