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Assignments - Fall 2008

You will create the following assignments for a municipal recreation/community/intergenerational center and serve as the Center Director. References are required and all references must be APA style.

Students MUST submit assignments, as a single file/document, via email as a Microsoft Word document (.doc) or (.rtf) attachment. No late assignments will be accepted.

For ALL PRM majors, these assignment should be saved and placed in your PRM Professional Portfolio.

Assignments Format:

Use the American Psychological Association's Publication Manual (5th ed) format (margins, font size, citations, etc).

Title Page:	Include the name of the assignment, the class prefix and number, your name and the date.
Font:	Times New Roman or CG Times
Font Size:	12 points
Margins:	1inch, top and bottom - left and right. (Hint. In MS Word, select "File"; select "Page Setup"; select 1 inch (1") in the Top; Bottom; Left; Right; boxes; then ok).
Justification	All text is Left justified
Print Color:	Black
Line Spacing:	Double space
Page Numbers	Number pages at the top right, do not number the first (title) page (Hint. In MS Word; select Insert; select "page numbers"; deselect the box "show number on first page"; select "format"; select "start at;" select zero in the box; then ok; ok).
Pictures:	Do not include any pictures in the assignment.

Spelling counts, any misspelled words will automatically reduce your grade by 5 points.

Submit assignments to the course facilitator using a MicrosoftWord format (.doc) or (.rtf), as an email attachment.

HOW TO CREATE AN E-MAIL ATTACHMENT

	Create your paper in MicrosoftWord as you would normally do.
	Save the document as .doc or .rtf file.
	Save the paper (file) to your hard drive (drive "C" usually in "My Documents") or to a disk (usually your A drive, 3 1/2 floppy).
	Open your e-mail program.
	Create a new message to your Instructor (charles.hammersley@nau.edu)
	Somewhere in your e-mail program is "Attach file to new message" or something like it. Different e-mail programs use different wording.
	Click on the attach command.
	A box will appear and ask for the file name. You can select it from drive "C" , my documents, or the "A" drive if you saved your paper to that drive, or where ever you saved the file.
	That's all there is to it. The paper is now attached to the e-mail so just hit the Send button.

Please contact me if you are having any trouble with your email.

ASSIGNMENTS

As the Director of a full time, year-round municipal recreation/community/intergenerational center, submit the following assignments:

Assignment 1: Mission Statements and Goals and Objectives (5 pts)

Deadline: Friday, September 12 by 5:00 PM

The first assignment (Mission Statement and Goals & Objectives is a difficult assignment. It seems to be very hard for students to pay attention to the basic requirements of an objective:

It must be measurable and have a time frame. For example

Program objective: To create one new teen Jazzersize class by August 2006.

To be measurable you need a number in this case "one teen Jazzersize class" and a time frame "by August 2006."

Goals are not measurable and would go something like:

Program Goal: To provide outstanding fitness and wellness programs and activities to our community.

It is not measurable so it is a good goal. This seems easy but proves very difficult to most students.

Directions:

A. Give the name of the recreation center director (yours) and address (street, city and state) for the recreation center. You may make up this information if you are not using a real recreation center as your example.

NOTE: You must keep this same recreation center and address for ALL of the following assignments.

B. Write an agency mission statement

C. Prepare one goal and three objectives for each of the following areas:

	Program;
	Staff;
	Facility;
	Finance; and
	Marketing.

Submit this assignment as a single file or document.

Assignment 2: Staffing Plan (5 pts)

Deadline: Friday, September 26 by 5:00 PM

A. Develop an organizational chart. The Center Director is the top of the organizational chart. All employee positions in your recreation center (full and part time) must be included in the organizational chart. The organizational chart must include at least six staff members.

Hint: In MicrosoftWord select Insert, then Diagram, then click on the organizational chart picture. Be sure the organizational chart is for a municipal recreation center.

B. Write a detailed job description for one (1) full-time and one (1) part-time employee positions.

C. Write a detailed job announcement, for one (1) full-time and one (1) part-time) position.

* Note: For this assignment be sure your organizational chart represents a recreation center (not a department) and all employees (minimum of six) are represented on the organizational chart. Do not submit a job description or announcement for a position that is not on the organizational chart. Follow the sample formats for the position descriptions and job announcements.

Submit this assignment as a single file or document.

Assignment 3: Line Item budget for ONE MONTH. (15 pts)

Deadline: Friday, October 10 by 5:00 PM

A. Prepare a line item budget for the Community Center for one month.

Submit the budget on ONE Excel spreadsheet. There are three page tabs at the bottom of the Excel worksheet.

	Use Sheet 1 for the Original Budget;
	Use Sheet 2 for the Alternate Budget (10% budget cut)
	Use Sheet 3 for the Capital Budget

Revenues and expenses must include:

Line items for 10 activities/classes/programs selected from the Activity List.
Line items for all employees shown in the organizational chart.
Line items for all payroll (by employees and types of benefits).
List all sources of income (projected revenue, NO GRANTS OR DONATIONS MAY BE USED).
All projected expenses.
Budget revenue must meet at least 40% of your overall budget.
Prepare an alternative budget that represents a 10% budget cut and a justification for the types of budget cuts you have made.

Line Item Budget Resources

	Sample Line Item Format
	Sample of Line Items (Quoggy Jo Ski Center)

B. Develop a separate Capital Budget for equipment or items which cost over $1,000 or any buildings.

Sample Capital Budget

Submit this assignment as a single file or document.

Assignment 4: Policies & Procedures (5 points)

Deadline: Friday, October 24 by 5:00 PM

A. Write a Employee Disciplinary Policy for your organization. The disciplinary policy should address the disciplinary process and procedures for the agency.

B. Write a memo to your staff concerning the Employee Discipline Policy. Be sure to use the correct business format for a memo.

Submit this assignment as a single file or document.

Assignment 5. Sexual Harassment Training (5 pts)

Deadline: Friday, November 7 by 5:00 PM

A. Go to the Preventing Sexual Harassment Online Training program.

	Select: Continue;
	Select: First Time User;
	Select: Supervisory
	Complete the online training course and submit your "Certificate of Completion" to the course facilitator via paper, fax or digital format. To submit the assignment via email, save the "Certificate of Completion" as a MicrosoftWord .doc file or a graphic .jpeg or gif file and attach it to an email.
	Your grade will be the one appearing on the "Certificate of Completion."

Assignment 6. Complete a Recreation Grant Application: (15 pts)

Deadline: Friday, December 5 by 5:00 PM

A. Submit an actual recreation grant application. The purpose of this is to have you locate a recreation grant source (web search); determine if your agency is eligible for the grant; and fill out a grant application.

NOTE: Be sure your agency meets all of the eligibility requirements for the grant you are applying for, or no points will be given.

You MUST include all of the following information:

	The complete grant guidelines, eligibility guidelines, criteria or limitations;
	Completed grant application (you may skip information such as: last year budget, copy of non-profit certificate, list of Board of Directors, and previous years annual report); and
	A complete reference list in APA format.

References: All references must be APA style and submitted with each assignment. Sources may include:

	Books
	Professional magazines & journals
	Professional interviews
	Internet sites
	Recreation Organization/Agency literature/policies

Grant Assignment Grading

	If you do not include the eligibility guidelines/criteria, the grade is a zero (if there is no eligibility guidelines/criteria pick a different grant).
	If you submit a grant you are not eligible, the grade is a zero.
	If you do not include a correct reference for your grant, the grade is a zero (I have to be able to confirm that this is a valid grant).
	If you do not include the grant application (usually the first page which includes a brief description of the project and at least a project budget total), the grade is 50.
	If you submit a grant that you are eligible for, but your grant project does not meet the grant criteria, the grade is a 50.
	If I cannot clearly determine if you are eligible for the grant you submit, the grade is a zero.

Submit this assignment as a single file or document.

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