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Module Title |
Sport and Exercise Psychology 1: Sport Psychology
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Module Code |
SS204
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School |
School of Health & Human Performance
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Online Module Resources
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Level |
2
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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1. To provide students with an appreciation of the psychological factors related to sport, exercise and well-being. Students will become familiar with relevant theoretical frameworks, current sport and exercise literature and pertinent measurement instruments employed in the sport domain.
2. To develop critical appraisal, oral and written presentation skills.
3. To facilitate independent study by ensuring students further develop their
information literacy skills
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Learning Outcomes
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After successful completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Appreciate the significance of personality, motivation and other characteristics of the individual in relation to physical activity participation.
2. Explain how social and group processes influence individual and team functioning and performance.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the influence of sport and exercise participation in psychological health and well-being.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the links between theory and the development of intervention tools and practices employed to optimize sport participation.
5. Be able to summarize primary research in sport and exercise psychology and evaluate its contribution to existing knowledge.
6. Work effectively in a small group context and present in oral form recommendations for sport and exercise psychology interventions.
7. Be able to integrate and apply knowledge of sport and exercise psychology in both written and oral format.
8. Demonstrate an increased understanding of how information is organised.
9. Demonstrate an ability to use the librarys information access tools to locate and
retrieve information in a variety of formats.
10. Demonstrate an ability to locate high quality information using the web.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
20
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Tutorials |
3
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Laboratories |
12
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Seminars |
0
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Independent Learning Time |
40
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Total |
75
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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- Personality and Sport
- Motivation
- Self-Perceptions
- Arousal, Stress and Anxiety
- Motivational Climate
- Leadership
- Group Cohesion
- Psychological Skills Training
- Psychological Well-being
- Athletic Injuries
- Addictive & Unhealthy Behaviour
- Burnout & Overtraining
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 60% | Examination Weight | 40% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Recommended Text
Weinberg, R.S., & Gould, D. (1999). Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2nd Ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Resources in Sport Psychology
Biddle, S.J. (1995). European Perspectives on Exercise and Sport Psychology. Leeks, UK: Human Kinetics.
Cox, R.H. (1998). Sport Psychology Concepts and Applications (4th Edition) New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.
Hanin, Y.L. (2000). Emotions in Sport . Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Horn, T (1992) Advances in Sport Psychology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Morris, T & Summers, J (1995) Sport Psychology: Theory, Applications and Issues. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Murphy, S.M. (1995). Sport Psychology Interventions. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Williams, J (ed.) (2001) Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance (4th Ed.). Mountain View, California: Mayfield Publishing Company.
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