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Sport and Recreation: Performance Indicators, Measurement and Management 4B (U00118)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EDU-4-SpRecPIMM

This course will examine changing nature of sport management and the increasing emphasis on management by objectives and benchmarking. It will consider the consequences of such changes for the management of sport and recreation services. Approaches to the definition and measurement of organisational performance will be considered and an in depth examination of performance measurement tools and their application to the sport and recreation context will be undertaken.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Successful completion of Third Year, with an average of 50% minimum.

? Costs : None.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Sport, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	14:00	:	Room 3.Z3, St Leonards Land	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	17:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Explain the changing policy context in which sport and recreation services are delivered and the implications for perfomance management;
- discuss the issues and actions underpinning the shift from objective-led management to management by objectives;
- critically evaluate the concepts of inputs, outputs, service outcomes, intermediate and strategic outcomes;
- evaluate specified performance measurement tools and various initiatives in the context of the sport and recreation management policy framework.