BUS 395 - Program Development and Implementation: Special Olympics

Credits: (3)
An in-depth study of program planning and implementation as applied to a non-profit sport organization: Special Olympics. Students learn the processes of sport event program planning on a community-wide basis. The course discusses practical applications of event and program planning, promotion, evaluation, equipment and facility use, program budgeting, and staffing considerations, including volunteer recruitment and retention, and much more. Special Olympics serves as a real- world, practical illustration of how these program planning and event management principles are put into practice. Students gain valuable hands-on experience throughout this course and have a unique opportunity to apply concepts while earning course credit through various opportunities associated with the Special Olympics Fall Festival on the Mount campus and through a student driven capstone event. (Preference is given to Sport Management majors) (Fall)