tone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: This milestone is intended to help you achieve a more clear focus on the type of facility that you are interested in studying for your final project. For your final project, you will place yourself into the role of a facilities manager for a sport-related facility of your choice, and develop a facility management plan for the final project submission.
Prompt: For this milestone activity, you will browse current facility management job advertisements to inform your selection of two vastly different types of facilities. You will compare and contrast these facilities and, at the end of the assignment, you will choose which facility you will select for your final project. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
For Milestone One, complete the following steps:
1. Browse the job advertisement websites provided in the optional resources for Module One to learn more about the types of facilities and roles that sport facility managers might expect to find when applying for new positions in the field. If you find positions that appeal to you, consider printing them or downloading them as PDFs, as they may or may not still be posted when you wish to refer back to them for other assignments throughout this course.
2. Select two different types of facilities. (These may be the same as those found while browsing the job advertisements, though this is not required.) One should be small-scale, such as a community recreation facility like a local pool or Boys and Girls Club, and the other one should be large-scale, such as a large national recreational facility, university facility, or professional sport facility.
3. Compare and contrast the two facilities. Specifically, ensure you describe the following considerations:
Who are the primary users of the facility?
What need does the facility meet?
What are the human resources (full- and part-time employee) staffing needs?
What community engagement opportunities can you identify?
What is the use schedule (daily, weekly, or seasonal)?
Who are the competitors and what are the challenges they present to the facility’s viability?
4. At the end of your analysis, state which facility you will choose for your final project and explain why.
