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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the functions of sport (arts and entertainment) managers in the design, operation, and financing of facilities. Students will examine the issues pertaining to management of public and private arenas, stadiums, theaters and multipurpose facilities. Management of temporary facilities for special events will also be considered.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the students to the role of effective communication in the sport industry. The nature and function of communication will be examined in a variety of settings. Emphasis will be placed on interpersonal communications, public relations, mass media relations, public speaking, and innovative technology.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide a hands-on, practical involvement in a major sport event. Students will be assigned to committees for which they will plan, organize, publicize and manage all aspects of event operations during the semester. A required component of the course will include a commitment to work with the actual event.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to offer hands-on, practical experience in creating and implementing a sponsorship and sales plan. Groups will create marketing surveys, develop sponsorship proposals, identify and contact potential buyers, conduct negotiation and sales, learn activation techniques, and evaluate sponsor packages.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes coaching concepts and strategies necessary to the coaching profession and crucial in the development of quality coaches and sport educators. Planning, preparation, demonstration, explanation, evaluation, and feedback are important skills for coaching and in building a successful athletic program. This course will teach students to analyze, research, and evaluate the careers of sport educators and coaches. Students will examine different aspects of coaching and teaching including philosophies and techniques. It will provide the student with a basic understanding of coaching on all levels: youth, elementary, high school, college and professional. Additional emphasis will be placed on recruiting, tryouts, pre and post-season development, conditioning, practice planning, scouting, game management, motivation, and ethics.
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3.00 Credits
This course is offered on an occasional basis and addresses topics and themes of special interest not covered in the standard course offerings in sport management.
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3.00 Credits
The sport management seminar is designed to provide an overview of the current and critical issues faced by sport organizations. Emphasis will be placed on the issues confronting sport managers as they operate businesses while also presenting the students with an understanding of the basic tenets of sport policy and governance. The course will use case studies to explore and analyze current issues and concepts from earlier course work in the field. A senior thesis, focusing on the student's area of interest, will be required. Students will be introduced to research methodologies and encouraged to apply statistical analysis to their work. Students will be guided through the process of designing individual works, conducting tests/measurements, and analysis and interpretation of results. The seminar is designed and recognized as a writing intensive course.
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3.00 Credits
This course describes and analyzes cultures around the world. Ways of life through which human groups have adapted are examined.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the American Correctional system and to cover the history of corrections, punishment of offenders, the prison experience, incarceration of women, and institutional management.
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3.00 Credits
The course is concerned with cultural and social processes, collective behavior, stratification and mobility, race relations, human ecology, population trends, and the changing social world. A student may take either SOC 161 or SOC 165 but not both.
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