Strategic Planning for Sports

MODULE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the module successful students should be able to:

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. You will demonstrate an understanding of the principles underlying strategic management and planning.
2. You will evaluate different models of strategic planning and sport development.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. You will employ strategic planning frameworks and techniques in analysing and addressing the development needs of sports organisations.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. You will critically appraise the macro and micro factors affecting an identified sport strategic plan.

ASSESSMENT

ITEM	LEARNING OUTCOMES	WORD LIMIT	SUBMISSION DATE	RETURN DATE	WEIGHT (%)
Component 2:  Individual Assignment	2 & 3	2,000 Words	Wednesday 12th January 2022 (1pm)	Wednesday 9th February 2022	60%

ASSESSMENT TITLE

Individual Assignment: 2,000 words

Utilising the same strategic planning document from assessment 1 (Sport England, Bangor University or Sport Australia), discuss the value and importance of strategic planning to the organisation. Analyse strategic planning models and discuss their suitability for current and future strategic planning.

Your answer should outline why strategic planning is important to the organisation. You should provide an analysis of TWO models of strategic planning (to be introduced in Week 9, CANNOT be one model or more than two models) and consider how the principles of these models have been integrated (or could be integrated) into your chosen strategic planning document. Your answers should evaluate the importance of these models for current and future strategic plans. Finally, there should be clear links between academic theory and practice supported by evidence of empirical literature and referenced appropriately.

MARKING CRITERIA

A successful answer will:

• Discuss the value and importance of strategic planning to the organisation (30%);
• Analyse and integrate strategic planning models in relation to your chosen strategic planning document (30%);
• Evaluate the importance of strategic planning in achieving aims and objectives for your organisation in future implementation (20%);
• Apply empirical literature throughout the evaluation and analysis of your chosen strategic planning documents and referenced appropriately (20%).

Assignment 2 is to be submitted through electronic submission through TurnItIn on the ELP.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

To support student learning with assessment two, seminars and tutorials focusing on models for sport development and strategic planning will take place in Weeks 9, 10, 11 and 12. This will enable students to develop their understanding of the models and how they can be integrated with their chosen strategic plan.