Sports Ethics

Catalog description

This course will focus on the exploration of contemporary values, issues, and controversies associated with sport and sport management. Current issues, ethical dilemmas in the sport environment, organizational responsibility, and professional ethics will be discussed. During this course, students will become involved with discussions on sportsmanship, fan behavior, performance-enhancing drugs, cheating and deception, the role of violence in sports, gender equity in sport, deviant behavior in athletics, and issues related to youth sports participation. This course will explore the various issues to be raised by encouraging discussion among the students, by conducting formal debates, and developing position papers on the subject matter.