Description
This course explores risk management in park, recreation, tourism, and sport organizations with an emphasis on ethical managerial strategies. The topics include legal concepts related to specific managerial functions, impacts on functions in recreation environments that result in more efficient and successful operation and protection for the organization. In addition, effective strategies for risk management related to facilitating active-healthy lifestyles and sustainable communities will be explored.
Competencies
- Summarize principals of risk management within the context of basic management functions such
as governance, human resource management, and organizational operations. - Identify and describe policies and practices for managing program and service risks. Emphasis on
employee selection & qualifications, supervision issues, training considerations, safety and security
issues, appropriate documentation. - Advanced analysis of policies and practices for managing recreation facility, built environments,
trails & open space risks such as maintenance/inspection issues, OSHA guidelines and compliance,
and contract negotiation and management. - Identify and describe policies for managing human resource risks (e.g., constitutional law issues,
EEO, OSHA, discrimination, fair labor standards, working conditions) - Discussion how effective strategies for risk management in parks, recreation, tourism and sport
organizations can facilitate active-healthy lifestyles and sustainable communities. - Critically evaluate the risks inherent in a selected parks, recreation, sport or tourism operations and discuss strategies for managing risks
Kami Lanning's Portfolio 