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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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SE 300 - Sport Event Planning and Management


Credits: 4 credits

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop managerial skills needed for planning, organizing, and implementing a sporting event.  The course provides students with field experiences by working with and assisting the college and community organizations in sport event planning and management.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

  1. Explain how the “umbrella theory” of leadership applies to sport event planners and managers
  2. Explain how the continuous improvement process impacts the process of event management
  3. Explain the roles and responsibilities that leaders undertake in the planning, organziation, and execution of an athletic event
  4. Identify communication strategies that event organizers employ for purposes of publicity and distributing information
  5. Identify the safety and security components required to host an athletic event
  6. Explain how the processes of risk assessment and gap analysis apply to event management
  7. Analyze the economic impact of a given athletic event and how financial implications influence the planning process
  8. Identify the role that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and other legal precedents play in event planning
  9. Define the elements of negligence and assess how an event manager can minimize his or her exposure to that risk




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