HPER 267 - Outdoor Recreation

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 4
LAB hours per week: 2
This course explores the history, development, principles and trends of National Parks, outdoor recreation, facility development, liability, and recreation leadership. Active participation in many recreation activities. This course counts as an ELECTIVE toward an AA degree, NOT as an ACTIVITY COURSE.
Course Outcomes:

Identify and discuss state and national parks and discuss what makes them unique and extraordinary.
Apply learning theory, activity leadership, first aid, liability, and facility management concepts to outdoor recreation.
Identify environmental issues and assess their relationship to outdoor recreation.
Summarize the history of outdoor recreation.
Describe and demonstrate modern camping skills.
Identify major components of water activities and assess the risk of these activities.
Demonstrate skill and competence in outdoor recreation activities.

Course Topics:

National, state, and local parks
Goals of recreation games
Liability
Importance of feedback
First aid
Learning and teaching process
Environmental issues
Current isues in recreation
Camping skills
Athletic complex development
Water safety and rescue
Boating safety
White water rafting
Survival skills
Participation in various indoor and outdoor recreational games and activities

Course Attribute(s): Transferable Elective