Q Sport managers can face many challenges in sport business. For this short paper, you will have an opportunity to consider a financial issue from the perspective of a sport manager and suggest ideas to improve the finances of an organization. To complete this assignment, review the Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric document. SPT 200 Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Sport managers can face many challenges in sport business. For this short paper, you will have an opportunity to consider a financial issue from the perspective of a sport manager and suggest ideas to improve the finances of your organization. Prompt: Choose a SportsBusiness Journal article that focuses on sports finance. (Preferred topics are new revenue generation or cost savings, but you could also choose an article on reuse/recycling programs, facility fundraising, and so on.) What challenges are the sport managers facing? What are they doing about them? If you were in this position, would you do the same thing, or is there something you would do differently or something you would add? Use properly cited sources and evidence to support your thinking. Specifically, you should address the following: • Choose an article that specifically focuses on a sports finance topic. • Identify financial challenges that the sport managers are facing, and substantiate your explanation with specific details and scholarly evidence (using APA-style citations). • Explain what sport managers are doing to find solutions to the challenges, and substantiate your explanation with specific details and scholarly evidence (using APA-style citations). • Suggest ways to improve the challenges, and substantiate your explanation with specific details and scholarly evidence (using APA-style citations). • Make sure your submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Article Selection Chooses an article that specifically focuses on a sports finance topic Does not choose an article that specifically focuses on a sports finance topic 15 Identification of Financial Challenges Meets “Proficient” criteria, and the explanation is substantiated with specific details and scholarly evidence Correctly identifies appropriate financial challenges that the sport managers are facing Identifies challenges that the sport managers are facing, but challenges are inaccurate Does not identify challenges that the sport managers are facing 25 Solutions to Challenges Meets “Proficient” criteria, and the explanation is substantiated with specific details and scholarly evidence Accurately explains what sport managers are doing to find solutions to challenges and uses details in explanation Explains what sport managers are doing to find solutions to challenges but explanation is inaccurate or lacks details Does not explain what sport managers are doing to find solutions to challenges 25 Suggestions Meets “Proficient” criteria, and the explanation is substantiated with specific details and scholarly evidence Suggests ways to improve challenges and uses details in explanation Suggests ways to improve challenges, but explanation lacks details Does not suggest ways to improve challenges 25 Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 10 Total 100%.
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