SPCO105-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013

Social History of Sport

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 February 2013
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 19 May 2013

Description

This course will provide students with an introduction to the history and philosophy of physical activity and modern sport. It critiques the development of sporting activity in western society with particular reference to New Zealand sport development. Implications for sport coaches and the sporting environment while be examined.

Learning Outcomes

  •  Relate the significance of various periods of history to the development of modern sport and to the sport coaching environment;

  •  Explain how contemporary attitudes to physical activity and sport have been influenced by philosophy;

  •  Demonstrate an understanding of the role, influence, benefits and significance of sport in historical and contemporary New Zealand society;

  •  Examine the historical significance of the modern Olympic movement;

  •  Define and describe the differences between play, games and sport;

  •  Identify and critique theories of play;

  •  Explain how sport within New Zealand society has been socially constructed through historical influences;

  •  Understand the historical development of Māori sport practice.

Restrictions

EDSP180

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Judy Bruce

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
SPCO105 Test 26 Mar 2013 25%
SPCO105 Essay 31 May 2013 50%
SPCO105 Final Exam 25%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Blundell, Nigel. , Mackay, Duncan; The history of the Olympics ; PRC Pub, 1999.

Coakley, Jay J. et al; Sports in society : issues and controversies in Australia and New Zealand ; McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Collins, Chris , Jackson, Steven J; Sport in Aotearoa/New Zealand society ; 2nd ed; Thomson, 2007.

Dunning, Eric. , Malcolm, Dominic, Waddington, Ivan; Sport histories : figurational studies of the development of modern sports ; Routledge, 2004.

Horne, John. , Tomlinson, Alan, Whannel, Garry; Understanding sport : an introduction to the sociological and cultural analysis of sport ; E & FN Spon, 1999.

Houlihan, Barrie; Sport and society : a student introduction ; Sage Publications, 2003.

Jarvie, Grant; Sport, culture and society : an introduction ; Routledge, 2006.

Kirk, David; The sociocultural foundations of human movement ; Macmillan Education Australia, 1996.

MacAloon, John J; Muscular Christianity in colonial and post-colonial worlds ; Routledge, 2008.

Mangan, J. A. , Nauright, John; Sport in Australasian society : past and present ; F. Cass, 2000.

Mechikoff, Robert A. , Estes, Steven; A history and philosophy of sport and physical education : from ancient civilizations to the modern world ; 4th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2006.

Nauright, John , Chandler, Timothy John Lindsay; Making men : rugby and masculine identity ; F. Cass, 1996.

New Zealand Olympic Committee; Understanding Olympism : building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal ; 1st English ed; New Zealand Olympic Committee, 2000.

Ryan, Greg; Tackling rugby myths : rugby and New Zealand society 1854-2004 ; University of Otago Press, 2005.

Ryan, G. (2006) Sport in 19th-Century Aotearoa/New Zealand: Opportunities and Constraints, In Chris Collins & Steve Jackson (Eds), Sport in New Zealand Society, 2nd Ed., Melbourne, Thomson, pp.96-111.

Ryan, G. (2007). Few and far between: Māori and Pacific contributions to New Zealand cricket. Sport in Society, (10)1, 84-100. Ryan, G. (2008). Theatregoers in the heartland:  New Zealand rugby and the contradictions of professionalism. In G. Ryan (Ed), The changing face of rugby:  The union game and professionalism since 1995. (pp. 41-62).Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Sirracos, C.L. (1984). The history of the Olympic games from the antiquity to the present time. Athens, GR: Eurotype.

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Students should refer to General Course and Examination Regulation J: Dishonest Practice and Breach of Instructions and
the Assessment Guidelines for Students: Assessment, Referencing and Written Assignment Preparation for Physical Education and BSpC Courses 2013 in the BSpC Coursebook.

Assessment and grading system

Assessment and grading system
Grading Scale:
Grade      GPA       Marks
A+           9           90 – 100
A             8           85 – 89
A-            7           80 – 84
B+           6           75 – 79
B             5           70 – 74
B-            4           65 – 69
C+           3           60 – 64
C             2           55 – 59
C-            1           50 – 54
D             0           40 – 49
E            -1           0 – 39

Assessment against progressive standards of achievement:
In this course students are assessed against defined standards that describe progressive levels of achievement.  The final grade for the course is calculated by averaging the grades obtained for each assessment task and taking into account the weighting assigned to each piece of work.  In order to obtain on overall passing grade students are required to obtain a C- grade or above for ALL assessment tasks in the course. See the Assessment Guidelines for Students: Assessment, Referencing and Written Assignment Preparation for Physical Education and BSpC Courses, in the BSpC Course book for further information on grades and criteria. The following 11 point scale is used to report students’ achievement in course assignments and examinations.
The criteria used to assess students’ work vary according to the type of assessment but usually include the quality of organization, evidence of wide reading, the ability to select appropriate material, the clarity and relevance of argument and evidence, originality and style. For individual pieces of assessment, lecturers will generally use more specific criteria.  However, the following broad definitions of grades on the scale may help students understand the standards used by lecturers.

Attendance

Attendance is both expected and required as some assessments require attendance to complete the assessment task. Students with poor attendance will jeopardise their ability to pass this course.

Evaluation

Students will be asked to complete Course and Teacher Evaluations using UCTL evaluative instruments. The Faculty of Education will conduct regular graduate surveys under the direction of the Dean of Education.

Grade moderation

All course assessments are moderated within courses and selected courses assessments are moderated externally. A sample of your work may be used as part of the internal and external moderation process. Regular Validation Meetings monitor the distribution of final grades in courses and adjustments are made if necessary to ensure reasonable consistency and comparability of course grades.

Late submission of work

Work is late if it is handed in after the due date. If an assessment is submitted after the due date, without good reason, the lecturer may choose not to mark and a fail grade will result or deduct marks consistent with the overdue period. No assessment task will be accepted after a period of 3 days after the due date unless an extension has been granted.

Notes

Students should refer to BSpC coursebook: Assessment Guidelines for Students: Assessment, Referencing and Written Assignment Preparation for Physical Education and BSpC for further information on course assessment. Also, further information can be found in the UC calendar. The UC calendar is available online at: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/publications/calendar.shtml

Other specific requirements

All assessment tasks are required to be submitted and must have a cover sheet (available on-line), word count and referenced according to APA convention. Information relating to APA referencing can be obtained from both the Central and Education Libraries. This is also available online at: http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/services/ref/apa/

Requests for extensions

Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the lecturer. Requests for extensions must be submitted in writting on the appropriate form at least 48 hours prior to the due date. In exceptional circumstances, where this is not appropriate, the student should discuss their situation with the course lecturer as soon as possible.

Resubmissions

In order to pass this course students must have passed all assessment events with a C- grade or better. Students will have the opportunity to resubmit one failed piece of assessment that originally required a mark between 40%-49%. The resubmission will receive a maximum pass grade of 50%. Resubmissions will not apply to any examinations held during the University of Canterbury examination periods.

Aegrotat Considerations

Aegrotat considerations (students should refer to Regulation H of the General Course and Examination Regulations.)
Students should refer to General Course and Examination Regulation H: Aegrotat Consideration and Aegrotat Consideration: Procedures in the UC Policy Library
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/aegrotats.shtml, please see Course links.

Where to submit and collect work

Lecturers may ask students to submit an electronic copy and a hard copy for an assignment tasks.

On Campus Assignments submitted in Hard Copy - 2013
Where to submit and collect work :
On campus students assignments are to be submitted with a cover sheet to the Assignments Room in Ōrakipaoa, accessed from the back doors closest to The Collective (the USCA Cafe), by 5.00pm, or time directed by course lecturer, on or before the due date. Please use the drop boxes placed at the back entrance to Ōrakipaoa.

Pick up Arrangements: It is your responsibility to pick each assignment up from the Academic Services Team. Lecturers will not follow up on resubmits and fails. This is your responsibility. Hours of operation of the Assignments Room for picks- ups are 11am-2pm weekdays.


On Campus Assignments submitted via Learn - 2013
Where to submit and collect work :
Students will be expected to submit their assessment via the online assessment system in the Learn (Moodle) class site by 5.00pm on or before the due date.  The lecturer may also ask students to submit assessment work through the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism. If this option is available students will submit work through Turnitin and obtain a report, after submitting assignments for marking via the Learn site.
It is the responsibility of the students to check their Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system.  Any technical difficulties should be notified well in advance of the due date so that assistance can be provided or alternative arrangements can be negotiated. If you require assistance, please email ictservicedesk@canterbury.ac.nz, or phone 366 7001 ext 6060.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $644.00

International fee $2,875.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Sport and Physical Education .

All SPCO105 Occurrences

  • SPCO105-13S1 (C) Semester One 2013