SMGT 327

This course is an introduction to the philosophy of ethics, and the application thereof to physical education, recreation, and sport. Students will acquire an awareness of ethical conduct in sport and cultivate an effective deliberative process for dealing with ethical issues in sport. The course will include a philosophical approach to moral conduct, and topics such as sportsmanship, competition, fair play, cheating, self-deception, and the use of performance enhancing drugs, and the problem of racial and gender equality in sport. An ethical lens will also be applied to practices and procedures by major stakeholders including players, coaches, parents, spectators, and sport organizations. Apply theoretical frameworks that can serve as the basis for comprehensive ethical decisions, and to develop the practical facility to implement those decisions in specific, concrete situations.