Park, Recreation & Tourism Resources Department
Park, Recreation & Tourism Resources Department
PRR 215-1
Recreation
Program
Management
Spring Semester 1999
M & W 12:40-2:30 p.m.
223 Natural Resources
(ONE HOUR ARRANGED)
DEPARTMENT OF PARK, RECREATION AND TOURISM RESOURCES
Recreation Program Management
Syllabus - PRR 215 – Spring 1999
Time:Monday & Wednesday, 12:40 - 2:30 p.m.; one hour arranged (223 NR)
Instructor:Dr. James L. Bristor
Office:131 Natural Resources Building
Office Hours:Arranged with Instructor
Telephone:353-5190
A.Introduction
A most important component of a planned recreation program is leadership. The success of a program in meeting the needs and interests of participants to be served depends upon the ability of a leader to perform various leadership functions. There is an added dimension to leadership in recreation: the leader must not only provide program opportunities for their clientele, but must be involved in a variety of face-to-face, small group and large group contacts with their clientele.
Thus, the course, PRR 215, will give you several opportunities to explore and develop necessary skills and techniques utilized in recreation leadership and programming.
B.Purpose:Provide the student with exposure to recreation leadership and programming services.
Objectives:
- To acquaint the student with different leadership theories; enabling the student to demonstrate an understanding and application of these theories within a variety of recreation settings.
2.To acquaint the student with leadership techniques that can be utilized in a variety of recreation settings.
- To provide opportunities to the student to examine and acquire an understanding of human development and diversity as they relate to recreation leadership and programming services.
4.To provide the student with opportunities to plan, write, implement and evaluate organized recreation programs.
5.To provide the student with opportunities to interact with other members of a group in providing recreation opportunities for selected clientele.
- To provide the student with opportunities to evaluate the leadership skills of other members of the class.
7.To provide the student with opportunities to examine and discuss several case studies related to recreation leadership and programming services.
C.Course Requirements:
Individual:
1.Complete written assignments.
2.Read materials assigned by the instructor.
3.Satisfactorily pass quizzes and examinations.
4.Complete peer evaluations.
5.Complete class projects.
6.Participate in program presentations.
7.Complete all other assignments.
Committee:Develop, implement and evaluate project presentations.
D.Text:
Jordan, Debra J., Leadership in Leisure Services: Making a Difference, Venture Publishing, Inc., State College, PA, 1996, 494 pp. Additional readings should be purchased at local book stores.
E.Grading:Point System (Final grades will be determined by curving them).
Learning ActivitiesPossible Points
Individual Research Assignment20
Individual Class Evaluation14
Quizzes (9 - 8 count)80
Examinations (2 @ 105) 210
Committee Project Papers75
Peer Evaluation of Project Paper (Development)15
Project Presentation Evaluation (Class Evaluators)36
Peer Evaluation of Project Presentation15
Case Studies (3 @ 20)60
Mini project20
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Total Points545
ATTENDANCE (-5) FOR EACH UNEXCUSED ABSENCE.
(ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TYPED)
POINTS WILL BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE ABOVE TOTAL WHEN STUDENT DOES NOT SUBMIT ASSIGNMENTS, OR SCRATCH OUTS APPEAR ON SUBMITTED ASSIGNMENTS.
QUIZZES (WITH EXCUSED ABSENCES ONLY) MUST BE MADE UP PRIOR TO QUIZZES RETURNED AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS.
DEPARTMENT OF PARK, RECREATION AND TOURISM RESOURCES
Recreation Program Management
Course Schedule – PRR 215 – Spring Semester 1999
1/11On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Orientation to class, discuss assignments and requirements, leisure experiences, leadership techniques, project assignment application.
Project choices:
Daddy/Daughter Dance Project I - Valentine=s Day Dance (Monday, February 8, 7:00-8:30 p.m.) Ball Room; clean-up 8:30-9:30 p.m., Marriott East Lansing University Place, 300 MAC, East Lansing; Dana Meyer, Recreation Supervisor and Special Events Coordinator, East Lansing Recreation and Arts (ELRA,337-4442), Claudia Hillstrom, Sales Manager, Marriott East Lansing University Place (337-4440).
Daddy/Daughter Dance Project II – Valentine’s Day Dance (Wednesday, February 10, 7:00-8:30 p.m.), Ball Room; clean-up 8:30-9:30 p.m., Marriott East Lansing University Place, 300 MAC Avenue, Dana Meyer, Recreation Supervisor and Special Events Coordinator, East Lansing Recreation and Arts (ELRA, 337-4442), Claudia Hillstrom, Sales Manager, Marriott East Lansing University Place (337-4440).
Mother/Son Dance Project - St. Patrick=s Day Dance (Tuesday, March 16, 7:30-8:30 p.m.) Ball Room; clean-up 8:30-9:30 p.m., Marriott East Lansing University Place, 300 MAC Avenue, East Lansing; Dana Meyer, Recreation Supervisor and Special Events Coordinator, East Lansing Recreation and Arts (ELRA, 337-4442), Claudia Hillstrom, Sales Manager, Marriott East Lansing University Place (337-4440).
Evaluation Responsibilities:
Mother/Son Dance Project
Group will evaluate (may serve as facilitators also) Daddy/Daughter Dance Project I Group and Project II Group. Mother/Son Dance Project Group will be divided into two sub-groups; one-sub-group will assume the evaluation responsibilities on Tuesday, February 8, the other sub-group will assume the evaluation responsibilities on Wednesday, February 16. Evaluators are required to be at the Marriott East Lansing University Place at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor, in front of the Ball Room. Facilitators need to check with program group they are assigned to.
Daddy/Daughter Dance Project I Group and Project II
Group will evaluate (may serve as facilitators also). These project groups will assume the evaluation or programming responsibilities on Tuesday, March 17. Evaluators are required to be at the Marriott East Lansing University Place at 6:00 p.m., 2nd floor, in front of the Ball Room. Facilitators need to check with program group they are assigned to.
Assignments:Individual Research Assignment (Individual)
Project Application (Individual)
Assignment Due:Project Application (Individual)
Activities:Oooh-Ah! Fingers Up, Sign Language
1/13Off Campus, Group – Visitation (Marriott East Lansing University Place)
Daddy/Daughter Dance Group I and Group II; Mother/Son Dance meet in Lobby with Dana Meyer, Recreation Supervisor and Special Events Coordinator, ELRA; Claudia Hillstrom, Sales Manager, Marriott East Lansing University Place (1:00-2:15 p.m., 300 MAC Avenue, East Lansing).
Break into project committees, discuss purpose, theme, objectives and individual responsibilitiesand time line; management team meeting.
Assignment Due:Individual Research Assignment (Individual)
Assignment:Time Line (Group)
Readings:A (21)
1/18Martin Luther King Day
1/20On Campus, Group – 223 NR
Leisure Services/Human Services. Leadership: definitions, types, traits,common elements, functions. Review of Case Study 1; break into project committees; discuss and finalize purpose, theme objectives and individual responsibilities, management team meeting.
Assignment Due:Purpose, theme, objectives and individual responsibilities, timeline (Group)
Assignment:Case Study 1 (Individual)
Activity:The Hunt
Readings:B,C, D (15)
1/25On Campus, Group – 223 NR
Leadership: competencies and skills; review Case Study 1. Break into project sub-committees; develop list of equipment and materials needed; management team meeting.
Assignment:Equipment and materials list (Group)
Activity:Tennis Anyone
Readings:E (27)
1/27On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Leadership Theories and Models: life stages; age groups. Break into sub-committees, discuss and finalize list of equipment and materials needed; discuss placement of decorations, develop an outline of activities with identified responsibilities of group members and leaders; management team meeting.
Assignments Due:Case Study 1 (Group discussion)
Equipment and materials list (Group)
Assignment:Daddy/Daughter Dance I Project Paper, Daddy/Daughter Dance II Project Paper and
Mother/Son Dance Project Paper, DRAFT, submit TWO copies of the project paper
for review, TYPED, group.
Readings:F,G,H (15)
QUIZ 1
2/1 - 2/5FINAL PREPARATION FOR DDDI AND DDDII PROGRAM PROJECTS
2/3Readings:J,K,L (13)
2/8On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Direct Leadership Techniques: goals and objectives. Break into sub-committees; review assignments.
Reading:M (41)
2/8Off Campus, Group - 223 NR
Daddy/Daughter Dance I Program Project. Evaluators are required TO BE AT the Marriott East Lansing
University Place at 6:00 p.m., facilitators are required to be READY TO START, at 6:30 p.m. Evaluators will meet with Dr. Bristor and the graduate assistant for final instructions and materials (2ndfloor across from the Ballroom). Facilitators needto check with program sub-committee to which they have been assigned.
Assignment:Peer evaluation of Daddy/Daughter Dance I Program Project.
2/10On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Group Dynamics: group structure and effectiveness. Break into sub-committees, review assignments.
Assignment Due:Peer Evaluation of Daddy/Daughter Dance I Program Project (Individual).
Assignment:Peer Evaluation of Daddy/Daughter Dance II Program Project (Individual).
Reading:N, O, P (16)
QUIZ 2
2/10Off Campus, Group - 223 NR
Evaluators are required TO BE AT the Marriott East Lansing University Place at 6:30 p.m., facilitators
are required TO BE READY TO START, at 6:30 p.m. Evaluators will meet with Dr. Bristor and the
graduate assistant for final instructions and materials (2ndfloor across from Ballroom). Facilitators need to
check withprogram sub-committee to which they have been assigned.
Assignment Due:Peer Evaluation of Daddy/Daughter Dance II Program Project (Individual).
2/15On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Group Dynamics: roles and effective components, brief review by DADDII Program Project group of presentations. Break into sub-committees, management team meeting.
Reading:Q (26)
QUIZ 3
2/17On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Communication Skills: models and functions, brief discussion of case study 2. Break into DDDI program project sub-committees, return and discuss DDDI program project presentation.
Assignment:Case Study 2 (Individual)
Reading:R, S, T (10)
2/19On Campus, Group - Room 151 NR
ASSIGNMENT DUE:Daddy/Daughter Dance I Program Project Paper, DRAFT, submit TWO copies
of the project paper for review, TYPED, Group. Place paper in instructor's mailbox, Room 151 NR by 4:00 p.m.
2/22On Campus, Group – 223 NR
Communication Skills: effectiveness and intercultural. Break into DDDII program project sub-committees; return and discuss DDDII program project presentation.
Reading:V (21)
2/24On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Non-verbal Communication: functions and symbolism. Discussion of Case Study 2.
Assignment Due: Case study 2 (Group discussion)
Reading:V, W, X (16)
QUIZ 4
2/26On Campus, Group - 151 NR
ASSIGNMENT DUE:Mother/Son Dance Program Project Paper, DRAFT, submit TWO copies of
the project paper for review, TYPED, Group. Place paper in instructor's mailbox, Room 151 NR by 4:00 p.m.
2/28On Campus, Group - 148 NR, 7-9 p.m. - First Examination Review
3/1-3/5FINAL PREPARATION FOR MOTHER/SON DANCE PROGRAM PROJECT
3/1On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Brief review of First Examination. Break into sub-committees, discussion of evaluation procedures (peer
evaluation) used by evaluators of project presentation.
3/1On Campus, Group - 148 NR, 7-9 p.m. - First Examination Review
3/3FIRST EXAMINATION
3/8-12SPRING BREAK
3/15On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Leadership and Human Development: theories. Break into sub-committees, management team meeting.
Assignment: Peer Evaluation of Mother/Son Dance Program Project Presentation (Individual)
Reading:Jordon: Chapter 3 - Leadership and Human Development
3/16Off Campus - Mother/Son Dance. Evaluators are required TO BE AT the Marriott East Lansing
University Place at 6:00 p.m., facilitators are required to be READY TO START, at 6:30 p.m. Evaluators will meet with Dr. Bristor and the graduate assistant for final instructions and materials (2ndFloor across from the Ballroom). Facilitators need to check with program sub-committee to which they have been assigned.
3/17On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Leadership and Human Development: age groups and life stages.
Assignment Due:Peer Evaluation of Mother/Son Dance Project Presentation (Individual)
Reading:Z, a, b (11)
3/22On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Skillman Project: Recreation study involving the cities of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park,
surveying recreation programs presently provided and recommendations for the future; population 6-18.
Reading:c (30)
3/24On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Diversity and Recreation Services: understanding of and approaches to diversity. Break into MS program
project sub-committees and discuss MS program project presentation.
Reading:d (27)
QUIZ 5
3/29On Campus, Group – 223 NR
Diversity and Recreation Services: pluralistic leadership. Mini-project sub-group assignments, responsibilities, decisions.
Reading:e, f, g (10)
3/31On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Mini Project: results of group decisions presented in class.
Readings:h, i, j, k (15)
QUIZ 6
4/5On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Handicapper Services Related to Recreation Services. Mike Hudson, a handicapper participant.
Assignment Due:Class Program Evaluation (Individual) (In Class)
Readings:l, m, n, o (17)
4/7On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Motivating Participant Behavior - facilitating motivation and approaches used. Break into project sub-
committees, management team meeting.
Readings:p (42)
QUIZ 7
4/12On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Motivating Participant Behavior: techniques. Break into project sub-committees, management team
meeting.
Reading:q, r, s (11)
4/14On Campus Group-223 NR
Risk Management: definitions, responsibilities. Break into project sub-committees, management team meeting.
Assignment Due:Peer Evaluation of Project Paper (Development) (Individual, Mother/Son Dance
Project)
Reading:t (32)
QUIZ 8
4/16On Campus, Group - 151 NR
ASSIGNMENT DUE:Daddy/Daughter Dance Project I Paper and Daddy/Daughter Dance Project II
Paper, FINAL COPY,submit ONE, copy of Project Paper for FINAL
GRADE, TYPED, Group.
Mother/Son Dance Project Paper, FINAL COPY, submit ONE, copy of
Project Paper for FINAL GRADE, TYPED, Group.
Room 151 Natural Resources Building (mailbox), 4 p.m.
4/19On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Risk Management: program offerings and volunteer obligations.
Assignment Due:Peer Evaluation of Project Paper (Development) (Individual, Daddy/Daughter
Dance Project, Group I and Group II)
Peer Evaluation of Project Paper (Development) (Individual, Mother/Son Dance
Project).
Readings:u, v, w (13)
4/21On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Discussion of Case Study 3.
Assignment Due:Case Study 3 (Group discussion)
QUIZ 9
4/26On Campus, Group – 223 NR
Ethics in Recreation Leadership: personal integrity, professionalism.
Readings:x (22)
4/28On Campus, Group - 223 NR
Potpourri
4/29On Campus, Group - 148 NR, 7-9 p.m. - Last Examination Review
5/2On Campus, Group - Room 148 NR, 7-9 p.m. - Last Examination Review
5/4LAST EXAMINATION - Tuesday,5:45-7:45 p.m.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Austin, David R. And Cawford, Michael E., Therapeutic Recreation An Introduction, Pentice Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1991, 408 pp.
Carpenter, Gaylene M. and Howe, Christine Z., Programming Leisure Experiences - A Cyclical Approach, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1985, 180 pp.
Corbin, H. Dan and Williams, Ellen, Recreation Programming and Leadership, Prentice Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1987, 398 pp.
Edginton, Christopher Richard, Ford, Phyllis M., Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Service Organizations, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1985, 439 pp.
Farrell, Patricia, Lundegren, Herberta M., The Process of Recreation Programming Theory and Technique, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1983, 254 pp.
Henderson, Karla A., et. al: A Leisure of One's Own: A feminist Perspective on Women's Leisure, Venture Publishing, Inc., State College, PA, 152 pp.
Jordan, Debra S., Leadership In Leisure Services Making a Difference, Venture Publishing, Inc., State College PA, 1996, 494 pp.
Kelly, John R., Leisure, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 1996, 432 pp.
Kennedy, Dan W. et al., Special Recreation: Opportunities for Persons With Disabilities, Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Duburque, Iowa, 1991, 328 pp.
Kraus, Richard G., Recreation Leadership Today, Scott, Forseman and Company, Glenview, Illinois, 1985, 288 pp.
Murphy, James F., et. al, Leisure Systems: Critical Concepts and Applications, Sagamore Publishing Co. Inc., Champaign, IL, 1991, 392 pp.
Niepoth, E. William, Leisure Leadership - Working With People in Recreation and Park Settings, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1983, 369 pp.
Rossman, J. Robert; Recreation Programming-Designing Leisure Experiences, Sagamore Publishing, Champaign, IL, 1989, 443 pp.
Russell, Ruth V., Planning Programs in Recreation, C.V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1982, 331 pp.
Russell, Ruth V., Leadership in Recreation. Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, St. Louis, 1985, 450 pp.
Sessoms, H. Douglas and Stevenson, Jack L., Leadership and Group Dynamics in Recreation Services, Allyn and Bacon, Inc., Boston, 1981, 275 pp.
Shivers, Jay, Recreational Leadership - Group Dynamics and Inter-personal Behavior, Princeton Book Company Publishers, Princeton, New Jersey, 1980, 261 pp.
Bristor PRR 215
Spring Semester 1998
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
Valentine’s Day Program or St. Patrick’s Day Program
Date Due: Monday, January 19 (20 Points Possible)
Responsibilities:
1.Select four (4) different sources, (books, pamphlets, and/or articles). These sources should contain practical information that you can use as a basis for planning your program including areas such as food, decorations, activities. An emphasis should be placed on a Valentine’s Day Program or St. Patrick’s Day Program.
2.Arrange the books, pamphlets, and/or articles in correct bibliographical form. The examples presented below should be followed:
Book
Gork, Freda. Creative St. Patrick Events for Children. New York: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1998, 256 pp.
Article
Ganipgonop, Myron., "Future Fun: Valentine Activities for Youth", Futurist, January, 1998, pp. 13.
3.Write a brief paragraph describing the contents of your source and how specifically you would anticipate using it in related project.
4.Place your name on assignment and turn in during designated class.
5.This assignment should be typed.
6.No scratch-outs, or assignment will not be accepted and points will be deducted.
PRR 215
Spring Semester 1998
Bristor
DATE DUE: Wednesday, February 4
CASE STUDY 1: FIRST WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR IN A SMALL COMMUNITY
Joyce has just been hired as the Assistant Director of a Parks and Recreation Department in a small mid-western city. The department has been under pressure from local women's organizations to break the sex barrier and hire women in all departments.
Joyce, who is qualified for the job, is the first woman to be hired as an assistant director in the community. She is in her late twenties, has an undergraduate degree in Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources from an accredited academic institution, very active socially, and has membership in the League of Women Voters and the Women’s Liberation Movement.
The majority of the men on the community center staff are in their mid-thirties and forties and have been with the department for more than 10 years. The department has been cited a number of times for the outstanding programs it provides for its constituents. Recently, the quality of the programs has begun to fall below the standards for which they have been so well known. Morale of the male center staff has reached an all time low. Many of the older men do not appreciate working under a woman, and others have complained about being intimidated by Joyce. It seems that Joyce has been using her position of authority to her advantage in supervising them.