Year
2017
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 2-hour seminar per semester
1 x 8-hour field placement weekly
2 x 1-hour on-line lectures per semester
Prerequisites
1 Admission into BSHPA-Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity
1a Admission into BSAR-Bachelor of Sport and Active Recreation
1b Admission into BSARFP-Bachelor of Sport and Active Recreation - City Campus
1c Admission into CSRBMG-Bachelor of Sport and Active Recreation/Bachelor of Business (Management) - City Campus
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c))
Topic description
The Industry Field Placement Project enables students to apply their developing knowledge and understanding of sport and physical activity within a work environment. It connects coursework to the work setting. Students will engage with the workplace in a management, program or project-based role.
Educational aims
This topic aims for the students to:

  • experience the range of professional and other roles that contribute to work in a field of sport or physical activity provision

  • draw connections between theoretical understandings about sport and physical activity and a range of work practices

  • practice industry specific skills

  • identify themselves as professionals within a field of sport or physical activity provision, reflecting on their strengths, interests and areas for professional and personal growth
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will be able to:

  • show an ability to develop effective professional relationships within the workplace

  • demonstrate understanding of the links between theory and practice in a field of sport or physical activity provision

  • reflect upon and evaluate performance in a role within a field of sport or physical activity provision

  • report on performance and outcomes achieved in a role within a field of sport or physical activity provision