Course Syllabus
Course: PE 1501
Division: Administrative Division
Department: Physical Education
Title: Intercollegiate Esports
Semester Approved: Summer 2019
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2024
End Semester: Spring 2025
Catalog Description: This course is for first-year members of the intercollegiate esports team at Snow College.
Semesters Offered: TBA
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 1; Lab: 1
Repeatable: Yes.
Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
Corequisites: None
Justification: Esports is a rapidly growing multibillion-dollar industry. Students selected as members of the intercollegiate esports team will learn game play strategy, gaming theory, promotion/marketing, management, and leadership development skills necessary to compete successfully in the collegiate esports arena.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of gameplay and gaming theory. Students will be assessed through coaching evaluations, self-evaluations, and peer evaluations.
Students will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the business of esports. Students will be assess by a combination of exams and/or group or individual presentations
Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of team leadership, team management, and the ethics of the esports landscape. Students will be assesed by a combination of individual/group presentations, coaching evaluations, self-evaluations, and/or peer evaluations.
Students will be able articulate the importance of nutrition, conditioning, and wellness for esports team members. Students will be assess through a combination of exams, writing assignments, and/or group or individual presentations
Content:
Students will learn game play strategy, gaming theory, promotion/marketing, management, and leadership development skills. Emphasis will be placed on ethical individual and team conduct. The course will also provide instruction on nutrition, conditioning, and wellness for esports team members.
Key Performance Indicators:
Gameplay 15 to 25%
Active Participation 15 to 25%
Work ethic, attitude, and ethical behavior 15 to 25%
Ability to work as a team member 15 to 25%
Conditioning, nutrition, and wellness 15 to 25%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Current gameplay and theory literature
Current leadership and team development literature
Current conditioning, nutrition, and wellness literature
Current marketing, promotion, and management literature
Others as determined by faculty
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will incorporate lecture time as well as lab time practicing skills assessment, etc.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture/Lab
Maximum Class Size: 60
Optimum Class Size: 38
