Assignment (3,500 words) (weighted at 100%) assessing learning outcomes 1-4

Recognise and evaluate the potential difficulties and opportunities that are involved in implementing legal regulations to a national or international sporting fixture and communicate clearly what complexities exist in this area. Students will need to display originality in solving problems and implementing strategies to achieve the event organiser’s objectives. In particular in relation to:

- Planning and legacy issues
- Environmental risks and challenges
- Spectator safety
- Health & Safety and Disaster Liability

1. RECOGNISE AND EVALUATE THE POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN IMPLEMENTING LEGAL REGULATIONS TO A NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL SPORTING FIXTURE
Enquiry
Knowledge & Understanding
Problem-Solving

2. COMMUNICATE CLEARLY WHAT COMPLEXITIES EXIST IN THIS AREA AND DISPLAY ORIGINALITY IN SOLVING PROBLEMS AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE EVENT ORGANISER'S OBJECTIVES
Communication

3. DEMONSTRATE INITIATIVE AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN IDENTIFYING AND INTEGRATING RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE TO ENHANCE YOUR INTERPRETATION OF HOW THE LAW APPLIES TO SPORTING EVENTS
Application
Learning

This module will be delivered through a series of 5 x 1-2 hour seminars supported by your research and personal study. Formative assessment on the online discussion forum will be used to encourage research on the subject area.

SCHEDULED LEARNING & TEACHING ACTIVITIES

10 hours of online seminars. You will be expected to post answers onto the discussion forum in advance of the seminar to enable wider discussion of the topic. A live 'Webinar' will be held during each seminar session (5 x 1-2 hours synchronous contact) based on the posted answers in order to give you generic and personal feedback and to facilitate further discussion on the topic.

GUIDED & INDEPENDENT STUDY
Principally this will consist of study to consolidate and develop an understanding of material presented in whole group and online sessions, preparation for work to be undertaken prior to the webinars, and research and preparation relating to the coursework assignment. Guided study will involve the utilisation of information technology (specifically the module blackboard pages and use of relevant legal electronic databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, LawTel etc) which enables interaction with relevant material, at a pace and time convenient to the user. You will be provided with general guidance in the module study guide and receive specific guidance and training where needed.
(140 hours)

Access to appropriate texts and material via module Blackboard site

S Gardiner and others, SPORTS LAW (Cavendish, London 4th edn: 2012)
A Lewis & J Taylor (eds), SPORT LAW & PRACTICE (Butterworths, Nexis, 3rd edn: 2014)
M James, SPORTS LAW (Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters, Basingstoke, 2nd edn: 2013)