P328 Syllabus.docx

Instructor Information

P328 Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics

 

Instructor:  Tiffani Selhorst                                

Email:  tselhors@iu.edu                           Office:  Online

Required Text:

As noted in the Schedule of Classes, I will be teaching this class with IU eTexts.  Your copy(ies) is/are available in your Canvas class page.  For more information and the Engage e-reader tutorial, I recommend you review “The Student Guide to IU eTexts” Links to an external site. before the first day of class.

Use of AI

You can use AI on certain assignments.  Please follow my rules:

• You will need to include your AI platform
• I will check every source the platform produces and you will receive a ZERO if I find phantom sources.
• You must not copy and paste my assignment prompt, but instead tell me how you adapted the prompt to get the information you needed for the assignment.
• Every assignment I allow AI to be used, you must include your own personal experience written in your own words.
• You must also create a thoughtful reflection on how AI helped, what was useful, and any limitations.

Late Work

The entire course will open on the first day.  You may work ahead or keep the pace of the class.  Late work must be turned in and will receive a 10% deduction each day it is late until you reach the 50% mark.  At that point you may still turn in your work with the highest grade being a 50%.  You do not need my permission to turn work in late and I will only accept late work until the last scheduled day of class that has been submitted through Canvas.  Please do not email me late assignments.

Course Description

Examination of current issues in Intercollegiate, Interscholastic, and Professional Sport in America.  This course presents the historical foundation of current issues and solutions and examines current positions and arguments.

As we receive a constant and unrelenting bombardment of sport information in a variety of mediums (email, phone, tweets, ESPN, Facebook . . .) and there is an unending stream of athletes, coaches, and owners willing to pull all types of attention to themselves, it is important to be able to discern the nature of the issues and reflect on the outcomes.  Many similar issues impact participants from grade school through the professional ranks.  This class is designed to cover many (but not limited to) issues such as bullying, drug use, questionable motivational techniques, the role of politics in sport, spectator violence, big-time college athletics, youth sports, and the role of parents in youth sports.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Trace the role of sport in history and assess the value of sport in today’s society
2. Identify and critique the powerful role between sport and the media
3. Describe the function of sport within the youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, and professional levels.
4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in evaluating the social issues in the sport world
5. Identify current trends in sport and assess the future of sport activities.
6. Analyze the financial impact of  sport at various levels of competition
7. Evaluate the globalization of sport
8. Identify and critique the role of politics in athletics.
9. Demonstrate critical thinking skills in evaluating the social issues in the sport world
10. Explore the role and impact of sport in your life

 

Course Requirements

Required Text

As noted in the Schedule of Classes, I will be teaching this class with IU eTexts.  Your copy(ies) is/are available in your Canvas class page.  For more information and the Engage e-reader tutorial, I recommend you review “The Student Guide to IU eTexts” Links to an external site.before the first day of class.

Technical Requirements

You will need the following in order to participate in this course:

• Computer or tablet; 
• Reliable internet connection;
• Microphone;
• Some way to make and post a simple video (e.g., using a webcam or a smartphone);
• Access to Canvas using a supported web browser

Technical Support 

The following resources are available to all IU students: 

• University Information Technology Services (UITS) (IT support)
• IU Knowledge Base (IUKB) (guides)
• IUware (download free software)

Descriptions of Course Activities and Assignments

Scroll down to the bottom of the syllabus for a course summary for all assignments and due dates.

All assignments are due on the listed date in Canvas, but will be available for the entire semester.  If you miss a due date and turn in an assignment late, you will automatically receive at 10% deduction for every day the assignment is late.  All quizzes will be due on due date with no exceptions.  PLEASE WORK AHEAD!

Weekly Assignments:                                                                   

  (Weekly Assignments may consist of watching a documentary and giving reflections and reactions to current issues)

Quizzes:                                                                      

  (A demonstration to following weekly readings)

Critical Thinking Activities:                                                        

  (An article, event, or current issue will be explored.  You will write a 1-2 page reflective paper)

Final Presentation

Please see the rubric in your assignments.                                                                                               

(due during finals week)

Extra Credit Work

   Extra Credit work is NOT given unless there has been a special arrangement made by the professor.

 

Grade	% Range	Point Range
A+	96-100
A	90-96
B+	86-89
B	80-85
C+	76-79
C	70-75
D+	66-69
D	60-65
F	<60%

Grading Scale

 

University Policies 

Accommodations

Every attempt will be made to accommodate qualified students with disabilities (e.g. mental health, learning, chronic health, physical, hearing, vision neurological, etc.) You must have established your eligibility for support services through the appropriate office that services students with disabilities. Note that services are confidential, may take time to put into place and are not retroactive; Captions and alternate media for print materials may take three or more weeks to get produced. Please contact your campus office as soon as possible if accommodations are needed. Find your campus office serving students with disabilities. 

Academic Integrity

All work should be your original product unless explicitly noted otherwise. Any materials you reference or take from others should be properly cited. Cheating, plagiarism, or fabrication in any form will not be tolerated, regardless of any justification. For more detailed information see the Student Responsibilities section of the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct. Academic misconduct will not be tolerated. The minimum consequence is failing the assignment. In a case of a more serious offense, a student may fail the course. Students should NOT present work from other courses in this class (i.e., using pieces of previous papers you have done is considered plagiarism). I may use the services of Turnitin.com to check the originality of your written work. 

Campus Grading Policies 

The following includes highlights paraphrased from several campus or university policies pertaining to grades and grading. For official descriptions of these and other related policies, click the Campus Course Policies link in your Canvas navigation. 

Dropping a Course

During the first week of classes, you may drop a class with no grade recorded on your transcript. From the second week of classes through the ninth week (the ‘auto W’ period), you may withdraw from a class with an automatic grade of ‘W’. This will be recorded on your transcript but not included in your GPA.                     

After the ninth week (and before the final exam period), a student wishing to withdraw with a grade of ‘W’ must be passing the course at that time. You must complete a ‘Drop Only’ form and contact the offices listed for signatures before giving the form to the instructor. The instructor will confirm on the form that you are passing at that time for a ‘W’ grade or that your grade is an ‘F.’ This ‘F’ grade WILL be included in the calculation of your GPA.       

Faculty members are required to report any student who stops attending a class and does not withdraw (with a grade of ‘W’ or ‘F’). Failure of a course due to non-attendance may affect financial aid award amounts.

Course Expectations

Classroom Civility

It is important to build a classroom climate that is welcoming and safe for everyone.  Please display respect for everyone in the class. You should avoid racist, sexist, homophobic, or negative language that may exclude members of our campus and classroom community. 

Participation

You should be logging onto Canvas at least three times a week to view assignments, presentations, contribute to discussions, post questions, read postings of others, etc. Activities and assignments will be posted in advance, providing ample time for completion. Please plan your schedules accordingly.

Course Absence

If you plan to be absent from class activities for longer periods of time because of a sport, school, medical, or family event, please let me know in the comments section of each assignment and complete your work in advance. For a scheduled exam/quiz, forum, or other course events, arrange with me for an earlier date. In case you miss these scheduled events, you will receive a zero.

Late Work

Late work will be accepted at a 10% deduction everyday until you 50%.  You do not need my permission to turn in late work, but late work must be submitted through Canvas.

Plagiarism

Honesty requires that any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged. Offering the work of someone else as one’s own is plagiarism. The language or ideas thus taken from another may range from isolated formulas, sentences, or paragraphs to entire articles copied from books, periodicals, speeches, or the writings of other students. The offering of materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment also is considered plagiarism. Any student who fails to give credit for ideas or materials taken from another source is guilty of plagiarism.

(Faculty Council, May 2, 1961; University Faculty Council, March 11, 1975; Board of Trustees, July 11, 1975) The source comes from IU's Policies site.

According to the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct (2010), a student must give credit to the originality of others and acknowledge indebtedness whenever:

1. Directly quoting another person's actual words, whether oral or written;
2. Using another person's ideas, opinions, or theories;
3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or written;
4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material; or
5. Offering materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment.

Right of Revision

The instructor reserves the right to revise or adjust the course syllabus to best accommodate the pace and needs of the students.

Fair Use Policy

Copying or recording synchronous classes and asynchronous course materials without the express prior approval of Professor your name is prohibited. All copies and recordings remain the property of Indiana University and Professor your name. IU and Professor your name reserve the right to retrieve, inspect, or destroy the copies and recordings after their intended use. These policies are not intended to affect the rights of students with disabilities under applicable law or IU policies.