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SMGT10240

Academic Year 2025/2026

Sport Development (SMGT10240)

Subject:
Sports Management
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Public Hlth, Phys & Sports Sci
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Ross Neville
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Sports development is a process whereby opportunities, pathways and structures are put in place to enable people to be generally physically active and / or to participate in competitive sport – whether through casual or organised participation, aimed at improving physical fitness or subjective wellbeing, and /or based on forming social relationships of achieving excellence in competition at regional, national and international levels.

This module introduces students to the underlying principles of sports development, the practices of sport development officers, and to the range of outcomes which are aligned to its public health, educational and elite performance goals.

Students will be exposed to theories of sports development – to policies and partnerships which characterise local, national and international sports development organisations – and this will be facilitated by means of a range of individual-, group- and inquiry-based modes of learning.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, student should be able to:

- describe the various models of sport development and sports participation;
- discuss contested definitions of physical activity, play, sport and sports development;
- understand the range, as well as explain the place and role, of sports agencies, organisations, officers, and agents;
- understand the social-cultural, political and economic factors that impact on the organisation of and participation within sport in a given society;
- appreciate the complexity of the sport development process and delivery system on comparative basis (i.e. on a regional, national and wider, international, level).

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

65
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module is predominantly lecture-based with in-class discussion of critical cases.

Notes on use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

Staff may utilise AI during the programme to support teaching and learning, and it will be clearly indicated if and when AI is used.

Students are prohibited from representing work as their own that they did not write, code or create. Submission of AI-generated content to this Module by a student without explicit permission and attribution is not allowed, and it may reflect unacceptable professional behaviour.

This may result in the initiation of a student disciplinary procedure in accordance with the University Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity Policy

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Exclusions:

SMGT20110 is incompatible


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
SMGT20110 - Principles Sport Development


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: This component evaluates students based on their attendance and active participation in in-class learning activities throughout the module. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No
20
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): In this assessment, students choose an in-class topic, use AI to generate a summary of that topic, and then fact-check and critically evaluate the summary's accuracy, completeness, and biases. Week 15 Graded No
30
 No
Group Work Assignment: In groups, students will write a 3000-word essay on the national sporting framework of a selected country, analysing policy and approach to sport from a macro and meso level perspective. Week 12 Graded No
30
 No
Group Work Assignment: In groups, students will give a 15-minute presentation on the national sporting framework of a selected country, analysing policy and approach to sport from a macro and meso level perspective. Week 11 Graded No
20
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Darragh Cunningham Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Eamonn Delahunt Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Earl McCarthy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 13 Wed 13:00 - 16:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 15:00 - 16:50
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