This unit examines the impact of the law on sport for managers and participants. The topics covered include the following:
1) Values and ethics in sport;
2) Contract law applied to sport;
3) Proprietary rights: Ownership structures and intellectual property;
4) Sports integrity: Doping and match manipulation;
5) Sport injuries and risk management: Civil and criminal; and
6) Human rights, diversity, and inclusion in sport.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate identified personal core values and differentiate between ethics and law whilst considering cultural differences and universal ethics;
2. Explain and evaluate basic contractual and intellectual property principles in the sport context;
3. Examine human rights, diversity, and inclusion issues in sport from a legal, sport, and business perspective; and
4. Assess risks and mitigation strategies to reduce threats to sports integrity.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

Students must have passed at least 24 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

7052 Sports and the Law.

Assumed knowledge

None.