Planning, design, financing, construction, and management of sport facilities. Planning, organizing, and evaluating the management of sporting events.
Athena Title
Facility Design and Event Mgmt
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to obtain research data through a variety of sources which can be used in the development of a case statement for a sports facility.
Students will be able to present a case statement to an audience on a sport facility selected by the student.
Students will be able to understand the sequencing of bringing a facility from the concept stage of the planning stage to the construction stage to the completion stage.
Students will be able to understand the codes and laws which influence site location and construction.
Students will be able to evaluate specifications and materials utilized in construction of indoor and outdoor sport facilities.
Students will be able to analyze all components of managing a successful sports event or a sports facility.
Students will be able to evaluate an athletic event as a consumer in all management aspects including the staff, the facility, and the management plan.
Students will be able to manage all components of an actual sporting event including promotion staging the event, and evaluation.
Topical Outline
A. Historical Perspective of Sport Facility Development in the United States
B. Current and Projected Boom in Sport Facility Construction and Renovation
C. Revenue Streams Offered by Sport Facilities
D. Trends in Financing New Construction
E. Planning a Renovated, Retrofitted, or New Facility
