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Working under supervision in a community setting, the internship will emphasize theory, knowledge and skills needed when working with and within groups and organizations. Student will be expected to complete 67 clock hours of direct service to individuals, groups or organizations for each credit hour awarded. A learning Contract encompassing job requirements, learning objectives and methods will be utilized in student's evaluation.

The structure of the legal system, introduces the case study method, aspects of constitutional law, labor and anti-trust law, tort law, product liability, contract law, administrative and statutory law applicable to the sport industry. The course also covers establishing a risk management system for facilities and sports programs.

The course is designed to prepare students with the tools needed to develop effective marketing and public relations strategies for sports and athletic programs. A myriad of topics such as marketing, advertising, public relations theories, consumer behavior and practical applications will be explored. Emphasis will be on developing students¿ written and verbal communication skills. The course content is in line with recommendations of the relevant professional associations regarding the marketing and public relations of sport management.

The course explores decision-making methods and software to measure performance and gain advantage in the competitive sports arena. It aims at developing analytical skills from practical points of view useful in sport management. Topics include data and data management; decision making approaches; metrics; regression, decision trees, time series; simulation; performance measurement and prediction; and team and players ratings. These topics will be explored using data analytic software for data visualization, statistical functions, data storage in various formats, and data interfaces. The theoretical knowledge will allow sport professionals to solve typical sport management problems such as predicting team performance; creating winning strategies; player analysis; player or team ranking and others. The classes will be a mix of lectures, practical data exploration, and software use.

The students will research several transformational forces in the world today: the end of communism, the global economy, the electronic village, and their impact on management within the sport industry. As the sport industry continues its global expansion, this course serves as an invaluable guide for students as they build careers that require an international understanding of the relationships, influences, and responsibilities in sport management.