SHN6282 - Community Sports Development

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Comprehend the role of various bodies in developing sport and apply to a community sport setting
Apply theoretical concepts to developing sport in a community setting
Design a sport development plan for a chosen community
Communicate the plan using methods suitable for an applied setting

Content:

Students will learn about the current structure for UK sport development and the bodies responsible for developing sport. Students will learn about current Sports Policy, agenda and the strategies adopted by various key bodies to develop sport in line with current policy. Students will learn how this compares with historical policies and strategies and with an international example. Students will focus on sport development in community settings. Sport development processes will be followed to propose a community sport development plan. Students will apply prior knowledge such as rationale for sports participation, barriers to participation, considerations of target groups, theories and models relating to participation, to proposing successful sports development plans in community settings. Students will liaise with key partners, conducting primary and secondary sources to inform their plans. Students will learn techniques of effective communication in real-life settings such as conducting professional meetings and writing documents such as reports for professional purposes.

Learning and Teaching Information:

In lectures students will acquire knowledge of indicative content
In the workshops students will comprehend the knowledge and improve their understand through enquiry based learning.
In practicals students will participate in role-play practical activities to simulate 'real-world' experiences to gather information and communicate their plans.

Lectures
Hours: 16
Intended Group size: 100

Workshops
Hours: 16
Intended Group size: 20

Practicals
Hours: 8
Intended group size: 20

Guided independent study time
Hours: 160

Further details relating to assessment
Practical (oral group presentation) - Meeting proposal for sport development plan. The intended group size is 5. The presentation will outline the proposed sport development initiative and the action plan for the initiative, supported by current key sports policies and strategies and theoretically underpinned.

Report - Full sport development plan for initiative (individual).

Both assessments are transferable to 'real world' settings working in sport development.

Assessment:

001 Practical group presentation; 50 minutes; mid-semester 2 50%
002 Report; 2,500 words; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

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

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