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Course Code VQB7007
Course Title VALUES AND ETHICS IN SPORT
Credit 3
Course Learning At the end of the course, students are able to:
Outcomes
1. Analyse theories of sociology of sport, policy and sport
development history
2. Evaluate issues related to deviant behavior and specific groups
in sport
3. Construct plan and strategies to develop positive values in
sports
Synopsis This course will provide an in-depth exploration on values and
issues in sport. Student will understand the important of sport to
society and the benefits of sport to individual. Student also will be
exposed the ‘bad things’ about sport such as a few sports foster a
culture of violence and sports can produce many athletes who are
negative role models. As a future sport administrators and leaders,
student have to differentiate the concept of sport for all versus high
performance sport. Under the concept of sport for all student will
learn how sport improve health and well-being, putting children and
young people on a positive life course and building stronger and
more inclusive communities. Under the concept of high
performance sport, student will learn sport as a profession in which
the process started with talent identification, athlete development,
competition, a sport trip and athlete career program. There is now
a trend towards professionalism, as defined both in monetary and
full time training terms.
Administrators, leaders, coaches and athletes at the highest levels
of competition are essentially full time, receiving support from
government, their association, sponsors and employment as
athletes. Following that, there are issues occured such as athletes
and money, doping, competition fixing fair play, violence and
harassment, and ethics in sport.
Main Reference 1) Coakley, J. (2017). Sport in Society: Issues and
Controversies (12th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill
2) Houlihan, B, & Malcolm, D. (2016). Sport and Society
(3rd.ed.). thousand Oaks, CA:Sage Publications Inc.
3) Woods, R. B. (2015). Social Issues in Sport (3rd ed.).
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics
Assessment Weightage Continuous Assessment: 60%
Final Examination: 40%

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