| Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Sociology of Sport |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Education |
| Student contribution band : | National Priority - Teaching |
| ASCED code : | 070303 - Education Studies |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Rationale
The sociology of sport studies and stimulates a deep sociological enquiry and appraisal of sport in modern society. This course will stimulate an insight about society at large as it unpacks discourses around organisation, how relationships are forged in society, and how individuals interpret others and themselves.
Being able to apply an extended knowledge about the centrality of sport as a social agent through the review, critical analysis and evaluation of diverse societal themes, policy documents, and theoretical frameworks are essential career skills for sociologists, health and physical education pre-service teachers, and human services, sport and exercise professionals. The capacity to recognise that sport and physical activity are complex and dynamic concepts, influenced and modified by social forces, as with all aspects of modern capitalist societies, increase students鈥� employment marketability. As such, this course provides students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge, application, critical analysis and evaluation of the societal nature and role of sport in contemporary Australia and globally.
Synopsis
This course focuses on enhancing the ability of sociologists, health and physical education pre-service teachers, human services and sport and exercise professionals to identify, examine and critically assess the sociological factors and forces that influence sports in Australia and globally. Students will develop deepened understanding about the interdisciplinary nature of sport through lenses such as gender, sexuality, `race', ethnicity, religion, ability, media, sponsorship, drugs, and globalisation. Students will research, critically analyse and appraise equity and access issues within sport and physical activity, and reflect on and apply this information in related professional contexts.
Students are afforded the opportunity to develop understandings and competencies for interpreting and evaluating the role our modern neoliberal society has in shaping sport issues within Australia and globally. Students will actively participate in and reflect on personal experiences and acquire knowledge through individual reflective and research work, cooperative inquiry based learning such as group-work, debates, group discussions, and online discussion forums and through constructivist feedback sessions.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- examine and evaluate major issues and concerns common to sport and physical activity in modern society utilising a variety of theoretical frameworks and inter-disciplinary perspectives (APST 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 3.4);
- identify, examine and assess the sociological triggers and pressures influencing the nature of sport and physical activities in Australia and globally and the social, emotional and legal implications it has for those concerned (APST 1.3, 1.5, 3.4, 4.4);
- identify, implement and develop a cognisant and critical view of inequitable and discriminatory attitudes that marginalise people and/or groups of people with reference to their engagement in sport and physical activity in Australia and globally (APST 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 3.4, 4.1);
- apply key principles defined in relevant regulatory and legal frameworks connected to applicable professional fields (APST 2.1, 4.1, 4.4, 7.1, 7.2);
- identify, interpret, discuss and critically analyse a range of documents and policies covering the topic of equity and access in sport and physical activity in Australia and globally and evaluate their underlying sociological assumption, gaps, highlights and silences (APST 1.3, 3.6, 4.4, 7.1, 7.2);
- interpret, analyse and evaluate primary and secondary data on sociological facets of sport and physical activity and provide rigorous justifications arguing for selected sociology of sport positions and issues in Australia and globally.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
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| 1. | Introduction to the sociology of sport | 10.00 |
| 2. | Theoretical and empirical discourses exploring equity and access concerns in sport and physical activity | 60.00 |
| 3. | Sociological triggers and pressures affecting the nature of sport and physical activity | 30.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=EDH4259)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed 精东传媒app | 80.00 |
| Independent 精东传媒app | 85.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 40 | 40 | 13 Aug 2020 | (see note 1) |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 60 | 60 | 17 Sep 2020 | (see note 2) |
Notes
- Research Analysis
- Policy Analysis
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
On-campus: It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
Online: There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them including discussion forums scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course and must satisfactorily complete the sector-based professional experience. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination for this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Assessment items are designed to determine the extent to which the course objectives have been achieved. A full assessment outline and appropriate assessment criteria will be provided.
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APA style is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use APA style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide at .
Other requirements
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Students will require access to e-mail and have Internet access to UConnect for this course.
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The course objectives for EDH4259 define the student learning outcomes in accordance with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership鈥檚 (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) which need to be evident in education courses.
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Risk Management. There are no risks beyond the ordinary associated with this course.