Senior capstone project discussion and reflection.
by The SII Team As part of an initiative undertaken by the IU Indianapolis Institute for Engaged Learning, the Sports Innovation Podcast developed a special episode focused on High-Impact Practices in Higher Education. Department of TESM chair Dr. David Pierce and Right Hand co-founder and CEO Bryan Kryder sat down and discussed the high-impact practice… Read more »
by David Pierce, Ph.D. During the spring 2024 semester, our senior capstone course in Sports Innovation at Indiana University Indianapolis partnered with Mudsock Youth Athletics (MYA) in Fishers, IN, and the Center for Sports Transformation (CST) to examine recruitment, retention, and quality of volunteer youth sports coaching and present ideas that would help MYA to… Read more »
Sport management is not an academic discipline or profession that many associate with the field of design. However, over the past 7 years, I have used design thinking as the set of mindsets and methods in my senior capstone class in sport management at Indiana University Indianapolis.
Big changes are coming to IUPUI! In August of 2022, it was announced that the campus would be rebranding to IU Indianapolis, and that the Purdue would no longer be offering courses on the campus. In the midst of these changes, the university is working to create a new image for itself and deepen its… Read more »
by Geoff Sherman At the beginning of the semester, I was tasked with teaching a course that I had not even thought about teaching during my time at IU Indianapolis. A senior capstone course was not anywhere on my list of things to do, but I was asked to lead the fall 2022 capstone course…. Read more »
During the Spring semester of 2022, students in the Sports Management Consulting senior capstone class at IUPUI were tasked with reimagining the entire youth and high school sports ecosystem in a partnership with the Center for Sport Transformation and renowned coaching expert Dr. Wade Gilbert. Students set out to understand the needs and challenges faced… Read more »
During the Fall semester of 2021, students in the Sports Management Consulting senior capstone class at IUPUI were tasked with reimagining the tournacation experience at Grand Park in Westfield, IN. Students set out to understand the needs and challenges faced by visitors at youth sports venues. By employing the Design Thinking framework for creative problem… Read more »
The consequences wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are pushing sports organizations to think differently, and sales teams are no exception. In addition to COVID-related changes to seating capacities and frictionless fan experience, changes in consumer attitudes, buying preferences, and accessibility of sales technology are creating pressure to reimagine the inside sales model that served the… Read more »
by Kyle Mechelin A nationwide shortage of sports officials has grown to become a serious threat to sports at all levels. Athletic organizations have felt the pressure of finding the minimum number of officials to staff contests. The past years have repeatedly seen youth and interscholastic sporting events cancelled or postponed due to the lack… Read more »
by The SII Team Five students in Dave Pierce’s capstone course partnered with five student groups in the capstone course for the interior design major in the School of Engineering and Technology. The students were tasked with redesigning the lobby at the Incrediplex, a 200,000 square-foot sports and entertainment center on the northeast side of… Read more »
