2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LEED2012 The Olympic Games - Sport, Education, Business and Culture

10 creditsClass Size: 24

Module manager: Dr Mark Hetherington
Email: M.S.Hetherington@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

This module is approved as a discovery module

This module is approved as a skills discovery module

Module summary

Designated a skills discovery module, so available to students across all degree programmes, this module is open to level 2 and 3 students.'Skills' modules, those coded LEED, are designed to help you to enhance many of the non-subject specific, transferable skills that top employers are seeking in graduates. The Leeds for Life website gives you some examples of which skills can be developed through the LEED modules and other activities.At a time when competition for jobs is intense, developing such skills is one way to gain an advantage in the employment market. Think about your existing skills, strengths and weaknesses, and then select a LEED module that will not only complement your existing skills portfolio, but also set you an interesting and enjoyable challenge.

Objectives

Students should be able to understand;
- Ethical and political issues associated with the Olympic Games;
- Cultural, business and educational issues surrounding the Olympic Games.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to;
- demonstrate understanding of the main concepts, problems and positions on a range of Olympic issues, from, for example, the philosophy behind the movement, the meaning of the Cultural Olympiad and the history of the movement to the amateur/professional status of the modern games, the development of training for events and the role of business in the financing of London 2012;
- interpret and analyse arguments on selected ethical, political, cultural and educational issues associated with the Olympic Games by researching a chosen area of interest;
- demonstrate their communication skills through the development of a video/audio podcast for a defined audience.

Skills outcomes
By taking this module students will develop skills in:

- Managing Knowledge: sourcing / selecting / interpreting data.
- Technical Competence: IT skills/video/audio podcasting; online learning.
- Managing Self: planning; time management.
- Presentation Skills: self/through podcast
- Reflective practice through the keeping of a log

Syllabus

The module will comprise a series of 10 lectures by individuals prominent in their field, and will address a variety of topics, such as ethics, drugs in sport, coaching, nutrition, financing the Games, media issues. The topics presented will reflect current issues and will exploit the current expertise of the University's academic and research staff as well as external partners and experts in their field.

In addition there will be introductory, mid point and end of module lectures, 3 in total, introducing the concept of Olympic studies and the idea of Olympism, and then reviewing and reflecting on issues raised by the series. There will be weekly seminars following the lecture, giving students the opportunity to put the lecture experienced into context, and debating ethical and other issues surrounding this.

The seminars will also introduce the on line learning materials and the assessment at the beginning, at the mid point review progress and confirm topic, and at the end review the experience overall. Drop in consultation hours are available twice weekly for students to meet with staff as regards individual queries.

In parallel, students will undergo an online learning programme to develop the skills necessary for the development of a video/audio podcast. Students will be required to select one area of interest, identify a feasible topic/project and develop a podcast for an identified audience.

In doing this, students will be required to research the topic well beyond the lecture/topic area chosen, and also consider for example the practicalities of the presentation, the various ways of presenting, and how the material may be presented to the audience. Their reflections on this process will be recorded in an online 'log'.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	13	1.00	13.00
Seminar	10	1.00	10.00
Independent online learning hours			20.00
Private study hours			57.00
Total Contact hours			23.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

- Independent online learning: materials developed will provide an online course in how to develop a video/audio podcast

- Private study (includes the assessment):
> researching the topic (c15 hours)
> and approaches to podcasting (c5 hours);
> planning the podcast and putting it together (c30 hours)
> and keeping a reflective log (c7 hours).

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Tutorial and lecture attendance; monitoring of activity and blogs via the VLE
- Weekly drop in sessions with the module manager and others.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	Reflective 1,000 word essay	25.00
Online Assessment	Group podcast project plan	15.00
Online Assessment	Podcast (group)	50.00
Online Assessment	Supporting material and annotated bibliography (group)	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/03/2017

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