Title: International sport management: creating an international learning and teaching community

Authors: Karen E. Danylchuk, Alison Doherty, Matthew Nicholson, Bob Stewart

Addresses: School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada. ' School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada. ' School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 3086, Australia. ' School of Human Movement, Recreation and Performance, Victoria University, CRICOS Provider No. 00124K, Room 102 Building 9 Sunbury Campus, P.O. Box 14428 Melbourne, Vic 8001, Australia

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the inception, design and delivery of an |International Sport Management| (ISM) subject involving three partner universities in Australia, Canada and the USA. This unique international learning and teaching community has provided undergraduate sport management students and sport management academicians at geographically distant universities with an opportunity to interact and collaborate through an online learning environment, specifically through the use of a WebCT platform and case study approach. The challenges faced in delivering this subject and the ongoing changes to this unique form of learning are also presented.

Keywords: international sport management; ISM; online learning; case studies; higher education; Australia; Canada; USA; United States; undergraduate sport management; sport management courses; e-learning; web-based learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSMM.2008.018645

International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 2008 Vol.4 No.2/3, pp.125 - 145

Published online: 04 Jun 2008 *

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