Main Field of Study and progress level:
Sport Education: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Education
Contents
The course aim is to increase the students knowledge and insight of leadership. The course focuses on different theoretical perspectives on leadership and leader development and scrutinizes leadership practices by using group training activities and team- and individual sports in different age groups. The relationship between the individual and the group development is also examined within the context of outdoor education. Finally, disability and ability is discussed from a critical viewpoint in order to increase the students knowledge and experience of adapted physical activates and health promotion.
Expected learning outcomes
After the course the students should be able to:
- understand and apply different coaching methods in sports practice
- plan, lead and evaluate physical activities from the needs of different individuals and groups
- plan, lead and evaluate health promotion activities through group training
- understand how outdoor activities can be applied to increase the knowledge of various group processes
- understand how different theoretical approaches of leadership may lead to different practical implications
- understand how different forms of leadership shape different understandings of for instance, age, gender, ethnicity and social class
- use the English language in a sports leadership context
Required Knowledge
Basic eligibility. Exception from demands on Swedish will be granted if the course is given in English.
Form of instruction
The teaching is normally organized through lectures, seminars, group exercises and tutorials. The teaching activities may, as a whole or partly, be carried out with support from information and communication technology (ICT), which demands specific technical equipment and skills. There may be compulsory modules. The course will be given in English.
Examination modes
The course examinations may be written or oral. The examination may be continual or final. The course is graded using three grades: Pass with distinction, Pass and Fail. The course work is examined at an ordinary examination and a scheduled re-sit examination in close connection to the course. In general, a third examination opportunity is offered in the beginning of the next autumn semester. Participation in the third re-sit requires a notification to the study counselor. Students who receive the grade Fail at the third examination are requested to assign to the examinations the next time the course is given. Re-examinations based on the same curriculum are guaranteed within two years after the first course registration. A student has the right to change examiner for a course based on a written request to the head of department after two failures in the same course or part of a course.
ACADEMIC CREDIT TRANSFER
The Director of Studies decides on the accreditation of prior learning based on a students written request. The request shall indicate the course that the accreditation will apply to. The request shall be accompanied by certified copies of course certificates including information about the institution delivering the course, time for the course, subject area, academic level, credits and examination results. Course curricula, literature lists, and if applicable copies of project reports or thesis work shall be attached.
Literature
Valid from:
2011 week 35
Understanding sports coaching : the social, cultural and pedagogical foundations of coaching practice Cassidy Tania, Jones Robyn L, Potrac Paul 2. ed. : London : Routledge : 2009 : 216 s. : ISBN: 978-0-415-44271-8 (hbk.) Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Hargreaves Jennifer Heroines of sport : the politics of difference and identity London : Routledge : 2000 : 284 s. : ISBN: 0-415-22848-4 (inb.) Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Hällgren Markus Groupthink in temporary organizations International Journal of managing Projects in Business, 3(1), pp- 94-110. : 2010 : Mandatory
Gender and disability research in the Nordic countries Kristiansen Kristjana, Traustadóttir Rannveig (red) Lund : Studentlitteratur : 2004 : 400 s. : ISBN: 91-44-03826-7 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
Motor learning and performance : a situation-based learning approach Schmidt Richard A., Wrisberg Craig A. 4. ed. : Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics : c2008 : xx, 395 p. : ISBN: 0-7360-6964-X (hbk.) : ¹46.00 Mandatory Search the University Library catalogue
