• Governance Component-5 Weeks
• Ethics Component-5 Weeks
• Equals Ten 2-Hour Class Periods
• Two 2-Hour Class Periods Assigned to Ethical Theory.
• Eight 2-Hour Class Periods Assigned to Discussing Ethical Issues in the World of Sports.

Goal of the Ethics Component

• To Provide Students With a Basic Understanding of Major Ethical Theories in Order to Provide a Theoretical Framework for Decision-Making in Sport and in Life.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the Primary Ethical Theories-Four Will Be Addressed.
• Understand That All Theories Are Flawed
• Recognize Ethical Situations
• Understand That it Is Difficult To Exclude Biases From the Decision Making Process.
• Identify Changes in Ethical Philosophy That May Have Occurred During the Quarter.

Ethical Theories To Be Discussed

• Deontological
• Teleological
• Existentialist
• Naturalistic Approach
• Justice Theories

Topics to Be Addressed in Class

• Hazing in Sports
• Salaries in Professional Sports
• The Implementation and Effects of Title IX
• Performance Enhancing Drugs and Supplements in Sports.
• The Exploitation of College Athletes?
• The Actions of Parents in Youth Sports
• Violence in Sport
• Pressure to Win and the Impact on Ethics

Assessment

• Final Exam-Not Whether Their Decisions are Right or Wrong, But How They Identify and Apply Ethical Theory.
• Ethics Journal
• Instrument-Measure Any Changes During the 5-Week Period. No Guarantee of Cause and Effect.

Possible Instruments

• Values Auction Sheet
• Ethical Self Evaluations Questionnaire
• Ethics Position Questionnaire
• Incidents in Negotiation Questionnaire
• Business Ethics Questionnaire
• Machiavellianism (Mach) Questionnaire
• Ethical Slippage Questionnaire

Conclusion

• The Goal of the Course and Module is to Raise Awareness That Ethical Theories Provide a Foundation for Decision Making. This Awareness Should Force Students to Question and Evaluate Their Own Decision Making System.
• Raising Awareness May Help Them To Have a Theoretical Foundation For Decisions in the Real World.