Topic Description;
The city of Tokyo is going to hold the summer Olympic games in 2020, and it has been said that the stadium will be bigger than any of its recent predessors. The initial budget was $3 billion,but it has been scaled back to $1.37 billion. The stadium was designed by British architect Zaha Hadid. The biggest reason it would cost insanely huge amount of money is the arching roof, which will rise 70m(230ft) into the air. The original design actually would have been three times bigger than London’s Olympic stadium, and the revised design is now only twice as big.
People in Tokyo wonder why the stadium has to cost over a billion dollar and will be paid by tax. According to New York timnes, for a nearly a year, the criticism of the Hadid design has been full-throated. About 500 people took to the streetlast summer to protest it as oversized and overpriced.
Discuss whether the stadium has to cost over a billion dollar. Is the roof really needed? Is there any way to decrease the cost? etc.
Assignment Description;
Students will produce an 8-10 page research paper on a topic (selected by the student) that correlates with their particular career interest(s), and formally present the topic to the class at the end of the semester. Examples might include issues surrounding paying student-athletes, governance or legal issues in sport, fan violence, event management issues, Title IX compliance, ADA compliance, use of performance enhancing drugs or illegal supplements in sport, risk issues in sport, ethical issues in sport, etc. Conducting research, gathering credible evidence, and processing and communicating information are critical tools for success, and as such, students will refine those skills with this assignment. The research paper must include: (300 points)
a. i. A minimum of 12 sources, seven of which must be from peer-reviewed journals (other sources may be from credible news agencies or trade publications (USA Today, Sports Business Journal, Athletic Business, etc.)
ii. APA style formatting, including cover page and references.
iii. Visual aids required during the presentation.
iv. NOTES:
1. Students should represent at least two contrasting viewpoints of the topic or issue they select.
2. Students may take a position on the need for a new or revised policy (i.e., paying student-athletes, Title IX compliance, weather policy for outdoor events, serving alcohol at college athletic events, etc.), and support the position with credible evidence b