Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | SPECIALISATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Unit Code | SPE305D | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Contents | - Teaching Volleyball: Skills without the ball (stances, running technique, change of direction - foot work), Skills with the ball (serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking, Recent changes in the game, such as the addition of the libero position and rally scoring, team-oriented steps covering offense. Special emphasis is given in the playful mode of teaching appropriate in schools. - Teaching Basketball: Skills without the ball (stances, running technique, change of direction, stops, pivoting, defensive slides), Skills with the ball (receiving the ball, two counts rhythm), Passing (chest pass, bounce pass, overhead pass), Dribbling (control, speed, crossover, reverse), Shooting (jump-shot, lay-up, hook-shot, free–throw), movement with the ball- fakes (perimeter-inside players), Defending the player with the ball. - Teaching of Track and Field: Technique of high jump, teaching of high jump, technique of the sprint starting, teaching of the sprint starting, technique of relay racing, teaching of relay racing, basic theory and rules of relay racing, technique of long jump, teaching of long jump. - Research method: Introduction - Overview of measurement and evaluation, criteria for choosing a test, anthropometric characteristics and body composition, tests of cardiovascular fitness, tests of flexibility, assessment of fundamental motor skills, test for the identification of children with movement difficulties (movement ABC test). - Special topics: Social function of sports, sports and free time, commercialisation of sports, organisation of the sports’ forms, mass media and sports, sports and violence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The teaching of the course consists of lectures and practical applications of the course’s theoretical and practical background. Following the principles of experimental and collaborative learning in order to provide a better educational and learning experience to student, the content will be offered through investigations and experiments. In this way, the instructor will be able to identify areas of weakness with regard to course content among students. The development of group work (micro research micro-teaching) is intended to further develop pedagogic and research skills among students primarily through their cooperation in classroom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |