1. Class Objective:

According to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
“The practice of physical education and sport is a fundamental right for all.”
“Adequate facilities and equipment are essential to physical education and sport.”
(International Charter of Physical Education and Sport, Paris, 21 Nov. 1978)

As above, sport is a key element to lead a healthy and happy life for us; it is our basic rights.
Sport makes our lives healthy, and in turn, mentally wealthy. Then, “how” can we promote sports activities in our lives? This class is trying to find the answer in the convergence engineering of sports and ICT.

Sports = all forms of usually competitive physical activity
Engineering = Technical application of math and physics to solve problems
Sports engineering is concerned with the research and development of technologies for the sports industry.

“Engineering skill first and knowledge of sport thereafter.”

Class Objectives:
- To understand a paradigm shifting in sports industry: providing the integrated knowledge of state-of-the-art science & technology into sports required to open up new frontiers of sports industry.
- To perform pioneering research to solve difficult unmet needs for sports industry: multidisciplinary research with imagination in the fields of sports and engineering knowledge that can provide solutions possible to be applied in creative and ingenious ways.
- To cultivate talented individuals who lead the future IT industry: develop and demonstrate the creative solutions via teamwork.

None

- Weekly report 20%
- Personal or group presentation (Mid-term) 35%
- Project proposal (Final) 35%
- Attendance 10%

Scholarly articles and previous researches (International), class materials (PPT), etc.
Ex) Sports Engineering, Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Sports Science and Engineering

Week 1: Orientation
Week 2: New paradigm of sports and ICT culture
Week 3: Sports meets Big Data
Week 4: Plans to integrate ICT technology in order to develop sports broadcasting industry
Week 5: Changes in mobile environment and evolution of sports medical business model
Week 6: Smart imagination of sports stadiums
Week 7: Performance enhancement through technological development of sports and ICT convergence.
Week 8: Mid-term exam
Week 9: Plan of building sports and ICT convergence technology DB and application development
Week 10: Analysis of ICT convergence on advanced leisure sport industry
Week 11: Research plan on marine leisure sport and sports ICT convergence
Week 12: Plan on winter sports and ICT convergence service
Week 13: Sports ICT tourism marketing strategy for regional economic development
Week 14: Research for sports ICT on disabled/rehabilitation sport
Week 15: Sports doping policy improvement through development of ICT technology
Week 16: Final Exam

Each week, students will watch/read a flipped learning material(s) online and individually submit one page paper regarding the topic of the week.
Professor will give a lecture regarding the topic of the week and discuss research questions with students during the class.
Students will make teams, propose an original research project and complete it.