This study examined the strategic and administrative elements of an online sport management graduate program through the lens of Community of Inquiry (CoI) (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 1999). The authors evaluated quantitative and qualitative information from student exit surveys from an online professional graduate degree in sport management using modified CoI principles in order to improve the program's content, structure, and delivery. The quantitative results indicated that students rated the program highly in almost all measured aspects of CoI. The qualitative data revealed that students engage in the three main areas of CoI (i.e., cognitive, social, and teaching presence). Qualitative data support the quantitative results and demonstrate the program operates on CoI principles. Findings inform academic leaders and faculty about CoI elements and the nature of holistic assessment of academic programs.

这项研究通过社区调查（CoI）的角度考察了在线体育管理研究生课程的战略和行政要素（Garrison，Anderson，＆Archer，1999）。作者使用改进的CoI原则评估了体育管理在线专业研究生学位课程的学生出境调查中的定量和定性信息，以改善计划的内容，结构和交付方式。定量结果表明，学生几乎在CoI的所有衡量方面都对该计划给予了高度评价。定性数据显示，学生参与了CoI的三个主要领域（即认知，社交和教学存在）。定性数据支持定量结果，并证明该程序以CoI原则运行。