Undergraduate Course: Sport and Recreation: Marketing, Sponsorship, and Event Management 2B (SPRT08014)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | This course will be concerned with the role and purpose of marketing, sponsorship, and event management in sporting and recreation organisations.  Indicative content will include: an understanding of marketing and marketing plans; the role of sponsorship and developing sponsorship proposals; and the management of events in sport. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    This course has a programme of one-hour weekly lectures with a supporting programme of two-hour seminars held in smaller groups.  There is a prescribed list of required reading to prepare in advance for seminars, which is outlined in the course handbook.
    
  This course reflects upon the increasing academic material on sports marketing, sponsorship and events management to critically examine the practical application of these areas in local, national and international contexts.  It discusses how these three areas are inextricably linked and assesses the opportunities and controversies that arise from their implementation.  Key areas studied include: 
Sport marketing concept 
Understanding the sports marketing environment 
Sport marketing strategy 
Sport segmentation, targeting and positioning 
The sport marketing mix 
Sport branding 
Relationship marketing and sport 
Conceptualising sport events 
Planning sport events 
Managing sport events 
Evaluating sport events 
Conceptualising sport sponsorship 
Activating sport sponsorship rights
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:    
Sport and Society 1 (SPRT08017) AND   
Sport Management 1 (SPRT08018)  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  Student must be enrolled on BSc Sport and Recreation Management programme UTSPRMG | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  0 | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 22,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
70 %,
Practical Exam
30 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
100% Coursework. 
70% individual written assignment  
30% coursework (group presentation) | 
 
| Feedback | 
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Demonstrate understanding of the strategic aspects of the sports marketing process
 - Demonstrate understanding of the extended sports marketing mix
 - Evaluate the importance of creative sport sponsorship activation strategies
 - Understand key processes involved in the successful organisation of sport events
 - Demonstrate understanding of how the inter-linking of sports marketing, sponsorship and events creates opportunities and challenges for practitioners
 
     
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Reading List 
Beech, J. & Chadwick, S. (2007) (ed) The Marketing of Sport. Harlow: Pearson Education. 
Bouchet, P., Hillairet, D. & Bodet, G. (2013) Sport Brands. London: Routledge. 
Chadwick, S. & Arthur, D. (2008) International Cases in the Business of Sport. Oxford: Elsevier. 
Desbordes, M. (2006) (ed) Marketing and Football: An International Perspective.  London: Taylor & Francis. 
Desbordes, M. & Richelieu, A. (2012) Global Sport Marketing: Contemporary Issues and Practice. London: Routledge. 
Favorito, J. (2012) Sports Publicity: A Practical Approach. London: Routledge. 
Hutchins, B. (2013) Digital Media Sport: Technology, Power and Culture in the Network Society. London: Routledge.  
Jackson, N. (2013) Promoting and Marketing Events: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge. 
Masterman, G. (2009) Strategic Sports Event Management. London: Routledge. 
Parent, M. (2012) Managing Major Sport Events: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge. 
Pederson, P.M. (2013) Routledge Handbook of Sport Communication. London: Routledge.   
Schwarz, E., Hunter, J. & LaFleur, A. (2012) Advanced Theory and Practice in Sport Marketing. London: Routledge.   
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Gavin Reid 
Tel: (0131 6)51 6654 
Email: g.l.reid@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser 
Tel:  
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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