2009-2010 - Bowie State University

SPED 405 DIAGNOSIS IN SPED 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): SPED 403. This course provides a broad survey of testing (formal and informal) and alternative assessment in which materials
and techniques are examined in terms of their relevance to planning curriculum and instructional interventions for exceptional children from
culturally diverse backgrounds. Formative, summative, criterion‐referenced, performance‐based, and normative testing is examined. Students
develop competencies in instructional planning for exceptional children based on individualized assessment.
SPED 406 OBSER & EXPT CHILDREN 2 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 101, EDUC 201; SPED 403. This practicum is designed to provide students with experience in working with and observing
exceptional children in a special setting at a public school. This experience provides students with the opportunity to study the various types of
exceptionalities and the educational relevance of planning the educational program to meet the individual needs of the mildly and moderately
disabled.
SPED 407 THEORY AND RESEARCH IN SPED 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): SPED 403. This course is a study of alternative definitions, critical characteristics, theories, techniques, and programs for use
with mildly and moderately disabled, emotionally disturbed, and learning disabled children. A review of research findings; as well as crosscultural
studies in various exceptionalities. A study of reflexology, neuro‐evolutional therapy, sensor motor developmental stages and other
theoretically based techniques.
SPED 409 MGT PRG PLN FOR RETARDED 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): SPED 403. Emphasis is placed on students' development of competence to plan and implement individual, classroom, and
school‐wide interventions designed to promote appropriate school behavior. Observational methods, behavior promotion, reduction,
generalization strategies and interview techniques are reviewed. Collaboration and conferring are emphasized. Applied behavior analysis as
well as other non‐behavioral approaches will be explored. Discipline and other issues related to management are discussed. Students are
required to develop an individual, classroom, and school‐wide project(s) that demonstrate their ability to design, implement, and evaluate the
effectiveness of their intervention(s). Record‐keeping as a visible tool for monitoring student progress will also be employed.
SPM: SPORTS MANAGEMENT COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
SPM 101 INTRO TO SPORT MANAGEMENT 3 CREDITS
This course provides an overview of the business of sport, including career opportunities. It will introduce the basic skills and competencies
required to successfully manage in the sport management industry. The course will also utilize general management theory and principles
which make direct application to the sport management field. Fundamental sport management principles and key skills as well as information
on current issues are emphasized.
SPM 203 ETHICS IN SPORT MANAGEMENT 3 CREDITS
The course is designed to assist students in self evaluating, examining and developing a philosophy, values and moral reasoning skills. The
development of a personal philosophy an understanding of social responsibility in the sport management setting are specific goals of this
course. Topics covered involve aspects associated with professional ethics, rights and responsibilities, concepts of morality, developing a
personal philosophy regarding social responsibility, theories of ethics, establishing a professional code of ethics, personal and management
values.
SPM 210 ROLE OF SPORT IN THE SOCIETY 3 CREDITS
This course provides a study of the sociological aspects of sport, athletics, and recreation in the American culture. It will include a survey of the
history of modern sport, other forms of organized activity, and an examination of the social relations within the institution of sport and its role
in the reproduction and transformation of society. Topics include but not limited to socialization, stratification, gender relations, race and
ethnicity and social change.
SPM 303 SPORT MARKETING AND PROMOTION 3 CREDITS
This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of sports marketing and promotion. The course will introduce the
student to basic marketing concepts with application to sport organization, both amateur and professional. Topics will include promotions and
public relations, sport consumer behavior, strategic marketing planning, marketing information management, marketing communications,
sponsorship, media promotion, data collection and the economic feasibility study.
SPM 305 FACILITY MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN 3 CREDITS
This course is designed to identify and provide students with an understanding of the unique characteristics of sport related facilities, including
planning, design, equipping and managing. One focus of this course is the many aspects of facility management: marketing, services and
program day to day operations, documentation, fiscal management and trends. A second focus includes the planning for and design of these
facilities. Other areas what will be discussed are event staging, security control and maintenance needs.
SPM 310 GOVERNANCE IN SPORT 3 CREDITS
Sport at all levels continues to grow in scope recognition and importance in the U.S. and abroad. As the growth continues, governance takes on
increased importance at all levels of athletic competition. This course will deal with the growing spread and development of sport throughout
the world, as well as how the governing bodies involved affect the structure, organization and delivery of sport. The students will become
familiar with these agencies, their authority, organizational structure, and functions.
SPM 313 INDEP RES/STUDY IN SPORT MGMT 2 CREDITS
The student, in consultation with the instructor, will select a topic or problem that he/she wishes to research in depth. The topic will include
current issues in sport management and must be approved and sponsored by a faculty member.
SPM 315 LEGAL ASPECT OF SPORTS 3 CREDITS
This course will enhance the student's knowledge about the legal system as it pertains to sport laws. A presentation of the basic legal system,
its terminology, and principles as applied to professional and amateur sports. Emphasis is on identifying and analyzing legal issues, the
ramifications of those issues, and the means of limiting the liability of sport organizations. Basic legal concepts concerning both contract and
tort law in sport will provide the student a sound foundation so that the student will be better able to recognize legal liability and delivery of
sport.
SPM 325 FINANCE AND ECONOMICS OF SPORT 3 CREDITS
This course will study how sport organizations develop financial strategies and utilize financial indicators in developing organizational strategic
plans. There also will be an analysis of how economic models are used to measure the impact of sport on various economics. Students will
learn there are established basic principles of behavior that characterize how people decide what to do. This course will introduce several basic
principles of finance and economic behavior and show how they apply to the world of sports. Other issues that will be covered are industrial
organization of sports, labor economics, public finance and the economics of amateurism and college sports.
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