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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall/Spring Sems. Students will learn the safe, comfortable and environmentally-friendly practice of select outdoor adventure activities. They will use labs and weekend days to practice and hone activity skills. There are two 10-person sections per semester as offered. Outdoor adventure activities will rotate and vary according to instructor availability and activities will be different in each section so that students may repeat a sequence in order to acquire additional skills. 1. Supplemental fees may be charged for some activities. 2. Adventure Skills Development I is the sequential course to Adventure Skills Development II; students acquire increased levels of competency in skills and knowledge introduced in the preceding course. (8 hours lecture, 16 hours lab per 4-week block).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This course provides an introduction to recreation and outdoor leadership in commercial/private recreation. Students will practice and apply outdoor leadership concepts. Components of outdoor recreation leadership will include group skills (group development, processing, judgment, decision making, teaching, etc.) and basic camping skills (minimum impact, water treatment, navigation, trail techniques, environmental ethics, etc.). Outdoor recreation concepts such as Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS), Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC), and carrying capacity will also be addressed, explored and applied to issues in the Adirondack Park, as well as leadership in general. (2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab). Prerequisite: Introduction to Recreation (REC 101).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. This course focuses on the field of interpretation, the interpretive process, techniques of interpretation (trails, exhibits, slide presentations, visitor centers, campfire programs, the role of photography and video, etc.), writing and speaking in interpretive programs, and environmental education programs in parks and schools. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab).
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2.00 Credits
2 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This seven-week course is intended primarily to give Forest Technician majors an introduction to the important concepts of forest-based recreation. Included in the course is information on the importance and value of forest-based recreation on both public and private lands. Key principles for planning, developing and managing forest recreation facilities and programs are also introduced. Relationships (both positive and negative) between recreation and other uses of forests are also discussed. (3 hours lecture).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course introduces the student to safety systems management and the principles of establishing and administering a risk management plan for a recreation agency or business. Students will apply their knowledge oflegal responsibilities as practitioners to selected case studies involving legal issues in the recreation, adventure travel and ecotourism fields. Students will design a risk management and safety operations manual for a selected business or recreation agency. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: Adventure Travel and Ecotourism (REC 320).
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4.00 Credits
4 Credit Hours Fall Sem. The course is divided primarily into two segments of study: resource-based environmental concerns and user-based concerns. Each is examined in depth and simultaneously as occurring in the field. In the study of resource-oriented concerns, the student will learn about water's relationship to recreation, the physical properties of soil, and the concerns of proper sanitation. The study of user concerns deals with people who use the land for recreation. The student will become familiar with how recreational users affect the forest resource and impact other users of the forest, both recreational and non-recreational. A sense of how forest technicians and other resource managers relate to recreationists will be developed. The course is designed to allow students to apply creativity and problem-solving potential to issues facing the recreation industry. (Five 28-hour weeks) Prerequisite: Recreation Leadership and Maintenance (REC 250), or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Spring Sem. The first course in a two-course sequence concluded by the Earth-Trek Practicum (REC 233) itself, Earth-Trek Basecamp introduces students to the principles of planning a multi-day, nature-based trek that focuses on environmental education and service while emphasizing safety and outdoor leadership excellence. Students will plan the Earth-Trek, which will be a 14-21 day outdoor recreation expedition to a location that offers high public contact, appropriate recreational opportunities, and pressing environmental stewardship concerns. The stated mission of the Earth-Trek is to promote environmental awareness and grassroots activism and to allow the Paul Smith's College community to contribute in these areas. Lecture sessions will address the natural and cultural background of the area to be visited, while lab sessions will focus on trip planning. Student groups will work with the instructor to plan the trip vision and objectives, leadership approach, logistics, itinerary, transportation, lodging, food, finances, promotion, educational programming, service projects, etc. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab).
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours d.b.a. This course is the second of a two-course sequence started with Earth-Trek Basecamp (REC 232). The course requires student participation in a multi-day trek (canoe down a river or bike trek along an historic pathway which offers substantial contact with rural and/or urban communities). Students are expected to present basic information about various topics to audiences from K-12 and adults. Students must hold a 2.00 GPA, be in a physical condition that allows active participation on the trek, hold current certification in First Aid, CPR, and Canoeing, along with Basic Water Safety (when applicable). Includes 14-21 day trek.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credit Hours Fall Sem. This course is designed to provide students with a variety of program planning methodologies and skills. Emphasis will be placed on the planning, organization, implementation and evaluation of recreation programs that may be sponsored through various service providers. Working in teams, the students will plan, implement and evaluate a recreation program of their own design for a specific target population. Students will produce programs which will include a mission statement, goals and objectives, strategic planning tools, site and facility selection, promotion, registration processes, procurement of equipment and supplies, activity leadership and supervision, a safety/risk management plan, a budget and an evaluation instrument. (2 hours lecture, 2? hours lab). Prerequisite: Introduction to Recreation (REC 101) or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
4 Credit Hours Summer Sess. This is a field-based course which emphasizes 'hands-on' experience in recreation leadership and construction/maintenance. Development in these skills includes minimum-impact camping, group leadership skills, and trail maintenance and construction of forest recreation facilities. Basic forest recreational management concepts will be studied and applied. (Four 40-hour weeks). Prerequisite: Interpreting the Environment (REC 132).
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