IDR807 Seminars in Sport Leadership and Innovation (Spring 2026)
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible faculty:
- Avdeling for økonomi og samfunnsvitenskap
- Campus:
- Molde
- Course Leaders:
-
- Christos Anagnostopoulos
- Solveig Straume
- Teaching language:
- English
- Study level:
- {code=HN, name=Second degree level}
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
Contents
Like many other fields in society, the sport field is simultaneously both conservative and changing. Therefore, this course aims to take students to a deeper level of understanding of change issues in sport.
Through three separate seminars, the course addresses the issue of agency in society and organizations, often framed as leadership, governance, entrepreneurship, innovation management, and knowledge management. Seminar topics will be based on academic disciplines such as psychology, organizational sociology, and evolutionary economics. Topics might include:
- Innovation and innovation management
- Entrepreneurship; institutional entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, etc.
- Organizational governance in sport
- Performance management and change
- Leadership in and of sport clubs and federations
The course plan and lecturers of the seminars will be available in due course before the semester
The course is connected to the following study programs
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| IDR807-001 – Seminar: Innovation & Performance in sport. | 2.5 |
| IDR807-002 – Seminar: Design thinking & Entrepreneurship in sport. | 2.5 |
| IDR807-003 – Seminar: Positive leadership in sport. | 2.5 |
| IDR807-004 – Governance as Leadership in Sport. | 2.5 |
The student's learning outcomes after passing the exam
Knowledge
Completing this course the student should be able to:
- Explain specific themes and problem areas of organizational change in the sport field.
- Explain how scientific knowledge about change and leadership can be applied in sport institutions.
- Critically evaluate the important issues facing potential sport entrepreneurs in the process of starting up and running a new business venture.
Skills
Completing this course the student should be able to:
- Apply insights from the seminars to critically consider alternative ways to manage sport institutions.
- Identify the key tasks and procedures required to start-up business venture in the sport sector.
General competencies
Completing this course the student should be able to:
- Evaluate and discuss how insights from contemporary issues in Sport Management can be applied to develop modern sport institutions.
Forms of teaching and learning
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Mandatory coursework: Attendance for teaching
- Courseworks given:
- Courseworks required:
- Presence: Required
- Comment: Attendance to all seminars are compulsory
- Mandatory coursework: Assignment(s)
- Courseworks given: 3
- Courseworks required: 3
- Presence: Required
- Comment: During each seminar there will be group and/or individual course work (not graded). Participation/contribution to the in-class course work is mandatory as it constitute a prerequisite for taking the final exam.
Exam
- Form of assessment: Home assessment
- Proportion: 100%
- Duration: 2 weeks
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material