Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description In this module students will explore and critically reflect on their performance domain and their own professional practices in sport to identify potential opportunities and challenges for development and progression. Students will explore the research and application of reflective practice, communities of practice and social learning in their professional context. Through reflection and support, students will formulate a detailed and contemporary personal development plan (PDP) based on their strengths and weaknesses, and consideration of their current, or future, professional environment within sport by applying standard and specialised reflective practice and planning techniques. As such, this module extends the ability of students to work as reflective practitioners who are able to evaluate and analysis their own professional context. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Examine and appraise the concept of reflective practice in professional development 2. Identify a range of standard and specialised reflective practice and planning techniques relevant to their professional domain, and apply these to their professional practice through the development and maintenance of a reflective journal 3. Develop a Professional Development Plan (PDP) and critically reflect upon the processes and potential outcomes of their PDP, whilst also identifying possible future needs in the context of their career and wider performance domain. 4. Analyse and evaluate the role of social learning and communities of practices in professional development 5. Critique their own personal and academic professional development practice in the context of their professional domain, and prepare an action plan for improvement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Professional Development: Interrogating your domain Students will participate in an orientation to Graduate Studies and will understand the role and responsibilities of a postgraduate student. Exploiting the interdisciplinary nature of the student cohort, and the on-campus learning block which forms an integral part of this module, students will examine commonalities and differences across performance domains and critically consider the implications of this for their own performance domain. Students will interrogate their performance domain specifically examining the extent to which research informed practice underpins professional practice in their domain. The role of pracademics and pragmatism in sport performance will be explored. Through reflection, students will examine how personal and professional learning is affected by the context in which people work The importance and design of communities of practice, relationships, networks and critical friends in professional practice Reflective Practice: How do you know what you know? The ability to engage in reflective practice is fundamental to competent professionals. Students will explore theories and principles related to reflective practice including reflective practice cycles and skills. To facilitate the development of the process of reflection and reflective learning, students will engage in writing reflective journals as one of the learning activities to provide evidence of understanding of content knowledge, reflection, professional judgment and application, but also enhance critical self-reflection and self-awareness. The importance, design of, and evidence for communities of practice, relationships, networks and critical friends in professional practice will be explored. Future proofing your development Through the development of critical thinking and reflective practice skills, students will interrogate their performance domain and consider the steps needed to future proof their skillset within their professional context and academic study. Students will be introduced to professional development planning skills and the application in their performance domain. Students will develop a Professional Development Plan (PDP) and critically reflect upon the processes and potential outcomes of their plan, whilst also identifying possible future needs in the context of their career and wider performance domain. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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