234338

Sport and Exercise Practicum

The practicum is designed to provide practical experience in sport and exercise areas according to individual interests and experience. Students may choose to undertake a practicum in areas including, but not limited to, sport event management, sport coaching, sport coordination, sport performance, exercise prescription and athlete conditioning.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

234338

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

300-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

30

Subject

Sport and Exercise Science

Course planning information

Course notes

Please note that in the event of low enrolments, internal (Auckland or Manawatu) offerings of this course may be withdrawn, and students will be accommodated via the distance offering of this course.

All students must complete 200 hours of work integrated learning in an approved placement relevant to their chosen discipline.

Prerequisite courses

Complete first
One of 234214, 234215, 234236, 234243, 152237 or 234233, 152238, 234315

You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.

Restrictions

Similar content
152371, 152372, 152376, 234316

You cannot enrol in this course if you have passed (or are enrolled in) any of the course(s) above as these courses have similar content or content at a higher level.

General progression requirements

You must complete at least 45 credits from 200-level before enrolling in 300-level courses.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of effective personnel in the field of sport development OR physical education OR exercise prescription OR sport management.
  • 2 Apply sport development OR physical education OR exercise prescription OR sport management principles to sport and exercise or industry situations.
  • 3 Apply knowledge of sport development OR physical education OR exercise prescription OR sport management skills and techniques, which benefit the host sports organisation or sport and exercise settings.
  • 4 Analyse their learning with respect to sport development OR physical education OR exercise prescription OR sport management theory and practice.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Written Assignment 1 2 15%
Written Assignment 1 2 3 4 50%
Written Assignment 1 2 3 4 15%
Oral/Performance/Presentation 1 2 3 4 10%
Written Assignment 1 2 3 4 10%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

There are no set texts for this course.