PEC 479 Sport Management Course Syllabus David Conner Spring 2012 1 Instructor Information Name: David Conner Office: 2042 Carmichael Gym Office Hours: 10:00-11:00 am M-H or by appointment Phone: (919) 513-1552 Email: david_conner@ncsu.edu Website: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/dac_courses/index.php 2 Course Information Course Sections: 601 Class Location: Arranged Credit Hours: 3 Hr. Course Prerequisites: None Course Corequisites: None 2.1 Course Description This course is one of the four core courses required for the coaching education minor program at N.C. State University and will provide an overview of planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating within a sport context; fundamentals of budgeting, economics, marketing, strategic planning, ethics, and their use in sport settings; techniques of personnel, facility, and sporting event management. This course does not constitute credit toward meeting the Physical Education GEP requirement. 2.2 Student Learning Outcomes The student will: demonstrate that he/she has learned the fundamentals of sport management including planning, organizing, staffing, and leading through written exams; 1
demonstrate that he/she has gained a thorough working knowledge, appreciation, and understanding of ethics and decision making through class activities and written exams; and apply sport management principles to sport organizations through case studies, online exercises and a class project. 3 Course Resources and Materials 3.1 Textbook Applied Sport Management Skills. (2009) Robert N. Lussier, David C. Kimball 3.2 Course Resources The course resources will be available on the Moodle course website at http://moodle. wolfware.ncsu.edu. Be sure to confirm access to the website and acquire any necessary software to use the course resources within the first two weeks of the semester. 3.3 Communication Students are expected to check the Moodle course site, email and Moodle announcements on a daily basis. Students are responsible creating the appropriate settings to have all NC State email forwarded to other addresses when necessary. Failure to check the Moodle course site and respond to email messages or Moodle announcements on a daily basis throughout the semester does not constitute as an excused reason for missing any graded component due date in this course. Common courtesy in all online communications is expected, including email, discussion boards, chats, etc. Please do not use inappropriate or offensive language in communications. The penalty for such behavior can result in receiving a point deduction or no points for the assignment. Any emails sent to the course instructor will receive a response within 48 hours, except on weekends and holidays, in which case the message will be answered on the next available weekday. 4 Technical Problems Students are responsible for confirming that all the required computer skills and software needed for this course are met within the ¾first two weeks of the semester. Technical problems that result from a failure to meet these requirements is not an excused reason for missing deadlines for any of the graded components of the course.
If you experience technical problems with the course website or resources, please contact the Help Desk at (919) 515-HELP (4357), email the help desk, or visit the Help Desk website at http://help.ncsu.edu. To avoid missing deadlines due to technical issues be sure to make help requests during weekdays between 8am - 5pm and several days prior to final due dates. 5 Grading Final grades will be determined using the point distributions listed in the table below. Letter grades will be given according to the plus(+)/ minus(-) grading scale. More detailed information is located under Academic Affairs at, http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_ affairs/grades_undergrad/reg02.50.3.php. Grade Criteria for PEC 479 Sport Management Assignment/Activity Points Quizzes (5) 50 Midterm Exam 100 Final Exam 100 Class Project 50 Total Points 300 5.1 Exams There will be 2 exams worth 100 points each. Questions may include multiple choice, true-false, definition, short answer, and/or essay. The dates for the exams are listed on the course calendar on the course website. Although the exams are offered online through the Moodle Quiz Tool, the exams are proctored and must be taken on campus or at an approved site off campus. Once the exam is started, the student will have 75 minutes to complete it. 5.1.1 Testing arrangements No appointments necessary! All testing will be done on a walk-in basis. Students should be mindful of closing hours for both Testing Centers, and give themselves plenty of time to complete their exams. All testing is first-come, first served. Any off-campus proctoring (via local college or university agency) must be approved by DELTA. Your contact person
at DELTA will be John Pugh (919-515-2138). If you miss a test deadline, your test score will be zero. Information regarding the testing centers can be found at http://distance.ncsu.edu/testingservices/local-testing.php. 5.2 Class Project There will be one class project. The details of this project are outlined on a separate handout that is attached to the Assignment on the course website. In brief, the assignment is a case study on someone who is employed full time in the sport industry. You must submit the name of the person you are interviewing by the due date on the assignment. No two students can interview the same person. The due date is the last date to submit the project. There is a 5 point per day late penalty for each day the assignment is late. 5.3 Quizzes There will be five 10-point quizzes given throughout the semester. The information for each quiz will come from materials presented in class as well as from exercises and readings. 6 Grading Policies 6.1 Late Or Make-Up Assignments Any graded activity used in this course will not be accepted after the due date without proper documentation for an excused reason as defined in the university academic policies under REG 02.20.03 - Attendance Regulations. All documentation for excused absences must be submitted via email and must be verifiable by including contact information of relevant individuals. All make-up assignments must be approved by the instructor and completed within one week of returning to class. Make-up assignments will not be permitted when a graded activity is missed for unexcused reasons. 6.2 Grading Methods Students are responsible for selecting the grading method that best fulfills their academic goals for this course. It is highly recommended that students confirm with their academic advisor that this course can be taken with any grading method other than a letter grade. The last day to drop this course or change the grading method is available on the Academic Calendar on the Registration and Records website. All requests for grading method changes by the course instructor after those published dates will be denied.
6.2.1 Grading Scale Each student has the option of taking the class for a letter grade (+/-), credit only, or audit. A+ = 100-97 B+ = 89.99-87 C+ = 79.99-77 D+ = 69.99-67 F = 59.99-0 A = 96.99-93 B = 86.99-83 C = 76.99-73 D = 66.99-63 A- = 92.99-90 B- = 82.99-80 C- = 72.99-70 D- = 62.99-60 6.2.2 Credit-Only This course cannot be taken for Credit Only if the student is planning to complete the Coaching Minor requirements. Students who are taking this course as credit-only must score 70% or higher on all work combined to receive a Satisfactory (S) grade. Otherwise a grade of Unsatisfactory (U) will be given. Students are strongly advised to confirm their grading status for this course with Registration & Records. If you have questions concerning the appropriate grading status please refer to your academic advisor. More information regarding the university policy about credit-only can be viewed under REG 02.50.03 - Grading. 6.2.3 Audit Audit students must score above 50% on all work combined to receive a grade of "AU" for this course, otherwise a grade of "NR" is given. Audit students are exempt from the course attendance policy. More information regarding the university policy on audit status can be viewed under REG 02.50.03 - Grading. 6.3 Incomplete Grades Incomplete grades will be assigned only if unavoidable and unforeseen events occur, such as a medical emergency, preventing the student from completing a course requirement before the final grades are submitted. Incomplete grades are not a substitute for subpar academic performance in this course. Incompletes must be made up before the end of the next regular semester in which the student is enrolled. Incomplete work is to be limited to accomplishing the work not completed. It is the students responsibility to contact the course instructor in a timely manner to complete any work required in the subsequent semester. The University s policy concerning incomplete grades can be viewed under REG 02.50.03 - Grading. 7 Common mistakes Not logging on to the Moodle course website every day to check email and/or announcements Not reading the details of the assignment/project
Not watching the video lectures Waiting until the day before a project is due to ask questions about the project Not submitting projects on OR before the due date Waiting to scan or email a project at the last minute and having technical difficulties Expecting to be permitted to redo or resubmit projects AFTER the due date Waiting too late to schedule your exam with the proctoring service. Not keeping a copy of this syllabus to be able to reference class information when the network is down. 8 Course Outline Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Lecture 7 Lecture 8 Lecture 9 Lecture 10 Lecture 11 Lecture 12 Lecture 13 Lecture 14 Lecture 15 Lecture 16 Lecture 17 Lecture 18 Lecture 19 Lecture 20 Lecture 21 Lecture 22 Introduction - Managing Sport The Sport Industry Environment Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making Strategic and Operational Planning Ethical Decision Making Organizing and Delegating Work Managing Change Human Resource Management Behavior in Organizations Mid Term Exam Team Development Communicating for Results Motivating to Win Leading to Victory Controlling for Quality and Productivity Facilities and Events Guest speaker- athletic director Guest speaker 9 Assignments and Important Dates The following assignments and due dates should be considered to be final. Assignments that are not submitted prior to these dates may receive an unsatisfactory grade. All rele-
vant information regarding your internship should be submitted as soon as it is available. Students that do not submit information in a timely manner that prevents any required component of this course to be met, such as the internship observation, will receive an unsatisfactory grade in the course. Assignment Due Date Quiz 1 Jan 20 Post Project Interviewee Jan 27 Quiz 2 Feb 12-25 Midterm Exam Feb 26 - Mar 3 Quiz 3 Mar 18-31 Quiz 4/Quiz 5 Apr 15-28 Class Project Apr 28 Final Exam May 2-10 10 General Information 10.1 Academic Integrity Students are expected to work within the letter and spirit of the NCSU Code of Student Conduct. The Code of Student Conduct can be found under POL 11.35.01 - Code of Student Conduct. 10.2 Students With Disabilities Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. Please register with the Disability Services Office (DSO). 10.3 Diversity Policy Information pertaining to the University s policy on diversity can be viewed under Discrimination Policies under POL 04.25.05 - Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy Statement.