Project Evaluations in Sport and Health

Course content

The course aims to provide students with the kowledge and competencies necessary to understand the rationale and evidence for the design, implementation and evaluation of community-based interventions in sport, and exercise. A cross-disciplinary approach will be taken in order to provide students with a critical awareness of why interventions are employed, the evidence for their success, design and implementation of interventions in sport, exercise and healthcare settings, and insight into the rationale and methodology of evaluating intervention outcomes.

Education

MSc Programme in Humanities and Social Sport Sciences

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • Understand and have a critical awareness of the rationale and reported purpose of sport, exercise and healthcare interventions relating to specific populations and settings.

  • Provide a critical appreciation of the relationship between sport and exercise activity and intervention in a variety of participant groups.

  • Provide a critical appreciation of the relationship between sport and exercise activity and intervention in a variety of participant groups.

Competencies:

  • Familiarity and confidence in employing Monitoring and Evaluation methodologies.

  • Demonstrate their understanding of the subject through both academic and professional reflective practice.

  • Employ strategic planning and development planning skills in analysing, understanding and addressing the development needs and intentions of sport, exercise and health organisations and communities.

Skills:

  • Design, express and evaluate programme theory.
  • Project management.
  • Scientific report writing.

Lectures, group work, exercises and discussions

To be announced on Absalon

Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is recommended.

The course is identical to NNEK20000U Psychology of Competitive Sports.
It is not allowed to pass both courses.

Written
Collective
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Peer feedback (Students give each other feedback)

Continuous feedback on group-based activities at the end of each topic (mostly written).

Peer-feedback both on activities and on final assignment.

ECTS
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment, during the course
Oral examination, 30 minutes
Type of assessment details
Written assignment: 3000 word evaluation protocol (Evaluation of a community programme) written during the course - graded by two internal evaluators. Accounts for 50% of the final grade.

Oral exam: 30 minute Group Presentation (including discussion) - graded by two
internal evaluators. Accounts for 50% of the final grade
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
External censorship
Re-exam

Written assignment as described in the ordinary exam. Deadline for submission will be on Friday in the re-exam week.

Criteria for exam assessment

Se målbeskrivelsen

Single subject courses (day)

  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 15
  • Preparation
  • 88
  • Exercises
  • 53
  • Exam
  • 50
  • English
  • 206

Kursusinformation

Language
English
Course number
NNEK24015U
ECTS
7,5 ECTS
Programme level
Full Degree Master
Duration

1 block

Placement
Block 2
Schedulegroup
C
Capacity
No limitations.
Unless you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
Studyboard
Study Board of Food, Human Nutrition and Sports
Contracting department
  • Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Contracting faculty
  • Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
  • Adam B. Evans   (3-717275507e7588833e7b853e747b)
Saved on the 14-02-2024

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