Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Business and Law

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Managing Recreation Services and Facilities

• Unit Code

  SPM2104

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Ruth Diana SIBSON

Description

This unit applies management theory to sport and recreation services and facilities, as well as examining the influence of government agencies on sport and recreation management. It includes an emphasis on the principles of planning, design and operations as required for efficient facility design and management, as well as a focus on the application of relevant contemporary business practices (human resource management, customer service, benchmarking and risk management) and sustainability (economic, social and environmental perspectives) in the sport and recreation industries. Students will also gain practical knowledge of the planning and management of recreation services and facilities during a short-term, work integrated learning placement in a staffed facility.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LMS2103, LMS3202

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Explain recreation planning and the facility design process, including the role of a needs assessment, community consultation, feasibility studies and design options.
2. Position key aspects of economic, social and environmental sustainability as they relate to the recreation industry.
3. Apply contemporary business practices, including human resource management, customer service, benchmarking and risk management as relevant to recreation services and facility management.
4. Reflect on key planning, design and operations principles to evaluate a recreation facility's effectiveness in serving the public's needs.
5. Apply reflective practice to identify learning opportunities that address development needs for career progression.

Unit Content

1. Scope and sectors of the recreation industry, including possibilities for employment.
2. Recreation planning processes, techniques and strategies: needs assessment, community consultation and feasibility studies.
3. State, regional and local recreation facility planning.
4. Facility design process and options.
5. Interface between management and facility design.
6. Sustainability: economic, social and environmental perspectives.
7. Human resource management: recruitment, training and retention.
8. Managerial and decision making skills: customer service (including conflict resolution) and risk management.
9. Benchmarking in the recreation industry.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (off-campus)

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The learning and teaching approach in this unit is enhanced through in-class discussions, where the skills of working effectively with others (specifically team working and task collaboration), communicating effectively, critical appraisal skills and the ability to generate ideas are emphasised. The unit involves engaged teaching through case study work, guest lectures from industry professionals and a recreation facility site visit. Students will undertake, and be assessed on, authentic activities through engagement with industry and community partners and are required to undertake a professionally supervised, work integrated learning experience of a minimum of 25 hours in a staffed, recreation facility setting. Successful completion of this unit requires students to complete individual assessment items, which are assessed for quality academic and professional standards, including written communication (structure, language and conventions), critical analysis (depth of thought, development of argument, logical analysis and insight), depth and breadth of coverage, and the ability to research effectively, using both academic and contemporary sources.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (off-campus)

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The learning and teaching approach in this unit is enhanced through in-class discussions, where the skills of working effectively with others (specifically team working and task collaboration), communicating effectively, critical appraisal skills and the ability to generate ideas are emphasised. The unit involves engaged teaching through case study work, guest lectures from industry professionals and a recreation facility site visit. Students will undertake, and be assessed on, authentic activities through engagement with industry and community partners and are required to undertake a professionally supervised, work integrated learning experience of a minimum of 25 hours in a staffed, recreation facility setting. Successful completion of this unit requires students to complete individual assessment items, which are assessed for quality academic and professional standards, including written communication (structure, language and conventions), critical analysis (depth of thought, development of argument, logical analysis and insight), depth and breadth of coverage, and the ability to research effectively, using both academic and contemporary sources.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.