Analyze and contextualize a sporting topic through a formal writing assignment. Demonstrate a satisfactory understanding of the impact of neoliberalism and the neoliberal processes of individualization and privatization on sport and physical culture.

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Neoliberalism and the Neoliberal processes of Individualization

Objective(s):

• Analyze and contextualize a sporting topic through a formal writing assignment.
• Demonstrate a satisfactory understanding of the impact of neoliberalism and the neoliberal processes of individualization and privatization on sport and physical culture.

Instructions:

For this assignment, you are tasked with writing a formal academic essay of at least 1,250-1,500 words. Keep in mind, this minimum word requirement is based on the actual paragraphs of writing in the essay and does not include the title page and reference pages.

The goal of the essay is to effectively conduct a “sociological imagination” of one’s experience with either a public or private iteration of sport or physical culture. Specifically, students need to contextualize these sporting experience in relation to the processes of neoliberalism.

The purpose is to better understand the ongoing privatization of sport in the twenty-first century, the ways in which this privatization impacts people’s sporting experiences, and the ways in which this can be situated within the context of neoliberalism.

For this paper, students will need to:

1. Pick a contemporary sport with which they have some personal experience
a. NOTE: for this third essay, you can either examine the same sport from your second essay, or choose a new sport.

2. Do a bit of online research on this chosen sport using the Internet and TU Library resources (databases and catalog). Learn about the organization of the sport in the twenty-first century: is it mostly a “privatized” sporting opportunity? Is it mostly a “public” sport (meaning, opportunities are provided by governmental, municipal, or other public institutions)? If the sport is privatized, how has it been commercialized? Where are the sporting opportunities typically located, and how much do they cost?

3. Develop and write a formal essay in which you examine the ways in which neoliberal processes (i.e., privatization, “responsibilitization”) have impacted the sport.

The essay should be framed so as to address questions such as the following:
1. What is your personal experience with the privatized (or public) sport?
2. How or in what ways have the processes of neoliberalism impacted your experience with the sport?
3. What has been the specific impact of privatization on the sport?

Source Requirements:

At least seven sources need to be found through research, cited in your essay, and listed on reference page(s) at the end of the essay. This includes the following:

• At least two peer-reviewed, scholarly sources that you found through your own research.
o For this assignment, a scholarly source is either a full-length articles in academic journals, a book, or an ebook. For an example of what a scholarly source looks like, see the assigned readings.
o The assigned readings do not count towards this requirement.
o You need to find two different scholarly sources for this third essay. They should not be the scholarly sources you used in the first or second essays.
• At least two additional online sources (newspaper or magazine articles) that you found through your own research.
o Examples of online sources – an article in a newspaper such as the Washington Post or Baltimore Sun; an article in a magazine such as Sports Illustrated or The Atlantic; a longform piece for website such as ESPN.
• You need to cite and reference at least two Lecture PowerPoints.
• You will need to cite and reference at least one of the assigned readings for Lecture 3 (either the Ingham and McDonald or the Gard et al reading).
o You can cite and reference both readings, if you wish. In fact, I encourage it!

Formatting Requirements:

• Your essay will need a title page that is in APA style (American Psychological Association). This is the official formatting and citation style of the Sport Management field.
o I have provided a paper template on Blackboard, which shows you how to format your title page in APA style. Use the template for your essay submission.
o You can also find an APA-style template for the title page and essay here: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page
• Essays need to use Times New Roman 12-pt. font.
• Essays need to be double spaced with 1-inch margins on all four sides.
• The essay needs to be formal, with an introduction, effective transitions between paragraphs, and a conclusion.
• Limit your use of headers and subheaders in your paper. It is better to submit an essay that demonstrates the connections/links between your paragraphs, rather than separate them using headers.
• You can include direct quotes from your sources, but do not include block quotes or direct quotes longer than 30 words.
• Papers must include citations and a reference page that is correctly formatted according to a formal citation style.
o See the citation and reference guide in the course syllabus!
o Once again, the paper template will provide you with an example of how to do citations and refences.
o For more information about APA citations and references, visit this link: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines

Analyze and contextualize a sporting topic through a formal writing assignment. Demonstrate a satisfactory understanding of the impact of neoliberalism and the neoliberal processes of individualization and privatization on sport and physical culture.

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Neoliberalism and the Neoliberal processes of Individualization

Objective(s):

• Analyze and contextualize a sporting topic through a formal writing assignment.
• Demonstrate a satisfactory understanding of the impact of neoliberalism and the neoliberal processes of individualization and privatization on sport and physical culture.

Instructions:

For this assignment, you are tasked with writing a formal academic essay of at least 1,250-1,500 words. Keep in mind, this minimum word requirement is based on the actual paragraphs of writing in the essay and does not include the title page and reference pages.

The goal of the essay is to effectively conduct a “sociological imagination” of one’s experience with either a public or private iteration of sport or physical culture. Specifically, students need to contextualize these sporting experience in relation to the processes of neoliberalism.

The purpose is to better understand the ongoing privatization of sport in the twenty-first century, the ways in which this privatization impacts people’s sporting experiences, and the ways in which this can be situated within the context of neoliberalism.

For this paper, students will need to:

1. Pick a contemporary sport with which they have some personal experience
a. NOTE: for this third essay, you can either examine the same sport from your second essay, or choose a new sport.

2. Do a bit of online research on this chosen sport using the Internet and TU Library resources (databases and catalog). Learn about the organization of the sport in the twenty-first century: is it mostly a “privatized” sporting opportunity? Is it mostly a “public” sport (meaning, opportunities are provided by governmental, municipal, or other public institutions)? If the sport is privatized, how has it been commercialized? Where are the sporting opportunities typically located, and how much do they cost?

3. Develop and write a formal essay in which you examine the ways in which neoliberal processes (i.e., privatization, “responsibilitization”) have impacted the sport.

The essay should be framed so as to address questions such as the following:
1. What is your personal experience with the privatized (or public) sport?
2. How or in what ways have the processes of neoliberalism impacted your experience with the sport?
3. What has been the specific impact of privatization on the sport?

Source Requirements:

At least seven sources need to be found through research, cited in your essay, and listed on reference page(s) at the end of the essay. This includes the following:

• At least two peer-reviewed, scholarly sources that you found through your own research.
o For this assignment, a scholarly source is either a full-length articles in academic journals, a book, or an ebook. For an example of what a scholarly source looks like, see the assigned readings.
o The assigned readings do not count towards this requirement.
o You need to find two different scholarly sources for this third essay. They should not be the scholarly sources you used in the first or second essays.
• At least two additional online sources (newspaper or magazine articles) that you found through your own research.
o Examples of online sources – an article in a newspaper such as the Washington Post or Baltimore Sun; an article in a magazine such as Sports Illustrated or The Atlantic; a longform piece for website such as ESPN.
• You need to cite and reference at least two Lecture PowerPoints.
• You will need to cite and reference at least one of the assigned readings for Lecture 3 (either the Ingham and McDonald or the Gard et al reading).
o You can cite and reference both readings, if you wish. In fact, I encourage it!

Formatting Requirements:

• Your essay will need a title page that is in APA style (American Psychological Association). This is the official formatting and citation style of the Sport Management field.
o I have provided a paper template on Blackboard, which shows you how to format your title page in APA style. Use the template for your essay submission.
o You can also find an APA-style template for the title page and essay here: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/title-page
• Essays need to use Times New Roman 12-pt. font.
• Essays need to be double spaced with 1-inch margins on all four sides.
• The essay needs to be formal, with an introduction, effective transitions between paragraphs, and a conclusion.
• Limit your use of headers and subheaders in your paper. It is better to submit an essay that demonstrates the connections/links between your paragraphs, rather than separate them using headers.
• You can include direct quotes from your sources, but do not include block quotes or direct quotes longer than 30 words.
• Papers must include citations and a reference page that is correctly formatted according to a formal citation style.
o See the citation and reference guide in the course syllabus!
o Once again, the paper template will provide you with an example of how to do citations and refences.
o For more information about APA citations and references, visit this link: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines

Develop a staffing model for your ideal fitness center to present to a group of executives. Include number of employees, pay rates, positions, work hours, and schedule coverage. How much money do you need to bring in monthly in order to break even?

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Staffing model

You have to develop a staffing model for your ideal fitness center to present to a group of executives. Include number of employees, pay rates, positions, work hours, and schedule coverage. How much money do you need to bring in monthly in order to break even? Your presentation should be about 12–15 slides (15 minutes) long.

Based on your reading this week, discuss a situation where you believe that a student-athlete and/or the parents of a student-athlete deserved due process. Describe a different situation where due process may not be required.

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Due process

Based on your reading this week, discuss a situation where you believe that a student-athlete and/or the parents of a student-athlete deserved due process. Then describe a different situation where due process may not be required.

Based on your reading this week, discuss a situation where you believe that a student-athlete and/or the parents of a student-athlete deserved due process. Describe a different situation where due process may not be required.

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Due process

Based on your reading this week, discuss a situation where you believe that a student-athlete and/or the parents of a student-athlete deserved due process. Then describe a different situation where due process may not be required.

Based on your reading this week, discuss a situation where you believe that a student-athlete and/or the parents of a student-athlete deserved due process. Describe a different situation where due process may not be required.

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Due process

Based on your reading this week, discuss a situation where you believe that a student-athlete and/or the parents of a student-athlete deserved due process. Then describe a different situation where due process may not be required.

Prepare a 3,000-word essay answering the following question with reference to the financial, social, political and/or cultural environment in which sport operates: What are the positive and negative aspects of sport and national identity?

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Sport and national identity

You are required to prepare a 3,000-word essay answering the following question with reference to the financial, social, political and/or cultural environment in which sport operates:

What are the positive and negative aspects of sport and national identity?

 

The essay has a MAXIMUM word count of 3000 words. Marks will be deducted by 10% if you exceed this word count.

Font size should be 12 Calibri or equivalent.

Your essay must be written in the present or past tense and in the third person.

Use referenced evidence where necessary. standard Harvard referencing is essential

You should provide an appropriate set of references in the Harvard Style (this is not included in the word count) These should be listed alphabetically at the end of your essay.

Prepare a 3,000-word essay answering the following question with reference to the financial, social, political and/or cultural environment in which sport operates: What are the positive and negative aspects of sport and national identity?

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Sport and national identity

You are required to prepare a 3,000-word essay answering the following question with reference to the financial, social, political and/or cultural environment in which sport operates:

What are the positive and negative aspects of sport and national identity?

 

The essay has a MAXIMUM word count of 3000 words. Marks will be deducted by 10% if you exceed this word count.

Font size should be 12 Calibri or equivalent.

Your essay must be written in the present or past tense and in the third person.

Use referenced evidence where necessary. standard Harvard referencing is essential

You should provide an appropriate set of references in the Harvard Style (this is not included in the word count) These should be listed alphabetically at the end of your essay.

You work for the town recreation department and need to develop an instructional program (of interest to you) to offer to the community. Outline the reasons why you chose your delivery method, each session’s objectives, and the overall objective for the program.

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Instructional program

You work for the town recreation department and need to develop an instructional program (of interest to you) to offer to the community. Outline the reasons why you chose your delivery method, each session’s objectives, and the overall objective for the program. Also, present a tool to evaluate the program (e.g., a survey). Your presentation should be about 10–12 slides (10 minutes) long

Explain the current and future trend of the market with respect to the chosen product or service. In other words, will it be appropriate to serve the needs of customers in the current and future market? Analyze the current status of the industry related to your sport organization, including needs and business opportunities. Conduct a SWOT analysis that identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your sport organization.

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Kobe Bryant Nike Collection After his death (Mambacita)

Prompt: In this milestone, you will submit a draft of the Target Market Analysis and the Industry and Organization Factor Analysis sections. In this draft you will analyze your target market to inform your plan for pricing, placing, and promoting your product or service within the market. You will also examine your sport organization by conducting a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis and evaluating your organization’s readiness to enter the target market of the selected product or service.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

II. Target Market Analysis: In this section of the project, you will analyze your target market to inform your plan for pricing, placing, and promoting your product or service within the market.
A. Explain the current and future trend of the market with respect to the chosen product or service. In other words, will it be appropriate to serve the needs of customers in the current and future market?
B. Describe the target customers (e.g., age, gender, education, lifestyle, values) for your product or service.
C. Justify the market research methods that you will use to retrieve information about the target market and consumers. Support your justification with research. For example, will you use primary data (e.g., surveys, focus groups, interviews) or secondary data (e.g., more general information like SGMA reports or industry reports from sport business journals)?
D. Describe the internal market factors (corporate culture, financial state, etc.) that affect your sport organization.
E. Describe the external market factors (competitors, economy, etc.) that affect your sport organization.
F. Discuss business data that supports a decision to undertake this marketing plan.

III. Industry and Organization Factor Analysis: In this section of the project, you will examine your sport organization by conducting a SWOT analysis and evaluating the readiness of your organization to enter the target market of the selected product or service.
A. Analyze the current status of the industry related to your sport organization, including needs and business opportunities.
B. Conduct a SWOT analysis that identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your sport organization.
C. Explain the readiness of your sport organization to enter the target market of the product or service. Support your explanation with examples from your SWOT analysis.
D. Explain the current economic condition of your sport organization. Support your explanation with examples from your SWOT analysis.