ELECTIVE III PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
-	ELECTIVE III	8	2	2	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 :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Prof. KUBİLAY ÇİMEN
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The objective of the course is to provide students the knowledge to make sample applications related to the preparation of the athlete's contract by adhering to the contents of national and international athlete contracts.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include the concept of sports agent, types of agents, agent system in Turkey, legislation and agents, contents of national and international athlete contracts

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
1.Define basic concepts related to sport agents. 2.Explain the duties of sport agent in terms of athletes and clubs. 3.Discuss the duties and powers of the sports agent with a legal dimension. 4.Apply the athlete contract preparation and sample applications by adhering to the contents of national and international athlete contracts.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Explanation of concepts of sports and management and the relation between them	Narration, question-response discussion method
2	Literature review	Concept of sports agent	Narration, question-response discussion method
3	Reading book chapters related with the subject	Types of agents	Narration, question-response discussion method
4	Reading book chapters related with the subject	Duties, powers and limitations of athlete agents in Turkish sport	Narration, question-response discussion method
5	Literature review	Sports clubs and sports agents	Narration, question-response discussion method
6	Literature review	Sports federations and sports agents	Narration, question-response discussion method
7	Reading book chapters related with the subject	Sports organizations and sports agents	Narration, question-response discussion method
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Examination of existing legal legislation	Relation between Legislation and sports agents	Narration, question-response discussion method
10	Summarizing articles related with subject	Examination of international and national athlete contracts	Narration, question-response discussion method
11	Literature review	Conditions to be a sports agent and their obligations	Narration, question-response discussion method
12	Literature review	The rights and obligations of the athletes and the clubs	Narration, question-response discussion method
13	Preparation of PPT presentation	Presentations -I (Sample contracts prepared by students according to different branches of sports)	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
14	Preparation of PPT presentation	Presentations -II (Sample contracts prepared by students according to different branches of sports)	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Group Study
15	Gathering information about the Guest	Seminar (Hosting a sports agent in the class)	Narration, question-response, Discussion and observation method
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

1.Şahin H.M. ve ark. (2011). Futbolda Menajerlik Yönetimi. Hakan Basım Dağıtım, İstanbul. 2.Duru, N. J., Shropshire, K. ve Davis, T. (2015). The Business of Sports Agents. University of Pennsylvania Press, Pensilvanya. 3.Stein, M. (2008). How to be a Sports Agent. Summersdale Publishers LTD-ROW, UK. 4.Ruxin, R. (2011). An athlete’s guide to agents. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. Sudbury. 5.Wang, Y., Zhang, J. ve Vassileva, J. (2014). A Super‐Agent‐Based Framework For Reputation Management And Community Formation İn Decentralized Systems. Computational Intelligence, Sydney.

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

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to identify the concepts related to Physical Education and Sports Sciences.		1
2	Student will be able to describe the theories of sports management science.		1

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to interpret the legislation on sport organizations.		1
2	Student will be able to discuss the functioning of sport organizations with the knowledge gained within the framework of basic components that constitute the management function and use this knowledge in application.				3

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to examine the activities of sport organizations in public, private and civil society organizations and identify the human resources, marketing and financial needs related with these activities.					4

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to use the education, management and information technologies related with the solution of possible problems in the financial, marketing and governance decision making processes of sport organization.		1
2	Student will be able to analyze the environmental factors affecting the management processes of sport organizations.			2
3	Student will be able to analyze the assessment results of current applications related with personnel and process management in sports organizations by using the scientific research methods and techniques.	0
4	Student will be able to analyze the dimensions of management process and structure of public organizations that organize and execute the national and international sport organizations.			2

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to administer projects, activities, social and sports activities in collaborative group studies and to solve possible problems that might be encountered within the process.			2

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be interested in developing management skills within the context of different managerial competencies.					4
2	Student will be able to examine the existing knowledge and skills with a critical point of view under the impact of scientific, technological and current developments.			2

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to express his/her knowledge and thoughts about the field in a fluent and understandable manner both written and verbally.				3
2	Student will be able to use his/her knowledge and competence in sports management practices more effectively with his/her social life and communication skills in sports activities, organizations and studies carried out at national and international levels.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to describe accepted ethical values and legal regulations in the field of sport sciences and in social life, and to apply the relevant articles in the legislation in case of need.						5
2	Student will be able to solve any possible problems that may appear in the management processes of sport organizations within ethical values.				3
3	By using personality traits with the social skills required by the sports management profession; student will be able to arrange specific project, organization and works with sustainable societal and social content specific with the field.		1

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	2	28
Preliminary & Further Study	13	3	39
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	9	4	36
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	43	0	125