Course provides students with an introduction to the facilitation and leadership skills necessary to manage a diverse range of client groups and modalities. Students will learn how to prepare and deliver a program or meeting to address client objectives. Specific topics include group process, framing and sequencing, meeting management/facilitation, operating procedures for group initiative challenges, and remote meeting facilitation. Course occurs at the UNH Browne Center.

Addresses key human resource management issues of a general, technical, and global nature including communication, motivation and leadership, job stress and safety, security, federal regulations, and discrimination. Covers technical areas such as recruiting and selecting, employment, training, performance appraisal, disciplining, and termination.

Emphasizes the understanding and practical application of evaluation concepts and tools within recreation, event, and allied health services. The course will cover the utility and feasibility of evaluation, evaluation planning and design (including quantitative and qualitative research design, methods, and analysis), evaluation management and data collection, analysis and reporting, and decision-making based on evaluation data.

This course provides students with a foundation in the theories and philosophies associated with the field of youth development. Students will analyze the strengths and limitations of various theories, philosophies, and ideas as they are applied in practice and represented in research studies. Examples include: Ecological systems theory, positive youth development, sociocultural perspectives, risk/protective factors, and developmental assets. Assignments may include reviews of research, critical analyses, case studies, service learning experiences, or site visits.