What is leisure? - leisure time, leisure in society, leisure activities, work and leisure, sources of information, choices on how to use leisure time, reasons for recent growth in leisure activities; the role of leisure in society (past and present) - leisure in pre-industrial societies, the industrial revolution in the UK and its effect on leisure, the post-industrial revolution and leisure, leisure in the 20th century, the current influences on leisure, the role of leisure in society, assignment 1 - a display; the provision of leisure facilities for communities - leisure resources, tourism, assignment 2 - your local leisure facilities; the leisure providers - leisure provision in a mixed economy, aims and objectives of leisure providers, ownership and control of leisure organizations; the role of central government in leisure - State provision of leisure amenities, laws governing the leisure industry, compulsory competitive tendering, central goverment and tax, assignment 3 - the privatization debate; the role of local government in leisure - local government administration, amenities for leisure and recreation, how local authorities raise funds, local authorities and their relationship with other organizations, assignment 4 - dry ski slope; the private sector and leisure - private sector leisure provision, types of business in the leisure industry, competition in the private sector, investments in the private sector, assignment 5 - comparison of business organizations in the public and private sectors; voluntary bodies and the leisure industry - the structure of voluntary bodies, the range of voluntary organizations, the internal structure of voluntary organizations, assignment 6 - voluntary bodies; Who uses leisure facilites? - identifying user groups, promoting participation, programming; the leisure pound - disposable income, affluence, market share size, assignment 7 - user survey; managing and planning leisure - management styles, the role of the manager, management planning, career structure in the leisure industry, assignment 8 - job survey, assignment 9 - managing people problems; national and international influences on leisure - the growth of leisure, national influences on the leisure industry, international influences on leisure; marketing of leisure - what is marketing?, the marketing mix, SWOT analyses, assignment 10 - planning an event, assignment 11 - the visitor survey, assignment 12 - the new leisure development company, assignment 13 - rainbow united football club, assignment 14 - market research; design - principles of good design, outdoor leisure facilities, corporate imaging, assignment 15 - design a leisure centre. .
