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Undergraduate Course: Physical Education Perspectives 2 (EDUA08012)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaEducation Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe PEP2 course follows on from the PEP1 course in Year 1 of the BEd PE Programme. Together they aim to develop the students' understanding of the critical scientific, aesthetic and social discourses informing the professional in action within the context of Education and Physical Education. The PEP2 course will focus on two of the aforementioned perspectives - science and sociocultural.
Professional action presupposes an understanding of varied disciplines of human enquiry, and therefore the Physical Education Perspectives course prepares students to draw on a range of understandings in their teaching. The course content, teaching and learning strategies adopted and modes of assessment aim to establish the academic rigour and professional preparation commensurate with a foundation undergraduate Initial Teacher Education programme.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Physical Education Perspectives 1 (EDUA08011)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Student must be registered on BEd Physical Education programme UTPYSED
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information S1 (Sociocultural), M 1000-1200
S2 (Biomechanics), M 1600-1700; T 1300-1600
S2 (Sociocultural), F 1200-1400
S2 (Psychology) F 900-1100, 1430-1630
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 95, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 21, Summative Assessment Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 272 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Outwith Standard Exam Diets MarchPhysical Education Perspectives 2 - Science2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Physical Education Perspectives 2 - Science2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the underpinning content knowledge embedded within scientific and sociocultural enquiry
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the significance of scientific and sociocultural perspectives for teachers of Physical Education
- demonstrate a disciplinary enquiry orientation towards issues pertinent to the professional in action within the broader Physical Education context.
Assessment Information
Science -
A two-hour class test comprising psychological perspectives and biomechanical analysis of physical activity.

Social Cultural - 1500 word assignment.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMr Andrew Maile
Tel: (0131 6)51 6589
Email: Andrew.Maile@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Norma Turnbull
Tel: (0131 6)51 6210
Email: norma.turnbull@ed.ac.uk
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