Sports management #7

SPT 111 Interview Guidelines and Rubric Overview: For this assignment, you will interview a sports employee or faculty member to get a glimpse of what a day in the life of this individual is like. It will be your responsibility to reach out to your selected sports employee or faculty member. This assignment will be submitted as a short paper. Please contact your instructor if you have any concerns. Journal assignments in this course are private between each student and the instructor. Prompt: Select a sports employee or faculty member in the sports field. Identify them and the organization they work for by name in your journal assignment in Module Five. Interview your chosen individual. Be sure to discuss the following items as well as any additional job-related questions that you may be interested in:

• What is your official job title? • What are your job responsibilities? • How long have you worked here and in what capacities? • How did you break into the sports industry? • What is your daily routine and what are your job activities? • In your assessment and experience, how has your official job profession changed in the past five years? How about 10 years? • What advice would you give aspiring sports professionals looking to work in the field? • What are some qualities/job skills you would advise students studying in the field today to work on? • How important are team skills in your current job position? • In your assessment, what is the importance of adapting to the new strategies and trends present in the sports industry? • In your professional expertise, what does the future look like for the sports industry? How will it change?

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and correct citations using APA format. You must score “Evident” on every critical element to earn the points for this assignment. Please see the feedback provided by your instructor.

Critical Elements Evident (100%) Not Evident (0%) Value Job Title and Responsibilities Identifies the individual, where they work, their job

title, and their responsibilities Does not identify the individual, where they work, their job title, and their responsibilities

10

Roles and Longevity Discusses the various roles the chosen individual has had in the field, along with the amount of time spent in each position

Does not include information regarding the chosen individual’s roles or time spent in each position

10

Daily Schedule Explains the daily schedule of the selected individual

Does not include information regarding the individual’s daily schedule

10

Evolution of Position Describes how the chosen individual’s job may have changed and evolved over the past several years

Does not describe how the chosen individual’s job may have changed and evolved over the past several years

10

Job Skills Includes advice from chosen individual regarding qualities/job skills that will be required of aspiring sports professionals

Does not include advice from chosen individual regarding qualities/job skills that will be required of aspiring sports professionals

10

Team Skills Addresses the importance of team skills in the chosen individual’s current position

Does not address the importance of team skills in the chosen individual’s current position

10

Adaptation Discusses the importance of adapting to the new strategies and trends present in the sports industry

The importance of adapting to the new strategies and trends present in the sports industry is not discussed

10

Future Changes Identifies potential changes in the sports industry and how the sports industry may evolve

Does not identify potential changes in the sports industry and how the sports industry may evolve

10

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

20

Total 100%