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BACHELOR OF SPORTS MANAGEMENT 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

Course Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Describe concepts and apply management knowledge associated with sport tourism
2. Identify factors which influence the development of the sport tourism industry.
3. Conduct a research and analyse the development of sport tourism industry.
4. Evaluate and discuss the research results on issues related to sport tourism

Synopsis of Course Contents Students will learn important aspects of sport tourism. Discussions will refer to sport tourism
events that are organized within and outside the country. Students will also be exposed to the
process of carrying out research in sport tourism.
Main Reference 1. Standeven. J. & De Knop, P. (2010) Sports Tourism: Human Kinetics
Publishers.
2. Hinch, T., & Higham, J.E.S. (2011) Sport Tourism Development, Bristol:
Channel View Publications.
3. Weed M., and Bull, C. (2010) Sports Tourism: Participants, Policy and
Providers, Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
4. Mariapan, Suriawati Isa, Nor Akmar, Evelyn Lim, & Khalid Rehman (2015).
Adventure and Ecotourism in Malaysia. Dept. Of Recreation & Ecotourism.
UPM.
5. Melo, & Sobry (2017). Sport Tourism: New Challenges in a Globalized
World. Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Assessment Weightage Continuous Assessment : 60%
Final Examination : 40%

Course Code VIA3012
Course Title ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR IN SPORT
Credit 3
Medium of Instruction English, Malay
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum None
Requirement(s)
Course Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, the students will
1. Distinguish organizational behaviour theories within sport setting.
2. Apply the theories of organizational behaviour in sport setting.
3. Evaluate the leadership skills and models within the sport industry.
Synopsis of Course Contents This course introduces students to the interactions among individuals in the work group context
within organizations. Factors that affect job performances such as individual motivation and
attitude, role perception and physical work environment will be discussed in detail. The
discussions will refer to current sport issues. At the end of the course, students are expected to
be more concerned with their abilities in understanding, creating and controlling positive
relationships among co-workers in a workplace.
Main Reference 1. Stewart & Skinner (2017). Organizational Behaviour in Sport (Foundations of Sport
Management). Routledge.
2. MacIntosh & Burton (2018) Organizational Behavior in Sport Management. Human
Kinetics, Inc
3. Allison & Tomlinson (2017) Understanding International Sport Organisations: Principles,
power and possibilities. Routledge
4. Brooks (2018) Organisational Behaviour: Individuals, Groups and Organisation. Pearson
UK
5. Wilson (2017) Organizational Behaviour and Gender. Routledge
6. Woo (2013). Understanding Organizational Behavior in Research:
Applications to Sport Organizations. Lambert Academic Publishing.
7. Scott (2014). Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations. Champaign, IIL: Human
Kinetics.
Assessment Weightage Continuous Assessment : 60%
Final Examination : 40%

Course Code VIA3015
Course Title SPORT POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
Credit 3
Medium of Instruction English, Malay
Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Minimum None
Requirement(s)
Course Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. Explain the principles of good governance and its importance in sports organisations.
Describe how to manage conflicts in organisations as well as dispute resolution methods
2.
in sports.
3. Apply knowledge learnt into drafting a specific sports policy, based on a given scenario.
Synopsis of Course Contents This course will focus on Sport policies and governance. Organizational structure, roles and
responsibilities of sport administrators will be introduced to students. Students will be guided
in the process of developing sport policies, and its application in different sport arenas.
Second, students will discuss problems related to conflicts, arbitration and mediation in sport