BX3120 - Sport and Entertainment Law

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

This subject explores how the law is applied to sport and to the entertainment industry, though there is judicial opinion that supports the view that in Australia sport is merely a part of the wider entertainment industry. The lectures and the tutorials will emphasise the importance of looking at the context of sport and entertainment in the application of the law. It will also examine what the law requires in regard to risk management, both for special sporting and entertainment events, as well as the day to day management of sport and entertainment operations.

Learning Outcomes

• provide students with a knowledge and awareness of how the major areas of law have been applied to the sporting and entertainment industries;
• provide students with an insight into the application of the law to the context of sport and entertainment;
• provide students with knowledge of the legal requirements for risk management.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 03-Feb-2011
Face to face teaching (Teaching on the following dates: 11, 12, 13, 14 January and 17, 18, 20, 21 January 2011. Exam to be held 14 February.)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Chris Davies
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (20%); assignments (40%).
Townsville, Block, Study Period 11
Census Date 15-Dec-2011
Face to face teaching 24-Nov-2011 to 06-Dec-2011 (Teaching over 8 days. 24/25 Nov, 28/29 Nov, 1/2 Dec and 5/6 Dec.)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Chris Davies
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (20%); assignments (40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.