Subject: Management of Sports Activities and Entrepreneurship

Scientific Area:

Management and Administration

Workload:

63 Hours

Number of ECTS:

5 ECTS

Language:

Portuguese

Overall objectives:

Learning Objectives (knowledge, skills, and competencies to be developed by students):

  • Mastering the knowledge of sports management: public and private organizations, sports development projects, policy and decision-making, sports marketing plan, cost-benefit analysis, human resource management, service quality, and sports sponsorship.

  • Understanding the meaning of entrepreneurship in sports.

  • Demonstrating knowledge related to the development of an entrepreneurial project (business model and plan, establishing a company, strategic partnerships, and financing).

  • Being able to collect, select, and analyze data in sports management and produce knowledge that reflects critical thinking.

  • Being capable of working in a team, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and appropriate ethical conduct.

  • Demonstrating the ability to communicate and justify work through written and oral presentation.

Syllabus:

Literature/Sources:

Bessant, J., & Tidd, J. (2009). Inovação e empreendedorismo. Bookman Editora.

Correia, A. & Biscaia, R. (2019). Gestão do Desporto. Compreende para gerir. Coordenação de Edição de Abel Correia & Rui Biscaia.  Edições FMH, Lisboa.

Ghiglione, R. & Matalon, B. (2001). O Inquérito: teoria e prática. Celta, Portugal.

Hoye, R., Nicholson, M., Smith, A., Stewart, B., & Westwebbek, H. (2009). Sport Management. Principles and Applications. Second Ed., Elsevier, MA, USA.

Hoye, R., Nicholson, M., Smith, A., Stewart, B., & Westwebbek, H. (2013). Introduction to Sport Marketing. A Practical Approach. Elsevier, NY, USA.

Lussier, R. & Kimball, D. (2014). Applied Sport Manager Skills. Second ed. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, USA.

Salim, C., & Silva, N. (2013). Introdução ao empreendedorismo: despertando a atitude empreendedora (Vol. 2). Elsevier Brasil.

Soares, J. (2012). As competências do Gestor do Desporto no Contexto das Associações Desportivas Lideradas por Dirigentes Voluntários. Revista Mineira de Educação Física. V. 2 Ed. Especial, n.1 XX, 1542-1554.

Assesssment methods and criteria:

In the (theoretical-practical) classes, there will be an introduction to the subjects, which will be subsequently reinforced through research activities, reflection, and debate.

The assessment of the course consists of 3 components:

  1. Continuous assessment: For this parameter, with a weight of 10%, attendance (with 75% mandatory attendance), demonstration of interest, and active participation in classes will be considered.

  2. Group work: Prepared in the form of a written report (see specific guidelines in the guiding document) and presented orally, with a weight of 30%.

  3. Written Tests:

Test 1: To assess acquired knowledge, with a total weight of 30%.

Test 2: To assess acquired knowledge, with a total weight of 30%.

It should be noted that both in the group work and the weighted average of the written tests, a minimum grade of 9.5 points is required. Only the grade from the written tests can be recovered in a resit exam.