Module Specifications
Academic Year 2026 - 2027
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Description This module explores theory, research and practice relating to decision-making in sport, with particular emphasis on athlete and practitioner decision-making in complex performance environments. Students will examine how decision-making is developed, the cognitive and metacognitive processes that underpin effective judgement, and the ways in which knowledge, ethics and values shape reasoning and action in sport. The module will provide opportunities to consider how these concepts apply within elite and applied sport settings, and to critically evaluate the evidence base underpinning decision-making in their own domain. In doing so, students will consider how both athletes and practitioners learn, interpret information and make decisions for effective practice and performance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Critically analyse information relating to professional practice and make informed judgments on professional practice issues relevant to their sport performance domain 2. Critically evaluate the decision making process in their professional context 3. Critically analyse information relevant to athlete and practitioner decision-making, and apply in their sport performance domain. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Critical Thinking in Performance Domains Students will critically examine the theory and practice of problem solving and critical thinking in complex environments by considering how individuals in performance domains think critically and creatively. Students will examine metacognitive skills and how they apply to learning and development in their performance domain. Students will further consider the evidence base underpinning our understanding of how people reason, learn and make interpretations about their domain and how this impacts on decision making in performance domains Professional Judgement and Decision Making Carr (1999) has identified that professions are defined by their recourse to theoretical and/or empirical knowledge in making judgements. Students will explore the decision making literature and the extent to which practitioners in sport engage in professional decision making in all of their decisions. Professional judgement and decision-making (PJDM) is an important skill for applied sport practitioners, because decisions made by the practitioner hold an influential role in the selection, design, and implementation of successful interventions. Students will explore how decision making is acquired and the cognitive skills that underpin effective decision making in complex environments such as sport. The decision making process in sport Students will examine decision-making processes in sport at athlete, practitioner, group and organisational levels. This will include consideration of how decisions unfold in dynamic contexts, the individual and contextual factors that shape judgement, and the heuristics and biases that may support or constrain effective decision-making. Students will critically explore how decision processes differ across levels of sport practice and performance, and the implications this has for understanding and improving decision-making in their own domain. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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