COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RECREATION AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

AHMET DEMIRCI

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce students the administrative techniques and administrative problems related to recreation and leisure services. It will provide the students readings, class activities and cases to create a philosophy of recreation and leisure management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognise the conceptual foundations of play, recreation and leisure to effectively differentiate the related services from other touristic services
2   Understand the significance of play, recreation and leisure in contemporary society to broaden the perception of touristic activities
3   Understand the roles, interrelationships and use of delivery systems addressing recreation, parks and leisure to be familiar with the need for existence of supplementary recreational services
4   Identify managerial skill areas & management theories to apply them to a leisure service business
5   Recognise the importance of personal values & competencies which affect his/her success as a manager to be familiar with different managerial styles
6   Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of recruitment, selection, training, supervision, motivation to apply the developed human resources/ social skills to recruiting staff to recreation & leisure services
7   Recognise the importance of different managerial approaches such as time management, conflict management to apply to recreation & leisure services to increase their efficiency and effectiveness
8   Develop a personal philosophy of recreation and leisure management to adapt it to managerial activities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services in the 21st Century: Introduction Evolution of Social Ideas and Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Management
2 Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Managers and Social Transformation
3 Management of Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Organizations
4 Management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services
5 Values, Visioning, Mission, Goal Statements and Policy Making in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Organizations
6 Ethics: Human/Social, Community and Environmental Responsibilities
7 Managerial Leadership and Motivation in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services
8 Decision Making and Problem Solving & Conflict management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services
9 Human Resources Management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services
10 Legal Issues and Risk Management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services
11 Discussions based on Each Group s Interview Project
12 Discussions based on Each Group s Interview Project

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hurd, A.R., Barcelona, R.J. and Meldrum, J.T. (2008). Leisure Service Management. Champaign, IL:HUman Kinetics
2. McLean, D.D., Hurd, A.R. and Rogers, N.B. (2008). Kraus Recreation and Leisure: In Modern Society. 8th Edition, Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class discussions
3. Case studies
4. Interview Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 ASS Assignment
4 CSA CaseAnalysis
5 BNS BNS MT * 0.40 + TP * 0.30 + ASS * 0.15 + CSA * 0.15


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The interview project will be word-processed and between 10-20 pages on a given topic. The project will be clearly written and structured and will demonstrate an awareness of understanding the nuances of administrative duties and responsibilities of an administrator of parks and recreation agency, a non-profit or a private business. The students of each group (maximum 4 students per group) will be able to explain every detail of the interview project and how it reflects the adaptation of theoretical knowledge to practical business life.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Participation of the students in class and group work is required

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.145
LO.25
LO.355
LO.4445
LO.555555
LO.654
LO.745544
LO.8544

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