For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
Prepare students to obtain a job in mid-management or marketing position, possessing the skills to make them successful employees and employers.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #2: Communicate ideas clearly and proficiently in writing, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations.
Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
Students will receive a diversity of information and perspectives through the presentation of the course material. Specifically, students will be offered the foundations of:
The Definition and History of Sport Management
Research and Inquiry
Ethics in Sport Management
Managing Employee Diversity in the Sports Industry
Functions of Management
Organizational Theory and the Study of Sport
Sport Governance
Managing the Facility
Basic Law applied to Sport
Economics and Sport
Accounting and Budgeting
Financing Sport
Sport Marketing
Sponsorship
Group Decision Making and Problem Solving
Human Resource Management in Sport
Labor Relations in Professional Sports
Experiential Learning through Field Experiences
Sport Management: Scope and Career Opportunities
- History of Sport Managment
- Management Principles Applied to Sport Management
- Marketing Principles Applied to Sport Management
- Financial and Economic Principles Applied to Sport Management
- Legal Principles Applied to Sport Management
- Ethical Principles Applied to Sport Management
- High School and Youth Sports
- Collegiate Sport
- International Sport
- Professional Sport
- Sports Agency
- Facility Management
- Event Management
- Sport Sales
- Sport Sponsorship
- Sport Broadcasting
- Sport and New Media
- The Sporting Goods and Licensed Products Industries
- Club Management
- Recreational Sport
- Strategies for Career Success
Group discussion
Lecture
Case problems
Projects in assigned topic areas
Teacher and publisher prepared handouts
Overhead projector
Laptops with Internet
Business Periodicals
Group Project
Student Participation
Attendance
Summative Analysis/Exams
SCCC Outcome 1. Assessed through assigned reading material and electronic research.
SCCC Outcome 2. Assessed through classroom presentations, student participation, and various assigned projects.
SCCC Outcome 5. Assessed through projects requiring evaluation and application of course material.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Seward County Community College will make reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. If you need support or assistance because of a disability, you may be eligible for academic accommodations. Students should identify themselves to the Mental Health Counselor at 620-417-1106 or go to the Student Success Center in the Hobble Academic building, room A149.