Outline
  • Benefits and challenges of teaching 
   a new sport management course
  • Overview of designed course 
   activities that were implemented and 
   evaluated
  • Potential strategies for doctoral 
   students and recent graduates as 
   they navigate new course 
   preparation
       The Context
  • UNC’s newly created concentration
   –B.S. Sport Administration
  • New Course
   –Management of Sport Organizations
   –Introductory course for the Sport 
    Management Major
   –Course still nearly 80% non-Sport 
    Management Majors
  • 52 undergraduate students (2 sections)
    Our Goals for the 
 •        Course
  Create Cooperative Learning 
  Environment
  –Students can maximize their own and 
   each other’s learning when they work 
   together (Holubec, Johnson, & Johnson, 1993)
 • Experiential Learning Activities
  –Engage students in phenomena they’re 
   studying (Cantor, 1997)
     Course Content
  • Comprised of three sections
   –Organizations
   –Management & Leadership 
   –Human Resource Management
  • Multiple forms of assessment
   –Reflections, writing, presenting, working in 
    groups
  • Opportunities for trial and error – low 
   risk!
   Understanding your 
   •    Audience
    Sport & Exercise Science majors
   • Demographics
   • Learning styles