Sports Ethics: Challenges for Athletes and Management
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Sports Ethics: Challenges for Athletes and Management is designed to combine theory and practical application, featuring over sixty case exercises created to spark class discussions. These cases, found in each chapter, challenge readers to determine what is ethical and unethical in sports settings. This publication supports a flexible teaching approach, allowing instructors to focus on either the principles and theories of sports ethics or a more discussion-based format. Included is a comprehensive instructor’s manual, PowerPoints, case studies, exercises, and more to generate class discussions and enhance students’ learning.
Chapter 1: Foundations
Chapter 2: Obstacles to Ethical Decision Making
Chapter 3: Ethical Tools
Chapter 4: Applying Theory to Sport Ethics
Chapter 5: Sport Ethics and Sport Crises
Chapter 6: Practicum Point- Counterpoint-Applications
Chapter 7: Resources
Alan Zaremba earned his Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo and his M.S. and B.A. from the University at Albany.He has been teaching at Northeastern University in the Department of Communication Studies since 1981. From 1976 until 1981 he was on the faculty at the State University of New York College at Fredonia. In 2010 Dr. Zaremba was appointed as the founding associate dean for undergraduate programs in Northeastern’s then new College of Arts, Media and Design, a position he held for seven years.
Dr. Zaremba has won four awards for excellence in teaching.He is a recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching—a statewide designation—and has also received Northeastern University’s Excellence in Teaching Award on two occasions. In 2001, he was one of two alums to receive his alma mater’s excellence in education alumni award.
Dr. Zaremba is the author of six other books including Organizational Communication now in its fourth edition, and Speaking Professionally: Influence, Power, and Responsibility at the Podium, in its second edition. His 2009 book on sports fandom—The Madness of March: Bonding and Betting with the Boys in Las Vegas was described by one reviewer as “an essential read for anyone who wants to get a better window on one of the more interesting gambling and sports subcultures.” Another book, Crisis Communication: Theory and Practice has been described as “an invaluable text.” In August 2008, Dr. Zaremba was the keynote speaker at the Eighth Annual International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organisations held at Cambridge University in the UK. He is the author of the Sport Communication chapter in Professor Mark Nagel’s new Sport Management text and has been invited to contribute, and has written, chapters for several other books dealing with Sports, Communication, Crisis, and Education.
Coming Soon!
Sports Ethics: Challenges for Athletes and Management is designed to combine theory and practical application, featuring over sixty case exercises created to spark class discussions. These cases, found in each chapter, challenge readers to determine what is ethical and unethical in sports settings. This publication supports a flexible teaching approach, allowing instructors to focus on either the principles and theories of sports ethics or a more discussion-based format. Included is a comprehensive instructor’s manual, PowerPoints, case studies, exercises, and more to generate class discussions and enhance students’ learning.
Chapter 1: Foundations
Chapter 2: Obstacles to Ethical Decision Making
Chapter 3: Ethical Tools
Chapter 4: Applying Theory to Sport Ethics
Chapter 5: Sport Ethics and Sport Crises
Chapter 6: Practicum Point- Counterpoint-Applications
Chapter 7: Resources
Alan Zaremba earned his Ph.D. from the University of Buffalo and his M.S. and B.A. from the University at Albany.He has been teaching at Northeastern University in the Department of Communication Studies since 1981. From 1976 until 1981 he was on the faculty at the State University of New York College at Fredonia. In 2010 Dr. Zaremba was appointed as the founding associate dean for undergraduate programs in Northeastern’s then new College of Arts, Media and Design, a position he held for seven years.
Dr. Zaremba has won four awards for excellence in teaching.He is a recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching—a statewide designation—and has also received Northeastern University’s Excellence in Teaching Award on two occasions. In 2001, he was one of two alums to receive his alma mater’s excellence in education alumni award.
Dr. Zaremba is the author of six other books including Organizational Communication now in its fourth edition, and Speaking Professionally: Influence, Power, and Responsibility at the Podium, in its second edition. His 2009 book on sports fandom—The Madness of March: Bonding and Betting with the Boys in Las Vegas was described by one reviewer as “an essential read for anyone who wants to get a better window on one of the more interesting gambling and sports subcultures.” Another book, Crisis Communication: Theory and Practice has been described as “an invaluable text.” In August 2008, Dr. Zaremba was the keynote speaker at the Eighth Annual International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organisations held at Cambridge University in the UK. He is the author of the Sport Communication chapter in Professor Mark Nagel’s new Sport Management text and has been invited to contribute, and has written, chapters for several other books dealing with Sports, Communication, Crisis, and Education.