What is the Learning Outcome of the MBA in Sports Management E-Course?

• 1) Organise and establish a sport organisation or structure in order to enhance operational effectiveness.
• 2) Maintain operations in a sport organisation or structure.
  
• 3 Plan, coordinate and implement sport tournaments and/or events.
  
• 4) Drafting budgets according to project plans
  
• 5) Monitoring income and expenditure according to budgets
  
• 6) Supervising financial management of projects against given requirements
  
• 7) Evaluating projects according to budget
  
• 8) Understand the legislative and company procedures to maintain a safe working environment.
  
• 9) Explain organisational procedures to ensure the safety of staff and customers.
  
• 10) Implement organisational procedures to ensure the security of staff and customers.
  
• 11) Reflect on the effectiveness of the health, safety and security procedures of the organisation.
  
• 12) Explaining why companies record and keep information
  
• 13) Describing the type of records used in a specific business sector
  
• 14) Locating and providing records to users on request
  
• 15) Creating a record keeping system
  
• 16) Maintaining and updating the record keeping system
  
• 17) Involve the community in the utilisation of the facility
  
• 18) Manage the programme of activities at the facility
  
• 19) Administer the operations of a sport facility
  
• 20) Define management principles and processes
  
• 21) Develop and present a business plan
  
• 21) Identify legislation and regulations for best practices in managing the finances of a sports organization
  
• 22) Apply the principles of risk management in the sports environment
  
• 23) Demonstrate an understanding of communication channels in business and everyday life.
  
• 24) Conduct written and verbal communication within the business environment.
  
• 25) Use communication in a business environment
  
• 26) Understand own and others interpersonal dynamics
  
• 27) Understand interpersonal dynamics
  
• 28) Utilize enhanced understanding to bring about personal behavioural changes
  
• 29) Identify customer needs and expectations.
  
• 30) Recognise customer dissatisfaction and take action to resolve the situation.
  
• 31) Identify and use opportunities to enhance the quality of customer service.
  
• 32) Communicate with all customers
  
• 33) Plan and prepare for facilitation
  
• 34) Facilitate learning and Evaluate learning and facilitation
  
• 35) Recognise the human and legal rights of people living with HIV/AIDS.
  
• 36) Support sport and fitness participation for people living with HIV/AIDS.
  
• 37) Encourage healthy living for people affected by HIV/AIDS.
  
• 38) Describe the basic concept of classification and how functional and medical classification operates.
  
• 39) Define the core components needed for a basic database for use in disability sport.
  
• 40) Understand the specific needs of the disabled in relation to the logistics of a simple event.
  
• 41) Demonstrate the values, attitudes and sensitivity issues necessary for dealing with people with disabilities and understand and promote the concept of inclusion in sport.
  
• 42) Describe the structures catering for sport for the disabled in South Africa and internationally.
  
• 43) Define the concepts of physical and leisure activities.
  
• 44) Identify physical activity resources and barriers.
  
• 45) Explain the history and role of sport, recreation and fitness in society
  
• 46) Explain the concept of marketing
  
• 47) Conduct basic market research
  
• 48) Develop and execute a marketing plan for a sport or fitness organisation
  
• 49) Plan a promotional campaign for the organisation
  
• 50) Prepare and present a sponsorship proposal for the organisation
  
• 51) Define management principles, framework of tournament and procedures required
  
• 52) Conduct needs analysis to stage the tournament
  
• 53) Operational plan and budget for the tournament
  
• 54) Identify, implement, organise and co-ordinate the systems and processes
  
• 55) Apply leading and guiding skills within the context of a team
  
• 56) Monitor and evaluate the sport tournament
  
• 57) Strategies to recruit, select and induct volunteers for sports organisations
  
• 58) Manage volunteers and maximise their retention in a sport environment
  
• 59) Plan a framework for a sport tournament within a community.
  
• 60) Prepare a comprehensive operational plan and budget for the sport tournament
  
• 61) Select and appoint volunteers to suitable positions.
  
• 62) Induct and train volunteers in a sport environment.
  
• 63) Manage volunteers in a sport environment.
  
• 64) Maximise volunteer retention.
  
• 65) Establish policies on behaviour and discipline.
  
• 66) Establish consequences to ethical and disciplinary transgressions.
  
• 67) Ensure application of fair play practices.
  
• 68) Maintain procedures for team discipline.
  
• 69) Plan and facilitate for the establishment of structures.
  
• 70) Promote the benefits and values of sport.
  
• 71) Compile a participation profile.
  
• 72) Facilitate the establishment of committees and/or clubs.
  
• 73) Develop written statement or policy on equity, reflecting aims and objectives of organisation.
  
• 74) Ensure that all communities are aware of the organisations commitment to equity.
  
• 75) Develop a profile and assess equity training needs of all staff of the organisation.
  
• 76) Develop a complaints and disciplinary procedure.
  
• 77) Assess personal and the organisation's values, beliefs and philosophy.
  
• 78) Apply appropriate cross-cultural management skills.
  
• 79) Explain the need for, the function of governance structures in sport.
  
• 80) Explain the boundaries between elected leaders and appointed managers.
  
• 81) Explain the role of a governance structure in relation to its stakeholders.
  
• 82) Apply suitable processes in the formation of a sport structure at different levels.
  
• 83) Explain the purpose of a constitution in the context of a sport organisation.
  
• 84) In addition they will be well positioned to extend their learning and practice into other areas of Sport, Recreation or Fitness disciplines, or to strive towards professional standards and practices at higher levels.
  
• 85) Formulating performance standards for team members in a unit.
  
• 86) Establishing systems for monitoring performance of team members.
  
• 87) Preparing for a performance review of a team member.
  
• 88) Conducting performance review interview.
  
• 89) Collect and manage personal information relating to the team members.
  
• 90) Plan for the travel requirements of a team.
  
• 91) Organise and schedule the logistical and legal requirements.
  
• 91) Coordinate athlete and team support.
  
• 92) Manage sport kit and equipment.
  
• 93) Explain the meaning of public relations.
  
• 94) Identify the various public relations media and prepare for media appearance.
  
• 95) Describe protocols and etiquette of the sport or the organisation that would be appropriate for media appearances or presentations.
  
• 95) Deal effectively with the media.
  
• 96) Orientate participants to utilise fitness facilities.
  
• 97) Purpose and function of apparatus and equipment is explained.
  
• 98) Instruct participant/s in using apparatus and equipment.
  
• 99) Supervise use of facilities, apparatus and equipment

The competencies that will be acquired from this MBA can be applied to areas such as:

• 1) Sport team management
  
• 2) Sport event management
  
• 3) Sport tournament management
  
• 4) Sport facility management
  
• 5) Fitness facility management
  
• 6) Sport sponsorship management
  
• 7) Financial management in the Sport environment
  
• 8) Sport Project management
  
• 9) Sport organisation management
  
• 10) Volunteer management
  
• 11) Gym Managers