Sport, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Sport, Tourism & Hospitality Management
All our Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management courses recognise the importance of complementing specialist knowledge with practical experience.
That's why every course includes a professional placement to give students hands-on experience in an industry of their choice.
Senior lecturer researches the impact of leisure on family wellbeing
Mr David Lamb, Senior Lecturer in Event, Sport and Recreation Management has completed a research project on leisure service providers and their awareness of the impact of leisure on family wellbeing.
Though Mr Lamb has acknowledged the wealth of general research into families, he identified a shortage of research into the providers of leisure and the effect that leisure services can have on families. To combat this issue, Mr Lamb undertook a qualitative study by interviewing the managers of a number of leisure facilities across Christchurch in New Zealand.
His study examined leisure managers' understanding of these groups and how they manage the needs of family members, both as groups and as individuals. He also observed the perceived problems and solutions with regards to providing leisure services for families and whether or not they had developed specific programs to cater for this group.
Mr Lamb found that leisure service managers were indeed aware of their significance with regards to family wellbeing, but that most struggled to meet their requirements.
Academic joins Conservation Commission
An ECU Professor has been appointed as a Member of the Conservation Commission of Western Australia. Professor Ross Dowling OAM from ECU's School of Marketing, Tourism and Leisure will join six new members on the council, including new chairman, Brian Easton. The appointment was formally announced by Environment Minister Hon. Bill Marmion.
The Conservation Commission is the controlling body for the State’s conservation work, and consists of nine members of the community who are appointed by the minister for their work in conservation and land management.
Professor Dowling actively contributes to national and international tourism research and development. He is considered to be a pioneer in the field of Ecotourism and actively contributes to the areas of Cruise Ship Tourism and Geotourism. His background as an environmental scientist working to develop tourism in natural areas will also be beneficial to the Commission, which oversees the state's national parks.
"I needed a career change. Postgraduate studies at ECU helped to steer my life in a new direction.
"After 11 years in the Navy, I chose the Grad Dip in Sports Management to forge a new career in sports management - an area I am passionate about.
"This provided me with sound background knowledge as well as practical experience and I scored a great job with RugbyWA as their Competition Manager and was involved in the successful bid for the Western Force.
"After 5 years at RugbyWA, I've now moved on to the WA Football Commission as Events Manager at Subiaco Oval and love it."
Stuart Drake
Sport, Tourism & Hospitality graduate