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Contemporary Issues in Health

and Exercise

HPP301

Week One



Introductions

• Us

– Jamie Sims

– Tanya Goosen

• You

– Why you first chose to take this course

–How you perceptions have changed over twoyears

– Two stars and a wish



Module Rationale

• Key sociological and psychological issues

associated with health and exercise

• Extend knowledge of contemporary issues

• Provide a theoretical framework that is

practically relevant to health and exercise

•

Allow you to critically evaluate a range of strategies that are currently being used to

promote health and exercise



Module Learning Outcomes

• Critically examine a variety of contemporary

issues in health and exercise

• Evaluate strategies and initiatives to promote

change in health and exercise



Learning and Teaching Strategy

• Lectures

• Independent Study

•

Group Sessions• Seminar Discussions

• Presentations

• Case Studies



Module Assessment

Presentation

• 40% of module grade

• 15 minutes

• ‘A strategy or initiative topromote change in a

selected contemporary

target group’

• Monday 19th March

Essay

• 60% of module grade

• 2,000 words

• ‘A critical analysis of aselected contemporary

issue’

• Tuesday 8th May

Note: A different contemporary issue must be selected for each assignment



Presentation Assignment

• The presentation should: – Describe a new intervention programme for a specific issue and

population

– Be grounded in appropriate theory

• Assessment criteria: – Evaluate and propose strategies and interventions to promote

change in exercise and health

– Clearly communicate presentation aims and objectives

–

Clearly communicate key points, arguments and conclusions – Effectively use PowerPoint or appropriate alternative

presentation formats



Essay Assignment

• The essay should:

– Describe and critically evaluate a selected issue

• Assessment criteria – The ability to:

• Critically analyse selected contemporary issues

• Summarise and evaluate research findings

• Synthesize arguments and formulate logical conclusions

• Write using appropriate academic style and grammar

• Reference using correct academic styles and formats



Module Content

• Week 1 – Introduction to Module

– Explanations of assessment

• Week 2 – Introduction to Self-DeterminationMeta-Theory

– Cognitive Evaluation Theory

• Week 3 – Further SDT Meta-Theory

– Basic Psychological Needs Theory

– Organismic Integration Theory• Week 4 – Facilitating Motivation and

Behaviour Change

– Amotivation

• Week 5 – Student Directed Week

• Week 6 – Facilitating Motivation andBehavioural Change

–

External Regulation – Addressing your presentation

assignments

• Week 7 – Facilitating Motivation andBehavioural Change

– Introjected Regulation

• Week 8 – Facilitating Motivation and

Behaviour Change

– Identified and Internalised Regulation

• Week 9 – Facilitating Motivation and

Behaviour Change

– Intrinsic Motivation

• Week 10 – Presentation Assignment

• Week 11 – Self-Determination Theory in

Contemporary Issues

– Obesity


Contemporary Issues

– Chronic Disease


Contemporary Issues

– Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Week 14 – Student Directed Study

• Week 15 – Essay Submission



Module Resources

• Moodle

– Lecture Slides

– Media Clips

– Journal Articles

• Books

– Biddle & Mutrie

– Biddle, Fox & Boutcher



Now We Are (Level) Six

• What is expected?

•

You have probably worked out that a piece of work that achieved top marks in the first year

achieved less in the second year?

• Unfortunately, in year three is will achieve less

again



The Simple Rule Is:

• Year One – Describe

• Year Two – Describe and discuss

• Year Three – Describe, discuss and evaluate

• The only problem is that you must do all of thesewithin the same word count



Academic Terms

• You will have heard the following termsassociated with marking criteria:

– Critically analyse – Evaluate

– Synthesize

– Formulate

• But what do they mean and how do you dothem?



Critically analyse

• The ability to think rationally

• Presenting sound judgements rather than simply givingopinions

• Logical progression in forming an argument

• Questions to ask: – Is your/their conclusion valid and reasonable?

– Does your/their argument agree with itself (internal validity)?

– Does it agree with other arguments that make sense?

– If not, does it justify why it disagrees?

– Does it make sense given what we know about the world(ecological validity)?



Evaluate

• An objective appraisal of the subject matter

• A consideration of the merits and demerits of the subjectmatter

• A weighing up of the evidence for or against a claim or a

theory

• Questions to ask: – Is there evidence for this theory?

– Is there evidence against this theory?

– Is the ‘good’ evidence?

– Is the claim logical given the evidence?

– Is there an equally valid alternative explanation?



Synthesize and Formulate

• Synthesize: – Combine elements into a more complex whole

– Pull parts together into a cohesive single

– Form a single argument from the available evidence

• Formulate: – To present an argument in a systematic manner

– To state a case without ambiguity

• Fuller explanations are provided in “CriticalThinking for Sports Students” by Emily Ryall



Referencing

• There is a requirement to back up academic withadequate referencing

• Most students drop marks in every piece of

assessed work by incorrect or inadequatereferencing

• The departmental referencing conventions areprovided

• Further guides are available online from manysources

– http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm

http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm

http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm



More Referencing

• Adequate referencing consists of backing up anystatements in your work by citing research

• The fundamental question to ask is “Have I just…” – Described some that happened

•

E.g. I used an opportunity sample for this study – Made a statement

• E.g. opportunity sampling is a useful method in specific situations

• The first sentence is a description and therefore does notrequire a reference

•

The second sentence is an opinion/claim and thereforerequires referencing

• You must also always provide a source reference whenciting a theory



Homework

• Read the ‘Psychology Debate’ paper on Moodle

• Form a reasoned argument in favour of Biddle or

Dovey

– Biddle

• Joe, Sam, Perry

– Dovey

• Eloise, Stefan

• Come to next week’s lecture prepared to defend

your case

Documents

HPP301 Week One Slides