STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Understand the meaning of recreation, leisure, and play and how they impact student¿s lives and the lives of others.

 II.     Understand the scope and breadth of the recreation profession.

 III.    Know the history and development of the recreation and leisure services profession.

 IV.     Know the various recreation user groups including age groups, special populations, and other demographic correlates.

 V.      Know the various agencies and organizations that provide recreation and tourism opportunies.

 VI.     Understand the knowledge and skills necessary to be a professional in the recreation industry

 VII.    Know the concepts and theories associated with recreation.

 VIII.   Know basic risk management and legal liability principles associated with the recreation profession.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Recreation, leisure, and play throughout the life cycle

 II.     Recreation, leisure, and play behavior

                 1.      definition of recreation, leisure, and play

                 2.      history of recreation, leisure, and play

 III.    The recreation profession and career opportunities

                 1.      recreation resources

                 2.      recreation services

                         a.      commercial recreation

                         b.      corporate recreation

                         c.      public recreation

 therapeutic recreation

         A.      tourism

         B.      amusement and entertainment industries

 IV.     Recreation and economics

         A.      primary economy

 V.      secondary economy

 VI.     tertiary economy

 VII.    quaternary economy

 VIII.   Planning and management in the recreation and leisure services industry

 IX.     Providers and resources associated with the recreation and leisure industry

 X       Recreation research and demographic correlates.

 XI.     Issues and challenges in recreation and leisure

 XII.    Diversity and inclusiveness in recreation.

 XIII.   Theories of recreation, leisure, and play

 XIV.    Recreation as it relates to wildland values, recreation opportunity spectrum and

 XV.     wilderness opportunity spectrum.

 XVI.    Federal legislation affecting recreation

 XVII.   Current topics in the recreation profession

 XVIII.  Basic concepts and principles of risk management and legal liability