2006-2007 Undergraduate Calendar

The Department of Sport Management offers a four-year (Honours) program and a three-year (Pass) program leading to a Bachelor of Sport Management (BSM).

Programs are designed to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding sport industry and incorporate a series of fieldwork experiences for students.

Students will be prepared for sport management career opportunities that include marketing, public relations, promotions, communications, human resources and financial, facility and event management in a variety of public, commercial and non-profit organizations.

New applications to the BSM program are accepted in years 2 and 3. The application form (Declare or Change Major) is available at http://www.brocku.ca/registrar/forms/index.html or at the Registrar's Office. The form must be completed and returned to the Registrar's Office by May 1st. The BSM is a limited enrolment program. Admission is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements.

Program Notes

1.	A minimum 60 percent in each of SPMA 1P91 and 1P92, MGMT 1P51, 1P52, WRIT 1P94 and a minimum 60 percent overall average is required to continue as a major in Sport Management or to be considered for admission to the program in years 2 and 3.
2.	Students may choose to take ENTR 2P51 in year 3. If students choose this option, then an additional one-half elective credit must be taken in year 2.
3.	Entrance to year 4 (honours) requires a minimum 70 percent major average, a minimum 60 percent in the remaining credits and submission of an application by May 1.
4.	SPMA majors must take a minimum of one and one-half elective credits outside the Department of Sport Management.
5.	In all 20 credit degree programs at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Year 1

	SPMA 1P91 and 1P92
	MGMT 1P51 and 1P52
	WRIT 1P94
	one Humanities context credit
	one Science context credit or one Social Science context credit
	one-half elective credit

Year 2

	SPMA 2P05, 2P06, 2P07, 2P21 and 2P96
	ENTR 2P51 (see program note 2)
	the Science context credit or Social Science context credit not taken in year 1
	one elective credit

Year 3

	SPMA 3P08, 3P21, 3P65 and 3P97
	SPMA 3P07or 3P17
	two and one half elective credits

Year 4

Students may select one of three options:

Internship option:

	SPMA 4F01 and 4F02
	one and one-half SPMA credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
	one and one-half elective credits

Individual Thesis option:

	SPMA 4F04 and 4F05
	one and one-half SPMA credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
	one and one-half elective credits

Course Work option:

	Three and one-half SPMA credits numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
	one and one-half elective credits

Pass Program

Satisfactory completion of the first three years of the Honours program entitles a student to apply for a Pass degree.

Course Descriptions

Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.

# Indicates a cross listed course

* Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.

SPMA 1P91

Introduction to Sport Management

Micro aspects of management applied to sport, including human resources, sport marketing, sponsorship, finance, event management, sport law and related issues.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week, plus field experience.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Note: a field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and obtained credit in SPMA 1F90.

SPMA 1P92

Understanding Sport Industry Sectors

Macro aspects of the sport industry, including key actors, governance, funding, current research and industry trends in public, commercial and non-profit sectors.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week, plus field experience.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Note: a field experience fee may be charged; consult the Department.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and obtained credit in SPMA 1F90.

SPMA 2P00

Professional Sport in North America

Topics may include ownership, league operations, role of media, labour/management relationships and commercial sport industry.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

Note: a field experience fee will be charged; consult the Department.

SPMA 2P04

Social Issues in Sport Management

Examination of a range of social issues within sport and the sport industry in Canada and its international context.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

SPMA 2P05

Management Concepts in Sport Organizations

Organizational theory related to sport organizations; topics may include organizational structure, strategy, technology, power and politics.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 2P51 and 2P52.

SPMA 2P06

Sport Policy

Sport policy within the Canadian sport system. Topics include government involvement in sport and policy issues.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

SPMA 2P07

Research Design and Evaluation

Issues concerning the construction, administration and evaluation of data collection as well as the processing and analysis of data.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and obtained credit in PEKN 2P08, RECL 2P07 and TOUR 2P07.

SPMA 2P21

Organizational Behaviour in Sport Organizations

Behaviours of people in sport organizations. Topics may include individual (motivation, job satisfaction) and interpersonal (communication, group dynamics) processes and management functions concerning employees in sport organizations.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 2P51 and 2P52.

#SPMA 2P22

Media and Sport

(also offered as COMM 2P22 and PCUL 2P22)

Representation of sport in film, television and advertising. Topics may include issues of race, gender, business, politics and ideology in both professional and non-professional sports.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA, COMM (single or combined) and PCUL (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 5.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.

SPMA 2P96

Introduction to Sport and the Law

Sport-related legal issues and concepts. Topics may include negligence and liability, risk management, human rights, employment and labour law, principles of administrative law.

Lectures, 2 hours per week; seminar, tutorial, 1 hour per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

Note: students will participate in Sport Court-a moot court exercise.

SPMA 2P97

Facility Management

Sport facility theory and operation emphasizing planning, assessment and feasibility functions in private and public facilities.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

Note: a site visit fee may be charged; consult the Department.

SPMA 3P02

Sport Management Field Work

Placement in an internal Brock University sport or sport-related organization.

Tutorials, 2 hours alternating weeks, plus field work.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisites: SPMA 2P05 and 2P06.

Note: students repeating this course are not guaranteed a placement.

SPMA 3P06

Globalization of Sport

Examination of political, economic, social, and cultural forces leading to the globalization of sport. Topics may include migration of athletes, sporting goods manufacturing in developing and least developed countries, global sport-media complex, international sport organizations, and the resurgence of nationalism.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 2P06.

SPMA 3P07

Quantitative Analysis

Quantitative means of understanding, evaluating and interpreting statistical information.

Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 2P07.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 3P08, RECL 3Q07 and TOUR 3Q07.

SPMA 3P08

Sport Event Management

Examination of the planning model and current practices for major sport events, including provincial, national and international championships. Topics include feasibility studies, bidding, operational planning, implementation, monitoring, management, evaluation and renewal of sport events.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors who have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 2P05.

SPMA 3P17

Qualitative Analysis

Theories, approaches, designs, methods and procedures for conducting evaluative analyses.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 2P07.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in PEKN 3P18, RECL 3Q17 and TOUR 3Q17.

SPMA 3P21

Managing Human Resources in Sport Organizations

Theories, research and current practices emphasizing the fundamentals of managing individuals and groups. Selected topics may include leadership, volunteer recruitment and management, motivation, problem solving, conflict resolution and organizational change.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPSPMA 2P05 or MA 2P21.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in OBHR 2P51, 2P52 and RECL 3P20.

SPMA 3P65

Sport Marketing

Marketing concepts and strategies utilized in and through sport and the sport industry. Topics include segmentation, the components of the marketing mix, market research, and the development of a marketing plan.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SPMA 3P95, MKTG 2P51, 2P52, 4V92, MKTG (OEVI) 4P92, OEVI 4V92 and RECL (TOUR) 3P40.

SPMA 3P75

Sport Sales and Promotion

Comprehensive overview of the strategies and techniques for promoting and selling the sport product, including sales and promotion theory, advertising, media planning, and promotional applications of sport marketing.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 3P65 (3P95).

SPMA 3P85

Sport and the Consumer

Comprehensive analysis of the consumers of sport and the behaviours dictating their consumption of sport and sport-related goods and services. Characteristics of participants, fans, spectators, volunteers, community and corporate partners.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 3P65 (3P95).

SPMA 3P86

Law and Commercial Transactions in Sport

Identifying and protecting commercial assets of a sport organization, including personality rights, intellectual property, and commercial transactions. Introduction to drafting and reviewing legal agreements.

Lectures, seminar, tutorial, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 2P96.

SPMA 3P90

Analysis of the Sport Industry: Canadian Hockey

International, national and regional structures which govern the Canadian hockey industry from amateur and professional perspectives. Topics may include management and marketing strategies, youth development, legal and political influences, business and capital challenges and contemporary and future issues.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum of 60 percent).

Note: a site visit fee may be charged; consult the Department.

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SPMA 3V90.

SPMA 3P97

Financial Practices in Sport Management

Finance for public, non-profit and commercial sector sport organizations. Topics include financial accounting, time value of money, for-profit and non-profit budgeting, and sources of finance and revenue.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors who have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

Prerequisite: SPMA 1P91 (minimum 60 percent) and 1P92 (1F90) (minimum 60 percent).

SPMA 3P99

Special Studies in Sport Management

Directed study in specialized areas of sport management.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with a minimum of 8.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.

SPMA 3V90-3V99

Special Topics in Sport Management

Practical experiences offered in specialized areas of sport management.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.

SPMA 4F01

Sport Management Internship Project

Major project of mutual interest to the student and organization in which the student is placed for SPMA 4F02. Project will be developed and carried out in consultation with the internship supervisor and the course instructor.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Co-requisite: SPMA 4F02.

Note: students may not concurrently register in SPMA 4F03, 4F04, 4F05 or 4P92.

SPMA 4F02

Sport Management Internship

Internship in an approved sport or sport-related organization.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Co-requisite: SPMA 4F01.

Note: placement will be a full-time experience over the period of one term. Internship applications must be submitted no later than March 15th in the third year for approval by the Department. Applications are available online at: http://www.brocku.ca/spma. Students are responsible for obtaining the internship in consultation with the instructor. Depending upon the nature of the placement, a criminal reference check may be required. Students may not concurrently register in SPMA 4F03, 4F04, 4F05 or 4P92.

SPMA 4F03

Honours Research Project

Analysis of research assumptions and methodologies in sport management, including a group research project identifying a research problem, reviewing literature and research methods completing an ethics application, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting the findings.

Lectures, seminar, tutorial, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: SPMA 3P07 (minimum of 75 percent) or 3P17 (minimum of 75 percent).

Note: applications must be submitted by May 30th. Forms are available at http://www.brocku.ca/spma. Scheduled tutorials and class meetings are held throughout the year. Students may not concurrently register in SPMA 4F01 and 4F02.

SPMA 4F04

Literature Research and Seminar

Detailed study of the literature relevant to the topic of the Honours Research Thesis, under faculty supervision.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: SPMA 3P07 (minimum 75 percent) or SPMA 3P17 (minimum 75 percent).

Co-requisite: SPMA 4F05.

SPMA 4F05

Honours Research Thesis

Individual research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Topics are to be chosen in consultation with faculty willing to supervise.

Lectures, seminar, tutorial, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: SPMA 3P07 (minimum 75 percent) or 3P17 (minimum 75 percent).

Co-requisite: SPMA 4F04.

SPMA 4P06

Application of Economics to Sport Management

Sport decision making within the framework of economic theory. Topics may include demand for and supply of sport events, event pricing and salary decisions, and the economics of sport facilities investment.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4P07

Sport Sponsorship

Examination of the management and delivery of the sport sponsorship marketing exchange process. Topics may include branding, acquisition, pricing, assessment and evaluation principles of sponsorship.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4P09

Leadership in Sport Management

Overview and analysis of various leadership theories and their application to sport management. Topics may include leadership styles, roles and behaviours in the context of sport organizations.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4P10

Managing Change and Innovation in Sport Organizations

Examination of the nature of change and innovation within sport organizations; theoretical and practical approaches to analyzing and managing change.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4P15

Evidence-Based Decision Making in Sport Management

Examination of evidence-based decision making and the application of research to issues and problems facing sport managers and sport organizations. Topics may include diagnosing organizational problems, developing research strategies, grant applications and calls for proposals.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite: SPMA 3P07 or 3P17.

SPMA 4P21

Performance Management in Sport Organizations

Theoretical and practical foundations of managing performance in sport organizations emphasizing perspectives of employee performance, strategic human resource planning and the analysis of performance problems.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4P25

Strategic Alliances in Sport Management

Strategic management coupled with an overview of various perspectives of interorganizational relationships.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4P86

Legal Drafting and Contract Analysis for Sport Management

Introduction to drafting techniques, analysis of the structure and use of basic contracts by the sport manager including employment contracts, contracts for services, athlete agreements, sponsorship contracts, and licensing and sale agreements.

Lectures, tutorial, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4P92

Sport Management Practicum

Field placement with sport-related groups and organizations.

Tutorial, 2 hours alternating weeks over 2 semesters; 80 hour placement.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.

Note: applications must be submitted by May 30th. Forms are available at http://www.brocku.ca/spma. Students may not concurrently register in SPMA 4F01 and 4F02.

SPMA 4P95

Advanced Sport Marketing Seminar

Historical, contemporary, and future issues and trends in sport marketing.

Lectures, cases, discussion, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Prerequisite: SPMA 3P65 (3P95).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SPMA 4V95.

SPMA 4P96

Negotiation of Deals and Disputes in Sport Organizations

Introduction to the theory, processes, and practice of negotiation. Topics may include conflict analysis; interest-based negotiation; distributive and integrative negotiations, strategies, techniques and styles; ethical considerations and dispute resolution tools.

Lectures, tutorial, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in SPMA 4V96.

SPMA 4P99

Advanced Special Studies in Sport Management

Advanced directed study in specialized areas of sport management.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of instructor.

SPMA 4V90-4V99

Advanced Topics in Sport Management

Practical experiences offered in specialized areas of sport management.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

SPMA 4V91

Power, Politics and Policy in Sport

Examination of relationship between power, politics and policy in sport organizations and how social, political, economic and cultural influences affect sport policy. Topics may include content and scope of policy, struggle for power within and between organizations, role of non-governmental organizations, sport as a tool for development, and role of advocacy, public participation, and deliberative democracy in policy.

Lectures, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to SPMA majors with approval to year 4 (honours).

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