Benchmarking and Customer Satisfaction in Sport and Recreation

Course aim

This course provides the conceptual framework, skills and knowledge content, context and strategies through which benchmarking is examined, applied, integrated and reflected on at the operational level for recreation and sports management.

Course content

Management theory applied to sports and recreation, including key concepts of: total quality management; operational responsibilities; organisational change; customer/visitor service quality; customer satisfaction; identifying opportunities; value adding, best practice, benchmarking, performance indicators.

Textbook(s)

Zeithaml, VA, Bitner, MJ & Gremler, DD 2009, Services Marketing: Integrating Customer Focus Across the Firm, 5th, McGraw-Hill, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1
SPRC 1004	Leisure Concepts
BUSS 2046	Organisational Behaviour
SPRC 2011	Leadership in Recreation and Sport

Obtain permission from the Course Coordinator OR Successful completion of at least 72 units including the courses displayed above.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	6 hours x 5 days
External (Online discussion group)	1.5 hours x 10 days
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Online staff consultations)	1.5 hours x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Continuous assessment, Major essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.