EdUHK PES6250: Administration and Management Leadership in Sports — course overview with AskSia
PES6250 Administration and Management Leadership in Sports is a 3-credit-point, 39-contact-hour course in The Education University of Hong Kong's Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management, taught in English at QF Level 6 by the Department of Health and Physical Education. There are no prerequisites.
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A community badminton academy plans to expand from one to three venues. Its draft plan lists new coaches and a marketing push but no cash-flow forecast. Which management weakness should the proposal fix first?
The proposal must integrate management, finance, marketing and law (CILO 5); the missing piece here is finance.
The other items are real but secondary until the financial feasibility is shown.
A persuasive business plan sequences finance before spend decisions.
One component decides 70% of your grade. Individual. This whole page is built around that.
Overview
What PES6250 is, and where it sits
PES6250 Administration and Management Leadership in Sports is a 3-credit-point, 39-contact-hour course in The Education University of Hong Kong's Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management, taught in English at QF Level 6 by the Department of Health and Physical Education. There are no prerequisites.
The outline treats professional sport as an organisational business: students get fundamental knowledge and leadership skills in management, finance, marketing, human resources and law for sports organisations, working through administration theories and management models and critically discussing them in applied sports-business contexts. Eight content areas run from administration and management in the contemporary sports industry, through budgeting, marketing, HR and organisational behaviour, legal and ethical issues, motivation and leadership, and team development, to innovation and entrepreneurship.
Assessment is two individual written pieces: a case study report on a sport organisation (30%, approx. 1,500 words) and a business proposal for an imagined sports start-up (70%, approx. 3,500 words).
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Difficulty & time commitment
Is PES6250 hard, and how much time does it take?
PES6250 is manageable if you keep a weekly rhythm and treat the back half as the main event. The pattern is consistent: it starts gently and steepens, and the heaviest assessment is the part that separates grades.
The difficulty curve and the assessment weighting point the same way: the back half is harder and worth more. Front-loading effort there is the highest-return decision in the course.
Is this course for you
Who tends to do well, and who tends to struggle
You will likely do well if
- You can write a business document, not just an essay: budget, market, staffing and legal risk in one plan.
- You bring a sports organisation you know well for the case study.
- You use the eight topics as a checklist for the proposal.
You may struggle if
- You leave the 3,500-word proposal to the final fortnight.
- You write the case study descriptively without applying a named theory or model.
- You skip the finance topic because it feels unlike the rest.
- Choose the start-up idea in week one and shape every topic's notes around it.
- For the case study, pick one administration theory and one management model and apply both explicitly.
- Have someone outside sport read the proposal: if the business case is not persuasive to them, revise.
Syllabus
The 10 topics, topic by topic
Topics from the public source. Their order is a content map, not an official weekly timetable or published exam weighting.
T1 · Administration and management in the contemporary sports industry
CILO 1, 3Administration theories and management models applied to sport organisations.
T2 · Budgeting and financial management
CILO 1, 3, 5Financial planning and control for sports organisations and start-ups.
T3 · Marketing in the sports industry
CILO 1, 3, 5Marketing concepts applied to sport, taught through lecture and role play.
T4 · Human resources management and organisational behaviour
CILO 2, 3, 4Managing people in sport organisations; experiential activities.
T5 · Legal aspects and ethical issues
CILO 2, 4Law and ethics in the sports industry through case study.
T6 · Motivation and leadership
CILO 2, 4Conceptions of leadership and leader development in sport management.
T7 · Team development and communication
CILO 2, 4Building and communicating within teams and organisations.
T8 · Innovation and entrepreneurship
CILO 4, 5Developing an innovative sport business plan; online forum.
T9 · Strategic management in sport organisations
CILO 1Exploring strategic management practices in the sport organisation.
T10 · Writing a sport business proposal
CILO 5; assessment (b)Bringing management, finance, marketing and law together in a persuasive plan.
How it's assessed
Assessment structure
| Component | Weight | Format & timing |
|---|---|---|
| Individual case study report on a sport organization (approx. 1,500 words) | 30% | Individual case study report on a sport organisation, applying the administration theories and management models covered in class (approx. 1,500 words). Mid-course. Individual. |
| Individual business proposal for an imagined sports start-up (approx. 3,500 words) | 70% | Individual realistic business proposal for an imagined sports start-up covering management, finance, marketing and law (approx. 3,500 words). End of course. Individual. |
- Two individual written assessments weighted 30% and 70%; the outline publishes no examination and no separate pass threshold beyond the university's academic honesty policy.
- No examination. The 70% business proposal is assessed on CILO 3 (analysing applicable administration and management models) and CILO 5 (developing and evaluating a persuasive, innovative sport business plan).
This is a coursework course. Coursework carries 100% of the grade and the individual business proposal for an imagined sports start-up (approx. 3,500 words) is the single heaviest piece at 70%, so steady work across the semester decides your result more than any one sitting. Individual.
Final exam timing: No examination. Confirm the exact date and venue on your exam timetable.
How to actually pass it
A weekly rhythm, two checklists, and the traps to avoid
The course rewards consistency over cramming, and practice over re-reading. Here is the loop that works, then what to have nailed before each exam.
The weekly loop
The mistakes that cost marks
Formula & concept sheet
The vocabulary and formulas you must own
- Administration theory
- A framework describing how organisations are structured and run.
- Management model
- A prescriptive approach to planning, organising, leading and controlling.
- Budget
- A financial plan of expected revenues and costs for a period.
- Sport marketing
- Marketing of sport products and marketing through sport.
- Organisational behaviour
- How individuals and groups act within organisations.
- Leader development
- Growing the capabilities of individuals to lead.
- Business plan
- A document setting out an enterprise's concept, market, operations, finances and risks.
- Entrepreneurship
- Creating a new venture or innovation within an organisation.
Where it fits
Prerequisites, related courses & why it matters
No prerequisites; 3 credit points; 39 contact hours; Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management, QF Level 6.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is PES6250 hard?
Moderate on the six-factor rubric: no exam and no heavy numbers, but 70% sits in one 3,500-word business proposal that must integrate management, finance, marketing and law.
What is the assessment breakdown?
Individual case study report 30% (approx. 1,500 words) and individual business proposal for a sports start-up 70% (approx. 3,500 words), per the EdUHK course outline.
Is there a textbook?
No required text. The outline lists nine recommended readings on sport management, leadership and analytics, plus related journals and web resources.
Who teaches it?
The published outline does not name the teaching staff; the course is offered by the Department of Health and Physical Education.
How much class time?
39 contact hours for 3 credit points, taught in English.
Which programme is it in?
The Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management, available one-year full-time or two-year part-time.
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