The Commonwealth Honors College thesis or project is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members to define and carry out in-depth research or creative endeavors. It provides excellent preparation for students who intend to continue their education through graduate study or begin their professional careers. The student works closely with their 499Y Honors Research sponsor to pursue research on a topic or question of special interest to them in preparation for writing a 499T Honors Thesis or completing a 499P Honors Project.

Honors Thesis expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional research manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all theses: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.

Honors Project expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional project manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all projects: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.

Internship in Sport Management (minimum 12 credits) On-the-job learning experience in a segment of the sport industry. Minimum of 13 weeks. Pass/Fail only. Internship track and consent of adviser.

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Introduction to the analysis of strategic problems and decisions facing sport managers and leaders as well as ethical and implementation issues. This course for seniors integrates academic work from both General Education and major courses and satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for SptMgt majors. [No credit after SPORTMGT 480.]

Introduction to the analysis of strategic problems and decisions facing sport managers and leaders as well as ethical and implementation issues. This course for seniors integrates academic work from both General Education and major courses and satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for SptMgt majors. [No credit after SPORTMGT 480.]

Introduction to the analysis of strategic problems and decisions facing sport managers and leaders as well as ethical and implementation issues. This course for seniors integrates academic work from both General Education and major courses and satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for SptMgt majors. [No credit after SPORTMGT 480.]

This course provides a hands-on dive into sport analytics. After completing this course, students should understand how to formulate a meaningful sport-related question, identify and collect appropriate data to address their question, determine a suitable analysis plan, execute a range of statistical analysis techniques, and communicate the results through a variety of media.

Students will use analytics to study a wide variety of issues affecting the sport industry. Topics examined include: player performance measurement, in-game decision making, player selection/team building, and general administration such as marketing, pricing, contracts, stadium management, etc. Students will learn not only how the recent application of analytics has improved each of these areas within the professional and collegiate sport industry, but also how analytics can improve decision making in any other field of business.