SS301
Applied Sport Psychology
SPORT SCIENCE
Reassessment Brief
SS301
APPLIED SPORT
PSYCHOLOGY
2007/2008
Module tutor:
Abbe Brady (2007-08)
Abbe Brady (OX SC124)
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REASSESSMENT DETAILS
Module code
SS301
Module title
Applied Sport Psychology
Module tutor
Abbe Brady (OX SC124)
Tutor with responsibility for this assessment (this is your first point of
contact)
Abbe Brady
Assessment
i.
Group Debate
ii.
Article Review and Critique
Assessment Regulations
All assessments are subject to the University Regulations for Assessment, and to the
regulations of the Undergraduate Modular Scheme. These include regulations relating
to Errors of Attribution and Assessment Offences.
The following links are to the University pages on referencing and Research Ethics
and assessment offences.
http://www.glos.ac.uk/departments/lis/oxstalls/sportex/index.cfm
http://www.glos.ac.uk/currentstudents/research/ethics/index.cfm
http://www.glos.ac.uk/assessment/regulations.cfm
In exercising their judgement, Examiners may penalise any work where the standard of
English, numeracy or presentation adversely affects the quality of the work, or where the
work submitted exceeds the published size or time limits, or where the work fails to follow
normal academic conventions for acknowledging sources.
Referencing
The following is not applicable to this assignment but it is to most, so it has been left to
serve as a reminder that you will need to hone your referencing skills.
Your attention is drawn to the University Regulations for Assessment Section 7
Careful referencing of sources is vital when making use of the work of others. You are
expected to employ the referencing conventions recommended in the Field/Course. These
conventions 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:
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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 convention used in the Field/Course?
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.)
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If you are unsure of the way to reference properly, seek advice from a member of
staff before you submit the assessment. In submitting your work for assessment you
are making a statement that it is your own work, it has not been submitted for any other
assessment, and it does not infringe the ethical principles set out in the University’s
Handbook for Research Ethics.
i. Group Debate
Instead of the group debate you are required to submit a short essay.
Weighting
50%
Size limit for assessment 1,500 words
Deadline for submission
(your attention is drawn to the penalties for late submission; see UMS
Handbook) 7 July 2008
Arrangements for submission
Faculty hand-in procedures (see Field Guide)
Requirements for the assessment
Title: Ethical considerations and concerns in contemporary applied sport
psychology consultancy.
Overview
Using the BASES code of conduct (this is available from the BASES web site
www.bases.org.uk), you are required to present information that reflects how the
practice of sport psychology consultancy is necessarily underpinned by and
infused with ethical considerations. It is essential that you provide examples drawn
from literature in ethics and professional practice in sport psychology wherever
possible to illustrate the point being made.
Assessment Criteria – short essay
The essay will be assessed based on the extent to which it addresses the following
criteria:
% Section
Criteria
Introduction
A clear statement of the importance of ethical conduct in the profession of applied
20
20
60
-10
Brief review of
the BASES
code of conduct
Ethical issues in
the practice of
sport
psychology
consultancy
Presentation
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sport psychology consultancy.
Summary of the key areas of required conduct for sport scientists as outlined in
the BASES code of conduct.
An accurate interpretation of ethical issues associated with the effective /
ineffective practice in applied sport psychology practice contexts. Identification of a
range of practice issues pertinent to varied sport psychology consultancy across
varying contexts. Appropriate use of supporting examples (real or hypothetical).
A maximum of 10 marks will be subtracted from the total depending on the
presentation of the overall report. This section will consider the structure of the
report and the appropriate use of: English e.g. spelling, grammar, punctuation,
formatting e.g. lack of typographical errors, attention to conventions for presenting
tables, graphs and the coursework per se; and referencing, both in the text and in
the References section. All sources in the text and list of references should be
cited according to Harvard system.
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ii. Article Review and Critique
You are required to resubmit another article review and critique.
Weighting
50%
Word limit for assessment
1,500 words
Deadline for submission: 7 July 2008
Requirements for the assessment
Overview
The critical review of an applied sports psychology journal article task is an
opportunity for each student to show a critical awareness of the: theoretical basis to
applied sport psychology techniques; research design, methods and procedures
used in this domain, and practical and ethical issues in the delivery of sport
psychology. The assessment criteria should be used as a guide to constructing the
review and critique. You are required to select an article from one of the following
four articles:
1. Dale, G. A. and Wrisberg, C.A. (1996) The use of a performance profiling
technique in a team setting: getting the athletes and coach on the "same page".
The Sport Psychologist 10 (3) 261-277
2. Doyle, J. and Parfitt, G. (1996) Performance profiling and predictive validity.
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. 8 (2) 160-170
3. Doyle, J. and Parfitt, G. (1997) Performance profiling and construct validity. The
Sport Psychologist 11 (4) 411-425
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Assessment Criteria – article critique
The article review and critique will be assessed based on the extent to which it
addresses the following questions:
% Weight
Section criteria
1
20
2
50
3
10
Recommendations for further research
In addition to the recommendations made for further investigation (if any)
cited in the article, what would you suggest to as other important avenues
for further enquiry?
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20
Implications for the applied sport psychology consultant
You are required to acknowledge the strengths and weaknesses of the
article, and based on this information, identify how if at all, the findings be
used to inform practice for the sport psychology consultant?
a, What information would be useful to the consultants practice and in
what ways would it be useful?
b, What information should the consultant be cautious of and why?
c, Overall, what value would you place on the findings of paper for to
inform sport psychology practice?
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-10
Presentation
Locating the article within related research on the same/similar
theme
You are expected to review the purpose of the article in relation to its
theoretical affiliation(s) and other literature on the same or closely related
topics.
a, What is the purpose of the research?
b, What does it propose to do that is valuable/important?
c, Has it developed directly from recommendations from previous
research? If so, identify the source(s).
d, To what extent is the research foci contemporary? Here you are
expected to be able to critically locate the theoretical and/or practical
application premise of the article within contemporary knowledge of the
topic(s) and research design.
Review and critique of sections of the article
You are expected to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the sections
of the selected article. You should consider the appropriateness of the
information presented.
A maximum of 10 marks will be subtracted from the total depending on the
presentation of the overall report. This section will consider the structure
of the report and the appropriate use of: English e.g. spelling, grammar,
punctuation and writing style (should be third person, past tense for all
sections except ‘personal reflections’); Formatting e.g. lack of
typographical errors, attention to conventions for presenting tables, graphs
and the coursework per se; and Referencing, both in the text and in the
References section. All sources in the text and list of references should be
cited according to Harvard system.
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Format
The essay and article critique must be produced according to the following format:
1.5 line spacing, 12 point Arial font, and 3cm margins. There should be page
numbers at the bottom of each page. You are required to decide upon an
appropriate structure for the essay / article critique. It should not however be overreliant on bullet-point form, but on a predominance of continuous prose. You may
use subtitles as found in the assessment criteria table.
Return of work
Marked work will be available for collection from Faculty Office within 4 weeks of
submission.
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