Course ID: | KINS 3415E. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Philosophy and Ethics in Sport |
Course Description: | Designed to introduce students to the ethical issues related to
the field of sport. It will include an examination of the values
of sport and the basis for ethical decision-making. Moreover, it
will focus on the often ignored and overlooked "dark side of
sport." |
Oasis Title: | Philosophy and Ethics in Sport |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in KINS 3415 |
Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Pre or Corequisite: | KINS 3430 |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1) Understand the impact of philosophy and ethics on sport
organizations, fans, and athletes
2) Recognize, critically evaluate, and react to major moral,
cultural, and social challenges confronting sport managers
3) Demonstrate an ability to analyze and interpret investigative
reporting and writing and apply learned knowledge to the job of
a sport manager
4) Make positive contributions to effective and successful groups
5) Engage with and discuss current topics in sports philosophy
and ethics including issues related to the "dark side of sport" |
Topical Outline: | I. Sport Philosophy
II. Ethics in Sport
III. Moral Reasoning
IV. Violence in Sport
V. Athletes and Fans Behaving Badly
VI. Eligibility in Sport
VII. Race Equity in Sport
VIII. Drugs and Cheating
IX. Commercialization in Sport
X. Human Rights
XI. Sport and Nationalism
XII. Corruption
XIII. Match Fixing/Gambling
XIV. Olympic and Paralympic Philosophy and Ethic |
Honor Code Reference: | Students in this course are expected to conform to the UGA
Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my
academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of
others." Academic honesty means performing all academic work
without plagiarism, cheating, lying, tampering, stealing,
receiving unauthorized or illegitimate assistance from any other
person, or using any source of information that is not common
knowledge. Students who assist other students in academically
dishonest acts are in violation of the policy. Consequences of
academic dishonesty may vary from receiving a lower grade to
expulsion from the University. Students have the responsibility
for knowing the University's policy and procedures on academic
dishonesty, which are described in the publication, "A Culture
of Honesty." Copies of this publication can be obtained from the
Office of the Vice President for Instruction or may be viewed at
the following web site: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/ |