RC 420
Organization and Administration of Recreation
Class Time: Monday, 12-1:15 in Parker 210
Instructor: Dr. Bev Evans bevans@semo.edu
Office Hours-Mon/Tues 10:00-11:30
Overview: This course will provide you with an introduction to managing and administering leisure
services in a dynamic and changing environment.
Textbook: Hurd, A., Barcelona, R. & Meldrum, J., (2008). Leisure Services Management. Human
Kinetics: Champaign IL. Available from textbook rental.
All questions regarding this class should be addressed to the instructor. If the student has further queries
or if their concerns are not addressed to their satisfaction they should contact Dr. Joe Pujol, 651-2197.
Course Objectives
1. Utilize basic management skills applicable to leisure service setting as they relate to the analysis
of programs, services and resources and participation requirements
2. Understand and apply the processes required for effective leadership and administration of
leisure services including ethics and professionalism
3. Describe the types of financial plans, budget cycle and prepare a simple budget
4. Create policies and procedures appropriate to various setting
5. Demonstrate an understanding of human resource development and employee selection and
training
6. Apply techniques and strategies for agency marketing
7. Understand the impact of recreation services on the economic development of the community
and surrounding areas.
8. Understand legal foundations, contracts and tort law, regulatory agents and methods of
compliance
9. Understand principles of risk management and safety relating to the provision of leisure
services.
Student Learning Outcomes
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Create policies and procedures appropriate to various recreation and leisure settings
Apply techniques and strategies for agency marketing
Understand principles of risk management and safety relating to the provision of leisure services
Policies
University Policies
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Academic Policies and Student Conduct
Disability Services
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every reasonable educational accommodation for students with disabilities. Many services and
accommodations which aid a student’s educational experience are available for students with
various types of disabilities. It is the student’s responsibility to contact Disability Support
Services to become registered as a student with a disability in order to have accommodations
implemented. Accommodations are implemented on a case by case basis. For more information
visit the following site: www.semo.edu/lapdss or contact Disability Support Services at 573-6512273.
Testing Services
Writing Center
Course Specific Policies
Submitting Assignments-all assignments will be submitted to appropriate "drop box", "forum"
or quiz section of the course website. To avoid technical difficulties-do not wait until the last
minute to complete assignments
Assignment Due Dates-All assignments are due 1 hour central time the day of class
Late Assignments: I do not lock the drop boxes, so if you miss a deadline you may still upload
an assignment. I will deduct 5% each day an assignment is late. However, once I grade the
uploaded assignments, I will not go back to grade a late assignment.
This means that after I grade the assignments and your assignment is not there you will
receive zero points.
Expectations
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Students will participate in all class meetings and are expected to have completed pertinent
assignments prior to class meetings
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Students will be expected to fully participate in experiential laboratory and out-of-class
experiences as described by the course outline at the beginning of the semester.
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Students will achieve satisfactory grades on tests, reports, journals, class activities, and other
assignments.
Topic Outline and Lessons
Week
Chapter
Topic
1
Chapter 1 and 2
2
Chapter 3
Defining management and
competencies
Leisure services managers
4
5
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Attend Recreation Advisory
Board Meeting 5:30 osage ctr
Legal foundations
Organizational structure
6
Chapter 5
7
Chapter 6
8
9
Chapter 8
10
Chapter 10
11
Chapter 11
12
13
Chapter 12
Fiscal management
14
Chapter 13
Fiscal management
3
Coordination of resources,
programs, and services
Midterm EXAM
Marketing and public relations
Personnel procedures and
practices
Motivation, rewards, and
discipline
15
16
17
Assignment or
lesson due
Competency
scorecard
Management
philosophy
Online Lessons
Ch 2 Lesson
Ch 1-2 Quiz
Ch 3 Lesson
Ch 3 Quiz
Piers Case Study
Questions 1 and 2
Piers Case Study
completed
Anytown Case
study
Segmentation
Exercise
Discipline case
study
Subsidy and
Pricing Problems
Budget Forms
Ch 4 Lesson
Ch 5 Lesson 1
Ch 5 Lesson 2
Ch 5 Lesson 3
Ch 5 Quiz
Ch 6 Quiz
Watch 3 lecture
videos
Personnel Case
Study
Rewards Case
study
Reading and Quiz
Ch 12
Reading and Quiz
Ch 13
Object
Classification
Budget due
Final Exam
16
5-May
Chapter 14
17
12-May
Final
Evaluation
Object classification
budget exercise