Soc leadership and organization project segment

Soc Leadership & Organization (SOC-360)

Topic Assigned: Sports in Higher Education

Core Question: How can athletic directors and coaches exercise ethical and transformational leadership to balance commercial success, athlete well-being, and academic mission?

Final Product Distribution:

  • Annotated Bibliography: Each member writes 2 entries (150 words each).
  • 10-Minute Video: Each member presents a 2-minute segment based on their

    research and textbook chapter.

  • Textbook Integration: Each member connects their segment to a specific

    chapter/topic from the John Dugan textbook.

    4) Jaylen Jordon

  • Research Focus & Presentation Segment:
    The Mission Pressure: Academic Integrity & the “Student-Athlete.”
  • Guiding Question for Research: How can leaders uphold the academic mission of the university in an era of professionalizing sports, and what tools (like APR) do they use?
  • 2 Annotated Bibliography Topics/Sources to Find:
    1. Acriticalanalysisofthe”student-athlete”conceptorastudyonacademic

    clustering/graduation gaps in revenue sports.
    2. AnarticleontheuseandeffectivenessoftheNCAA’sAcademicProgress

    Rate (APR) as an accountability tool for leaders.

  • Suggested Dugan Textbook Chapter: Authentic Leadership or Leading with Integrity. Analyze how leaders stay true to the core educational values of their institution despite external pressures, modeling authenticity and integrity.
  • Presentation Task: Discuss the tension between athletics and academics, present the APR as a leadership tool, and frame it as an exercise in authentic, values-based leadership.

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