Week      Topic      Content and Reading Assignment       Teaching Activities and Homework

1              Course Introduction / Needs analysis/ Getting to know each other         

2              History & Culture of Team Sports and Racquet Sports / What are the origins of racquet sports? / Group Discussion

3              Extreme Sports, Individual Sports and  Movement Culture  / A Conceptual Analysis of Movement Culture/ Group Discussion and Speaking Task   

4              Summer and Winter Olympics / BBC Sport News/ Group Work- To Introduce one of Olympics Sports  

5              Sports Marketing and Media /  How social media changed the sports marketing game/ Short marketing clip producing  

6              Injury and Human Anatomy  / Common Injuries/ In- class discussion

7              Sports news writing and reporting / BBC Sport/ Group Work- News preparing & writing Practice

8              Mid-Term ( Project in Sport News Writing and Reporting) / Project/ Project        

9              Sports, drugs and ethics / Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sport: The Ethical Issue/ Discussion

10.          Injury, biomechanics and rehabilitation/ Biomechanics of Injury/ Group Presentation

11.          Skill preparation for trending sports and movement training -1 /Movement Assessment / Group Practice  

12.          Skill preparation for trending sports and movement training -2/ Movement and Brain / Group Practice  

13.          Sports globalisation, technology, gender equality and business/ Globalisation and gender aspects of professional sport/ Group Discussion  

14.          Sports sociology, class and the impact/ Social Class and Sport/ In class writing

15.          Preparation for hosting a sports- related seminar/ course, and role setting/ TBD/ Guidance for the final project  

16.          Final ( Project in 1. Marketing and Selling a sports- related course 2. Hosting and Translating  a sports- related course, ONLY NEED TO CHOOSE ONE/ Presentation  

17.         Flexible Online Learning

18.         Flexible Online Learning

Your final grades are determined by the following course components:

Individual assignment: 10%

Group presentation: 20 %

Mid-term project: 20%

Final project: 20%

Attendance (10%), class participation (20%): 30 %

Attendance

Attendance will be taken in every class, when feasible. Consistent lateness and unauthorised use of mobile phones may negatively impact your attendance record. If you need to take a leave of absence, it must be arranged in advance or as soon as possible after the absence, accompanied by appropriate documentation.

Class Participation and Group Discussion

Class participation involves active engagement in all class activities. This includes asking thoughtful questions, offering insights and comments related to the course material, responding to the instructor’s questions, and reacting constructively to other students' contributions. Active involvement in group discussions is also essential to foster a collaborative learning environment.

To be announced