Chabot College
Fall 2004
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for Physical Education 60
SPORTS MANAGEMENT
Course Description:
60 – Sports Management
3 units
Introduction into the field of sports management. Career opportunities, human resource
management, leadership, strategic planning, teamwork, ethics and values, marketing and
advertising, finance, managing facilities, sports and the law, economics of sport and
community impact. 3 hours.
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
1.
examine career opportunities in sports management;
2.
assess the issues related to liability and risk management;
3.
evaluate the factors related to managing sports facilities;
4.
analyze the components that make up the economic and financial part of sports;
5.
analyze group decision making and problem solving;
6.
explain the relationship between management and athletes;
7.
examine the law and how it relates to professional sports.
Course Content:
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Fundamentals
a. Definition, Evolution and Curriculum
b. Sports Management: Its Scope and Career Opportunities
Human Resource Management
a. Organizational Theory and the Study of Sport
b. Group Decision Making and Problem Solving
c. Human Resource Management in Sport
d. Labor Relations in Professional Sport
Issue of Policy
a. Ethics
b. Tort Liability and Risk Management
c. Contract Law and Sport Applications
d. Sport Governance
Facilities
a. Managing the Facility
Marketing
a. Sport Marketing: A Strategic Approach
b. Sponsorship
c. Sport licensing
Chabot College
Course Outline for Physical Education 60, Page 2
Fall 2004
6.
Economics and Finance
a. Economics and Sport
b. Accounting and Budgeting
c. Financing Sport
Methods of Presentation:
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Text
Internet
Multimedia
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Typical Assignments
a. Homework – reading chapters and answering questions
b. Web Site searches
c. Current article reviews
d. Research Paper
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Quizzes
b. Written Assignments
c. Research Paper
d. Final Exam
Textbook:
The Management of Sport: Its Foundation and Application, Bonnie L. Parkhouse, 2001, third
edition.
Special Student Materials:
None
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New: September 2003