COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OLYMPISM AND FAIR PLAY IN SPORTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SYB 5018 OLYMPISM AND FAIR PLAY IN SPORTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sports Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TOLGA ŞAHIN

Offered to

Sports Management

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to provide the students with the knowledge to compare the fair play understanding andpractices between amateur and professional athletes and to exemplify fair play understanding through behavioralmodels of athletes.

Contents of the course include concept of fair play, its scope and historical development; principles and analysis of fairplay ideals; international fair play organizations and their works; problem areas in fair play and development studies;ideal of Olympism and fair play; fair play in amateur and professional sports; behavioral models suitable with the fairplay ideal and reference groups responsible for fair play.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the concept of fair play
2   Explain fair play understanding and its historical progress
3   Discuss the philosophy of Olympism and explain its relation with fair play understanding
4   Illustrate fair play understanding through the behavioral models of the athletes
5   Compare the difference between fair play understanding and practice between amateur and professional athletes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of fair play, its scope and historical development
2 Principles and analysis of fair play ideals
3 International fair play organizations and their works
4 Fair play in Europe and in Türkiye
5 Fair play problem areas
6 Studies to improve Fair Play
7 The ideal of Olympism and Fair play
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Fair play understanding in traditional Turkish sports
10 Student Work: Fair Play case study presentations
11 Student Work: Fair Play case study presentations
12 Student Work: Fair Play case study presentations
13 Fair Play in amateur and professional sports
14 Behavior models of athletes in accordance with Fair Play
15 Reference groups responsible for the concept of Fair Play
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Şahin, M. (2018). Sporda Etik Değer, Spor Yayınevi, Istanbul.
Arıpınar, E. ve Donuk B. (2018). Spor Yönetim ve Organizasyonlarında Etik Yaklaşımlar; Fair Play. Ötüken Yayınları, Istanbul.
Lumpkin, A. (2004). Sport Ethics: Applications for Fair Play. McGraw-Hill Education, USA.
Şahin, M. (2015). Sporda Evrensel Kavram Faır Play. Nobel Yayınları, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, research, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Class participation, exams, homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The policies and rules regarding the course will be announced at the beginning of each semester

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Necat Hepkon Sport Science Faculty
Seferihisar
mehmet.bayansalduz@deu.edu.tr
esra.kurkcuakgonul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Meeting days vary according to the individual program prepared for each semester.
Students can reach the course coordinator on the day and time they want via e-mail.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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