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Title FOOTBALL ECONOMICS AND ANALYTICS
Code ULMS804
Coordinator Dr B Buraimo
Economics
B.Buraimo@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 10

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 28

           28
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 72
TOTAL HOURS 100

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Individual analysis of data There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 1  Equivalent to 1000 w    40       
Individual report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 1  -2000 words    60       

Aims

The aims of this module are that students will be able to:

Develop an understanding of key economic principles;

Apply critically a range of economic theory including supply and demand to develop an in-depth understanding of the football industry;

Understand basic analytical tools aimed at testing the relevance of economic theory and their relevance to the football industry;

Model and predict the demand for sport as required in management practice;

Be inspired to think critically and draw on economic concepts to develop a critical understanding of management practices and decision-making.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Be able to evaluate critically key contemporary issues regarding football business and associated industries based on economic data and analysis;

(LO2) Be able to use economic theory and data analytics to inform management practices in the football business;

(LO3) Be able to use secondary data and economic principles to suggest, and justify alternative courses of football business practice.

(S1) Quantitative/statistical analysis and interpretation of economic data. There will be lectures and tutorials explicitly devoted to this skill. Students will need to apply these skills to understand parts of the remaining lectures.

(S2) Research skills (secondary data collection and synthesis). There will be sessions devoted to this in which students will be guided through the process of data gathering, data management and analysis.

(S3) Academic writing. Students will be provided with guidance on academic writing and reporting analytical results to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

(S4) Problem solving skills. Developed through discussion during sessions.

(S5) Commercial awareness. Developed through discussion examining the commercial relevance of analytical results to the football industry and associated sectors.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lectures x 28 hours

A series of interactive and flexible lectures will form the core basis of the teaching environment and will focus on aspects of the contemporary football business. Students will be expected to read relevant academic sources and participate actively in in-class discussions and practical work on specific economic topics or questions related to the football industry.

Self-directed learning x 72 hours

Self-directed learning hours will be used by students to ensure that requisite reading, preparation for classes, presentations and other non-assessed work that will aid and enhance the students’ own learning experience is conducted.

Syllabus
 

Demand for and the supply of football;

Stadium attendance demand;

Broadcasters’ and television audience demand;

Competitive balance and outcome uncertainty;

Big data;

Modelling consumer demand;

Analysis of players' and team performance;

Causes and consequences of managerial change;

Contemporary issues in football.

Recommended Texts
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