Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EFPM374: Current Issues in Physical Education (PE)

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

The aims of the module are:

1. To enable you to draw together the research and implications of research on topics that inform and develop effective teaching and learning in PE;

2. To provide you with new insights into recent research findings in PE;

3. To help you to identify appropriate areas for future research in the field;

4. To enable you to consolidate and build upon your existing knowledge, skills and experiences in PE so that you can deal with professional situations and exercise sound judgment, personal responsibility and initiative;

5. To support your professional development in the field of PE;

6. To provide you with the knowledge, skills and understandings to analyse, critique and reflect on the relationship between theory, research, policy and practice;

7. To enable you to develop knowledge, understanding, key skills and confidence to plan, implement and communicate educational research to your peers in professional contexts;

8. To provide you with the organisational and transferable skills to extend your professional development and autonomy.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the relationship between theory, policy and practice in PE. 2. Demonstrate an evidence-based understanding of PE in schools and its developments.
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. Analyse and critique current issues in education. 4. Present, discuss and debate current issues in education with the support of empirical research and non-empirical evidence.
Personal and Key Skills	5. Synthesise and organise ideas to present an argument. 6. Take responsibility for your own learning. 7. Critically evaluate and present an argument in writing and orally.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Written assignment: Review of literature in relation to current issue in PE.	1,500 words	1-7	Written Feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
50	0	50

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Written assignment on a current issue in PE	60	4,000 words	1-7	Written Feedback
Individual Oral Presentation	40	10 minute individual oral presentation with 5 minutes for questions (face-to-face oral presentations for blended students; distance students to submit recorded oral presentations)	1-7	Written Feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Written assignment on a current issue in PE	4,000 words	1-7	6 weeks
Individual oral presentation	10 minute individual oral presentation with 5 minutes for questions (face-to-face oral presentations for blended students; distance students to submit recorded oral presentations)	1-7	6 weeks