Course Description

In-depth study of best practices associated with daily operations and overall management of sport/recreation events, programs, and facilities.

Textbook & Instructional Materials

Required:     Fried, G. & Kastel, M. (2021). Managing Sport Facilities (4^th Ed), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics

Greenwell, D-B & Shonk, D. J. (2020). Managing Sport Event (2^nd Ed), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics

APA Publication Manual, 7^th Edition

                       Purdue Owl : APA Formatting and Style Guide    

                     https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/8/

Recommended: Street & Smith’s SportBusiness Journal

Course Objectives/Learning Outcomes

This course provides graduate Sport Administration students with enhanced knowledge and basic skills through:

1. Gaining knowledge and skills in the general daily management of sport and recreation facilities.
2. Gaining knowledge and skills necessary for managing and staffing of sport and recreation facilities.

3.   Accumulating experience in facility or event planning, design, and costs associated with the construction of facilities and/or running of events.

4.   Understanding and reviewing the daily operations of a recreation/sport facility dealing with legal concerns, maintenance, and risk management.

5.    Gathering information and experience in planning, organizing, managing, and marketing for sport and recreation facilities.

1.   Students must virtually research, tour, and report on different aspects of a sport/recreation facility.

2.   Working together, students will design a sport or recreation facility and develop a cost projection and building schedule for construction.

3.   Student will develop and/or review marketing pieces to promote sport or recreation event(s) or facility to the public.

Case Studies: Select cases will be used from the instructors’ personal experience or from course materials to help students think critically and consider different avenues for dealing with a selected situation. Dates Due will be listed on D2L

Chapter Quiz’s Each student will complete the assigned quizzes related to the required reading and discussions in class.

Online Discussion & Course Activities: Students are required to participate in online discussions by posting to the Discussion Board. Each student will be required to make a minimum of two (2) posts for each topic that will be engaging and bring about an appropriate online conversation. Discussions will focus on chapters from Fried & Kastil (2021) and Greenwell & Shonk (2020) with supplemental material provided by the instructor. Each student will read/view the designated material or chapter, and be prepared to thoroughly discuss it as assigned on either the D2L discussion or Flip platform. See Discussion Board Rubric for specific grading criteria.

Risk Assessment/Management:

Students will review and/or develop protocols for the multi-day/event project.

Instructor Class Policies

During this course, you will be expected to deal with your subject area, your instructors, your peers, and your colleagues as a professional. We are using the discussion board and Flipgrid platforms for class discussion, and students are expected to present ideas, information, etc., in a professional manner both in their writing and speaking. In short, be professional and complete. If the assignment calls for a presentation, then it is expected that students will be dressed in business casual (no ball caps, hats, beanies, tank tops, or workout clothes). See each assignment for more details.

Grading/Assessment

Assignment Deadlines

All assignments will be due by the deadline set on the day that they are due and submitted in D2L. If, without prior approval (minimum of 48 hours), an assignment is turned in late, a deduction of 5 points per day will be enforced. Any instructor-approved late assignments turned in more than 5 days late will not be accepted or graded. Any assignment not pre-approved by the instructor to be submitted late will not be accepted or graded. This is a fast-paced course as it is only eight weeks in length. Since some assignments are layered, it is important to stay on pace throughout the course with your readings and work.

Attendance

Students are highly encouraged to attend all meetings of the classes in which they are enrolled. Although in general students are graded on intellectual effort and performance rather than attendance, absences may lower the student’s grade where class attendance and class participation are deemed essential by the faculty member. In those classes where attendance is considered part of the grade, the instructor should inform students of the specifics in writing at the beginning of the semester in a syllabus or separate attendance policy statement. An instructor who has an attendance policy must keep records on a daily basis. The instructor must give the student a verbal or written warning before being dropped from the class. Instructor’s records will stand as evidence of absences. A student with excessive absences may be dropped from a course by the instructor. Any individual faculty member or college has the authority to establish an attendance policy, provided the policy is in accordance with the General University Policies.

Grading/Assessment

Assignment Deadlines

All assignments will be due by the deadline set on the day that they are due and submitted in D2L. This is a fast-paced course as it is only eight (8) weeks in length, since some assignments are layered it is important to stay on pace throughout the course with your readings and work.

Grading

All assignments must be typed for credit (work will only be accepted if it is typed). APA 7^th edition formatting applies to all written work submitted.

Deductions will be taken for incorrect spelling, grammar, citations and references, headings, reference, and cover page requirements. See each assignment for more details. All written assignments must be submitted as a Word document. If assignments are submitted as a PDF, notes, Google, etc., they will not be graded until submitted in the correct format, and if received after the original due date, there will be a 5-point/day deduction for being late from the date returned to the student by the professor. Format – FOR ALL PAPERS: 12-point Times New Roman font, one (1) inch margins, and double-spaced. The title page should have the title of your document, your name, class, and section number, the semester, and due date of the assignment centered on the page. Papers that do not follow this format may not be accepted or graded. All work should be in your own words! If you use ChatGPT or other AI resources, you must include correct citations and include the information in your reference page.

1.    Late assignments will not be accepted by the instructor unless approved a minimum of 48 hours before the identified due date/time

2.    Grammar will be graded as part of any assignment. The MSU Writing Lab is available to all MSU students Writing Center

Note: You may not submit a paper for a grade in this class that already has been (or will be) submitted for a grade in another course, unless you obtain the explicit written permission of me and the other instructor involved in advance.

Plagiarism is the use of someone else's thoughts, words, ideas, or lines of argument in your own work without appropriate documentation (a parenthetical citation at the end and a listing in "Works Cited")-whether you use that material in a quote, paraphrase, or summary. It is a theft of intellectual property and will not be tolerated, whether intentional or not.

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As an MSU Student, I pledge not to lie, cheat, steal, or help anyone else do so."

As students at MSU, we recognize that any great society must be composed of empowered, responsible citizens. We also recognize universities play an important role in helping mold these responsible citizens. We believe students themselves play an important part in developing responsible citizenship by maintaining a community where integrity and honorable character are the norm, not the exception.

Thus, We, the Students of Midwestern State University, resolve to uphold the honor of the University by affirming our commitment to complete academic honesty. We resolve not only to be honest but also to hold our peers accountable for complete honesty in all university matters.

We consider it dishonest to ask for, give, or receive help in examinations or quizzes, to use any unauthorized material in examinations, or to present, as one's own, work or ideas which are not entirely one's own. We recognize that any instructor has the right to expect that all student work is honest, original work. We accept and acknowledge that responsibility for lying, cheating, stealing, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty fundamentally rests within each individual student.

We expect of ourselves academic integrity, personal professionalism, and ethical character. We appreciate steps taken by University officials to protect the honor of the University against any who would disgrace the MSU student body by violating the spirit of this creed.

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Laura Hetrick

Title IX Coordinator
Sunwatcher Village Clubhouse
940-397-4213

laura.hetrick@msutexas.edu

You may also file an online report 24/7 at Maxient 

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