scholarly journals Linked(In)g Sport Management Education with the Sport Industry: A Preliminary Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2275
Author(s):  
Samuel López-Carril ◽  
Miguel Villamón ◽  
María Huertas González-Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The Impact

Social media are one of the most valuable management tools used by sport managers in the fulfilment of their daily tasks. However, the studies that share and analyse the impact of educational experiences that incorporate social media into sport management education for professional purposes are scarce to date. Thus, this study presents an educational innovation piloted in a sport management course where LinkedIn—the social media most associated with the professional sphere—is introduced through an experiential learning methodology, as a driver of students’ career development and as a tool to keep up to date and interact with the sport industry. To assess the learning outcomes, a new scale was developed and tested. A total of 90 Spanish undergraduate sport management students (M = 22.71; SD = 3.84) participated in the study, partaking in a pre-test and a post-test. Regarding the results linked to the testing of the scale, the statistical analysis reflects the scale’s two-dimensional nature, explaining 68.78% of the variance, presenting good psychometric properties (α = 0.95). On the other hand, significant increases in all the scale items between the two measures were obtained, with large effects size in the two dimensions (Cohen’s d ≥ 0.80). Therefore, it is concluded that LinkedIn can help to develop the professional profile of sport management students, Linked(In)g what is taught in the classroom with what the sport industry demands.

Exploring the Influence of Stimulus Events: A Case Study of Undergraduate Student Internships

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24
Author(s):  
Cole McClean ◽  
Michael A. Odio ◽  
Shannon Kerwin
Keyword(s):  
Sport Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Career Intentions ◽  
Impact Pathways ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The Impact

Internships are crucial in many sport management students’ paths to the sport industry. This mixed-methods case study sought to understand the nature of events occurring in sport management internships and the impact on two outcomes: student career decision making and subjective well-being. Pre–post internship surveys (n = 23) and follow-up interviews (n = 21) identified stimulus events, if intern expectations were met, and if career intentions or subjective well-being were shifted. For participants, stimulus events involved different aspects of the internship (e.g., tasks, supervisor, social interactions, inclusivity, and the environment), and the perceptions of outcomes related to internships varied. In line with image theory, participants followed four impact pathways, with the focus on stimulus events influencing career intentions and then well-being as a result, or conversely well-being then career intentions. The findings have important theoretical and practical implications for both sport management educators and organizational supervisors that can help ensure mutually beneficial experiences for all parties involved.

Measuring the Impact of Social Media

2011 ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimiz Dalkir
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

This chapter focuses on a method, social network analysis (SNA) that can be used to assess the quantity and quality of connection, communication and collaboration mediated by social tools in an organization. An organization, in the Canadian public sector, is used as a real-life case study to illustrate how SNA can be used in a pre-test/post-test evaluation design to conduct a comparative assessment of methods that can be used before, during and after the implementation of organizational change in work processes. The same evaluation method can be used to assess the impact of introducing new social media such as wikis, expertise locator systems, blogs, Twitter and so on. In other words, while traditional pre-test/post-test designs can be easily applied to social media, the social media tools themselves can be added to the assessment toolkit. Social network analysis in particular is a good candidate to analyze the connections between people and content as well as people with other people.

Interns in Professional Sport: An Investigation of Gender Parity on the Job

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Cuneen ◽  
M. Joy Sidwell
Keyword(s):  
Sport Management ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Professional Sport ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Job Benefits ◽  
One Year ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Big Four

Internships permit sport management students to link classroom learning to the professional environment. Since internships provide students with opportunities to learn on-the-job and test their skills in the marketplace, the experiences should be uniformly beneficial to all students regardless of gender. This study was conducted to describe internship work conditions (i.e., opportunities to perform in essential marketplace functions) for male and female sport management interns assigned to ‘Big Four’ professional sport organizations. Participants were 74 sport industry professionals who supervised a total of 103 interns over a one-year period. A X2 Test of Independence found that male and female interns working in professional sport had comparable opportunities to perform and learn on the job. Differences in opportunity, hiring practices, and on-the-job benefits emerged primarily as a function of job specialization (e.g., operations, marketing, venue management), league/association, or gender of the internship supervisor rather than gender of the interns.

Cruel Optimism in Sport Management: Fans, Affective Labor, and the Political Economy of Internships in the Sport Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew G. Hawzen ◽  
Christopher M. McLeod ◽  
John T. Holden ◽  
Joshua I. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
The Political ◽  
Work Experiences ◽  
Affective Labor ◽  
Sports Industry ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Management Students

For university students in sport management programs, working in sports is often the end goal, and internships have become the most common curricular component for achieving this end. Sport management students bring to these internships various backgrounds and active fan attachments with sports that structure their work experiences and create certain conditions of exploitation. We thus conducted interviews with current and soon-to-be interns to understand their subjective perceptions and experiences of working in sports as fans. Drawing upon Lauren Berlant’s concept of cruel optimism as well as neo-Marxist theories of affective labor, we reveal the structuring contradictions of interns’ work in the contemporary sports industry.

Understanding the Skills and Competencies Athletic Department Social Media Staff Seek in Sport Management Graduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
Joshua R. Pate ◽  
Alyssa T. Bosley
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
College Athletics ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Athletic Department ◽  
Sport Communication ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Student Workers

Sport management academic programs can do better at preparing a graduate for a career by addressing the technology demands in the sport industry. Equally important is to weigh the skills that athletic department personnel want and need in a college graduate seeking an entry-level position in a sport communication, media relations, or sports information office. Those offices train student workers as an extension of their learning environment where they can put classroom learning to practice. The purpose of these interviews was to inform and equip sport management educators on how to best prepare students to enter the field of sport communication, specifically using social media in college athletics. Professionals indicated that students should be proficient in content creation and planning, representing an organization’s brand, and social media trends across all platforms. It is important for the sport management educator to know the skills and knowledge professionals desire from students so that classroom activity can be planned accordingly.

Creating Ethical Decision Makers: The Influence of Education on Perceptions of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Taylor ◽  
Gareth J. Jones ◽  
Kristy McCray ◽  
Robin Hardin
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Rape Myths ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Power Differential ◽  
Sport Industry ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The Relationship

The sport industry is ripe for issues of sexual harassment/assault due to the high value placed on masculine characteristics and the power differential between male leaders/coaches and female subordinates/athletes. This culture permeates sport organizations, as issues of sexual harassment/assault committed by athletes and coaches/administrators are commonplace and have recently been mishandled, raising questions about effective education. This study examined the relationship between education on sexual harassment/assault and the endorsement of rape myths by sport management students. Results indicate that training on sexual harassment/assault in sport management classrooms is low and is potentially ineffective at curbing rape myth acceptance, suggesting current curricula are insufficient. These findings have both theoretical and practical contributions related to how sport management departments can prepare future professionals to change the culture of sport.

scholarly journals Educational Innovation Brief: Educating Graduate Nursing Students on Value Based Purchasing

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Farrell
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Value Based Purchasing ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Practice Nurses ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Graduate Nursing

<p>The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implemented value-based purchasing to raise the bar on quality care and patient satisfaction in healthcare facilities. The time has come to educate graduate nursing students on the reality of quality indicators and the impact that advanced practice nurses will have on these initiatives. This educational brief describes implementation of an educational session developed for graduate nursing students on VBP and the APN role. The content for the education was derived from an extensive literature review, <em>The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing</em>, and the clinical experience of the author. The education was presented to 12 Master’s in nursing students utilizing a presentation with a pre-/post-test, followed by a question and answer session. Pre/post test scores showed an average increase in mean score of 17 points. Students’ enthusiasm indicated that the content would be of benefit to them as they transitioned to the APN role. Consistent with <em>The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing</em>, specific to Essential III (Quality Improvement and Safety), it is recommended that current quality initiatives specific in the APN role be integrated into the curriculum.</p>

THE IMPACT OF POSTS ON INTEREST IN A DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FACEBOOK PAGE

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Smallwood
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Facebook Pages ◽  
The Impact

Universities, and units within, use social media to communicate with their respective publics, for varying reasons, namely to promote interest in a page and the related 'owner', to promote events and opportunities, to 'educate', and create awareness. Experience and anecdotal evidence indicate that visitors to Facebook pages find certain posts more interesting than others, which reality administrators of Facebook pages must contend with. The purpose of the study reported on is to determine the impact of a series of posts to determine, which attract the most interest. The research method can best be described as experimental in that posts pertaining to different subjects were undertaken periodically. Posts were constrained to construction, tertiary construction management education, and related issues such as conferences. The salient findings include that graduation publicity in the form of photos, predominates, followed by project related photos, and events in the form of conferences, presentations, and summits in terms of interest. Based upon the findings it can be concluded that certain posts are of greater interest than others. It is recommended that Facebook page statistics be regularly reviewed to determine the impact and relevance of posts. Facebook page administrators must evolve a 'cocktail' of posts to optimize the impact of their pages, which includes promoting interest in a page and the related 'owner'.

scholarly journals Introducing TED Talks as a Pedagogical Resource in Sport Management Education through YouTube and LinkedIn

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10161
Author(s):  
Samuel López-Carril ◽  
Vicente Añó ◽  
María Huertas González-Serrano
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Professional Profile ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Educational Potential ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Validated Instrument ◽  
Ted Talks

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the educational sector, pushing it towards teaching–learning methodologies where the online aspect takes on special importance. In this sense, social media are tools that facilitate the creation of meaningful and sustainable learning environments. This study shares an educational experience where TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks are introduced as a pedagogical resource through YouTube and LinkedIn in a sport management course. A total of five TED Talks are viewed and discussed by the students in order to develop their professional profile, assisted by a set of initial questions posed by faculty. To assess the impact of the experience, a new scale is created and then validated. The analyses performed reflected the unidimensional nature of this scale, explaining the 64.36% of the variance, and presenting good psychometric properties (α = 0.95). Furthermore, the results obtained reflect the educational potential of TED Talks in the context of sport management, with increases in the averages of all the items from the scale, with significant (p < 0.05) increases in six of them. Both the new validated instrument and the shared pedagogical proposal can be valuable to guide and evaluate future educational experiences which introduce TED Talks as a pedagogical resource in sport management education.

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