Undergraduate Course: Sport and Recreation: Performance Indicators, Measurement and Management 4B (SPRT10038)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sport |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
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 |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Moray House | Lecture | Perf Indicators | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Performance Indicators 4B | 3:00 | 20 sides | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 20 sides | |
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. |
Assessment Information
Examination - 3 hour written paper
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Sharon Clough
Tel: (0131 6)51 6644
Email: Sharon.Clough@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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