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ED10378: Ethics in the performance sport environment

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Education
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 5
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Semester 2
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 50%, EX 50%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
Students undertaking this unit will examine and analyse the ethical considerations posed through a range of contemporary issues in sport to allow students to assess the role of the coach/leader in welfare issues in relation to sports participation.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
* develop an understanding of emerging issues and pressures experienced by the coach and support staff;
* identify the key issues contributing to ethical practice;
* analyse and apply the key social theories that underpin ethical practice;
* recognise the impact of ethical practice within the sports performance context.

Skills:

* communication; (T,F,A)
* application of number; (F)
* information technology; (F,A)
* basic management skills. (T,F,A)

Content:

* Critical evaluation of sport (competing theoretical perspectives)
* Impact of sport on social and moral development
* Drugs in sport, including the ethical implications of drug testing,
* Deviant behaviour in sport
* Ethical practice (codes of conduct; codes of ethics)
* Professionalism vs. amateur, funding, media and role model status;
* Pressures of success, under achievement and the impact it has on ethical practice.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

ED10378 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Education
  • UHED-AFF06 : Foundation Degree in Sport (Sports Performance) (Full-time) - Year 2
  • UHED-APF06 : Foundation Degree in Sport (Sports Performance) (Part-time) - Year 3

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.