Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Governance in Sport: Financial, Legal and Economic Issues
Course Code
DN_220
Branch of Science
Health sciences; Theory and History of Sports
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Business Management; Clinical Pharmacy; Communication Science; Dentistry; Health Management; Information and Communication Science; Juridical Science; Management Science; Medical Technologies; Medicine; Nursing Science; Pedagogy; Pharmacy; Political Science; Psychology; Public Health; Social Anthropology; Social Welfare and Social Work; Sociology; Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 8
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Signe Luika
Structure Unit Manager
Dace Bandere
Structural Unit
Department of Doctoral Studies
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, dn@rsu.lv, +371 67409120
About Study Course
Objective
To provide an opportunity for doctoral students to improve the necessary competence to critically analyze the financial, economic, legal issues of sports and to solve important tasks of research or innovation.
Preliminary Knowledge
Master in sport science, social sciences, management of health.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Compare and contrast the development of sports organisations and their mutual cooperation in the context of the international sports system.
2.Compare and contrast the economic, financial and legal challenges of sport and their impact on the development of sport.
Skills
1.Independently synthesizes and analyzes the relationships between economic, financial and legal issues in sport and their causal relationships and interactions.
2.Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sports financial, economic and legal issues and how they interact.
Competences
1.Independently and responsibly offers conceptual solutions to important research or innovation tasks.
Assessment
Individual work
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To get successful evaluation in study course requirements for differentiated assessment: attitude to education, dynamics of development, active participation in workshops (60%); individual work of student (40%). The student receives a differential grade on the 10-grade scale for the study course. In order to receive a positive evaluation of the study course, the total amount must be at least grade 4. The student receives an assessment in 10-grade scale, summing up a certain number of points, assessing knowledge, skills and competences in the fulfillment of individual tasks (independent work, productive activity in workshops), attitude and development dynamics. Analyses of research on sport governance – 3 points: 1 point – selection of research is done and formal description performed; 2 points – grouping and explanation of the selected studies is done; 3 points – comparative analysis and classification of the selected studies were performed and the main contradictions for future studies were identified. Analyses of case study on sport governance – 3 points: 1 point – selection of case is done and formal description performed; 2 points – grouping and explanation of the selected case study is done; 3 points – comparative analysis and classification of the selected case studies were performed and the main contradictions for future studies were identified. Attitude (attendance, participation in lessons, timely submission of individual works) – 3 points. Dynamics of individual development - 2 points 1 point – episodic; 2 points – sistematically upward. Evaluation in 10 grade scale Points567891011Grade45678910 There is a principle of review of the evaluation of study course: within two weeks after the end of the course, there is an opportunity to submit the delayed or repeated practical work. The last rating remains valid. Two weeks after the end of the course, the review is a paid service at rates approved by the Senate. There is a procedure for p |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Topics
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Sports organizations and governance
Description
Sport organizations, management, operation and strategical planing. Sport organizations and governance. Types of sport organizations in local and international level. Management of sports organization. Legal framework of work of sport organizations Strategical planning in sports organization. Literature:
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Sports organizations and governance
Description
Sport organizations, management, operation and strategical planing. Sport organizations and governance. Types of sport organizations in local and international level. Management of sports organization. Legal framework of work of sport organizations Strategical planning in sports organization. Literature:
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Sports marketing
Description
Sports marketing: product, price, place, promotion. Sporting goods and sport as a product. Sports marketings. Product specifics in sport industry. Literature:
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Finances in sport
Description
The financial system of the sports industry and the place of the sports industry in the local and global financial system. Financial system and place of sports industry in financial system. Finances of government and local government. Corporate finance. International finance. Literature:
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Finances in sport
Description
The financial system of the sports industry and the place of the sports industry in the local and global financial system. Financial system and place of sports industry in financial system. Finances of government and local government. Corporate finance. International finance. Literature:
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Sport economics
Description
Sports economics and sports as part of the local and global economy. Factors influencing the sports economy. Sports industry as a part of economics. Value driven sports industry. Evaluation of the economic efficiency of the sports industry. Betting and gambling in sport activities. Sponsoring. Literature:
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Legacy of sport
Description
The legislative framework of the sports industry in a local and global context. Sport fundamental rights. Labor relations in sport. International sports law and sport institutions. Literature:
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The test
Description
All those questions that were previously discussed when solving the independent research tasks. Literature: All the literature sources mentioned above. Independent wotk in scientific databases, based on the individually chosen topic of the doctoral thesis: Pro Quest ,EBSCO host (SPORTDiscus with Full Text), Scopus , Web of Science , Science Direct , SAGE journals, PubMed , HeinOnline , HeinOnline , Cambridge Core , Ovid Wolters Kluwer, Cambridge Core |
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test
Bibliography
Required Reading
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Allison L., Tomlinson A. Understanding International Sport Organisations: principles, power and possibilities. Routledge, 2017.Suitable for English stream
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Andrew D., Pedersen P.M., McEvoy C.D. Research methods and design in sport management. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2020.Suitable for English stream
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Dees W., Walsh P., McEvoy C., Mckelvey S. Sport marketing. 5th edit., Human Kinetics, 2021.Suitable for English stream
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Fried.G. Sport Finance. Human Kinetcs, 2024.Suitable for English stream
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Kim E.MZhang J.J. Sport governance and operations: global perspectives. Routledge, 2021.Suitable for English stream
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Leeds M.A., Von Allmen P., Matheson V. The economics of sport. 7th edit., Routledge, 2023.Suitable for English stream
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Lovelock Ch. & Wright L. Services marketing: people, technology, Strategy, 9th edit., World scientific, 2021.Suitable for English stream
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O’Brien D., Parent M.M., Ferkins L., Gowthorp L. Strategic Management in Sport. Routledge, 2019.Suitable for English stream
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Plumley, D., & Wilson, R. The Economics and Finance of Professional Team Sports (1st ed.). Routledge, 2022Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
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Aicher T.J., Newland B.L. Sport Facility & Event Management. 2nd edit. Jones& Bartlett Learning, 2019.Suitable for English stream
Other Information Sources
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OlympicSuitable for English stream
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Gaisf.sportSuitable for English stream
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IhrsaSuitable for English stream
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Patstāvīgajam darbam zinātniskajās datu bāzēs, balstoties uz individuāli izvēlēto promocijas darba tēmu / For independent work in scientific databases, based on the individual chosen topic of the doctoral thesis: Pro Quest, EBSCO host (SPORTDiscus with Full Text), Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, SAGE journals, PubMed, HeinOnline, Cambridge Core, Ovid Wolters Kluwer, Cambridge CoreSuitable for English stream