Courses
Semester 2
- Facility Management and Small Business Operation RECR0084
Units/ Hours: 45
This course is aimed at introducing the student to principles and practices relating to the planning, operation, and management of safe, effective, and efficient recreation facilities including facility design, legislative standards and requirements, maintenance, scheduling, energy conservation, licensing and risk management. It will also introduce the student to business concepts around entrepreneurship and small business planning. Students will explore issues such as market research, business planning, competition analysis, financing and accounting, bankruptcy and ownership options. Students will also explore federal, provincial, and municipal regulations and support for small business operations.
- Field Preparation II FLPL0082
Units/ Hours: 30
This course will enable students to assume responsibility for finalizing their fourth-semester field practice experience. Based on the mission statement and learning outcomes they have set in their personalized planning paper, students will explore a variety of field practice settings, select a preferred setting, negotiate an appropriate set of field practice responsibilities, obtain the approval of their field practice setting from faculty, secure written confirmation of acceptance and WCB coverage by the agency or organization of their choice. In addition, students will identify and, through workshops, explore a variety of issues specific to their setting and to professional deportment during their field practice experience.
Pre-Requisites
- Recreation Applications in Human Resource Management RECR0027
Units/ Hours: 45
This course will introduce the student to human resources planning including recruitment and selection from the point-of-view of a line supervisor or leader in recreation practice. These include tools, techniques and strategies for job description development, applicant selection, promotion, disciplinary activities and termination as well as orientation, performance appraisal or review and professional development. Special attention will be paid to the recruitment, supervision and recognition of volunteers and to ongoing management techniques and philosophies for maximizing employee performance.
- Recreation Promotions and Marketing RECR0028
Units/ Hours: 45
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the concept of marketing recreation programs and activities. Students will be exposed to the elements and process of developing a successful recreational marketing plan. They will also become familiar with flyer and brochure development, dealing with the media, public and community relations and customer service.
- Recreation and Leisure Computer Applications COMP0268
Units/ Hours: 45
With the convergence of computers, telecommunications, and other technologies, it is important that students have exposure to a variety of technologies in the context of both professional and personal applications. In its broadest sense, this course's emphasis on technology will focus on the use of appropriate technologies to enhance productivity, solve problems more effectively, and manage information better. Implicit in this is the need to continue learning and coping with new technologies and uses as they emerge, such as the "CLASS" Recreation and Leisure registration program.
- Tournament Organization and Special Events Planning RECR0026
Units/ Hours: 45
The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the specialized skills involved in planning tournaments and special events on a micro and macro scale. Students will be exposed to pre-tournament or event planning, various forms of tournament and special event design, registration, promotion as well as tournament and event evaluation including social and economic impact.
Semester 3
- Communicating at Work for the Helping Professions COMM0146
Units/ Hours: 45
Successful communicators use knowledge, skills and strategies to create effective messages for a range of audiences and contexts. This course emphasizes critical thinking and problem-solving to meet communication challenges in today's workplace. Students will refine workplace writing, communication skills and presentation techniques through a variety of assignments, assessments and hands-on practice.
- Field Preparation I FLPL0060
Units/ Hours: 30
This course will acquaint students with a variety of career trends in the recreation and leisure services field, as well as providing them with initial exposure to client groups and organizational settings through volunteer initiatives and/or agency visitations. Students will develop an individualized field practice planning paper that identifies the area of recreation and leisure service delivery they are interested in. This paper will also describe the vocational goals, outcomes, and skills the students want to achieve during their fourth-semester field practice experience. Students will also develop a personal portfolio that identifies vocational outcome skills they have acquired through current and previous education, life, and work experience.
- Leadership and Teams in Recreation SOCI0128
Units/ Hours: 45
This course will introduce the student to leadership theory and practice through a variety of applied learning experiences. The student will explore their own leadership strengths and identify and work on improving their leadership skills and confidence. Students will become comfortable analyzing the maturity of the individuals or groups they are leading and applying a variety of leadership styles to maximize their performance. Students will focus on developing their facilitative and teambuilding skills and develop the abilities needed to effectively address dysfunctional team behaviour.
- Recreation Administration, Finance and Revenue Generation RECR0023
Units/ Hours: 45
This course will introduce the student to administrative and management structures in recreation settings, and include a detailed study of budgeting, accounting and purchasing, organizational structures, management systems, fundraising and grantsmanship.
- Recreation Programming RECR0024
Units/ Hours: 45
This course will introduce the students to the area of program delivery and services in the field of recreation and leisure services that are flexible, responsive, creative, and inclusive. Students will be introduced to the process of creating, planning, implementing, and evaluating recreation and leisure programs. Students will be able to assess need, develop goals and objectives, apply principles of lifespan development, provide leadership, guide staff and volunteers, develop a budget, ensure inclusiveness, and understand sound risk management practices.
- Recreation for Special Populations RECR0101
Units/ Hours: 45
The principle purpose of this course is to provide the student with exposure to a wide range of special populations including those with physical and developmental challenges, with psychological, social, emotional and behavioural issues and with cognitive problems. While attention will be paid to the underlying medical condition or factors, the primary focus of the course will be on how the recreationist can enable maximum qualitative participation in programs and events for all of these groups. Critical attention will be paid to children and youth, adults, seniors, immigrant and multicultural populations and institutionalized or incarcerated individuals. Emphasis will be placed on such issues as assessment and charting, interdisciplinary therapeutic planning, activity limitations and adaptation, facility accessibility and equipment modifications, integration, advocacy and public education and awareness.
Semester 4
- Field Practice and Evaluation - Part A FLPL0056
Units/ Hours: 245
The fourth-semester block field practice experience enables recreation leadership students to integrate and complement their classroom knowledge with a practical learning experience in a recreation setting of their choice. It is viewed as an integral, core component of the program's curriculum. Successful completion of the course is determined by the implementation of an appropriate field practice experience. This experience is based on the learning goals and enabling objectives as documented in the students' field practice planning paper and evaluated by their agency and faculty supervisors.