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 |
|
|
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 |
|
Co-requisites |
|
Prohibited Combinations |
|
Other requirements |
None
|
Additional Costs |
None. |
Course Delivery Information
|
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | |
First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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
|
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
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 |
|
copyright 2010 The University of Edinburgh -
1 September 2010 6:42 am
|