Developing the Sport Premises and Services on Haaga-Helia Porvoo Campus
Sinervo, Sara (2016)
Sinervo, Sara
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016112116686
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016112116686
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This thesis paper looks into the definition of sports and its importance in higher education institutions. An overview on how sport services can be organised and marketed in school environment is provided as well. The aim of the thesis is to identify the optimal solutions to develop the sport services and premises on Haaga-Helia Porvoo Campus.
In order to collect data, qualitative interviews were carried out. Altogether 15 people were interviewed, including students, staff members and teachers. Benchmarking was another method used, specifically looking into sport services at other Haaga-Helia campuses and university level schools in Finland. Additionally, secondary data already existing on the topic was applied.
Results from the interviews were coherent. The salience of higher education institution providing sport services was established and all of the interviewees perceived physical exercise as way of releasing stress, taking care of oneself and as an asset to manage studies or work life. Benchmarking results underlined the fact that other universities, universities of applied sciences and individual campuses, have much more diverse sport services to offer to their personnel and students than Porvoo Campus has.
Discussion part focuses on finding ways to expand the sport services on Porvoo Campus and ascertain who would be the people responsible for organising and managing the aforesaid services. Porvoo Campus' information desk personnel were seen the most suitable option for monitoring the use of the gym services in cooperation with 'Campus does sports' –team, which is part of the local Student Union HePo Ry.
Conclusion will bind discussed topics together and sum up the thesis in overall. Reference list is in the end of the paper. Interview questions can be seen in appendices likewise the infographics of the results and developmental suggestions.
In order to collect data, qualitative interviews were carried out. Altogether 15 people were interviewed, including students, staff members and teachers. Benchmarking was another method used, specifically looking into sport services at other Haaga-Helia campuses and university level schools in Finland. Additionally, secondary data already existing on the topic was applied.
Results from the interviews were coherent. The salience of higher education institution providing sport services was established and all of the interviewees perceived physical exercise as way of releasing stress, taking care of oneself and as an asset to manage studies or work life. Benchmarking results underlined the fact that other universities, universities of applied sciences and individual campuses, have much more diverse sport services to offer to their personnel and students than Porvoo Campus has.
Discussion part focuses on finding ways to expand the sport services on Porvoo Campus and ascertain who would be the people responsible for organising and managing the aforesaid services. Porvoo Campus' information desk personnel were seen the most suitable option for monitoring the use of the gym services in cooperation with 'Campus does sports' –team, which is part of the local Student Union HePo Ry.
Conclusion will bind discussed topics together and sum up the thesis in overall. Reference list is in the end of the paper. Interview questions can be seen in appendices likewise the infographics of the results and developmental suggestions.