SHN6282 - Community Sports Development

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of community sport development officers and community exercise promoters.
Make a critical appraisal of relevant Government and non-Government agency policies, e.g. Governing Bodies, local authorities, national and regional health organisations and institutions.
Evaluate community sport and exercise initiatives.
Plan a community sport or exercise development initiative.
Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of the needs of target groups in society such as those with a disability, women, BME and low socio-economic status and identify provision, access and delivery of sporting activies for those target groups.

Content:

Roles and responsibilities of spo development officers. Strategic and operational planning. Sports policies: sports development continuum, target groups, focus sports, equity, current initiatives and interventions. Case studies, problem solving, campaign planning and evaluation. Preparing a sports development plan. Issues of equaliy.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Contact hours: 30
Intended Group size: 70

Workshops
Contact hours: 10
Intended Group size: 35

Practicals
Contact hours: 4
Intended group size: 35

Tutorials
Contact hours: 1
Intended Group size: 1

Guided independent study time
Hours: 155

Assessment:

001 Report 1 x 2000 words end of semester 2 50%
002 10 minute contribution to a group meeting 10 mins mid sem 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Mrs Catherine Rowlands
Level - 6
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6S2

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