Department of Education, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
ED10190 Ethics & good practice |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Certificate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: CW 50%, EX 50% |
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Aims: To develop an understanding of ethical and safety issues in Coach Education and Sports Development.
Learning Outcomes: Develop an understanding of emerging issues and pressures experienced by the professional coach and their athletes. Appreciate the risk factors associated with sports performance. Be able to develop responsibility for safe working practice and injury prevention. Understand the moral and ethical issues that the coach and athlete are faced with. Skills: The following key skills are either taught (T) and/or facilitated (F) and/or assessed (A) in this unit: * Concise, time-bound and effective written communication (e.g. briefings / exams) (T/F/A) * Effective oral communication (e.g. seminar presentations) (F) * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models (T/F) * Ability to apply theory into practice (F) * Ability to work effectively as part of a group or team (F). Content: (i) The role of the coach in child welfare, to include child abuse, trainability of children, growth and development. (ii) Drugs in sport, including drug testing, physiological and psychological side effects. (iii) Safe working practice to include health and safety responsibilities, intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for injury. (iv) Professionalism vs. amateur, funding, media and role model status. (v) Multidisciplinary approach to Sport Science, to include coach/athlete awareness of Jet Lag, Acclimatisation, Heat and Cold, Altitude. (vi) Safe practice within sport and training, to include effective weight training, effective recovery strategies and therapeutic techniques. (vii) Pressures of success, underachievement and the impact it has on injury occurrence and return to performance. |