2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SPSC3301 Inter-disciplinary Issues in Sport and Exercise Science

20 creditsClass Size: 110

Module manager: Dr Karen Birch
Email: k.m.birch@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful Completion of Year II

Module replaces

SPSC3300Inter-disciplinary Issues in Sport and Exercise Science

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- apply and develop knowledge and skills from previous levels;
- understand and explain the difference between mono-, multi- and interdisciplinary;
- explain the implications of working with different client groups;
- apply interdisciplinary analysis to a chosen issue pertinent to sport and Exercise Science;
- critically assess the advantages and disadvantages of inter-disciplinary analysis for Sport and exercise Science issues.

Syllabus

- Introduction to the course;
- Definitions of mono-, multi- and inter-disciplinary in Sport and exercise Science;
- A multi- and mono- disciplinary assessment of the aetiology of overuse injuries;
- Four interdisciplinary keynote lectures chosen by the Sport and Exercise Science staff;
- Two staff-led seminars of contemporary issues taken from the keynote lectures;
- Group choice of an interdisciplinary topic related to Sport and Exercise Science;
- Oral presentations of the chosen interdisciplinary issues;
- Choice of sports and exercise science test for interdisciplinary critique.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Practical	1	4.00	4.00
Seminar	6	2.00	12.00
Private study hours			173.00
Total Contact hours			27.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Reading and assessment preparation: 173 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

100% Coursework

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2,500 word essay	60.00
Presentation	Group tender presentation	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

This is a compulsory pass element on the module. You will not gain credits if this is not completed successfully. Failure to complete this work to pass standard will result in a V code being appended to the final module mark.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/02/2017

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