MGMT6107Sports and Entertainment BusinessManagement (Section 01, CRN 81247)
Hybrid Course, Full 2016Fall Semester, Course Syllabus.
This is a team taught course with two instructors.
Disabilities Services Statement -Individuals with disabilities who need to request accommodations should contactDisability Services Coordinator, University Student Center Room 255, 678-466-5445,
‘No Show’ Course Verification: Students MUST attend the first ground class meeting on Monday, 15, August, 2016, or the student will be dropped from the course – there are no exceptions.
Class Meetings: All ground class meetings are from 5:00-9:00 PM, alternating Mondays, 8/15, 8/29, 9/19, 10/3, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, and 12/5, in Room U409.
Instructor Information: This course is co-taught by the two following faculty members.
Dr. Diane J. Fulton, Professor of Management.
Email: Send all email through D2L course email function.
Office Phone: 678-466-4523, Cell Phone: 706-836-0768.
Web Site Address:
Office Location: T250
Office Hours: Mondays, 2:00 PM -5:00 PM and Tuesdays, 9:00 AM -11:00 AM.
Dr. Thomas W. Garsombke, Associate Professor of Management.
Email: Send all email through D2L course email function.
Office Phone: 678-466-4865. Fax Number: 678-466-4797.
Web Site Address:
Office Location: Faculty Hall 131D.
Office Hours: Mondays, 2:00-5:00 PM and Tuesdays, 3:30 – 6:30 PM.
Required Textbook(s) and Course Materials: The Producer's Business Handbook, Lee, John J., and Ann Marie Gillen, paperback or e-book kindle formats, 3rd. Edition, 2011, Focal Press, ISBN: 978-0-240-81463-6 (paperback), ISBN: 978-0-240-81464-3 (e-book).
Supplemental Materials and Readings: To be determined. Other cases, articles, and supplemental materials on appropriate topics will be handed out in class, put on reserve in the library, posted on D2L (Desire 2 Learn), or sent via e-mail.
Catalog Description:This is an introductory course covering the business management aspects of the film and entertainment industry. It provides a holistic view of the industry, the industry’s basic business procedures emphasizing production design, planning, budgeting, project management, financing/accounting, marketing/distribution, and related technologies. Current and future issues facing the industry will be examined. Students will be required to develop a group based, comprehensive project plan. Expert speakers from the industry and the final group project are designed to give students practical knowledge, experience and context for film and entertainment leadership.Prerequisite: MGMT 3101 (grade of C or better) for MGMT4800 or TECH 3101 (grade of C or better) for TECH4800.
Program and Course Learning Outcomes:
College of Business Management Program Learning Outcomes.
MBA Program Learning Outcomes
1. Oral Communication Skills: Planning, designing, and delivering persuasive oral presentations.
2. Written Communication Skills: Writing clearly, concisely, and correctly.
3. Applied Knowledge: apply knowledge of relevant business disciplines to evaluate the business environment and solve business problems.
4. Logistics and Supply Chain: apply logistics and supply chain management concepts in organizations.
5. Leadership and Team Building Skills: demonstrate leadership ability and team skills.
6. Global Business Environment: apply business concepts in a global environment.
7. Ethical Decisions: assessing the ethical and social impact of decisions on the organization and its stakeholders.
Course Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to explain related theories/models, and describe common film and entertainment business management processes. This course is not only intended to familiarize students with basic principles and practices of the film and entertainment industry, but provide hands-on practice of methods and behaviors relating to various entertainment media topics, including:
1. Understand and explain the major theories and perspectives used to examine film and entertainment projects.
2. Understand the basic principles of professionalism, ethics and ethical behavior in the industry.
3. Recognize critical issues in the film and entertainment industry and apply course concepts, models, and theories when dealing with such problems.
4. Analyze systems, processes, and structures from multiple perspectives.
5. Engage and interact with film and entertainment experts/leaders/mentors/specialists/guest speakers to gain knowledge and wisdom that can be applied to a comprehensive analysis and media project plan. Students will be expected to effectively pitch their plan to community members as part of their service learning.
Performance Evaluation Factors
- Six Class Assignments, each @ 5%30%
- Group Research Project Presentation30%
- Four Tests including Mid-Point and Final, each @ 10% 40%
100%
Grading: Will follow CSU Grading Policies stated in the CSU Catalogue.
Deadlines and Dates:
- December 5, by 16:00, 4:00 PM, Group Research Project Presentation File (PowerPoint).
- December 14, Final Course Grades posted on DUCK.
Mid-Point Progress Report: The mid-point grade in this course, which will be issued on October 3, reflects approximately 20% of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of "W." Students pursuing this option must fill out an official withdrawal form, available in the Office of the Registrar, or withdraw on-line using the Swan.Instructions for withdrawing are provided at this link. The last day to withdraw without academic accountability is October 7, 2016.
Week Topics and Required Readings:
Week 1: Introduction, course requirements, Chapter 1, How Motion Picture Industry Functions.
Week 2: Chapter 2, U.S. Theatrical Distributors.
Week 3: Chapter 3, International Territories.
Week 4: Chapter 4, Internet Marketing and DIY Distribution.
Week 5: Chapter 5, Ancillary Windows, Rights, and Products.
Week 6: Chapter 6, Motion Picture Financing. (Class meeting 9-19, Guest speaker, Tim Duncan, CSU Athletic Director).
Week 7: Chapter 7, Production Incentives.
Week 8: Chapter 8, Completion Guarantors.
Week 9: Chapter 9, Attorneys, Negotiations, and Entertainment Law.
Week 10: Chapter 10, Talent, Agents, and Agencies.
Week 11: Chapter 11, Development, Production, and Production Company Structures.
Week 12: Chapter 12, Development Financing.
Week 13: Chapter 13, The Team.
Week 14: Chapter 14, Production Company Operation.
Week 15: Chapter 15, The Producer's Business and Chapter 16, Reports, Data, and Producer's Principles, (Class meeting 12-5, Group Presentation).
ONLINE TESTING SCHEDULE
Test # 1, Sept 9-11, Friday-Sunday, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4. (Serves as Mid-Point Exam).
Test # 2, Oct 7-9, Friday-Sunday, Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Test # 3, Nov 4-6, Friday-Sunday, Chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Test # 4, Dec 2-4, Friday-Sunday, Chapters 13, 14, 15, and 16. (Serves as Final Exam).
Course Requirement/Guidelines:
Assigned readings from the texts and articles; articles will be given out in class, put on reserve in the library, sent via e-mail, or put on D2L. Students should read all assigned readings and be prepared to discuss in the course or do appropriate exercises or work.
Course quizzes, tests, and/or exercises. Multiple examinations including Mid-Point and Final will be used. Specific information will be given out before the examination dates. See the CSU Academic Calendar for dates for the Midpoint Examination and Final Examination.
Group Research Project Presentation. Specific information will be given out in class, posted on D2L, or sent via email. Course presentations are to be givenon dates assigned or files must be posted before deadline for 100% Online courses. Failure to present on the assigned date or submit files before deadline will receive a zero.
Individual Research Project Paper or Case Analysis. Specific information will be given out in class, posted on D2L or sent via email. Please see handouts in D2L for specific topics and guidelines.
Course participation in discussions, case analysis, and exercises.
Late assignments, course work, and materials are not accepted and will receive a zero grade. Students who are absent on the date of any assignment, or do not post assignments, course work, test or quiz must have a written excuse.
Student Requests for Extensions of Due Date for any Semester Long Assignments: For any assignment or course work that is a semester long project, i.e. Individual Research Papers, Group Research Projects, etc., (following CSU Academic Policies) extensions of due dates cannot be granted unless the student can provide official written documentation that the reason, (i.e. medical) which prevented them from completing the work was for the entire semester time period.
Most grading will be done during the following two to three weeks.
Missed Work: Without a valid written documented excuse, zero points will be assigned for missed work.
Make-up tests and examinations will be given only after a written excuse has been approved and an appropriate date and time are determined. Make-up examinations will be given only if they are taken before graded examinations are returned or available to students.
All written assignments must be typed, free of grammar and spelling errors, with a title page including title of assignment, student's name, course number, title of course, semester, date and day of the week. Multiple grammar and spelling errors are negative factors in grade and performance evaluation.
All assignments must be formatted using Microsoft Office software and submitted through D2L.
The grading of all written assignments will be based on content and style. Content is the use of principles found in the texts, articles, and from lectures, discussions, and exercises. Style includes neatness, legibility, proper usage of English grammar, correct spelling and punctuation, and clarity of expression. All written assignments must follow the APA style.
All email to the instructor will be replied to within two to three school days.
All Group Research Project communication, between group members, must be done in D2L Discussions Section.
You will be placed in a group at the beginning of the semester – usually after the No Show Deadline.
Do not use the D2L Email Function, telephone, or outside email systems to communicate with group members regarding the Group Research Project.
Only the D2L Discussions Section can be monitored to help in determining each student’s participation, cooperation, quantity and quality of work.
In 100% Online courses, students ARE NOT required to attend group project ground meetings requested by other group members, as some students live in other states and are never on campus.
Submit all required course work through D2LDrop Box. Do not send any work through the CSU General Email, unless the file is too big for D2L, then use the CSU General Email.
When submitting course work, please be sure the file is in the required Microsoft Office Format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt. Please be sure you do not submit a file with a ‘.lnk’ extension, as it is a linking file.
There is no extra credit work in this course. Final course grades are determined by scores and grades earned in the Performance Evaluation Factors listed in this syllabus.
Course Participation and Management:
Students are expected to listen and take notes during lectures and course activities. Students must be respectful in thecourse to all others and not be distracting or disruptive by talking, playing on computers or any other devises.
Actions which could be disruptive such as smoking, chewing tobacco, drinking and eating are not appropriate during class unless with the permission of the instructor. Students are asked to use washrooms before or after class so as not to disrupt lectures and class activities.
Cell phones, computers, and other electronic devices must be turned off before the start of class unless the course work requires the use of a computer.
All recording and photographic devices, audio, video, and/or photographic, of any type, including Google Glass and similar devices, are not permitted unless with a written accommodation statement issued by the Clayton State University Disability Resource Center.
As this course can usecourse case and discussions as a major vehicle of learning, students should be acutely aware that talking while another student or individual is speaking will be considered a serious violation of course participation and will negatively affect their final grade. Talking while another person is speaking is not only a personal incivility, but more so, violates professional business protocol and etiquette in any society or culture. Actions such as these show that an individual does not respect the speaker and/or the topic being discussed. Development of active listening skills and the ability to refrain from talking while another is speaking is a necessity for personal and professional growth in any setting.
Testing Policies: All ground testing, i.e. quizzes, tests, examinations, etc. (written or oral) will start five minutes after the beginning of that period. Students arriving late can take the test, but will not be given additional time. No test, etc. will be given to any student if another student has already left the room for any reason. Students should use the appropriate washroom before or after any testing so as not to disrupt the testing environment. The use of simple calculators is allowed for all quizzes and examinations.
- All tests, quizzes, and examinations, are NOT open book in this course, whether the course format is ground, hybrid or 100% online.
- No textbooks, PowerPoint files (slides), student-produced memory sheets, note cards, or notes of any type are allowed.
- All tests, quizzes, and examinations must be done individually, NOT with any other person.
- All tests will be available on the D2L.
- Most tests can be accessed on the dates and times listed, usually starting 1:00 AM, for three days through 11:59 PM, except the Final Exam and the Mid-Point Exam – see D2L announcements.
- Most tests will consist of twenty five T/F and M/C questions, each valued at four points, and will be taken from the chapters listed.
- Students will have one hour and one attempt only. There are no multiple logons, i.e. once you start the exam, you must complete it in one setting.
- Please note that you must start the test one hour before the end time on the last day, to have one hour to finish, as the test will shut down exactly at the end time.
- Revisits to questions are allowed.
- Test grades will be posted the following day in the D2L Grades site after the testing period is completed.
- CSU Computer Policies state that computer errors or computer problems are not valued reasons for not meeting any course requirement.
- Make Up Test Requests: For any test that is available to take during a number of days, (following CSU Academic Policies) make up tests cannot be granted unless the student can provide official written documentation that the reason, (i.e. medical) which prevented them from taking the test was for the entire time period that the test was available to take, i.e. if the test was available for three days, the written documentation must be for the entire three days.
- Make Up Test Requests due to Computer Related Issues: Any student requesting a Make Up Test due to a Computer Related or IT Issue will be required to take the Make Up Test (if allowed) and take all remaining tests ON CAMPUS in Dr. Fulton’s Office or Dr. Garsombke’s Office,using a CSU provided computer during that instructor’s office hours to ensure no future computer problems.
CSU Computer Maintenance Schedule.
- Most CSU Computer Maintenance starts on specific Fridays (Not all Fridays) at about 10:00 PM through Saturdays and finishes at about 7:00 AM. See D2L site for specific dates and plan to work around these times.
- Students are expected to be aware of the exact dates and times for all scheduled maintenance.
- If the maintenance dates and times conflict with test taking, assignment submission, discussions or other course work; students are required to submit work BEFORE the due date/time if the due date/time is during the planned maintenance.
- Plan to take any tests before or after the planned maintenance schedule.
- CSU Computer Maintenance Schedules can be found in the D2L Course site and CSU HUB site.
Clayton State University, General and Course Policies
General Policy: Students must abide by policies in the Clayton State University Student Handbook, and the Basic Undergraduate Student Responsibilities. The Student Handbook is part of the Academic Catalog and Student Handbook, which begins on page 6.
University Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting. Instructors establish specific policies relating to absences in their courses and communicate these policies to the students through the course syllabi. Please see the following. The university reserves the right to determine that excessive absences, whether justified or not, are sufficient cause for institutional withdrawals or failing grades.
Course Attendance and Active Online Participation Policy: Attendance and Active Online Participation is expected for all class meetings. Attendance is required for quiz and examination periods. Any absence must be accompanied by a written excuse from a doctor or other competent authority.All excuses must be submitted to the instructor within eight school days.
Weekly Online Login – all students in any type of course, 100% Online, Hybrid, or 100% Ground must login to the D2L Course Site to check for new announcements or information for each course.