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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
NRM 65 | Title:
REC FACILITY MAINT |
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Full Title:
Recreation Facility Maintenance |
Last Reviewed:3/2/2009 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
FOR 65
Catalog Description:
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Principles and practices of park maintenance and maintenance management skills for recreational facilities. Course includes hands-on experience with tools, materials, and methods used in the maintenance of park facilities.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Principles and practices of park maintenance and maintenance management skills for recreational facilities. Course includes hands-on experience with tools, materials, and methods used in the maintenance of park facilities.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
Area: | | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 1982 | Inactive: | Fall 2015 |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate purpose, types and methods of maintenance appropriate to park facilities.
2. Manage systems for maintenance and operations of park facilities.
3. Design facilities, maintenance systems and operations to minimize maintenance and reduce vandalism.
4. Plan and organize a cost effective and efficient maintenance program.
5. Calculate cost of construction and/or maintenance of recreational facilities.
6. Perform light grounds and facilities construction tasks.
7. Troubleshoot and repair simple electrical and plumbing problems.
8. Use standard maintenance hand tools safely.
9. Locate and apply appropriate building codes, utilizing the UBC (Uniform Building Codes).
10. Assess the impact of park maintenance on public relations and public liability.
Topics and Scope
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I. Maintenance Systems and Principles
A. Purpose, types and methods of maintenance
B. Standards
C. Proper facility design to enhance maintenance
D. Liability
II. Maintenance Management
A. Planning and organizing the maintenance program
1. Planning and scheduling jobs
2. Assigning responsibility
3. Written maintenance job instructions
4. Cost analysis
B. Design to minimize maintenance and vandalism
C. Supervision
III. Building and Facility Maintenance
A. Building maintenance
B. Carpentry
C. Electrical and plumbing systems
D. Painting and Finishing
E. Swimming pools; playground equipment
F. Tools, methods and materials for basic maintenance projects
G. Uniform Building Code (UBC)
IV. Grounds Maintenance
A. Sanitation
B. Roadways, Trails, Campgrounds
C. Landscape maintenance
D. Irrigation systems
V. Maintenance and the Public
A. Public safety
B. Public relations
C. Public liability
D. Preventive maintenance
E. Vandalism prevention
Assignments:
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Representative assignments:
1. Reading: approximately 40 pages per week.
2. Develop a written maintenance plan for a public park (2-6 pages).
3. Evaluate 3-4 park facilities and recommend improvements (written report, 3-4 pages).
4. Produce schematic drawings for a park with facilities located to enhance maintenance considerations.
5. Construct basic park amenities such as, trails, benches, tables, amphitheatre, campsite (work done at Shone Farm).
6. Midterm; final exam.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 20 - 30% |
Maintenance plan; evaluation and recommendations. | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 10 - 20% |
Schematics | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30% |
Construction projects | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 20 - 30% |
True/false, short answer, essay. | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 10% |
Attendance and participation. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Park and Recreation Maintenance Management. Sternloff, Robert E. and Warren, Roger. Pearson, 1998.
Uniform Building Code. International Conference of Building Officials.
Working Wood. Tolpin, Jim. Sterling Publishing, 1996.
(Texbooks are classic in field. Government documents are updated when available.)
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