1. Welcome to Introduction to Sports Development (SSP4004)
Module Leader – Dr Lucy Wheatley

2. Module Structure What will you learn about? What sport development is
Where sport is developed
How sport is developed
Who develops sport
Why we develop sport

3. Teaching Pattern Term 1 only 1hr Lead Lecture/week 2 hour seminar/week
Monday 4pm LT2
2 hour seminar/week
Thurs 2-4/Fri 9-11 various rooms

4. Seminars Day/time/programme/room/tutor:
Thursday 2-4 (SD1 C109 Suzy Drane)
Thursday 2-4 (SD2 C106 James Thie)
Friday 9-11 (SM V008 Steve Osborne)
Friday 9-11 (SC V006 Lucy Wheatley)
Friday 9-11 (SPE B119 Aled Jones)
Friday 9-11 (SPE Q013 Zoe Thacker)
Friday 9-11 (SS/SM/SC/SPE B207 Melissa Anderson)

5. Assessment Port 1 (40%) Writ 1 (60%)
Engagement during seminars & collection of 4 short essays submitted every other week
Writ 1 (60%)
3000 word essay submitted before Christmas

6. Module
Assessment Code
Assessment Type
Assessment weighting
Submission Date
SSP4004
PORT 1
Contribution
20%
Weeks 1-12
Short Essay 1 5%
12th Oct
Short Essay 2
26th Oct
Short Essay 3
9th Nov
SP4004
Short Essay 4
23rd Nov
WRIT 1
3000 word Essay
60%
19th Dec

7. Port 1 Details Short Essay Questions:
Define sport development and summarise its main purpose ( words)
Drawing on relevant examples, explain how sport is developed in a school environment ( words)
Drawing on relevant examples, explain how sport is developed in a community environment ( words)
Drawing on relevant examples, explain how sport is developed in an elite environment ( words)

8. Seminars Coursework Essay Seminar 1 (Port 1 submission 1)
Understanding of SD
Seminar 2 & 3
(Port 1 submission 2)
School Sport
Seminar 4 & 5
(Port 1 submission 3)
Community Sport
Seminar 6 & 7
(Port 1 submission 4)
Elite Sport

9. Writ 1 Details

10. Module Success READING READING READING Content Lectures Seminars
Demonstrate understanding of lecture content
Active contribution in seminars
Complete tasks
Feedback to develop
Seminars
Success
Coursework
READING
READING
READING

11. Must do’s Familiarise yourself with Moodle
Check that this module is listed on your Moodle site
Download a copy of the module handbook from Moodle
Keep a diary – note when & where lectures and seminars are & when to submit assignments

12. Sport Development Resource
CMU Website
Student Portal
Learning
Electronic Library
Databases
‘S’
Sports Development

13. Keep up to date with current sport development affairs
Twitter
@SportDevCMU
Keep up to date with current sport development affairs

14. Expectations
READ
ENGAGE
ASK
PREPARE
You REAP what you sow!