| Module Title |
Planning Skills for Sport Professionals |
| Module Code |
SPO1046 |
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Faculty |
Science & Health |
School |
Health & Human Performance |
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NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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Description
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Learning Outcomes
1. Critique their own personal and academic professional development practice in the context of their professional domain, and prepare an action plan for improvement.
2. Identify and critically reflect on possible future needs in the context of their career and wider performance domain.
3. Explain and appraise organisational and cultural constraints on personal development and sport performance.
4. Critically consider and identify potential solutions to the likely challenges faced in implementing change in sport performance settings.
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Directed learning | 15 | Students will engage with online material via Loop including but not limited to webinars, online tasks, quizzes, and tutorials. | | Independent learning | 75 | Independent pursuit of relevant issues and ideas raised during the module. Participants will be expected to engage in reading and critical review of literature relevant to the module. | | Directed learning | 10 | Stimulus presentations and discussion will be used to tease out possible contributing topics and test the student’s current levels of knowledge and experience with them. As their reading progresses, students may be directed towards relevant recent investigations in their own and parallel domains. | | Assignment Completion | 25 | Completion of assessment(s). |
| Total Workload: 125 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 11902 | Part of Term | Semester 1 & 2 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | PASS/FAIL | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Robin Taylor | Module Teacher | |
| | Section Breakdown | | CRN | 11939 | Part of Term | Semester 1 & 2 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | PASS/FAIL | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Robin Taylor | Module Teacher | |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Assignment | An assessment map will be developed over the course of the MSc to guide students in shaping a coherent pattern of assessment that best fits their professional needs and context of practice. Informed by the standards of relevant professional bodies, the map will support decisions about the selection and sequencing of assignments across modules, ensure that students undertake an appropriate range of assessment formats, and guide the decision regarding the final continuous assessment submission. | 0% | n/a | | Assignment | Students will complete a Professional Development Plan (PDP) in which they critique their current professional and academic development practice within their professional domain and prepare an action plan for improvement. The PDP should also identify and critically reflect on possible future development needs in relation to career progression, leadership responsibilities, and the wider performance domain. Students are further expected to explain and critically appraise the organisational, cultural and leadership constraints that may shape personal development and sport performance, and to consider how these factors may enable or limit effective practice in their own context. The PDP provides a structured opportunity for reflection, forward planning and developmental feedback rather than summative judgement. The submission will normally be between 4,000 and 8,000 words, inclusive of appendices and supporting documentation. | 100% | n/a |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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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
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
1. Professional Development, Planning and Future Needs
Students will interrogate their performance domain and critically consider the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to develop within it. Through this, they will examine how to future-proof their skillset in relation to their professional context and academic study. Students will be introduced to professional development planning and will develop a Professional Development Plan (PDP), reflecting critically on both the process of planning and the potential outcomes of that plan. They will also identify possible future needs in relation to career progression and the wider performance domain. Across this area, students will be encouraged to better understand their own performance and self-management, develop effective career plans, and appreciate the role of self-appraisal, feedback from others, and continuing professional development. Topics may include self-assessment, teamwork, leadership, networking, career development learning, and the use of planning and reflection tools to support effective professional growth.
2. Organisational Culture, Leadership and Performance Contexts
Students will systematically examine organisational culture and leadership in sport and consider how both shape performance in their own context. They will explore how the sport literature has conceptualised organisational culture, the definitions that underpin this work, and the methods used to study it. Students will also examine the need for evidence-informed, ecologically valid and practically meaningful knowledge as a basis for understanding and influencing performance environments.
Culture and Innovation
Students will explore the theory and practice of innovation and culture change in sport performance contexts. They will consider the challenges of implementing change in complex settings, the role of stakeholders in the change process, and the factors that support or constrain innovation in applied environments.
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
None
Articles:
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Other Resources
None |
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