Course coordinator
Associate Professor Steven Rynne
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025)
- Study level
- Postgraduate Coursework
- Location
- External
- Attendance mode
- Online
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Human Movement & Nutrition Sci
This course aims to broaden your knowledge and understanding of your coaching and the coaching environment more generally. Historical and contemporary accounts of coaches and coaching practice will be considered with particular attention given to what comprises coaches' work, coaches' impact on athletic outcomes, coaches as performers and coaches as learners.
This course aims to broaden your knowledge and understanding of coaching work. You will be provided with opportunities to reflect upon and develop your coaching practices. The course is based around a series of seminars focused on an increased awareness and understanding of (i) what coaching is, (ii) the educational dimensions of coaching work, (iii) coaches as learnersﾠin their own right, and (iv) the ways in which coaching work is evaluated.
Course requirements
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
SPCG7003
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Associate Professor Steven Rynne
Mr Bjorn Galjaardt
Aims and outcomes
This course aims to broaden your knowledge and understanding of contemporary forms of sport coaching and provides students with opportunities to challenge and reaffirm aspects of their own and others’ practices.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the concept of quality coaching and the associated pedagogical aspects of coaches work;
LO2.
Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of coaches roles in the learning of athletes;
LO3.
Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the centrality of learning to coaching practice.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay/ Critique |
Seminar 1 submission
|
20% |
21/03/2025 1:00 pm |
| Essay/ Critique |
Seminar 2 submission
|
25% |
11/04/2025 1:00 pm |
| Essay/ Critique |
Seminar 3 submission
|
25% |
9/05/2025 1:00 pm |
| Essay/ Critique |
Seminar 4 submission
|
30% |
30/05/2025 1:00 pm |
Assessment details
Seminar 1 submission
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
21/03/2025 1:00 pm
Submission guidelines
Submit via the relevant Turnitin submission portal on the course Blackboard site.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Seminar 2 submission
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 25%
- Due date
11/04/2025 1:00 pm
Submission guidelines
Submit via the relevant Turnitin submission portal on the course Blackboard site.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Seminar 3 submission
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 25%
- Due date
9/05/2025 1:00 pm
Submission guidelines
Submit via the relevant Turnitin submission portal on the course Blackboard site.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Seminar 4 submission
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Essay/ Critique
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
30/05/2025 1:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L02, L03
Submission guidelines
Submit via the relevant Turnitin submission portal on the course Blackboard site.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Additional course grading information
A final percentage mark will be rounded to the nearest whole number (e.g. 64.50 and above will be rounded to 65 and 64.49 and below will be rounded down to 64).
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Additional assessment information
Use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT)
This assessment tasks in the course have been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. Whilst students may use AI and/or MT technologies, successful completion of tasks in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which artificial intelligence will provide only limited support and guidance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
To pass all assessment tasks, students will be required to demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submission independent of AI and MT tools.
Assessment Issues
All issues with assessment (including extension requests) should be broached with the Course Coordinator in the first instances. This should be done as soon as a potential issue is identified. If students experience difficulties submitting assessment tasks, they should (by the due date/time):
- Email a copy of the assessment task to the Course Coordinator. For contact details refer to Course Contributors section of the Course Profile.
- Include a screenshot of the error message.
What is Turnitin
Turnitin is an electronic assignment submission tool. The tool provides your Course Coordinator with:
· a record of the exact submission time of an assignment
· an originality report indicating the percentage of your work that is an exact match of existing materials within the Turnitin database.
Instructions on how to submit an assignment using Turnitin are located on the UQ Library website
Submit your Turnitin assignment - Library Guide
Note:
When submitting, to check that you have chosen the correct file on the Preview Submission page and click on the Submit to Turnitin button. ﾠ
Remember to download your digital receipt in your Assignment inbox to confirm successful submission.
If a submission cannot be successfully completed, email a copy of the assessment task to the Course Administrator. For contact details refer to Course Contributors section of the Course Profile.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Week 1 (24 Feb - 02 Mar) |
Workshop |
Getting started Review of coaching practice and introductions (week 1) |
Multiple weeks From Week 2 To Week 4 |
Seminar |
Coaches' work Seminar and readings (week 2) followed by online discussion (week 3); and the preparation and submission of coach responses to the seminar questions (due Friday, end of week 4). |
Multiple weeks From Week 5 To Week 7 |
Seminar |
Coaches as educators Seminar and readings (week 5) followed by online discussion (week 6); and the preparation and submission of coach responses to the seminar questions (due end of week 7). |
Multiple weeks From Week 8 To Week 10 |
Seminar |
Coaches as learners Seminar and readings (week 8) followed by online discussion (week 9); and the preparation and submission of student responses to the seminar questions (due Friday, end of week 10) |
Multiple weeks From Week 11 To Week 13 |
Seminar |
Professionalising and evidencing coaching Seminar and readings (week 11) followed by online discussion (week 12); and the preparation and submission of student responses to the seminar questions (due Friday, end of week 13) Learning outcomes: L02, L03 |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.
School guidelines
Your school has additional guidelines you'll need to follow for this course: