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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | EX 100% |
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| Aims: This unit aims to demonstrate the significance of theoretical perspectives in Sport and Social Science that underpin empirical research and the creation of knowledge. It does this by exploring key paradigms and the distinct theorists whose work has been influential in the construction and application of these perspectives. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit students will be able to: * Understand the dominant theoretical concepts of positivism, interpretivism, critical theory and post-structuralism and identify specific theorists whose work emanates from and/or informs these paradigms. * Identify the theoretical perspectives that inform contemporary writings within Sport and Social Science. * Understand the complexity and subjective nature of paradigmatic categorizations. * Evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, similarities and conflicts of multiple theoretical approaches to sport and social science. * Apply the work of specific theorists to physical activity, sport and leisure contexts. Skills: The following key skills are either taught and / or facilitated (T/F) or assessed (A) in this unit: Intellectual: * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models. T/F/A * Ability to select and use appropriate ideas to produce a coherent response to a pre-set question. T/F/A * Ability to select, summarise and synthesis written information from multiple sources. T/A * Evaluate both research and evidence critically and assess a variety of information sources T/A Professional Practical: * Verbal Communication - F * Written Communication - T/F/A Transferable/Key: * Problem Solving - T/F/ A * Working Independently to achieve a clear goal- T/F/ A * Manage time and prioritise workloads F * Take responsibility for personal learning and development F Content: * An introduction to Social Theory and its application in studies of sport and leisure * Positivism and Post-Positivism: key concepts and thinkers (e.g. Comte, Durkheim, Popper) * Interpretivism: key concepts and thinkers (e.g. Goffman, Weber, Merleau-Ponty) * Critical Theory: key concepts and thinkers (e.g. Marx, Gramsci, the Frankfurt School, Zizek, feminism, postcolonialism) * Post-Structuralism: key concepts and thinkers (e.g. Foucault, Butler, Deleuze, Haraway). |
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HL10489 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department for Health
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