| CODE | PHE3133 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Final Placement | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Physical Education and Sport | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | During the final placement, students will build on the experience gained during the previous placements and take a leadership role that reflects the skills gained during the whole course. This placement will focus on sport administration and event management; physical activity and/or sport coaching and will take place in a sports club/association. Participants will also produce written documentation on the planning, delivery and evaluation of the sessions, and a log of the work carried out. The placement includes 75-105 hours of sports related work. Students will be assessed by one or more placement visits as well as by presenting a logbook of work conducted and a reflective diary. Study-Unit Aims: - This placement is intended as part of the practical component of the whole course. It aims to give the students the hands-on experience in coaching or management issues in their chosen sport. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Put theory into practice in management, coaching and sports development roles; - Gain knowledge of good practice and high quality standards in the field of sports. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop further his/her coaching skills including organising, providing instruction, demonstrating, observing, analysing, and providing feedback; - Develop the ability to manage and control sports events, programmes and sessions; - Critically reflect on the performance and make links to professional standards; - Build positive relationships with participants in sports and with colleagues; - Use ICT at a competent level and in innovative ways to engage participants; - Work independently in any sport or physical activity related work. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main: - Hoye, R. and Parent, M (2016).The Sage Handbook of Sport Management. SAGE. - Beech, J. and Chadwick, S (2004). The Business of Sport Management. Financial Times Prentice Hall. - Wolsey, C., Minten, S., Abrams, J. (2011). Human Resource Management in the Sport and Leisure Industry. Routledge. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-units: PHE1129; PHE2214; PHE2215 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement, Independent Study & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Adele Muscat |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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