SP4011 - Principles of Sport Marketing

The taught content will be delivered and provided in a variety of formats, and you will be able to access materials on the eLP. There will be the opportunity to work in smaller groups with discipline specific members of staff who will facilitate context driven discussion and learning. You will learn through lectures, workshops, seminars and independent learning. The lectures will cover theories and concepts that will enable you to tackle a series of guided exercises. You will work on these during seminar sessions to apply theory to practice and to gain a greater understanding of how to become an effective sport manager and sport marketeer. International case study material will be used to demonstrate the diversity aspects associated with sport marketing and the importance of internationalisation within the discipline. You will undertake practice in developing your management, communication and presentation skills, whilst receiving tutor feedback on your progress.

Module information, assessment requirements and expectations, and important module announcements will be made through the eLP. Material to support your learning will be uploaded in advance of sessions. You will be provided with content verbally and guided through tasks during timetabled sessions. A dedicated assessment session will afford you the opportunity to ask assessment related questions in class. The Module Leader is there to support you with any queries that you may have about the module content, and all staff members provide tutorial time outside of class time. Module tutors will provide you with the necessary information on how to arrange a tutorial. You will have the opportunity to receive formative feedback on your development during the module, and you will receive feedback on summative work to help you identify areas of strength and areas for development. There will be the opportunity to discuss your feedback with a member of staff during a tutorial. There is also further academic skills support available from the University Library services.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. You will be able to identify and describe the key principles of a marketing orientated sports organisation
2. You will demonstrate an understanding of the processes, strategies and techniques involved in establishing and developing customer relationships

Intellectual / Professional Skills & Abilities:
3. You will be able to recognise and discuss macro and micromanagement principles that influence the planning and development of entrepreneurial sport marketing programmes
4. You will develop an understanding of a range of communication strategies, including oral, visual, written, and digital social media

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural Awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
5. You will be able to identify creative links between sport marketing concepts and global contemporary issues

Summative Assessment:
1. Individual Report, 1.500 words (100% of module mark). Report identifying the marketing theories, process and channels used for a sport organisation and its customers. MLOs 1, 2, 3 4 & 5.

Formative assessment: - formal lectures will introduce you to key concepts, which will then be applied within seminars. You will work in groups in the seminars and practice your management, communication and presentation skills to complete specific tasks using real life scenarios. Feedback will be given both on the content and presentation performance. This will assist students in preparing for the assessment. Additionally, to support your learning for the assessment, at the beginning of each lecture session, the tutor will recap the main learning outcomes of the previous session and also ensure student learning by asking key questions. This will enable you to develop your understanding of the principles of sport management. Finally, to assess how traditional marketing techniques are being applied digitally, you will be asked to track a sports organisations activity online. This builds a case study where you can appreciate and critically appraise their approach.

You will receive written or audio feedback on your summative assessment to help you identify areas of strength and areas for development. There will be the opportunity to discuss your feedback with a member of staff during a tutorial.

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Sport marketing is a global, dynamic, and lucrative industry; our aim is to provide you with an awareness and understanding of the knowledge and communicative skills required to succeed in this or other industries. To achieve this aim, the ‘Principles of Sport Marketing’ module introduces you to the approaches adopted by a range of international sport organisations, to communicate the benefits of sport, to respond to consumer needs, and to use sport as a promotional tool. Through the use of a research-rich teaching strategy, we explore the complexity of marketing sport and marketing through sport in the contemporary global environment. As well as developing an understanding of marketing, this module will enable you to develop a number of transferable skills, which are desirable to a range of employers across the globe. The module team have designed the module to enable the acquisition of knowledge and skills to be related to your interests: consequently, the module is consistently rates as outstanding by our students.