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On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Identify research trends in sport psychology.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the psychological measures.
Collect and analyse data pertaining to psychological study.
Identify implications of sport psychology research in practice.
The content of this module should consistently change to match research trends while providing sound underpinning established theory.
At the time of writing, research trends have included topics such as confidence, anxiety and coping, mental toughness, emotional intelligence, motivation, confidence, cohesion, and applied practice to inform coaching.
Theoretical concepts are introduced in lectures before being discussed further in seminars. Seminars contain interactive tasks such as psychometric assessment and analysis. Seminars also support learning through discussion, supported further with online support forums, quizzes and reading activities.
Lectures
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 50
Seminars
Contact hours: 20
Intended Group size: 25
Independent study
Hours: 160
Further details relating to assessment
*Directed activities: these consist of weekly tasks that must be completed and submitted for inspection at timetabled sessions each week. The assessment will be assessed on a pass/fail basis with a pass requiring at least 75% of all weekly tasks to be completed successfully. A pass will lead to the full award of 10% towards the final module mark. A fail in directed activities will contribute 0% to the final mark.
001 Poster and Presentation (poster 15mins, presentation in pairs end of semester 1 45%
002 Report 2000 words end of semester 1 45%
003 Directed Activities Throughout semester 1 10%
Module Coordinator - JON RADCLIFFE
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S2
