module specification

SP6064 - Personal Development for Coaching and Teaching (2025/26)

Module specification Module approved to run in 2025/26
Module title Personal Development for Coaching and Teaching
Module level Honours (06)
Credit rating for module 15
School School of Human Sciences
Total study hours 150
 
50 hours Assessment Preparation / Delivery
50 hours Guided independent study
30 hours Scheduled learning & teaching activities
20 hours Placement / study abroad
Assessment components
Type Weighting Qualifying mark Description
Other 40%   Briefing paper (500 words) + (10 mins)
Coursework 60%   Log book (20 hrs) + (1000 words)
Running in 2025/26

(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change)
Period Campus Day Time Module Leader
Spring semester North Tuesday Afternoon

Module summary

The module promotes the refinement of advanced practical coaching skills and will make the final links between the culmination of the degree programme and the intended employment market following graduation. Students will make practical steps in the environment of personal development in coaching or teaching by planning and engaging with relevant and recognised personal development short courses or programmes. Students will be guided in selecting areas which will contribute to, and optimise, their employment opportunities on graduation They will also learn to develop skills required to promote their own coaching or teaching philosophy and pedagogy within that employment market. Students will be able to choose their own individual development areas, selecting both areas to progress and areas to analyse. This will allow the individual to both exhibit their own personal strengths within coaching and teaching, as well as having the opportunity to develop other sections of their personal make-up, hence developing a stronger, more-rounded graduate.

Prior learning requirements

Prerequisite SP6054 must have been taken
Available for Study Abroad? NO

Syllabus

Putting theory into practice (LO2, LO3)
Coaching science and emotional intelligence (LO1)
Preparing and executing a PDP (LO3, LO4)
Experiential learning through personal development (LO4)
Self-determination (LO3)
Working with children in sport (LO2)

Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity

The module will be delivered through a series of lectures, workshops and tutorial sessions. Experiential learning will take place through practical coaching and/or observation of good coaching practice. Through individual negotiation it may be possible for coaching observation to take place during the summer vacation following the second year as opposed to the normal practice of during the third year of study. PDP related skills of self-reflection will be developed through critical reflection and critical evaluation of coaching sessions.

Formative feedback is provided on a weekly basis within lecture, workshops, and tutorial sessions: this does not contribute to the final summative assessment. Students are encouraged to present their critical evaluations to the group as the year progresses. In this way they receive both peer and lecturer feedback, which may be used to help construct the logbook, complete the briefing paper, and poster presentation.

Learning outcomes

LO 1: Identify, design and promote a sports or exercise-based initiative.
LO 2: Demonstrate appropriate and effective communication within a sport and exercise environment.
LO 3: Critically assess personal development needs within the coaching/teaching or sports development context.
LO 4: Reflect on learning derived from a personal development programme.

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