SPCO301-20S2 (D) Semester Two 2020 (Distance)

Sport Coaching and Leadership

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 25 September 2020

Description

This course critically examines and applies sport coaching pedagogy in a range of sporting contexts. Importantly, this course looks at the interrelatedness of leadership, power and culture and the effects these factors may have on a positive team and organisational environment. Students will critically examine the possible directions of sport coaching and explore possible ways of managing such changes. Students will explore the course content through micro-coaching sessions within a variety of sport coaching contexts.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically analyse a range of leadership styles evident in sport coaching.
2. Critique the interrelatedness of leadership, power and culture on sport coaching and sport participation.
3. Evaluate and analyse organisational learning theory and consider the role that cognitive perspectives of learning have on organisational culture and learning.
4. Investigate and critique current curriculum, principles & practices of sport and sporting organisations.
5. Critique current literature relating to future directions and predictions for sport coaching curriculum, principles and practices, and consider ways to manage change within a variety of sport coaching and organisational contexts.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

Glenn Fyall

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
On-line Test 21 Aug 2020 50% (LO's 1, 2, 3)
Leadership Research Project 16 Oct 2020 50% (LO 3, 4, 5)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $777.00

International fee $3,375.00

* 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 Health Sciences .

All SPCO301 Occurrences

  • SPCO301-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020
  • SPCO301-20S2 (D) Semester Two 2020 (Distance)
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