Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Business and Law

School: Business

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• Unit Title

  Leisure Facility Planning

• Unit Code

  LMS2103

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit gives students an understanding of the principles of planning, design and operations of a diverse range of community and commercial leisure, sport and entertainment centres. It explores planning processes that lead to effective and efficient facility design and management. This unit has a professional industry practice component based at a staffed facility, providing a practical experience for students to apply their learning. The planning and design of facilities is also critically evaluated and used as a basis for a hypothetical planning exercise.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the leisure facility design process.
2. Explain the scope and diversity of design options in leisure facilities.
3. Interpret the relationship of leisure service management to facility design.
4. Outline the nature and diversity of public and private leisure facilities in the community.
5. Produce evidence of professional practice experience through a portfolio.

Unit Content

1. Critical evaluation of facilities and case studies.
2. Design of facilities - briefing the architect, designer, project management, access and equity.
3. Funding sources and obligations.
4. Interface between management and design, including structure, programmes and services, promotions.
5. Introduction to needs assessment, including community consultation approaches to leisure facility planning.
6. Refurbishment of existing facilities - economic and physical, social and environmental influences (e.g. halls to theatres, rail tracks to trails).
7. Risk management approaches.
8. Scope of leisure facility provider agencies.
9. State, Regional and Local recreation facility planning.
10. Technical innovation in facility operations - including electronic technology, water and air treatment, surfaces, lighting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The mode of delivery for this unit is through weekly underpinning seminars, class activities, group work and discussions and guest speakers. The unit involves engaged teaching through case study work, student placement in leisure facilities and invited presentations from industry professionals in the leisure and planning sectors and site visits to leisure facilities in the Perth area. Students are required to undertake a professionally supervised, work integrated learning experience of a minimum of 25 hours in a leisure setting. Successful completion of the unit requires individual assessment items which are assessed for quality academic and professional standards including written communication, critical analysis, depth and breadth of coverage and the ability to utilise both professional and academic sources of information.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Text References

• ^ Daly, J. (2000). Recreation and sport planning and design (2nd ed.). Lower Mitcham, South Australia: Human Kinetics.
• Fried, G. (2005). Managing sport facilities. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.
• Diedrich, R. (2005). Building type basics for recreational facilities. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons
• Rondeau, E. P., Brown, R. K., & Lapides, P. D. (2006). Facility management (2nd ed.). New York: Wiley.

Journal References

• Parks and Recreation
• Parks, Golf Courses & Sports Grounds
• Recreation Australia
• Managing Leisure
• Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
• Recreation Canada
• Australian Leisure Management
• Australian Parks and Leisure

^ Mandatory reference

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