On successful completion of this course, students will be expected to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the major paradigms within which leisure research is carried out;

2. describe the research needs and priorities of several sectors of the leisure, recreation and tourism industries;

3. demonstrate an appreciation of the different types of research techniques used in leisure research and the ability to decide which technique is best suited to address particular research problems;

4. demonstrate an understanding of different stages of the research process, including the relationship between research management and project design;

5. articulate and apply the principles involved in sampling, questionnaire design, interview survey design, and survey administration;and

6. demonstrate an understanding of different types of data, and the principles involved in data management, data analysis, and the presentation and interpretation of research findings.

Topics include:

1. Research concepts and logic.
2. Research ethics and values.
3. Methodological rigour.
4. Observational research.
5. Focus groups and in-depth interviews.
6. Questionnaire design.
7. Experimental research designs.
8. Sampling.
9. Secondary data.
10. Preparing a research report.
11. Using Excel and SPSS in survey-based research.
12. Using the Internet as a research tool.

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Leisure Management Practice I (LEIS 1140)

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Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term