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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department for Health (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office) |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 at City of Bath College Semester 1 at Weymouth College |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: Students undertaking this unit will examine and analyse the ethical considerations in sport to allow students to assess the role of the fitness professional in welfare issues in relation to sport and exercise participation. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * Identify and analyse the key issues contributing to ethical practice, for a professional in the fitness industry; * Recognise how to plan effective strategies to respond to a clients individual needs; * Examine the necessity of safe and effective practice when working with athletes/participants/clients/special populations and vulnerable groups. Skills: Intellectual * Personal study and research skills (T,F,A) * Academic writing skills (F,A) Professional Skills * Communicating professionally using different formats (T,A) * Understanding ethical issues (T,F,A) Key/transferable skills * Communications (F) * ICT (F, A) * Improving own learning and performance (F, A). Content: The role of the fitness instructor in vulnerable group's welfare, to include children/young adults, vulnerable adults, obese clients, and medical conditions; Ethical practice (code of conduct: code of ethics) for fitness professionals; Ethical legislation (to include confidentiality and data protection, H & S legislation, Discrimination Act, professional bodies); Safe working practice to include health and safety responsibilities, basic first aid, intrinsic & extrinsic risk factors; Drugs and physical activity, including the ethical implications of drug testing; Professional ethics as a fitness instructor with regards to gender and race. |
| Programme availability: |
LP10571 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
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