STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Explain human dimensions and outdoor recreation;

 2. Identify the relationships between the human/environment and the human/outdoor recreation experience interface;

 3. Discuss the importance of human dimensions and the recreation component;

 4. Discuss the influences on outdoor recreation and human dimensions;

 5. Describe the goals and aims of outdoor recreation management;

 6. Describe the goals and aims of outdoor recreation leadership;

 7. Describe the goals and aims of outdoor recreation experience facilitation;

 8. Apply facilitation procedures to team course initiatives or other experiential education situations;

 9. Demonstrate ethical decision-making within the human/human and human/environment interactions;

 10. Recognize and describe the “current issues and trends” in outdoor recreation and ways in which these will affect you as a provider of outdoor recreation experiences in the future.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Introduction to human dimensions in outdoor recreation research – state of the understanding of the subject

 II. Social aspects of outdoor recreation

 III. Our current understanding of the environment and how it reacts to human presence

 IV. Carrying capacity – physical, social, and managerial

 V. Facilitating the outdoor recreation experience

 VI. Leading the outdoor recreation experience

 VII. Ethical considerations – human centered

 VIII. Ethical considerations – environment centered

 IX. Dealing effectively with conflict within the outdoor experience

 X. Alternatives to the traditional wilderness-based experiential programming

 XI. Evaluating the effectiveness of the outdoor recreation experience