MG430: Sports Management

MG430: Sports Management Spring 2011 Instructor Information Instructor Name: Office Location: Office Hours: Email: Dr. Barbara Wech (pronounced way ) 317 D BEC Tuesday 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.; virtual office hours will be posted in weekly learning module on Blackboard Vista (Bb Vista) Bb Vista Email or bawech@uab.edu I want to be responsive to your needs. Please allow 24 hours for a response to emails during the work week, Sunday - Thursday. Emails sent after 5 p.m. Thursday Saturday will be answered Sunday afternoon or Monday morning. Please contact me first via email through Blackboard Vista (Bb Vista). All assignments are to be submitted through Bb Vista and not to my UAB email account. Please post questions dealing with course content to the FAQ forum on the discussion board. Note the focus of your question in the Subject line. This way you can check to see if your question has already been asked and answered. For questions that you do not want to share with the class, email me. Course Description The study of management as applied to the sports industry. Course Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Junior standing Required Reading Book. Applied Sport Management Skills (2009) by Robert Lussier and David Kimball. It is also available as an e-book: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/sportmanagement-principles-and-applications. Selected readings. These articles focus on the practical use of the topics. Any articles assigned for each class/topic are found in the applicable Learning Module on Bb Vista. You are to read the material prior to the appropriate class and be prepared to discuss it during online class discussions. Blackboard Vista (Bb Vista). Access Bb Vista on the internet at www.uab.edu/academiccourses. Your login ID and password are the same as your Blazer ID

and password. Students receive access to the course the first day of scheduled courses. Your first task to be done during the first week of the course is to access your Bb Vista account for this course and participate in the introductory discussion. (If you are unable to access it or if you have any trouble with Bb Vista during the semester, contact AskIT ASAP at 996-5555 or AskIT@uab.edu. You will receive a quicker response via telephone assuming you are calling during regular work hours.) If you are unfamiliar with Bb Vista, tutorials are available at http://www.uab.edu/it/instech/blackboard/student.html#tg. This is an online course. It is critical that you understand and are comfortable with how to maneuver in Bb Vista from week 1. Not understanding Bb Vista is not an acceptable excuse for not doing the required work. Lecture There is a weekly lecture covering the basic knowledge regarding the topic for the week. These lectures can be accessed in the applicable Learning Module. If you have any questions or comments regarding the lecture, please post them in the applicable lecture BLOG which can be accessed from the Discussions tab on the course menu. Course Grades Class attendance/participation is critical and essential since your feedback and discussion of the material and experiences are important to everyone else in the class, as well as your learning from others comments. As such, attendance/participation is required. As an online discussion course, an absence is defined as not participating in the discussion for any given topic. I allow one absence. Thirty (30) points will be deducted from your total course points for each absence beyond 1. There are no excused absences except in unusual circumstances, i.e., hospitalization 1[1]. Having to work, interview, go on a business trip etc. are not excused absences. (An absence from the discussion still means that other assignments (i.e. quiz) are still due.) Overall, grades will be determined by 5 items according the following weights: 1. 24.5% or 95.5 points - Quality of your class discussions and insights regarding assigned reading material. Most every week, a discussion or discussions will be held on Blackboard Vista (Bb Vista). Topic discussions will open at midnight on Sunday and end at midnight Wednesday. In other words, the discussion boards will be open all-day Monday through all-day Wednesday. You will find each topic discussion in the applicable Learning Module. 1[1] The following will be accommodated with make-up assignments, etc.: (1) Absences due to jury or military duty, provided that official documentation has been provided to the instructor in a timely manner in advance. (2) Absences of students registered with Disabilities Services for disabilities eligible for a reasonable number of disability-related absences provided students give their instructors notice of a disability-related absence in advance or as soon as possible. (3) Absences due to participation in university-sponsored activities when the student is representing the university in an official capacity and as a critical participant, provided that the following procedures have been followed: (a) Before the end of the add/drop period, students must provide their instructor a schedule of anticipated excused absences in or with a letter explaining the nature of the expected absences from the director of the unit or department sponsoring the activity. (b) If a change in the schedule occurs, students are responsible for providing their instructors with advance written notification from the sponsoring unit or department.

The assigned reading will be available in the Learning Module, if there is another reading outside the book chapter. The discussion boards can be accessed via the Discussions tab on the course tools menu. Once you click on that tab, you will find the appropriate discussion board(s). There will be 1 discussion board for each assigned reading each week. The discussion boards are only open from Sunday midnight until Wednesday midnight of the appropriate week as noted on the tentative course schedule below. The boards automatically disappear Wednesday at midnight. I will make the locked discussions visible again, but I have to manually do this. You will thoroughly respond to the question(s) I post for each reading. In addition, you will respond to at least one post of a fellow student. Detailed information on discussion participation expectations can be found at the bottom of the course content page in the folder entitled Discussion participation information in the document entitled DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATION EXPECTATIONS IN DISCUSSION BOARDS[1]. At the end of the semester, I will randomly select and grade 3 discussion boards. Your discussion grade will be determined by these 3 selections. 2. 24.6% or 96 points Service learning opportunity or a case study You will have a choice between doing a service learning opportunity or a detailed case analysis. Service learning is a method of learning that integrates academic work with community service. You apply knowledge gained in the classroom to real life by getting hands-on experience in the community. Service learning benefits students by enhancing your understanding of concepts learned in the classroom, promoting personal identity, fostering the development of civic responsibility, and giving you the opportunity to work with diverse populations in a real world setting. The community partners benefit from the relationships formed and the services students contribute in response to community needs. In addition, this is experience you can put on your resume. You will do a minimum of 18 hours of volunteer work during the course of the semester. You will work out the specifics with the applicable service learning organization. You will turn in a brief Weekly Structured Reflection paper during the course of your service learning experience and a final critical thinking paper where you will connect what you learned in the course to your service learning experience. The case analysis will consist of doing an in-depth case analysis on a case assigned by the instructor dealing with some aspect of management in the sports industry. The case itself will range in size from approximately 10 20 pages. In summary, the case analysis will entail responding to questions I pose and the following steps: 1. Defining the issue(s) 2. Analyzing the case data 3. Generating alternatives 4. Selecting decision criteria 5. Analyzing and evaluating alternatives 6. Selecting the preferred alternative 7. Developing an action/implementation plan This will entail conducting outside research using reputable sources. The service learning opportunities should all be identified by January15. You will the have until January 31 to decide whether you want to do the service learning option or do the

case analysis. Your case analysis will run approximately 20 pages. If you do the case analysis, it will be due by 5 p.m. April 25. 3. 26.6% or 96 points Quizzes on the 12 lecture videos (8 points each) Short quizzes will be held weekly over the lecture I present on the basic knowledge of the topic. You must view the lecture video and take the quiz no later than Friday each week by 5 p.m. You can elect to take the quiz twice. Your grade will be the average of the two attempts. The lecture can be found in the applicable topic Learning Module. These quizzes will be timed. If not completed by the deadline, the quiz score will be a zero (o). 4. 24% or 93.5 points Responses to 11 book cases questions (8.5 points each) One case will be assigned for 12 of the 13 book chapters. You will respond to questions about each case during each applicable topic week. The assignment is noted in the applicable Learning Module. The questions are in the book, but you will respond to the questions via Bb Vista. These will also need to be completed by 5 p.m. Friday of the applicable week. If not turned in by the deadline, the assignment earns zero (0) points. Course Presentation This course is organized into 13 learning modules each of which include one or more of the following: Information about all of the readings and assignments for that module Multimedia lectures Discussions Assignments (case questions) Assessments (quiz) Makeup Assignments The following will be accommodated with make-up assignments, etc.: (1) Absences due to jury or military duty, provided that official documentation has been provided to the instructor in a timely manner in advance. (2) Absences of students registered with Disabilities Services for disabilities eligible for a reasonable number of disability-related absences provided students give their instructors notice of a disability-related absence in advance or as soon as possible. (3) Absences due to participation in university-sponsored activities when the student is representing the university in an official capacity and as a critical participant, provided that the following procedures have been followed: (a) Before the end of the add/drop period, students must provide their instructor a schedule of anticipated excused absences in or with a letter explaining the nature of the expected absences from the director of the unit or department sponsoring the activity. (b) If a change in the schedule occurs, students are responsible for providing their instructors with advance written notification from the sponsoring unit or department.

Grading Activities Points Online discussions 100 Service learning or case analysis 100 Quizzes 96 Case questions 95.5 TOTAL 389.5 Grade Description A= 349 389.5 B= 310-348 C= 271-309 D= 232-270 F= 231-0 Course The class will use central standard time for all scheduled due dates. The time is: http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?central/d/-6/java System Requirements View the Recommended System Specifications for your computer to ensure it is configured properly for you to be able to participate fully in this course. Also, you must have speakers installed and working properly on your computer before beginning the course. Contact AskIT@uab.edu for assistance with technical issues or call 205-996-5555. Minimum Technical Skills You do not have to be a computer genius to be successful in this course; however, you must be able to: Use a keyboard and mouse Save, open, and edit various file types Open, send, and reply to email Attach files Minimum Time Requirements and Other Considerations Students often have the misconception that online learning is easier than on campus instruction. Actually, online instruction is more demanding because is it equally challenging academically, but there are other challenges that require attention. In order to be a successful online student, you must:

Log in to each online course a minimum of three times weekly Dedicate a minimum or 6 to 9 hours weekly per online course Possess excellent time management, reading, and writing skills Avoid procrastination because with technology the only certain thing is that is can fail Distance Learning Support UAB Distance Learning Student Support Almost everything you need as a UAB student can be found online on BlazerNET. The Student Resources tab is the place to search for classes and to register. It's also the place for information about parking, student accounting, academic advising, career service, and all of the student tools that can help you get more out of your time at UAB. Technical Support Tutorials and instructions for setting up your computer are provided at Student Support Services. Contact us via email at AskIT@uab.edu for assistance with technical issues or call 205-996-5555 during the following hours: Monday - Friday from 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday from 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Library Services All students, those on campus and at a distance, have access to the resources available at the UAB Libraries. Please visit the UAB Libraries web site for more information. Suggested Study Methods To be successful in this course the following suggestions are made: Become familiar with the activities and due dates posted on the Course Schedule. Complete the modules in order and on time. Read all of the assigned material. Participate in all class discussions. Stay current; do not fall behind! Netiquette Student to Student Etiquette There are course expectations concerning etiquette or how we should treat each other online. It is very important that we consider the following values during online discussions and when emailing fellow students: Respect. Each student s opinion is valued as an opinion. When responding to a person during the online discussions, be sure to state an opposing opinion in a diplomatic way. Confidentiality. When discussing topics be sure to be discreet on how you discuss children, teachers, and colleagues. Do not use names of people or names of facilities.

Student to Instructor Etiquette In addition to the above values, I expect that each student will submit completed assignments in a timely manner. Instructor to Student Etiquette Students can expect that the instructor will also follow the values listed above by checking and responding to emails and grading assignments in a timely manner. UAB Policies The University of Alabama at Birmingham expects all members of its academic community to function according to the highest ethical and professional standards. Students, faculty, and the administration of the institution must be involved to ensure this quality of academic conduct. Academic misconduct undermines the purpose of education. Such behavior is a serious violation of the trust that must exist among faculty and students for a university to nurture intellectual growth and development. Academic misconduct can generally be defined as all acts of dishonesty in an academic or related matter. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following categories of behavior: Abetting is helping another student commit an act of academic dishonesty. Allowing someone to copy your quiz answers or use your work as their own are examples of abetting. Cheating is the unauthorized use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information, study aids, the work of others, or computer-related information. Plagiarism means claiming as your own the ideas, words, data, computer programs, creative compositions, artwork, etc., done by someone else. Examples include improper citation of referenced works, the use of commercially available scholarly papers, failure to cite sources, or copying another person s ideas. Fabrication means presenting falsified data, citations, or quotations as genuine. Misrepresentation is falsification, alteration, or the misstatement of the contents of documents, academic work, or other materials related to academic matters, including work substantially done for one class as work done for another without receiving prior approval from the instructor. See the Student Handbook for more information. Also, view the School of Business Honor Code. Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance: If you have a disability, you are not at a disadvantage. UAB's Disability Support Services (DSS) provides a broad array of services and technologies to make the UAB campus and a UAB education accessible for everyone.

TENTATIVE CLASS SCHEDULE TOPIC LUSSIER START DATE LEARNING MODULE BOOK READING January 4 Introduction Thoroughly read the syllabus. If you have ANY questions, email me. If you notice any mistakes, please let me know. Log on to Bb Vista. The web address in noted above. Once you gain access to the course, click on the Learning Modules tab on the Course Tools menu, enter the Introduction, and do what is noted. Post your introduction no later than noon Friday, January 14. January 17 HOLIDAY January 24 Module 1: Managing Sports Chapter 1 Quiz deadline 1/28 5 p.m. No case assignment January 31 DEADLINE for contacting service learning organization or electing to do an in-depth case analysis. If I receive no email from you copying me in on contacting one of the service learning organizations by this day at 5 pm, you will automatically be required to do the in-depth case analysis. January 31 Module 2: Problem Solving and Decision Making Chapter 3 Discussion board(s) open from Monday 12:00 a.m. Quiz deadline 2/4 5 p.m. Case pgs 77-79. Due no later than 2/4 at 5 p.m. February 7 Module 3: Strategic and Operational Planning Chapter 4 Quiz deadline 2/11 5 p.m. Case pgs 112-113. Due no later than 2/11 at 5 p.m.

TOPIC LUSSIER START DATE LEARNING MODULE BOOK READING February 14 Module 4: Organizing and Delegating Work Chapter 5 Quiz deadline 2/18 5 p.m. Case pgs 145-146. Due no later than 2/18 at 5 p.m. February 21 Module 5: Managing Change Chapter 6 Quiz deadline 2/25 5 p.m. Case pgs 174-176. Due no later than 2/25 at 5 p.m. February 28 Module 6: Human Resources Management Chapter 7 Quiz deadline 3/4 5 p.m. Case pgs 211-213. Due no later than 3/4 at 5 p.m. March 7 Module 7: Behavior in Organizations Chapter 8 Quiz deadline 3/11 5 p.m. Case pgs 254-256. Due no later than 3/11 at 5 p.m. March 13-19 Spring break March 21 Module 8: Team Development Chapter 9 Quiz deadline 3/25 5 p.m. Case pgs 283-285. Due no later than 3/25 at 5 p.m.

TOPIC LUSSIER START DATE LEARNING MODULE BOOK READING March 28 Module 9: Communicating for Results Chapter 10 Quiz deadline 4/1 5 p.m. Case pgs 318-320. Due no later than 4/1 at 5 p.m. April 4 Module 10: Motivating to Win Chapter 11 Quiz deadline 4/8 5 p.m. Case pgs 343-345. Due no later than 4/8 at 5 p.m. April 11 Module 11: Leading to Victory Chapter 12 Quiz deadline 4/15 5 p.m. Case pgs 371-373. Due no later than 4/15 at 5 p.m. April 18 Module 13: Facilities and Events Chapter 14 Quiz deadline 4/22 5 p.m. Case pgs 441-443. Due no later than 4/22 at 5 p.m. It is your responsibility to remain aware of any modifications to this syllabus.