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REC 420Advanced Program Evaluation in Leisure Services

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Recreation and Leisure Studies

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Students will acquire knowledge and skills to plan and conduct evaluations of leisure services and programs. The course will cover pre-evaluation, needs assessment, goals and outcomes, evaluation designs, process and outcome evaluation, report preparation, evaluation politics, and ethics.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • REC371 - Quantitative Data Analysis and Mobilization (0.50)
      • REC373 - Qualitative Approaches to Leisure Research (0.50)
    • Students must be in level 4A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00128470 / 140TTh 11:30–12:50
LEC 701110097 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

67% liked it100% easy38% useful

From 3 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This is the final course you take in your undergrad in your winter term of your last semester. The course is very useful as it covers everything you need to know as a program evaluator. The course consists of 8 case studies worth 60 percent (7.5 each) and are done in groups. The case studies are to test your comprehension of the lecture material from the following week. Two final individual assignments, one is an Open Educational Resource, and the other final assignment is to create a comprehensive 10 guiding principles to oustanding program evaluation where you have full autonomy in what you want to pick from anywhere in the course. This class is taught by Brendan Riggin so I'd imagine he…

    Mar 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Pretty dry. The tutorials are not mandatory for attendance despite prof stating otherwise. They are work periods, no graded attendance or anything. The entirety of your grade is comprised of group work, so make sure you pick a cooperative group of people to work with. Pretty dry, couldn't really tell you anything I took from this course to be honest.

    Apr 2025 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

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