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Area/Catalogue
SPRC 2013

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
105384

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
Yes

Course owner

Course owner
School of Management

Course aim

This course aims to provide students with the management techniques necessary for the effective management of all aspects of sport and recreation facilities, whether built facilities or open space. It provides an overview of the venue management sector and its stakeholders.

Course content

Management issues for facilities e.g. asset management, design criteria/requirements for community access, logistics, usage and activity patterns, planning/scheduling, risk management, operations management, financial considerations, HR management and service delivery; differences between public and private sport and recreation facilities, open space usage and management.

Textbook(s)

Schwarz, E, Hall, S & Shibli, S 2010, Sport facility operations management, Oxford, UK.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 13 weeks

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


Assessment

Examination, Major Report, Site report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* 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.

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