Module: Adventure Activities

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Adventure Activities
Module Code	SS417 (ITS) / SPO1039 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Health & Human Performance
Module Co-ordinator	Johann Issartel
Module Teachers	Mika Manninen, Méabh Corr
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module is designed to prepare you to set up, teach, supervise, facilitate, and personally enjoy a variety of adventure and outdoor activities. This is a “hands-on” experience in which you will have the major responsibility for your own learning. It is essential in outdoor adventure settings to be able to work collaboratively. You will be given opportunities to demonstrate your ability to work in a team-oriented environment. We will focus on both the “science” of education and leadership as well as the practical considerations of teaching and leadership. The emphasis throughout is that you become skilled at determining risk, both physical and emotional of participants, and developing appropriate safety measures to deal with them while providing a fun environment that provides participants the opportunity to learn and grow. The module includes First Aid training delivered by the ATT faculty of the school of health and human performance.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the Outdoor and Adventure education philosophy (e.g. risk, challenge, problem-solving, cooperation, and trust).
2. Demonstrate skill at developing lessons that reflect outdoor adventure concepts based on the syllabi of Outdoor and Adventure Activities for post-primary education (JCPE & SCPE).
3. Gain experience, knowledge, understanding, and skills in a variety of outdoor adventure activities (i.e. orienteering, camping, hiking, and climbing) that can be implemented in a school setting.
4. Build a broad knowledge base of activities and the ability to improvise and adapt them to diverse populations. In doing this, you will also learn to utilize the proper resources (both local and distant) in order to effectively provide worthwhile activities
5. Demonstrate the following transferable skills: group work skills, problem solving, communication, leadership, and observational skills

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	No Description
Laboratory	36	No Description
Independent Study	77	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The philosophy underpinning Outdoor and Adventure Activities

An examination of a justification and rationale for teaching Outdoor and Adventure Activities.

Problem-solving activities and management.

Dealing with safety and risk issues.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Presentation	Presentation	30%	n/a
Assignment	Teaching assessment	40%	n/a
Assignment	Resource assignment	15%	n/a
Group project	Orienteering assignment	15%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

DES: 1989, Safety in Outdoor Education, HMSO,
Glover, D. and Midura, D.: 1992, Team Building through Physical Challenge, Human Kinetics,
Glover, D. and Midura, D.: 1995, More Team Building Challenges, Human Kinetics,
Harris, I.: 2000, The Development of the ‘self concept’ of secondary school pupils through short-term residential outdoor education experiences, Horizons, Issue 2,
McNeil, C., Cory-Wright, J. and Renfrew, T.: 1998, Teaching Orienteering, Human Kinetics,
McNeil, C. and Renfrew, T.: 1991, Orienteering, the skills of the games, Harveys,
Oglivie, K.: 1993, Teaching and Managing Groups in the Outdoors, HMSO,

Other Resources

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