Introduction To Sport Management

This course is the foundation of orientation to the Sport & Recreation Management program. The objectives of the course are to introduce the student to the different components of the sport industry and to guide the development of the skills and attitudes necessary for career success. The student will become familiar with how a sport organization achieves its goals by managing its resources - people, money and time. This can be done effectively and efficiently through a proper understanding of the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling as they apply to any sport business.