SPT 620 Module Ten Journal Guidelines and Rubric
In this assignment you will respond to a real-world scenario.
Prompt: Scenario: The state is cutting the budget of a high school athletics department.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Identify the sources of revenue that can make up the difference from the budget cut.
II. Assess how the department should be funded based on the budget cut.
III. Evaluate any potential ethical concerns that are associated with the different source(s) of revenue.
IV. Compare and contrast the varying approaches used to fund interscholastic sports, intercollegiate sports, and professional sports.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your journal
assignment should be two to three paragraphs in length, and any sources should be cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Sources of Revenue Identifies the sources of revenue
that can make up the difference
from the budget cut
Insufficiently identifies the sources of revenue
that can make up the difference from the
budget cut
Does not identify the sources of
revenue that can make up the
difference from the budget cut
20
Funding Assesses how the department
should be funded based on the
budget cut
Minimally assesses how the department should
be funded based on the budget cut
Does not assess how the department
should be funded based on the
budget cut
20
Ethical Concerns Evaluates any potential ethical
concerns that are associated with
the different source(s) of revenue
Evaluation of potential ethical concerns that
are associated with the different source(s) of
revenue is minimal
Evaluation of potential ethical
concerns that are associated with the
different source(s) of revenue is not
evident
20
Approaches Compares and contrasts the varying
approaches used to fund
interscholastic sports,
intercollegiate sports, and
professional sports
Insufficiently compares and contrasts the
varying approaches used to fund
interscholastic sports, intercollegiate sports,
and professional sports
Does not compare and contrast the
varying approaches used to fund
interscholastic sports, intercollegiate
sports, and professional sports
20
Articulation of
Response
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
20
Total 100%