SPCO320-16S2 (D) Semester Two 2016 (Distance)

Internship

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2016

Description

This course brings together knowledge gained throughout the Sport Coaching programme, providing students with experience in a professional sport-related workplace of their choice, with a view to future employment or further study. The internship provides students with an opportunity to gain an understanding of management structures and practices with a professional sporting organisation, while specialising in the area of their chosen endorsement. Students will work towards a substantial project in an authentic setting. Students will develop critical reflection skills and technical and interpersonal skills required to work successfully in a professional workplace.

Learning Outcomes

  •  Develop confidence, assertiveness, and decision-making abilities in a workplace setting
  •  Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in a work environment
  •  Synthesise theoretical sport science, socio-cultural and pedagogical teaching/coaching, and identify instances in the workplace setting
  •  Analyse and critique the workplace setting
  •  Plan, implement and evaluate an event, programme, or project by completion of the internship programme
  •  Understand and apply critically reflective practice
  •  Critically reflect on areas needing personal development and develop strategies to improve the situation
  •  Demonstrate safe and ethical practices

Prerequisites

Successful completion of required 100 level and 200 level courses from the Sport Coaching schedule

Timetable Note

Students may start SPCO320 at any stage after enrolment with the agreement of the course coordinator. Student interns are required to undertake at least 120 hours work within a professional sporting organisation, and to provide a portfolio at the end of this placement. The placement may be undertaken in a 4-week block during term 3, or may be distributed across the academic year.
Internship activities may not interfere with attendance of other classes.

Course Coordinator

Ian Culpan

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Portfolio 100% Internship Portfolio of tasks: based on agreed work plan outlining all the required tasks, including completed event programme or project and a critically reflective journal.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Brookfield, Stephen; Becoming a critically reflective teacher ; 1st ed; Jossey-Bass, 1995.

Leberman, Sarah I. , Collins, Chris, Trenberth, Linda D; Sport business management in Aotearoa/New Zealand ; 2nd ed; Thomson Dunmore Press, 2006.

Required Texts and Readings:
Course members will have access to texts and articles in the University of Canterbury libraries but are not required to purchase any texts. Materials relating to Internship expectations, procedures, and specific competencies for successful completion of the course will be given to students prior to the commencement of the Internship experience.

Recommended Reading:
Ainsworth, S. (2005). Becoming a relational academic. Synergy, 22(2). Retrieved 27 February, 2007, from http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/synergy/article.cfm?articleID=263.

Brookfield, S. D. (2007). Critical reflection.   Retrieved 27 February 2007, from http://www.resources.scalingtheheights.com/stephen_brookfield.htm.

Privett, D. (2007). "Practice: Background to the practice of critical reflection." Retrieved 27 February, 2007, from http://www.island.net/.

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.

Assessment and grading system

Grading Scale
Grade    GPA Value        Marks

A+              9            90 – 100
A                8            85 – 89.99
A-               7            80 – 84.99
B+              6            75 – 79.99
B                5            70 – 74.99
B-               4            65 – 69.99
C+              3            60 – 64.99
C                2            55 – 59.99
C-               1            50 – 54.99
D                0            40 – 49.99
E               -1             0 – 39.99

A pass is 50 marks and over.

Attendance

This is a practice-based course. Full participation in the Internship is required to pass, including participating in at least 120 hours of placement with your host organisation.

Evaluation

Students will be asked to complete course evaluations, and will have the opportunity to provide feedback during their courses. Surveys are conducted electronically and are confidential. The Faculty of Education will conduct regular graduate surveys.

Grade moderation

All course assessments in the Bachelor of Sport Coaching are internally moderated.  A sample of your work may be used as part of this moderation process. Regular examiners 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

An assessment is late if it is handed in after the due date, without a formal extension.  If an assessment is submitted after the due date, 5% will be deducted from the final grade for every day the assessment is late.  No assessments will be accepted after a period of 3 days after the due date, unless an extension has been granted.

Notes

The Award regulations for the Bachelor of Sport Coaching can be found within the UC Calendar.  The UC calendar is available online at:
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/publications/calendar.shtml
The specific Award regulations for the degree can be found at: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/publications/documents/calendar/faculty_education.pdf
The College of Education Health and Human Development assessment guidelines, which contain specific information regarding the College grading scale, late work, extensions, submission of work, reconsideration of grades, Special Consideration procedures, academic integrity, and moderation of assessment can be found at:
http://www.education.canterbury.ac.nz/documents/brochures_2016/Assessment-Guidelines-for-Students.pdf
The specific assessment details for each course, including assessment dates, can be found in the UC Qualifications and Courses search: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/courses

Other specific requirements

Most assignments must be submitted online. Online submission requires students to formally acknowledge that what they are submitting is their own work. Hardcopy submissions must be accompanied by a completed cover sheet (available from the course lecturer).

Requests for extensions

Students who cannot complete assessments by the due date should discuss their situation with the course lecturer. Where circumstances are known in advance, the student should discuss these with the course lecturer at least one week days prior to the assessment due date. In circumstances where this is not appropriate, the student should discuss their situation with the course lecturer as soon as possible.

Resubmissions

To pass this course you are required to gain an overall average grade of C- (50%) or better across all assessments. No resubmissions are available for this course.

Special Consideration

Students wishing to apply for Special Consideration should refer to this link for further information: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/special-consideration.shtml

Partial Exemption from Assessment

If you are wishing to apply for partial exemption from assessment in a course (e.g. if you are repeating a course and you have have previously passed one or more assessments from within the course, and do not wish to write this assessment again) you may apply for this using the form: Application for Partial Exemption from Assessment

Where to submit and collect work

Electronic Submission via LEARN (all on campus and distance students)
All students must submit their assessment via the online assessment system in the Learn (Moodle) class site, on or before the due date.  All submitted assessment work will be screened by the software Turnitin, to check for plagiarism.  There is opportunity for students to submit a draft report to monitor levels of plagiarism prior to the final submission for marking.

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.

Hard Copy Submission for On-Campus Students
Where your course lecturer requires a hardcopy submission, on campus students’ assignments are to be submitted with a cover sheet to the Sport & Physical Education office (behind the Rec Centre) by 5pm, or by the time directed by the course lecturer, on or before the due date. Please use the drop box placed at the entrance to School office. Distance students will receive specific instructions from their course lecturer. Marked assignments will be returned directly from the lecturer.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $717.00

International fee $2,913.00

* 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 .

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