Jingjing Gui
Contact
Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation - Faculty Affairs
- jgui@ualberta.ca
Courses
KRLS 105 - Introduction to the Management of Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Programs
Provides students with an introduction to the management concepts required to successfully administer a sport, recreation or physical activity. Credit will be granted for only one of KRLS 105 or PERLS 105.
RLS 163 - Tourism Management: An Introduction
This course explores the basic principles of the tourism system (tourist, travel, destinations, and marketing), underlying influences such as cultural, social, economic, and psychological phenomena, areas of major tourist activity such as natural and cultural attractions, as well as festivals and special events. It critically examines the impact of tourism on individuals, communities, nature, and nations. How to foster sustainability principles through tourism and tourism's role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals lies at the core of this foundation course. Note: Field Trips are a required component of this course. Students may be asked to pay a small fee to participate in a field trip. Credit will be granted for only one of RLS 263 or RLS 163.
RLS 225 - Program Planning for Leisure
This course involves an examination of the planning process with a particular focus on programming for recreation, sport and tourism. Consideration will be given to program planning for leisure in the context of the not-for-profit, commercial and public sectors. Prerequisite: RLS 100.
RLS 232 - Marketing for Recreation, Sport and Tourism
Marketing is examined from the unique perspectives of recreation, sport and tourism. Emphasis is placed on marketing in the not-for-profit sector although commercial perspectives are also considered. Major topics include market positioning, research, segmentation, product, price, distribution, and promotion. This course will normally include a field experience component. Prerequisite: KRLS 105.
RLS 422 - Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Organizations
An examination of various leadership styles and how these styles can be applied in the context of recreation and leisure organizations. Students will identify their personal leadership style and work on an applied community-based group project where their leadership skills will be put into practice (e.g. oral and written communication, management of group dynamics, conflict management, and organizational ethics and politics). Note: Credit will be granted for only one of RLS 122 or RLS 422.