...The NCAA states "understudy competitors might be beginners… and ought to be shielded from misuse by expert and business undertakings" (Should Student-Athletes Get Paid?). Nonetheless, with this announcement it appears that schools and colleges "are the element that adventures" them (Should Student-Athletes Get Paid?). In 2000, because of the expanding expense of instruction, the NCAA "endorsed understudy competitors' work in employments paying up to $2,000 amid a school year; the salary can address instructive costs" (Should Students Athletes Paid?). Be that as it may, not exclusively does $2,000 grain take care of instructive expenses, particularly if not on grant, but rather the NCAA is not enabling understudy competitors to advance themselves. Likewise, with all the time rehearsing and working in the classroom, what number of competitors have room schedule-wise to really land a position? As a general rule, they are as of now working by performing on the court, field, or arena. In a narrative led by ESPN entitled "Fab Five," one of the school ball players for the University of...
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...Pay to Play: Economic Impact of Paying College Athletes 1. Purpose of Research & Analysis On April 25, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., granted Northwestern University's request to review the decision made by the regional office recognizing the school's football players as employees. In mid-April, Northwestern football players voted as a team on whether or not to unionize, but the votes will only be opened if the board ends up siding with the players, which may take at least a couple of months. Ultimately, the Northwestern football players are determining their fate through this secret ballot and their decision to form the first union amongst college athletes—a decision that has the ability to change the landscape of American college sports. If granted the right to unionize, the Northwestern football team will actually have the ability to bargain over their conditions and it is expected that this could ultimately lead to requesting salary compensation for their efforts. In light of these recent historic discussions, it is critical to analyze not only the ethical, but also the economic impact of such potential situations. My research paper has been structured to shed some light into the challenging and complicated discussions that continue to occur around this topic. Specifically, I have broken my research and analysis into three key topics. First, I explore whether or not there is an underlying issue with the current state, from an economic perspective...
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...players filed a petition fighting for their right to be paid as “employees” of their university. They filed this petition because they believed that due to the amount of time and work that they put in towards their football program they should be compensated for it. However, getting the opportunity to play a sport in college should be a privilege rather than a job, seeing as the sport is almost always one which you love to compete in and enjoy. After all, the only reason that these people are on a team is because their school and coaches offered them the chance to play, so why should they have the opportunity to get paid for it? Because of this, I believe that college athletes should...
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...Play: An Ethical Analysis of the Student-Athlete Compensation Dilemma Group 2: Julie Burnett Christopher Fincham Revati Kailasam Catherine Kondo Teresa Seim Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting Andrew Dill ACG 6835 Fall 2013 Introduction The college sports industry is a large industry in America which is estimated to produce $797 million dollars for the 2012-13 season (NCAA). Of these millions, not one penny will go to any of the 400,000 plus college athletes under NCAA rules (NCAA). This however, was not always the case. Prior to the formation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1906, student groups frequently hired players without the stipulation that they must also be students at the university (NCAA). Due to these circumstances and poorly regulated play that often led to injuries, the NCAA was established to provide a safe and fair ‘playing field’ for student-athletes. However, today this regulatory board is not seen as beneficial by all members of society, and is especially negatively scrutinized by top performing student-athletes. In 2005, NCAA Football had an estimated total attendance of over 43 million compared to the NFL of over 17 million, while NCAA Basketball had estimated total attendance of over 30 million compared to the NBA of over 21 million (Humphys, 2008). Despite having more viewers, college athletes received no pay while professional players earned millions. This has prompted college athletes to argue that the...
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...that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used this data, ideas of words, whether quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. Student Signature: Jill Burgess *************************************************************** Instructor’s Grade on Assignment: Instructor’s Comments: Table of Contents Introduction Many students who are currently active players for their university's football team are struggling to make ends meet. They simply don't have the funds to buy new clothes, tools for education, or even food not supplied by the university. To make matters worse, the NCAA has created policies restricting players from pursuing avenues of being compensated for services. These policies make living situations for many of the players very uncomfortable. In business, there are unions who protect employees from abuse and unfair treatment in the workplace. Unfortunately for the players, there isn't any one privatized union representing the best interest of student-athletes. Private interest groups exercise most efforts toward the rights of players, and player...
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...between professional athletes and collegiate athletes is that college athletes do not get paid. Many professional athletes play for money, so the passion may not be there. College athletes on the other hand, play for pride, their school, and for their team. The passion is obviously there, so it makes the game more intense, more energetic, and more intense. In recent years, a conflict has occurred as in deciding if college athletes should receive a salary or not. College athletes should not get paid...
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...| College Football and Pay for Play | | | | | | Introduction “The rising dollar value of the exploitation of athletes is obscene, is out of control.” -Roger Noll, Economics Professor Emeritus, Stanford The whole purpose in researching this topic was based on the fact that the researcher is a fan of college sports, football and basketball especially. As the researcher has grown into adulthood and come to understand that with most things in life, it’s all about business in some form or fashion. So with that being said, as in any business situation, laborers get paid for revenue they work to produce. “The NCAA's current men's basketball tournament agreement with CBS and Turner is worth an average of more than $770 million per year, and the current Bowl Championship Series television deal – money that goes to conferences and then is distributed to schools, with no NCAA involvement – is worth $180 million per year. The new college football playoff, which starts in the 2014 season, will be worth about $470 million annually to the conferences.” (Cohen & Russo, 2013) This is money that is created through the blood, sweat, and tears of the athletes. On multiple occasions, the researcher has participated in and listened to many arguments on how a scholarship is equal enough payment for student-athletes. The researcher has always found that theory to have a multitude of flaws though, and that’s mainly because common knowledge tends to show that things...
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...best wishes with revising your paper! *Strengths of the essay: Thanh , thank you for submitting your assignment for review. I am Ann B., your writing tutor. First, I want to point out a strength I noted when I read your paper. This sentence in the introduction presents a question and then answers it: College athletes are supposed to be the best of the best on that level, so why do college athletes not get paid? The question sets up the argument nicely for the reader! Now let’s move on to some areas that need revision. Content Development: A direct quotation like this one is not a good topic or first sentence: McCourt states “The athletes are ones who put in hours of practice and training” ( Evan Rosenfeld and Scarlett McCourt). Your audience may not understand why this quoted passage is important. The topic sentence should present a main point about athletes being paid in your own words. The first point is the hectic schedule. Can you write a topic sentence that introduces this point? I note that the second body paragraph does have a topic sentence introducing a point from the thesis in your own words: Another reason to why college athletes should get paid is they need money for expenses. Can you write a similar topic sentence for the first body paragraph as well, Thanh? Then the reader can see the first main point as easily as the second! For more tips, see Developing Powerful Paragraphs. *Thanh 5901461 has requested that you respond to the Organization:...
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...College Athletes Should Be Compensated For many colleges and universities athletics programs are a major source of revenue for its institutions. These institutions rely on their athletes to keep the notoriety and popularity of their institutions name. Since, college’s athletes are supposed to be the best at the sports they play, why are they not being compensated? Some might say a student athlete’s scholarship for a free education is compensation enough. However, there are some that say the amount of money institutions make from its athletes is so great that student athletes should be given a kickback. Student athletes should be compensated for the time and performance they give to help their college and universities uphold their reputations. Certainly, both sides of this debate have made very compelling arguments in support of their views. There are those who believe that college athletes should be compensated somehow or be given a stipend for extra money to cover the costs or living that are not provided with their scholarships (Nocera No pg.). Most college scholarships fall on average about $3,500 short of the total cost of attending college each year (Nocera No pg.). Many student athletes come from low-income families and rely heavily on athletic scholarships to get them into a quality school (Burgett No pg.). Although student athletes are given a full scholarship to their school of choice these scholarships do not provide the money necessary for entertainment, travel expenses...
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...Should College Players Get Paid To Play By De’Angelo Beasley Learn Across Life Span Post University Febuaury 25, 2013 The argument that a college athletic scholarship is an equal quid pro quo for a college education has been utilized since athletic scholarships were approved by the NCAA in 1950’s. A college graduate can in fact make a great deal more money over a lifetime when compared to non-graduates. For instance, a “full athletic scholarships” do not provide a “free” education (as it does not cover all costs incurred from matriculation to graduation. In many cases, the university does not live up to its end of the bargain of providing an education; as evidenced by the dismal number in the graduation rates, especially among African Americans. Furthermore, the athletic scholarship is only a one-year (renewable) agreement that can be terminated by the coach or university in any given year for any reason. In debating the pay-for-play issue in college athletics, the history of the governing body (i.e., currently the NCAA), their mission and view of amateurism, the past history of college athletes benefitting financially, and the degree to which athletes benefit from the university experience must all be examined. The counter point section of this paper addresses each point made by my colleague. Using the Eitzen (12) analogy comparing the NCAA and big-time athletic programs to the old southern plantation system will be the underpinning wellspring for the subject...
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...Collegiate Athletic Association) is not paying college athletes, which will become a problem sooner or later if the NCAA does not pay college athletes. Many people think that paying college athletes will bring some problems to universities/colleges, such as offering players more money.However it would be unfair for less appealing and wealthy schools because they do not have as much power or money to recruit the best players. Though people do not understand that college football is for stronger players compared to weaker ones. If the players are dedicated to playing for their future, then paying college athletes would prepare them for the NFL(National Football League) and the players who don’t make it still help their team get better. Although most players in college do not make it to the NFL, every player on their teams help win and helps other players get better so everyone should receive a piece of the action....
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...Pay Student Athletes The word student-athlete refers to a student who is playing a sport in college and receiving scholarships in return. On the surface, most people sees great athletes getting a free education, but they deserve more than just free education such as extra rewards and benefits since the college, the conferences and the NCAA are making billions of dollars off of them. To be in a nationally televised game or making deep runs in tournaments can bring in a lot of money for the colleges and universities. But the colleges and the sponsors collect all of the profits and not a single penny goes to the student-athlete and that is unfair. Colleges and the NCAA are making these students basically their unpaid employees. The student-athlete put so much work into the current sport they are playing, in return they get nothing. In my opinion, the student athletes should get a stipend with the scholarship they are getting. The system of college sports is at fault; the student-athletes are making colleges and private companies billions of dollars while not getting anything for themselves. People do not see that the student-athletes have to go practice every day and only have a little time to study. According to Amy McCormick, a law professor at Michigan State, "Athletes don't have free choice of what major they take if the classes conflict with practice schedules. That’s one fact that flies in the face of the idea that they're primarily students and secondarily athletes” (Cooper...
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...choose, “Should taxes on people making over $250,000 a year be changed?” I choose this because I felt that this would be a great topic that has been ongoing for years among the upper class society and the lower and middle class. I felt that this topic would be a challenge for me to persuade my listener to agree with me no matter what angle I decided to go with. Thesis: Taxes on individuals making over $250,000 should be increased so that the middle and lower class can pay less and relieve that burden from them, besides the upper class has a surplus of funds that they never use so it’s not the end of the world for them to pay a bit more. My second topic is “Should regulations regarding payment of college athletes be changed?” This is a very popular topic among college students and sports analysis. I choose this topics because this is truly something I believe should go into effect. College athletes are exploited for their talents, everyone says they are getting a free education, but in reality most athletes are not in school for academics, there in school in hopes of playing professional sports. Thesis, “regulations should be changed regarding payment of college athletes, due to the fact that the university is making big money off the players, the players are putting their careers in jeopardy from career ending injuries, and lastly it would give the student athletes an added incentive to stay in school longer.” The final topic I choose to write about is “Should sex offenders...
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...College Football Players Should Be Paid Imagine getting up for work at 6am going to work till 7:30pm, day in and day out, seven days a week, then after two weeks when the paycheck arrives , it reads $0.00. This is the life of a college football player. College football players put in countless hours of hard work everyday for their universities and receive very minimal benefits. These kids can severely mess up the rest of their lives with one hit and nothing is guaranteed in this business. If something happens to a player where he cannot play football anymore, that school can pull the scholarship right out from under his feet, leaving him with nothing, most unable to pay tuition on their own. In 2010 the Southeastern Conference (SEC) made over a billion...
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...VERIFY CLIENT’S BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS ICAICT515A ASSESSMENT STUDENT NAME: VAN HIEU HOANG (ANTONIO) ID: 600285 TRAINER: GHAZI JOHAR OZFORD COLLEGE MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2016 Assignment 1 Class Activity 1 Identify user needs correctly is very important. A wrong decision can have serious consequences for the organization. Imagine you are involved in selecting an accounting computer system for a small business. Can you identify some of the ‘costs’ of making a poor decision? Think of the term ’costs’ in the broadest sense to mean adverse outcomes. List at least two costs under heading shown in the table below. Adverse Impact | | Financially | 1. Purchase too expensive IT solution. And beyond the actual business requirements need.2. Maintenance cost, repair cost, transaction cost and change cost. | On Staff | 1. Higher learning curve. 2. More costs to set a training session for staffs.3. Software update and compatibility. | Class Activity 2 Classify each of the following items in the table as a problem, or an objective, or the scope or a constraint or a business function or a support factor Budget for the project is $100 000 | Scope & Support factor | The amount paid to creditors is sometimes incorrect. | Problem | An invoice needs to be produced for each customer | Business function | Should the system fail, help will be required within 12 hours | Business function | Creditors’ payment are to be made within 10...
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