Solution Approach : Paying College Athletes

SPT 333 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For this milestone, due in Module Five, you will submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you first consider your own and others’ biases as you review various perspectives on the sport industry-related issue you have chosen to examine for your final project. You will then briefly outline a solutions approach for addressing the issue you have analyzed and then propose a possible framework for driving change with regard to your issue. Prompt: In the debates you participated in in Modules Two and Four, as well as in your Module Two journal task, you have been exploring your own perspective and reflecting on any biases you may have. This has prepared you to consider the cultural or social expectation s that may have influenced this bias and whether or not the bias has been influenced by any sort of political or social movement or even a specific regulation. Review the various perspectives related to your chosen issue from sport industry professionals or sociologists, and identify any biases that exist surrounding this topic. Further, consider a possible solution to the issue . How might you best drive change with regard to the issue? What would the framework look like? In your final project, you will address leadership styles that you feel best help you reach this solution. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: Balanced Review:

 What are some of your own personal biases that may be influencing your interpretation of the issue ?

 Explain other viewpoints on the issue in a balanced, logical manner. What other arguments are being made about the issue ?  Select one of the other viewpoints on the issue and analyze it for potential biases. How did you recognize these biases?

Solutions Approach:

 Based on your analysis, what recommendations might you propose to address the issue?  Defend your recommendations using examples from other relevant solutions applied in the sport industry or other related field.

Proposed Conceptual Framework for Driving Change:

 How might you integrate your proposed recommendations into a conceptual plan for driving change regarding your chosen issue? (In other words, how do you see yourself driving change regarding this issue, and how will your analysis of the issue and your recommendations help you?)

 What management and leadership theories might you apply in your future career to assist you in driving change in a particular area of your chosen issue?

Be sure to apply any instructor feedback you receive on this submission to your final project, the personal plan of action.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Two should be 2 to 3 pages, double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and the latest edition of the APA manual for formatting and citations. Please note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an additional “Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submission.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Balanced Review:

Personal Biases

Refl ects openl y on pers onal bi as es

i n the i nterpretati on of the i s s ue that may be preventi ng an objecti ve anal ys is

Refl ects on pers onal bi as es but not

i n connecti on wi th how bi as es may be preventi ng an objecti ve anal ys is

Does not refl ect on pers onal bi as es 13

Balanced Review:

Viewpoints

Expl ai ns other vi ewpoi nts on the

i s s ue i n a bal anced, l ogi cal manner Expl ai ns other vi ewpoi nts on the

i s s ue but i s i l logi cal or openl y bi as ed or i ncons i derate of the other vi ewpoi nts

Does not expl ai n other vi ewpoi nts

on the i s s ue 13

Balanced Review: Viewpoint Biases

Cri ti call y analyzes an oppos i ng vi ewpoi nt for potenti al bi as es ,

expl ai ni ng how the bi as es were i denti fi ed

Anal yzes an oppos i ng vi ewpoi nt for potenti al bi as es but l acks

expl anati on of how bi as es were i denti fi ed

Does not anal yze an oppos i ng vi ewpoi nt for potenti al bi as es

13

Solution Approach: Recommendations

Outl i nes l ogi cal recommendati ons rel evant for addres s i ng the i s s ue, bas ed on the anal ys i s performed

Outl i nes recommendati ons for addres s i ng the i s s ue but recommendati ons l ack rel evance

bas ed on the anal ys i s performed or are i l l ogical

Does not outl i ne recommendati ons for addres s i ng the i s s ue

13

Solution Approach: Defend

Defends each recommendati on wi th s chol arly res earch and rel evant exampl es from pas t

movements to s ol ve i s s ues i n the s port i ndus try

Defends each recommendati on wi th res earch and exampl es , but res earch i s not s chol arly or

exampl es are i rrel evant or do not s upport recommendati ons

Does not defend each recommendati on wi th res earch and exampl es

13

Conceptual Framework: Plan

Integrates i denti fi ed recommendati ons for approachi ng a s ol uti on to the i s s ue i nto a s ound

conceptual pl an for dri vi ng change

Integrates i denti fi ed recommendati ons for approachi ng a s ol uti on to the i s s ue i nto a

conceptual pl an for dri vi ng change but res ul ti ng pl an l acks l ogic, cohes i on, or val i dity bas ed on the

anal ys is of the i s s ue

Does not i ntegrate recommendati ons i nto a conceptual pl an for dri vi ng change

13

Conceptual Framework: Theories

Determi nes management and l eaders hi p theori es for appl i cation to as s is t i n dri ving change i n the

chos en area

Determi nes management and l eaders hi p theori es for appl i cation i n future career but theori es

chos en woul d not as s i st i n dri ving change or how the theori es woul d be appropri ate i s uncl ear

Does not determi ne management and l eaders hi p theori es for appl i cation i n future career

13

Articulation of Response Submi s s i on has no major errors

rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on

Submi s s i on has major errors

rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that negati vel y i mpact readabi l ity and arti cul ati on of mai n i deas

Submi s s i on has criti cal errors

rel ated to ci tati ons , grammar, s pel l i ng, s yntax, or organi zati on that prevent unders tandi ng of i deas

9

Total 100%