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LP10397: Sports development

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1 at City of Bath College
Semester 1 at Weston College
Semester 1 at Weymouth College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
This unit provides the student with an in depth knowledge and understanding of the sports development continuum. It identifies the main bodies which influence the development and management of sport and focuses on the pathways and processes to develop sport. Students will analyse the barriers that exist to sports participation and the political interventions used to combat it.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
* Identify how the wider cross cutting political issues impact on the sports development process from grass roots to elite performance;
* Discuss the impact of social/economic issues within sports development;
* Outline and analyse the barriers that prevent sport participation and development and the impact this has in a wider social/economic setting.

Skills:
Intellectual
* Improve own learning and performance (F,A)
* Presenting and developing an appropriate argument (T, F, A)
* Development of a balanced and critical approach (T, F, A)
* Personal study and research skills (F, A)
* Academic writing skills (T, F, A)
Professional
* Working in an independent and autonomous way (F, A)
Key Skills
* Communication (F, A)
* Work logically and systematically (F, A)
* ICT (F,A)
* Solving problems (F,A)
* Working effectively (F, A)
Practical Self organisation and management (F, A)
* Problem solving (F, A)
* Prioritising time and tasks (F, A)

Content:
Sport and politics;
Barriers to participation: motivational/physical/economical/political/cultural
Sport development continuum;
Professional bodies and organisations; DCMS, UK Sport, Sport England, YST, NGB¿s.
Funding of sport;
Institutions delivering at appropriate levels of the development continuum.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP10397 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • UHHL-DFF05 : FdSc Sport (Coaching) (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UHHL-LFF05 : FdSc Sport (Coaching) (Full-time at Weston College) - Year 1
  • UHHL-DFF06 : FdSc Sport (Health & Fitness) (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UHHL-QFF06 : FdSc Sport (Health & Fitness) (Full-time at Weymouth College) - Year 1

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.