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 |
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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
152 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Performance Indicators, Measurement and Management | 3:00 | |
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
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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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| Keywords | 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 |
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