Sport and Recreation Facilities 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
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks

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

Assessment

Report, Research assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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.