Course Coordinator:James Clark (jclark5@usc.edu.au) School:School of Health - Sport and Exercise Science
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Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
This course provides an introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology as a theoretical and applied discipline. It will provide you with a broad knowledge and understanding of psychological complexities and dynamics that can exist for both individuals and groups in the realms of sport and exercise. This course focuses upon developing your critical understanding of psychological theories relevant sport and exercise, along with commonly used interventions that can be applied to sport and exercise settings to positively influence behaviour, performance, outcomes, and well-being.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
Blended learning | |||
Learning materials – Online asynchronous learning materials | 1hr | Week 1 | 13 times |
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Face to face | 2hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
Introduction to sport & exercise psychology
Motivation in sport and exercise
Arousal, anxiety, and sports performance
Social psychology of sport and exercise
Exercise psychology
Cognitive and behavioural sport and execise interventions
200 Level (Developing)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
1 | Identify, describe, explain, and critically review major concepts, theories, and strategies used in sport and exercise psychology. | Knowledgeable |
2 | Describe and explain how psychological theory can be applied to sport and exercise settings. |
Knowledgeable Empowered |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
PSY100 or PUB104 or SPX101 or SPX102
Not applicable
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Standard Grading (GRD)
High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
This course is designed to give ongoing feedback on your learning. Online quizzes will be due in Weeks 3 and 5 to test student learning and to offer early feedback.
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1 | Quiz/zes | Individual | 20% | Week 3, 20 questions, 30 minutes, worth 10% Week 5, 20 questions, 30 minutes, worth 10% |
Refer to Format | Online Submission |
All | 2 | Report | Individual | 30% | One page with images, graphics, and text. |
Week 12 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 3 | Examination - Centrally Scheduled | Individual | 50% | The exam will consist of 20 multiple choice questions and 3 short answer questions. The length of the exam will be 2 hours. |
Exam Period | Exam Venue |
All - Assessment Task 1:Quizzes | |
Goal: | To demonstrate and evaluate your knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, definitions, theories and strategies used in sport and exercise psychology. |
Product: | Quiz/zes |
Format: | This assessment task consists of two online quizzes which will test your knowledge on key concepts relevant to sport and exercise psychology. This assessment task is to be completed individually in your own time. Quiz 1 is due in Week 3 and Quiz 2 is due in Week 5. |
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All - Assessment Task 2:Infographic on Sport Psychology topic | |
Goal: | Infographics are required within sport and exercise professions to communicate research informed best practice in applying sport and exercise psychology theory and strategies. You will incorporate at least one (or more) themes from the course and review sport and exercise psychology literature into your infographic. |
Product: | Report |
Format: | This task is an individual one-page infographic communicating a solution for a sport and exercise scenario. You will develop a one page infographic report on a topic in sport and exercise psychology. |
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All - Assessment Task 3:Final Examination | |
Goal: | The exam is designed to test student ability to apply theoretical concepts related to behaviour change and to test knowledge of sport and exercise psychology theories. |
Product: | Examination - Centrally Scheduled |
Format: | The exam will consist of two parts. Part 1 will be comprised of 20 multiple-choice questions testing student knowledge of theoretical concepts relevant to sport and exercise psychology. Part 2 will be comprised of 3 short answer questions where students will be asked to interpret a case study through the lens of a behaviour change framework. |
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A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.
Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
Required | Cox, R | 2012 | Sport psychology: Concepts and applications | (7th Ed.) | McGraw Hill |
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