SMGT20080

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will

(i) improve their awareness of the broader environment of sport;
(ii) develop new employment-related skills, and gain an understanding of how a sports organisation/business is managed;
(iii) work independently and as part of a team within the parameters of the agreed work plan and time-scale;
(iv) understand the link between academic development and workplace requirements; and
(v) make a reasoned self-assessment of personal and academic capabilities.

Indicative Module Content:

Workplace objective setting
CV and interview skill development
Personal professional assessment
Knowledge transfer between academia and practice

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Lecture and activity-based learning.

The work placement takes place in the Spring and/or Summer trimesters over a minimum period of six weeks. During placements, students are expected to work within the agreed working hours of the host company, and complete a minimum of 200 hours of work. More information on the module and assessments is provided in the Sports Work Placement Student Handbook.

Note: Students are prohibited from representing work as their own that they did not write, code, or create. Submission of artificial intelligence-generated content to this module by a student without explicit permission and attribution is not allowed and it may reflect unacceptable professional behaviour. This may result in the initiation of a student disciplinary procedure in accordance with the University Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity Policy.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Additional Information:
Students must have successfully completed 50 credits from Stage 1 before undertaking the Sports Work Placement module.


 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.