RESS1110 Foundations of Contemporary Sport (4 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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Organisation of sport, responsibility, development of sport

Description

The domain of modern sport from the historical and current perspectives, the relationships between sport, culture and society from public, private and voluntary sectors point of view. Examples and cases will be presented by experts from various areas and organizations in Finland and elsewhere.

Connection of Course Contents to UN Sustainable Development Goals

This course looks into the organisation of modern sport by introducing ethical and other responsibility-related issues in sport. Sustainable development goals related to 1 no poverty, 3 good health and wellbeing, 4 quality education, 5 gender equality, 8 decent work and economic growth, 10 reduced inequalities, 12 responsible consumption and production, 13 climate action, 16 peace just and strong institutions and 17 partnerships for these goals will be discussed in this course.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, student is able to:

  • identify how sport is organized globally
  • understand the significance of sport in Finnish society and elsewhere
  • identify the different logic of activities in the public, private and voluntary sectors of sport

Additional information

Lectures 20 hours, writing and reading assignments

Study materials

Additional reading compendium to be announced during the lectures

Literature

  • Laine, A. & Vehmas, H. (eds.) (2017). The Private Sport Sector in Europe. A cross-national Comparative Perspective, Springer.

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
1st year Autumn
Evaluation criteria:
Learning log + reading compendium assignment (50%), book exam (e-exam) (50%)
Time of teaching:
Period 1
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Participation in teaching (2 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
<p>Participation in teaching, learning log and reading compendium assignment.</p>
Language:
English

Teaching

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Exam (2 cr)

Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
<p>The book exam.</p>
Language:
English
Study methods:

E-exam to be taken during autumn and summer terms.

Teaching