FRIDAY 10/31

Happy Halloween! Hopefully if you go trick-or-treating this weekend you don't get rocks like Charlie Brown.

IC101
New Balance: For Lover or Money? commercial.
New Balance: For Love or Money? press release.
TODAY:
-Discussion topic: What is one thing about you that not many people know?
-I handed out Reaction Paper #1 outline.

HOMEWORK:
-Look over the reaction paper outline, article from above, and commercial from above and come to class with questions.

IC212
TODAY:
-Quiz #7
-The Corporation Chapter 3 discussion.

HOMEWORK:
-Read & be ready to discuss Chapter 4.

-Chapter 4 youtube clip.
-Choose a company that you feel has a sold Corporate Social Respobnsibility plan & be ready to discuss why.

THURSDAY 10/31

SR201
TODAY:
-Quiz #7
-We finished our discussion of Chapter 7.

HOMEWORK:
-Read & be ready to discuss Chapter 10.
-Interview approval due no later than Thursday 11/6.

SR368
TODAY:
-Quiz #7
-Chapter 9 discussion.

HOMEWORK:
-Read & be ready to discuss Chapter 10.
-Bring in for discussion:
a) Either a press release issued by a team, or
b) An article depicting the need for a team's/facility's public relations department.

MN321
TODAY:
-Quiz #7
-Chapter 14 discussion.

HOMEWORK:
-Read & be ready to discuss Chapter 15.

WEDNESDAY 10/29

IC101
TODAY:
-We finished our violence unit with a discussion that focused on the causes of & reasons for violence in sports. Our discussion focused on 2 aspects of violence in sports: 1) athlete violence & 2) fan violence.

HOMEWORK:
-Class will be in the cafe on Friday. Our discussion topic will be: What is something about you that not many people know?

IC212
TODAY:
-We discussed The Corporation Chapter 2. Our discussion focused on: Ford v. Dodge, the Kyoto Protocol, & the psychopathic traits of corporations.

HOMEWORK:
-Quiz #7
-Be ready to discuss Chapter 3.

STUDY GUIDE:
-Be able to explain the Ford v. Dodge case, the Kyoto Protocol, & capitalism with a conscience.
-Be able to explain what it means to say that corporations are psychopathic & identify psychopathic traits.
-What is an externality?

TUESDAY 10/28

SR201
This article was on CNN today. It goes along with today's discussion. I'd read it. Maybe a quiz question might come from it.
TODAY:
-We discussed Chapter 7. Our discussion focused on the definition of fitness, how fitness can be affected by leisure activity, low leisure activity can be impacted by fitness, the fitness illusion, obesity, the physiological & psychological benefits of exercise, & the components of health related physical fitness.

HOMEWORK:
-Quiz #7
-Read Into The Wild Chapters 12 & 13

STUDY GUIDE:
-Define fitness.
-The 4 ways we discussed how fitness can be affected by leisure activity
-The 4 ways we discussed how fitness can have an impact on leisure activity.
-The fitness illusion.
-Define obesity.
-The psychological & physiological benefits of exercise that we discussed.
-The components of health related physical fitness.
-3 simple steps to get more people involved in an exercise program.
-The most widely used formula for calculating your maximum heart rate.
-What is VO2 max?

SR368
$200,000 PSL article.
TODAY:
-We discussed Chapter 8. Our discussion focused on concessions management, alcohol management, & related articles.

HOMEWORK:
-Quiz #7 (Chapters 8 & 9 and articles)
-Read & be ready to discuss Chapter 9.

STUDY GUIDE:
-What 4 areas do retail operations accomplish?
-What is the heart of the sports enterprise & key to financial success?
-What 3 indicators did we discuss for determining concession prices?
-A common problem of concession stands is there are not enough. What 2 ways did we discuss to combat this?
-What group developed the buying fever checklist?
-What purpose does effective menu board layout serve?
-What purpose does combining menu items serve?
-Be able to explain Dram Shop Statutes & Social Host Liability.
-What are the 4 strategies of risk management?-
-What are the 4 M's of retail?
-What are the 3 keys to effective retail/merchandise store layout?
-What 3 areas of the consumer are promotions designed to stimulte?

MN321
Nike cross-cultural ad controversy.
TODAY:
-We discussed Chapter 13. Our discussion focused on conflict, the 3 metaphors of conflict, functional vs dysfunctional conflict, desired conflict outcomes, personality conflict, intergroup conflict, & cross-cultural conflict.

HOMEWORK:
-Quiz #7
-Read & be ready to discuss Chapter 14.

STUDY GUIDE:
-Define conflict.
-Explain some trends that make organizational conflict inevitable.
-The 3 metaphors of conflict.
-Explain the difference between functional & dysfunctional conflict.
-Explain the desired conflict outcomes.
-Explain personality conflict & how managers can handle it.
-Explain intergroup conflict & what managers can do about it.
-Explain corss-cultural conflict & how management can moderate it.
-Explain the 3 components of communication.
-Define jargon.

MONDAY 10/27

IC101
TODAY:
-We began our discussion of violence & sports. Our discussion focused on the difference between sportsmanship & gamesmanship and aggression & violence.

HOMEWORK:
-Be ready to finish our violence & sports discussion.

IC212
TODAY:
-We discussed the concept of corporation's using branding to create a personaility.

HOMEWORK:
-We will discuss The Corproation Chapter 2 & the first half of Chapter 3.