Soviet Sport and Soviet Foreign Policy

:03 seconds to Gold (Film)

Sport and National Politics -Week 9

Sport in Politics - Politics in Sport: Stalinism in Poland in the years 1949-1956

Richard M. Nixon: The Psychic, Political and Moral Uses of Sport

Move to political arena not a stretch for some ex-jocks

Boxer Muhammad Ali and Soldier Idi Amin as International Political Symbols

Fields of Fire: Sports in the 60’s (Film)

Jim Brown: All American (Film)

Economics of Sport -Week 10

Buying the Games (BBC Transcript)

City and Sport Marketing Strategy: The Case Of Athens 2004

The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games

2002 Olympic Winter Games: Economic, Demographic and Fiscal Impact (Utah)

Micheal Leeds (Video)

Course Grade*

Midterm                                                                        30 %
Class Participation and Attendance                                15 %
Final Examination                                                          35 %
Research Paper                                                             20 %
Total                                                                            100 %

* If the class fails to keep up with the reading assignments a series of unannounced quizzes will be incorporated and will necessitate a change in the mechanism for the calculation of course grade.  Projects, exercises and assignments are due on the assigned date and may not be accepted after that point.
 

Class Exercises

The following two exercises are required for this course.  While they are not graded assignments (A, B, C etc.) they are required. If they are not satisfactorily completed, 5 points will be deducted for each assignment from the final grade. The concept of "satisfactory" includes both the content related information as well as the grammar and writing aspects of the document. These exercises are required to receive a final grade in the course.

Autobiography - Exercise 1

Each student is to write a two page autobiography.  This should discuss who you are, where you are from (background, experiences, etc.) and where you plan to go with your life. This assignment is due Monday, emailed class time Oct. 1, 2008, assuming you were registered for the course on the first day of class. Otherwise you have one week from the time you first attend class to complete this assignment.. It should be brought to class and separately emailed to Rosenberg@Drexel.edu

Sport Event Analysis Report - Exercise 2 

Each student is to attend a sport event.  This may be High School, College or Professional level event.  This assignment is due Nov. 11, 2008, by class time.  A two page observation report is required to be submitted.  The report should critically analyze the political implications or feature(s) of the event as it relates to the material in this class. You are expected to attend the entire event.  The report should be typed and sent via email to  Rosenberg@Drexel.edu You should be prepared to present this to the class.

Research Paper

Each student is to complete an original research paper. The student may suggest a topic (it may not be used or have been used in another course). The professor will also provide suggested topics as well. This paper should be approximately 10-12 pages in length. Footnotes, graphs and tables are to be included in the report, where appropriate but do not make up the 10-12 pages, they are additional. The student must submit a topic by Oct. 13, 2008 and the paper is due Dec. 1, 2008. Outlines and drafts will be required and will impact paper grade, with dates TBA.

For further information contact Dr. William L. Rosenberg
215-895-1302 or Rosenberg@Drexel.edu.