SP3007 - Dynamics of Sport and Exercise Behaviour 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

This subject will cover and explore topics relevant to high performance in sport settings. These topics may include: motivation, arousal, stress and anxiety with sport and exercise performance; sport and exercise behavioural skills training; distraction strategies and intensity regulation; and behavioural determinants of athletic injury and eating disorders.

Learning Outcomes

• To develop an understanding of the impact of behavioural processes on sport and exercise performance;
• To develop skills in behavioural strategies in various sport and exercise contexts.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Prerequisites:

ED1481 or PY1101 or PY1102

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Dr Joann Lukins
Lecturers:	Dr Robert Crowther, Dr Andrew Edwards, Dr Joann Lukins.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Dr Joann Lukins
Lecturers:	Dr Robert Crowther, Dr Andrew Edwards, Dr Joann Lukins.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); assignments (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.