Sport Finance (5cr)

Objective

The student understands the basics of financial management in the sport business context and is able to plan and analyze the specific needs of profitable and commercial sport organizations. He/she is familiar with the revenue logic and value chains of the sport industry. The student understands the uniqueness of sport as business and its dependency on both sport and financial performance.

Content

Various perspectives on Sport Business Finance; the combination of strategic planning, financial performance and sport performance relations.

Qualifications

For Degree Students
For Exchange Students

Compulsory first year business studies.
Comprehensive first year studies completed.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

5 (Excellent) The student knows and can critically evaluate broad theories of Sport Business Finance, core concepts and methods. The student can synthesize a number of different theories to each other. He /she can apply the knowledge and theories in the subject area. The student masters the broad range of practical skills, which appear as the ability to take advantage of knowledge and to discover new creative solutions. The student shows he/she is capable of managing diverse professional tasks or projects and problem situations. The student shows his/her ability to work independently as an expert in the field of Sport Finance, and the ability to make decisions and innovative solutions in unpredictable business environments. The student participates in co-operation by taking part in group work interactively. He/she is committed to group work and ensuring the success of others. The student has a positive attitude. He/she is able to evaluate and develop his/her own know-how in a critically and diverse way. The student takes responsibility for the development of the individual and the group.

4 (Very Good) The students knows and can evaluate broad theories of Sport Business Finance, core concepts and methods. The student can relate different information to each other. He /she can apply the knowledge and theories in the subject area. The student masters the broad range of practical skills, which appear as the ability to work independently in projects or as an expert in the field of Sport Finance. He/she displays his/her ability to solve complex problems in the field. The student participates in co-operation by taking part interactively. He/she is committed to co-operate. He/she is able to evaluate and develop his/her own know-how in a critically and diverse way.

3 (Good) The student has wide knowledge of the core concepts, theories and methods of Sport Business Finance. He/she can combine many different types of information. The student masters the practice of basic and special skills which is needed for working independently. He/she displays his/her ability to solve complex problems in Sport Finance. The student participates in co-operation quite actively and diverse way. He/she can evaluate his/her own know-how in a realistic way.

2 (Satisfactory) The student partly recognizes the core concepts, theories and methods of Sport Business Finance. The student knows the basic practical skills which he/she needs in familiar circumstances. The student sometimes participates in group work. He/she has flaws in his/her self-assessment.

1 (Sufficient) The student partly recognizes the core concepts and/or methods of Sport Business Finance. He/she has poor knowledge needed to work in Sport Finance field, so he/she needs guidance in his/her work. The student sometimes participates in group work. He/she cannot evaluate him/herself.

0 (Fail) The student does not perceive the core concepts, theories or methods of Sport Business Finance. The student does not have the ability to work in Sport Finance field according to the know-how she or he has shown. The student is not able to fluently co-operate. He/she cannot evaluate him/herself.