SPORTS ECONOMY AND POLICY PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
SYY419	SPORTS ECONOMY AND POLICY	7	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. İRFAN KARA
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The objective of the course is to help students gain the knowledge to discuss the economic problem areas of the Turkish sport and the economic policies of the governments and its effects on the sport economy.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include; concept of economics and sport, goals of production in the sports sector, sports services and target audience, general rules of economy, economic macro objectives, local governments and sports, politics and economy, economic policy, regulatory bodies of sports activities, financial bases of sports economy, on-site examination of the economic structure of a sports organization, the place of sports in Turkish economic policy, hosting a guest in order to discuss the economic problems of the Turkish sport, and current sport economy politics.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Define basic concepts related with sports economy.
Explain the general rules of the planning process of the economic policies of sports organizations.
Discuss the economic problem areas of the Turkish sports.
Discuss the impact of the government's economic policies on the sport economy.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Information on purpose, content and functioning of the course, Concept of Economics and Sports	Narration, question-response and discussion method
2	Reading book chapters related with subject	Goals of Production in Sports Sector	Narration, question-response and discussion method
3	Examination of websites of private-government agencies and organizations providing sports services	Sports Services and Target Audience	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
4	Reading book chapters related with subject	General Rules of the Economy	Narration, question-response and discussion method
5	Reading book chapters related with subject	Local Governments and Sports	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
6	Literature review	Economic Macro Targets	Narration, question-response and discussion method
7	Gathering information about the Ministry of Sports's budget for the sport	Politics and Economy	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading book chapters related with subject	Economic Policy	Narration, question-response and discussion method
10	Reading articles related with subject	Regulatory Organizations of Sports Activities	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
11	Gathering information about the institution to be visited	Financial Principles of the Sports Economy, On-site examination of the economic structure of a sports organization (Visit to Spor Istanbul A.S. for the presentation of the financial structure)	Narration, question-response, Discussion and observation method
12	Literature review	Place of Sport in Turkish Economy Policy	Narration, question-response and discussion method
13	Gathering information on subject and guests	Hosting a guest in order to discuss the economic problems of the Turkish sports	Narration, question-response and discussion method
14	Gathering information on recent sports investments	Current Sport Economy Policies	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
15	Literature review	Government's problems in sports politics; Case Studies	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Ekenci, G. ve İmamoğlu, A. F. (2002). Spor İşletmeciliği, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
Leeds, M. ve Von A.P. (2013). Economics of Sports, The International Edition 5th Edition, New York.
Hoye, R., Nicholson, M. ve Houlihan, B. (2015). Spor ve Politika: Meseleleri ve Analizi. (Çeviren: Tınaz, C. ve Bakır, M.) Beta Yayınları, İstanbul.
Saatçioğlu, C. (2013). Spor Ekonomisi Teori, Politika ve Uygulama. Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara.
Kahane, L. H. Shmanske, S. (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Sports Economics: Volume 1: The Economics of Sports. Oxford University Press, New York.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	2	26
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	7	5	35
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	5	4	20
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	0	125