Module Title:Contemporary Issues in Sport
Credits: 10
NFQ Level:8
Module Delivered In No Programmes
Teaching & Learning Strategies: Learning environment (lectures) – this time will be spent prompting learning of particular knowledge by students. Independent Research – students will work as part of a team or individually conducting and presenting research on lecturer assigned contemporary issues in sport and will engage in debate on these topics. Class Discussion/Debate - Students will be encouraged to actively participate in the class sessions which will develop their analytical and communication skills. E-Learning – learner participation and creativity; input of information onto Blackboard.
Module Aim: The aim of this module is to evaluate sport from a number of different perspectives and study its impact on the society in which we live through the examination of the modern sports industry and the issues impacting on it.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Discuss the role, meaning and function of sport in society and examine why sport matters.
LO2 Critically analyse some of the contemporary issues that impact upon the participation, performance and administration of sport in society.
LO3 Identify and assess the key social, cultural, political and economic factors that have influenced the development of modern sport.
LO4 Evaluate the various ways in which politics, economics, social class, gender, race, drugs, media and commercialism impact on sport in society.
LO5 Prepare a written assignment on an issue of interest in the area of sport in society using appropriate, research, citing and referencing.
LO6 demonstrate a sound knowledge of the relevance of selected perspectives which serve to explain the phenomenon of sport in society
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
The role of sport in society
Social, commercial factors promoting the growth of sport, current status and key issues, worldwide trends History of sport in contemporary society
Social and Economic value of Sport in Society
Factors which influence sports and leisure participation, future trends in sports and leisure, barriers to successful leisure participation, benefits of leisure, leisure and the elderly. An analysis of ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) figures in relation to Sport and Leisure participation.
Sport and government
The structure and organisations of sport in Ireland, the role of the government departments in providing sport and leisure, role of local sports partnerships in leisure and sport.
Issues facing sport
Aggression and violence in sport, Volunteer involvement in sport, Drugs and sport, Child abuse and sport, Ethics in sport,
Elite sports
Elite sports support, The Irish Institute of Sport and the role of the National Governing Bodies of sport
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Case Studies Assessment is by a combination of an individual 15-20 minutes seminar presentation and an individual 3,500 word essay. Students will select, in consultation with the module lecturer, a sport or a selected group of sports or a major sporting event or a significant contemporary sporting phenomenon. This topic will form the focus of both assessment tasks. Students will be required to relate the topic chosen to selected themes from the lecture programme. The presentation will constitute 25% and the 1,2,3,4,5,6 100.00 n/a
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 30 Weeks per Stage 3.00
Estimated Learner Hours 30 Weeks per Stage 3.67
Total Hours 200.00