KINE 5308.01 – Sports and Exercise Leadership
Term 2016
East Texas Baptist University
Instructor: Will Walker
Office: Harvey Daniel Bruce 113
Phone: 903-923-2206 (add to contacts list) Tiger Alerts: text “etbutigers” to 79516
E-Mail:
Office Hours: MWF Noon-2pm; TR 9:30am-10:50am and 1:30pm-3pm; usually Tuesdays 5pm-6pm
Course Time/Place: Tuesday 6pm-8:30pm; HDB 107
Course Catalog Description:
This course examines leadership in a variety of sport and exercise settings, with a primary focus on athletics. Emphases will be placed upon specific settings based upon those enrolled in the course. Exploring the various factors in applied leadership and the discussion of ethical implications are among the most-important objectives. Discussing assigned topics, organizing and giving topical presentations, examining principles related to sports and exercise fields, and applying those principles to program planning will be emphasized.
Prerequisites
Admission to and good standing in appropriate ETBU Graduate Programs is required for this course.
Student Learnings Outcomes (SLOs): After taking this course, students will be able to:
1. Produce final projects, papers, and/or presentations that are indicative of course learning in each individual’s desired occupational setting.
2. Analyze case studies, determining the best courses of action and justifying those decisions.
3. Identify and properly apply terminology, techniques, and processes from the course.
Required Texts and Materials:
Borland, J.F., Kane, G.M., Burton, L.J. (2015). Sport Leadership in the 21st Century. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13: 9781284034158
Gladwell, M. (2008). Outliers. New York: Back Bay Books.
Course Outline:
Week #1 (August 23)
- Opening Discussion, Syllabus, and Course/Assignment Expectations; “Chapter Zero”
Week #2 (August 30)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 1-2 and Application
Week #3 (September 6)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 3-4 and Application
Week #4 (September 13)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 5-6 and Application
Week #5 (September 20)
- Unit Assessment (Exam) #1, Chapters 1-6
- Exam Overview/Discuss Outliers assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
Week #6 (September 27)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 7-8 and Application
Week #7 (October 4)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 9-10 and Application
Week #8 (October 11)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 11-12 and Application
Week #9 (October 18)
- Unit Assessment (Exam) #2, Chapters 7-12
- Exam Overview/Discuss Outliers assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
Week #10 (October 25)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 13-14 and Application
Week #11 (November 1)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 15-16 and Application
Week #12 (November 8)
- Discussion of Completed Assignment that was DUE at 11:59pm the Sunday night prior to class
- Chapters 17-18 and Application
Week #13 (November 15)
- Unit Assessment (Exam) #3, Chapters 13-18
- Exam Overview/Follow-ups/Guided Time for Project preparation
Weeks #14 and #15 (November 22 and November 29)
- Presentations of Final Projects/Research (TBD, dependent on enrollment)
Week #16 (Finals Week) (December 6)
- Final Cumulative Assessment/Exam
Assignments & Point Values:
Weekly Assignments 40 points each (9 planned), to total 360 points
Book-related Writing Assignments 50 points each, to total 90 points (10 bonus points possible)
Unit Assessments (Regular Exams) 100 points each (3 planned), to total 300 points
Assigned Topical Project/Presentation 150 points
Final Cumulative Assessment/Exam 100 points
Bonus Column Possible bonus point opportunities
Deductions Possible deductions (absences, lateness, conduct, etc.)
TOTAL 1000 points
***THE FINAL EXAM for this course is Tuesday, December 6th from 6pm until 8:30pm***
Additional activities may be added or substituted as needed throughout the term (only as needed). Points may also be deducted for failure to be prepared for or participate in class activities, such as discussions or announced physical activities. Each unexcused absence results in -40 points in the “deductions” column (or a 4% deduction from the final grade); each unexcused tardy results in -10 points in the “deductions” column (or a 1% deduction from the final grade) per each hour late. This is further explained under “Attendance Policy”.
Grading Scale:
≥ 90% of total points = 900 points = A
≥ 80% of total points = 800 points = B
≥ 70% of total points = 700 points = C
≥ 60% of total points = 600 points = D
Less than 60% of total points or <600 points = F
Failure to attend 75% of classes = Automatic XF
Class Attendance:
East Texas Baptist University is committed to the policy that regular and punctual attendance is essential to successful scholastic achievement. Attendance at all meetings of the course for which a student is registered is expected. To be eligible to earn credit in a course, the student must attend at least 75 percent of all class meetings. For additional information, please refer to the Academic Catalog.
Students who exceed the absence limit in a course before the official withdrawal date will have the opportunity to withdraw from the class. Students in this situation who do not choose to withdraw on or before the official withdrawal date or who exceed the absence limit in a course after the official withdrawal date will receive a grade of XF.
Students in this course are training to be professionals. Part of being a professional is arriving at the job on-time, prepared to work. In this course, unexcused absences, leaving class early without an instructor-approved excuse, or being dismissed from class early due to poor behavior/unpreparedness, will result in -40 points in the “deductions” column (or a 4% deduction from the final grade); each unexcused tardy will result in -10 points in the “deductions” column (or a 1% deduction from the final grade) per each hour late. Points will also be lost towards any missed assignments during those times. If a student is more than 10 minutes late, the student will be considered absent. Additionally, if the student is late to class, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the instructor knows.
There are times in which missing class is acceptable. These may include:
1. Official university absences
2. Family emergencies
3. Extreme illness/legitimate injury
However, in a job situation even if one of these things occurs, employees still must contact their direct supervisors (a principal, head coach, manager, etc.) to let them know about the absence or lateness ahead of time. The same is true here: for the purposes of this class and others, the instructor acts as the direct supervisor. If a student misses class for any reason, the instructor must be informed before the class via voicemail or email, or the absence will be considered unexcused. This must occur before any absence is excused. The instructor has ultimate authority on whether or not an absence is excused.
***In this course, if students have an anticipated absences and contact the professor far enough ahead of time, the instructor may opt to provide the student with some 40-point-equivalent assignment to avoid point deductions, but the student will still be responsible for information covered during that class period.
***This DOES NOT apply to test dates; tests must be made-up prior to anticipated absences.
***Also, remember that 5 absences of any sort result in an automatic XF.
When possible, contact the instructor far ahead of time so that makeup work can be arranged. There is no makeup work for unexcused absences; additionally, work for planned or excused absences must be turned in by the date assigned.
Finally, if dishonesty is proven regarding the reason given to possibly excuse an absence, the student will be reported to the Academic Affairs office for academic fraud, per the above Academic Integrity Policy. This will be done because part of the grade involves attendance and participation; therefore dishonesty about absences is tantamount to cheating on a test, sharing homework, plagiarism, and any other dishonest means of enhancing the grade.
Course Withdrawal
A student may withdraw from a course or courses or from the University beginning with the first day through 75 percent of the semester without academic penalty. The final day to withdraw from this course is Friday, November 11.
To withdraw from a course or courses or from the University the student must secure a withdrawal form from the Registrar’s Office, his/her advisor, or from the ETBU website, and follow the directions on the form, securing all required signatures. Students must process their own withdrawals. For additional information, please refer to the Academic Catalog.
Academic Integrity
Students enrolled at East Texas Baptist University are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity avoiding all forms of cheating, illicit possession of examinations or examination materials, unwarranted access to instructor’s solutions’ manuals, plagiarism, forgery, collusion and submissions of the same assignment to multiple courses. Students are not allowed to recycle student work without permission of the faculty member teaching the course. Students must ask permission before submitting the work since it will likely be detected by plagiarism detection programs. If the student does not inform the instructor or ask permission before the assignment is due and submitted, the instructor may treat this as an academic integrity offense.
Penalties that may be applied by the faculty member to individual cases of academic dishonesty by a student include one or more of the following:
• Failure of the class in question
• Failure of particular assignments
• Requirement to redo the work in question
• Requirement to submit additional work
All incidents related to violations of academic integrity are required to be reported to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and multiple violations of academic integrity will result in further disciplinary measures which could lead to dismissal from the University.
In this course, plagiarism, copying another student’s work, cheating, copy/pasting from internet sources, or any other form of academic dishonesty (refer to the Academic Catalog for further examples) will result in zero (0) credit for that assignment, regardless of its size (whether a small opinion paper or a large final exam or project), as well as an additional letter grade deduction from the final earned average. The 2nd occasion this occurs in a course, the student may receive an “F” for the entire course.
Disability Statement:
A student with a disability may request appropriate accommodations for this course by contacting the Office of Academic Success, Marshall Hall, Room 301, and providing the required documentation. If accommodations are approved by the Disability Accommodations Committee, the Office of Academic Success will notify the student and the student’s professor of the approved accommodations. The student must then discuss these accommodations with his or her professor.Students may not ask for accommodations the day of an exam or due date. Arrangements must be made prior to these important dates. For additional information, please refer to the Academic Catalog.
All proctored exams for students with accommodations will be given in the library. The five individual testing rooms are equipped for recording video and audio, so the student can be monitored by the testing coordinator and faculty can review video for up to 48 hours after test is given. Tests should be delivered to the testing coordinator two class days prior to the test date. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule the test date one week prior to the test and time using the ACE website (www.etbu.edu/ace). Ideally, exams will be given the same day as the course schedule. Students must provide his or her own Scantron/green book.
Weapons Statement:
The on-campus possession of firearms, explosives, or fireworks is prohibited with the exception of the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition by concealed handgun license holders in private vehicles (as described in SB1907) Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law, may not enter this property (ETBU) with a concealed handgun. The ETBU President may grant authorization to a qualified and certified full-time faculty or staff member, who is a license holder with a concealed handgun to conceal carry on the University campus, at a University-sponsored event or within or on a University vehicle.
*** Students MAY NOT bring weapons to class, regardless of CHL status. ***
Cell Phone/Electronic Device Policy:
Repeated use of cell phones or other electronic devices for non-class purposes is not appropriate or allowed. Students will be warned once per class period, and upon a second violation an offended student must leave class. Ejection from class for this or other behavioral reasons will also result in the loss 20 points of the final point total (2% of the final grade), regardless of the time remaining in the class.
Testing Policies:
- Barring an extreme circumstance, there are no “make-up tests” in this course. If there is a known absence on the day of a test, the test must be taken ahead of time.
- There are no “curved” grades on exams. Points are added to all tests only if due to a test-writing error.
- Test Day Protocols
o Phones and other electronic devices should be out, off, and facedown (no ear buds or headphones).
o The instructor needs to be able to see students’ eyes, so no forward-facing caps or any other concealment of the eyes. Students should not allow their eyes to “wander”.
o As best as is possible, students should not leave answers exposed. A student could be held liable for another’s cheating.
o Spread out from others as is reasonable given the space.
o Student seating may be rearranged on test days; do not be offended if selected to move.
o If restroom use is required, please do so before the class starts. Generally, once a student leaves a test that student’s test is over. If blowing of the nose is required, please do so just outside of the door of the classroom.