| Prerequisite change | Undergraduate |
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| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| EC 333 | Economics of Professional Sports | 4 - 0 |
| To: | ||
| Course Prefix & Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| EC 333 | Economics of Professional Sports | 4 - 0 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) ECON PROF SPORTS |
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Current Course Description: Applies economic analysis to professional sports. Topics include: public financing of arenas and stadiums; the impact of professional sports on local, regional and national economies; labor issues such as free agency, salary caps, discrimination and ¿superstars¿; competitive balance, revenue sharing and market structure. Prerequisites: EC 201, 202 or consent of instructor |
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New Course Description: Applies economic analysis to professional sports. Topics include: public financing of arenas and stadiums; the impact of professional sports on local, regional and national economies; labor issues such as free agency, salary caps, discrimination and ¿superstars¿; competitive balance, revenue sharing and market structure. Prerequisites: EC 201, 202, 315, or consent of instructor |
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Justification for changing the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): One part of this class is to expose students to important past and current empirical economic research on professional sports. Most empirical research incorporates statistical analysis (e.g., multivariate regression), the kind of empirical techniques taught in EC 315 (and in other disciplines as well). If students complete EC 315 (or an equivalent) prior to enrolling in EC 333 they will be better able to understand economic research on professional sports as well as discover new areas in which to apply the ideas they learned in EC 315. |
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Students/Program affected: Economics majors and minors, Sport Management minors |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Hamid Bahari-Kashani | Approved | January 14 2011 |
| 2 - Division | Hamid Bahari-Kashani | Approved | January 18 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Kristina Frankenberger | Approved | January 19 2011 |
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Comments: EC 201 & 202 are required
EC 315 or equivalent (instructor consent required for equivalent) is required |
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| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Robert Monge | Approved | February 09 2011 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Approved | March 08 2011 |
| 7 - Dean | Stephen Scheck | Approved | March 15 2011 |
| 8 - Provost | Kent Neely | Approved | March 16 2011 |