Assignment Information:
The Aspiring Sports Management Professional will synthesize and apply the overall course material to determine a pathway to a career in Sports Management by evaluating various career options, and job responsibilities, and analyzing current knowledge skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to develop a Professional Development Plan (PDP).
Performance Objective:
The “Aspiring Sports Management Professional will develop a Professional Development Plan (PDP), aligned with the course material and following the assignment format, to score in the skilled or higher category of the aligned rubric.
Assignment Scoring:
Total: 85 Points
See Attached Rubric
Assignment Instructions:
Complete this in a MS Word Document
It MUST be Original, College-level Work
Do NOT use Artificial Intelligence (AI)
You MUST Follow the Assignment Instructions & Format
Assignment Formatting:
I. Introduction:
Provide a 1 Paragraph Introduction to your Professional Development Plan (PDP)
Detail your current academic standing, major, career aspirations, where you are in your journey, where you think you are heading, graduate school, etc.
Briefly describe your initial and long-term career goals as related to Sports Management
II. Job Posting Research
Research the internet to provide 3 Distinctly Different Job Postings from 3 Distinctly Different sites and segments of the Sport Management career field.
List these A, B & C and provide the Numbers under each one.
List Letter: A, B, or C: List the Position Title
List the Name of the Website where you Located the Job Posting
Copy the Hyperlink to the Job Posting
List the Organization or Company’s Name
List the Job/Position Title
List the Basic Qualifications/Requirements (Education/Experience/License)
List the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) or Candidate Expectations/Characteristics
List the Starting or Salary Range (If none is listed or negotiable, explain that)
Explain why you would be interested in this position in 2 or more detailed sentences
Do some research to list the Professional Organization or Association aligned with this position.
III. Self-Assessment
Consider the Job Postings and the course material as a basis of the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) for a Professional in the Sports Management career field. You should consider the KSAs you would need to have to enter the field and eventually advance to a leadership position.
Look through the various course lecture notes and focus on KSAs for various career opportunities and make a list of various skills needed in the career field
Self-assess by reflecting on your current skills and characteristics to identify your personal strengths and weaknesses as they relate to these KSAs.
A. Strengths
List the Name of 4 different KSAs that you believe you have that would be a Strength in the Sports Management Career Field, then provide 1-2 sentences detailing how you exemplify this skill or characteristic
Number these 1-4
B. Weaknesses
List the Name of 4 different KSAs that you know are important in the field of Sports Management, but you feel are a personal Weakness or need some improvement
Number these 1-4
C. Development Plan
Use your 4 areas of Weakness and explain how you could improve these areas through additional academic, professional, or personal preparation
Number these 1-4 (in the same order as B)
IV. Short-Term Goals
Provide 2 examples of SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, & Timebound) Goals for the next 1-2 years that are related to your development of Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs) for the career field of Sports Management with at least 3 action steps for each one.
Label Goal #1 & Goal #2
Example/Format:
Goal #1: Complete a Sports Management Internship
SMART Goal: Secure an Internship in Sports Management for the Summer of my senior year
Action Steps:
Research and apply to internships related to your major.
Attend career fairs and network with industry professionals.
Improve your resume and LinkedIn profile.
V. Career Goals
Provide 2 examples of SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, & Timebound) Goals for your career.
Label: A. Entry-Level Career Goal & B. Long-Term Career Goal
Entry-Level Carer Goal
This goal should be an entry-level career goal (next 3-5 years) and could be focused on an entry-level position or graduate studies
Long-Term Career Goal
This goal should be a career goal focused on more of a leadership position or a career progression
Example/Format:
Goal #1: Obtain an entry-level position in Sports Marketing
SMART Goal: Secure an entry-level position in Sports Marketing within 6 months of graduation
Action Steps:
Research job postings and apply for jobs in Sports Marketing.
Attend job fairs and network with professionals in Sports Marketing.
Improve Resume, Professional Portfolio & Social Media presence.