SHN5162 - Volunteering in Sport, Health and Nutrition

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Appraise multiple relevant personal and professional skills for related career
Critically reflect on own personal and professional skills for and within the workplace
Demonstrate satisfactory professional performance across the pre-placement and placement periods
Evaluate and reflect on the contribution made through voluntary activity and demonstrate understanding of the limits of knowledge and skills in this context.

Content:

Volunteering may take many forms and may be organised by the student, subject to that agreement, or by the University. The voluntary activity will be required to meet a set of specific criteria relating to, for example, duration, type of activity, relevance to programme of study, supervision. Students will undertake a professional preparation programme, together with any specific training, selection or security checks.

Students will also be expected to:
Appraise personal and professional skills
Engage with career guidance
Match skills to chosen careers
Identify areas for personal and professional skills development
Network with employers
Critically reflect for improving professional skills

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures whereby students will
Demonstrations, Practical classes and workshops
Tutorials
The expected minimum volunteering time is around 60 hours. This could take the form of half a day per week, a block or a series of activities of varied duration. Evidence of attendance will be required.

Lectures/workshops
Contact hours: 7
Intended Group size: 60

Tutorials
Contact hours: 3
Intended Group size: 1

Volunteering Hours
Hours: 60

Volunteering preparation, reporting and guided independent study
hours: 130

Further details relating to assessment
Portfolio will include pre-volunteering preparatory tasks and critical reflective tasks about the volunteering to date.
Practical will involve a post-volunteering task such as a mock interview for a graduate job.

Assessment:

001 Volunteering Portfolio 4000 words 100%
002 Practical Performance (Pass/Fail) during placement 0%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Matthew Hobbs
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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