EH306
Special Populations.
EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCES
REASSESSMENT BRIEF
EH 306
SPECIAL
POPULATIONS
2007/2008
Module team: Geoff Lovell (OXLC118) (ModuleTutor)
Jo Hardman
Denise Hill
Pip Laugharne
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REASSESSMENT DETAILS
Module code
EH306
Module title
Special Populations
Module tutor
Dr. Geoff Lovell
Tutor with responsibility for this assessment (this is your first point of
contact)
Dr. Geoff Lovell
Assessment
PowerPoint slides and notes to cover a 10min presentation (approx 8 slides) (30%)
Coursework essay [2000 words] (70%)
30% PowerPoint slides and notes to cover a 10 minute presentation
You are required to design and present a physical activity intervention for a specific
population of your choice. Within your presentation you should:
 Outline the physical activity needs of the population
 Detail your intervention.
 Discuss the evidence base for the intervention.
 Critically appraise the pros and cons of your intervention.
Special instructions
The presentation should be submitted as printed PowerPoint slides (approximately
8) which would last 10 minutes in duration.
This must not cover the same topic as your first sit presentation.
Assessment criteria
Criteria
Weightin
g
Presentation
Clear slides.
Well structured and to time.
10%
Physical activity needs of the population.
20%
Evidence base for the intervention.
35%
Critical appraisal of the intervention.
35%
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70% Coursework: 2000 words.
Critically examine the psychological, social, psychological, and physiological
factors associated with physical activity for a specific population of your choice
(not covered by your oral presentation).
This must not cover the same topic as your first sit assessment.
Special instructions
The specific population must not be the same as covered in your oral presentation.
The essay must be word processed/typed. It must have the following format:
 1.5 or double line spacing (no single line spacing).
 Size 12 font.
 Write in third person (avoiding: ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’).
 Use the Harvard referencing system, this can be found at:
http://www.glos.ac.uk/departments/lis/referencing/index.cfm
 Page numbers at the bottom of each page.
 A clear title at the beginning of the essay.
 A word count that is visible at the end of the essay.
Coursework essay assessment criteria
The essay will be marked using the following criteria; it is advised that you attend
specifically to these points when planning/writing your essay:
Criteria
Weighting
1. Presentation (structure, free from errors, good use of figures and 15%
tables where appropriate, correct referencing format).
2. Demonstration of a critical awareness of the social, psychological, 35%
and physiological factors associated with physical activity for the
selected specific population.
3. Evidence of a strong scientific underpinning of discussions and 35%
conclusions made.
4. Relevance of conclusions drawn.
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Special instructions
The essay must be word processed/typed. It must have the following format:
 1.5 or double line spacing (no single line spacing).
 Size 12 font.
 Write in third person (avoiding: ‘I’, ‘we’, ‘you’).
 Use the Harvard referencing system, this can be found at:
http://www.glos.ac.uk/departments/lis/referencing/index.cfm
 Page numbers at the bottom of each page.
 A clear title at the beginning of the essay.
 A word count that is visible at the end of the essay.
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Deadline for submission
(Your attention is drawn to the penalties for late submission; see UMS
Handbook)
7th July 2008
Arrangements for submission
The submission of work for assessment will take place within a new enhanced
SIAC area within the Learning Centre. The facility will generally be staffed during
the core hours of 9.00am - 4.00pm in term time. However, a postbox facility will
also be available outside these times and will be accessible to students whenever
the Learning Centre is open. Students posting their work in this way will receive an
email receipt the following day
Students with Disabilities
Alternative assessment arrangements may be made, where appropriate, for
students with disabilities. However, these will only be implemented upon the
advice of the Disability Advisor. Students with disabilities wishing to be considered
for alternative assessment arrangements must give notification of the disability
(with evidence) to the Disability Advisor by week 8 of the semester, or 4 weeks
before the assessment (whichever is earlier).
Assessment Regulations
All assessments are subject to the University Regulations for Assessment, and
to the regulations of the UMS/PMS. These include regulations relating to Errors of
Attribution, Poor Academic Practice, and Breach of the University Regulations for
Assessment, see http://www.glos.ac.uk/staff/umsinfo/.
In exercising their
judgment, Examiners may penalize any work where the standard of English,
innumeracy or presentation adversely affects the quality of the work, or where the
work exceeds the published size or time limits. Further details on Research Ethics
and Dishonest Means in Assessment is provided below.
Research ethics
Students should ensure that their work is undertaken in accordance with the
University’s stated policy on research ethics. You will be required to confirm that
this is the case when work is submitted for assessment. Copies of the University’s
Research Ethics Handbook can be found on the University Intranet at:
http://www.glos.ac.uk/currentstudents/research/ethics/
Dishonest means in assessment
Students are reminded to familiarise themselves with the University Regulations
for Assessment, Part 1, Section 7, to ensure that there is no uncertainty about the
nature of Dishonest Means in Assessment, or of the penalties for failure to comply.
The
regulations
may
be
found
at:
http://www.glos.ac.uk/assessment/regulations.cfm.
Errors of Attribution and
Assessment Offences include plagiarism, syndication, collusion, re-presentation,
fabrication, impersonation, procedural dishonesty, and cheating in closed
assessment. Penalties are severe.
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Careful referencing of sources is vital when making use of the work of others. You
are expected to follow the referencing guidelines outlined in the Field Guide
appropriate
for
your
level
and
on
the
intranet
at
http://www.glos.ac.uk/departments/lis/oxstalls/sportex/index.cfm. These guidelines
apply to information taken from internet sources, as well as books, journals and
lectures. These are some of the points you should check before submitting your
work:
 Are all direct quotations, from both primary and secondary sources, suitably
acknowledged (placed in quotation marks or indented)?
 Have you provided full details of the source of the quotation, according to
the referencing guidelines mentioned above?
 Have you acknowledged the source of ideas not your own, even if you are
not quoting directly from the source?
 Have you avoided close paraphrase from sources? (Check that you are not
presenting other people’s words or phrasing as if they are your own.)
 If you have worked closely with others in preparing for this assessment, is
the material you are presenting sufficiently your own?
Return of work
Work will generally be returned from room TC007 (in the new building). Students
will be informed via email once work is ready for collection, confirming opening
times and collection arrangements
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