Because class discussion is an important component of this course, I expect students to attend class and to be willing to participate. Further, I expect students to arrive on time. You will be considered as absent if you arrive late. You are able to know the letter equivalent of your grade at any point during the semester if you keep track of your points and divide by the total possible . There is a total of 180 points possible.
Exams cover the material presented prior to each date.
They will be primarily multiple-choice, although you should prepare for them as you prepare for essay exams. In general, the goal of each assignment is to gather, first-hand, examples of issues we discuss in class, and to reflect on what your examples demonstrate. For the field study mini-paper , students will conduct an observation of organized sport taking place in a school or community setting. For the sports media mini-paper , students are asked to analyze subtle messages communicated in mediated sport presentations. For the papers, you should choose 2 or 3 themes or content areas that we have discussed or that you believe are worthy of discussion.