RHM 335: Sport Tourism

Fall

Course Description: An in-depth look at the economic and social impact of Sport Tourism on destinations and exploration of sports travel’s growth and future prospects.

Objectives:

Introduce students to the sport tourism industry from both an economic impact and social perspective.
Provide differentiation between the various types of sport tourism.
Show the impact sport tourism has on various hospitality entities, such as restaurants and hotels.
Familiarize students with various career opportunities within sport tourism.
Provide a broad overview of sport tourism in Alabama, the Southeast U.S., The U.S., & abroad.

Course Grade Basis:

4% - Introduction Forum: By the first Friday of the semester. students must introduce themselves in the course forum. Additionally, by the following WEdnesday, they have to respond to a minimum of two peers they have something in common with.

16% - Weekly Discussion Board: Each students is required to respond to a weekly discussion question. Responses must be 3-4 sentences in length. Each week, one students will be designated as the week’s discussion leader. The leader must post the original question and reply to each of their classmates’ posts.

15%- Activity Days: Students must attend and participate in at least five (5) out of six (6) designated Activity Days.

20% - Infographic Project: Students are to create a detailed, infographic in sport tourism for a randomly assigned city/area.

35% - Tests: There are will two (2) tests given during the semester and one (1) final exam.

10% - Attendance: Attendance is recorded (at random and unannounced) 10 times. Mrs. Blakey will only count 8 out of 10 attended days towards your final grade. You can miss two classes, when attendance is counted, without penalty. These absences can be excused or unexcused. More than two, for any reason at all, will impact your attendance grade negatively.

Student Comments:

“I liked being able to have class discussions on sports in the real world. It felt like being in the real world and not like some classes that you just sit there and learn. It was very interactive which was amazing.”

“I loved this class because it included real–life application of the material with guest speakers and activity days.”

“Mrs. Blakey covered numerous aspects of sports tourism and presented the information in an accessible manner. She also incorporated interactive learning which gave more real world experience.”

“The instructor made it her mission to provide all materials needed for students to succeed.”

“I love Mrs. Blakey! She is one of my favorite teachers that I've had at UA and I'm sad that I only had the chance to learn from her in my last semester of college. She is fun and energetic and her passion for the subject and for teaching shows. I would recommend her to teach many more sports–related classes.”