SADL 508 - Sport Operations and Event Management

After successful completion of this course, students will be able to manage sport programs and events; identify characteristics of an effective organization; design practical management strategies; formulate effective communication processes; supervise personnel; and establish logistical plans including, site or equipment layouts, schedules and time lines, electronic communications and information systems, procedures for hospitality, housing, registration, transportation and financial disbursement, traffic flow and parking, restroom and waste facilities, and liaison with reporting and broadcast media, governing bodies, vendors, concessions, planning committees, and volunteers. Students will organize and host a sport-related event to raise money for persons in need in the Seattle area. Prerequisite: SADL 516.

Academic Level: Graduate
Instructional Method: Lecture
School: College of Arts & Sciences