PRT 509: Program Evaluation for Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Sport Organizations

 

Course Description. This course focuses on the development of a working knowledge of the rationale, procedures, and tools for conducting sound program evaluation assessments in parks, recreation, tourism, and sport management. Effective skills for mastering comprehensive program evaluation strategies including formative, summative, and knowledge building strategies are taught. Students explore social science methods specifically appropriate for evaluation of recreation programs.

 

Reflection: This class was my first elective in the program and I am glad I took it. Dr. Barcelona taught this class from the University of New Hampshire. I really enjoyed this class because it provided a baseline for creating effective evaluations for parks recreation and tourism programs and facilities. Dr. Barcelona was engaging and accessible throughout the class and provided helpful and constructive feedback on all projects. This was another class that came at a great time, as I was in the process of developing an annual program evaluation survey for NCRPA and was able to apply the principles and strategies learned in this class to the survey. Understanding the appropriate methods for evaluation of the programs I am running has helped me to build engagement and attendance at a variety of NCRPA programs.