Exemplar Student Work

Below are a few samples of completed deliverables from the lecture courses that I have taught. These examples represent the quality that I strive for my undergraduate students to exhibit on assignments. All student names have been scrubbed from the documents.

Sport Business Operations (SMGT4336)

For this project, groups were required to create a video presentation to educate other students about technologies that are influencing operational practices in sport business (the course is designed to be software/technology focused). The assignment’s guidelines allowed for a level of flexibility and creativity, requiring only a few structural elements be present (i.e. broad overview of operational area/company, educating on a product’s use/functionality, and present and possible future applications of the technology within the sport industry). Since it is not possible to scrub their names (or hide their identity) in this format, the three students who created the below video presentation each provided me with their written permission to share their work as an exemplar project:

Sport Event Management (KINS4840)

This group project required students to develop a sport event marketing plan. The course project was designed to function much like a practical capstone, incorporating elements from other sport management courses (i.e. Sport Marketing, Sport Finance, Social Aspects of Sport, Sport Policy, Sport Ethics, Sport Law). Milestones were used (and graded) to monitor progress and provide timely feedback. Milestones were structured as followed:

  1. References: Groups were required to conduct initial research on their potential events; submitting a list of resources in APA format
  2. EMBOK (Event Management Body of Knowledge) Outlines: Groups were to answer questions developed from an EMBOK model structure
  3. Executive Summary and Initial Appendices: Groups were supposed to provide me with a summary of what was intended, and appendices for their rough drafts
  4. Rough Drafts: These included Cover Pages, Table of Contents, Executive Summaries, Bodies (no more than 20 pages), References, and Appendices
  5. Operations Manual: These were to be no more than ten pages, and used as an appendix in the final paper

Given the projects immensity (and a 2 MB limit on files), an exemplar submission is provided in the following four links:

Below are examples of the extra credit assignment offered for this course. Students were to work on this assignment individually, and could receive up to five points towards their course grade (for truly exemplar submissions). The idea for this assignment was for students to learn about one of sport promotions greatest pioneers, reflect on his influence on the industry, and consider his innovations’ future applications.

Social Aspects of Sport (KINS4820)

This group project was designed to have students investigate current social issues within a sport context. They were to provide background on the current issue, share opposing perspectives of the issue, and offer a managerial approach for addressing the issue if it had direct effect on their sport organization.

Below are examples of the extra credit assignment offered for this course. Students were to work on this assignment individually, and could receive up to five points towards their course grade (for truly exemplar submissions). The idea for this assignment was to encourage students to become familiar with the research process, and to gain some exposure to sport sociology research.

Sport Finance (KINS4520)

This group project (the first group project of the course) required students to use existing financial data from a real sport business, assess the company and its industry, and develop a new business extension (i.e. new product or service) to propose to organizational leadership. Students were encouraged to develop their studies to look and feel like corporate reports (e.g. intentional aesthetics, and info graphics where applicable). The first example (Under Armour United) is an excellent example of what I had desired. The second example (Foot Locker Fitness) shows the creativity and strategic imperative that I had hoped to see from projects.

This group project (the second group project of the course) required students to conduct an analysis on a real feasibility study. They were to provide assessments of its various sections, and share both 1) what was well-supported and appropriate, and 2) what appeared to be missing or overtly misleading. Then, groups were to attempt and find any proposed missing information (if possible), and give their overall assessment as to the feasibility of the project in question.

Below is an example of the extra credit assignment offered for this course. Students were to work on this assignment individually, and could receive up to five points towards their course grade (for truly exemplar submissions). The idea for this assignment was to encourage students to become familiar with the growing influence of quantitative statistical analysis in sport organizations, while learning to follow brand/corporate guidelines.