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Units HSBH3017 Semester 1 2020 [Normal day]

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HSBH3017: Disability, Sport and Social Inclusion

Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Cumberland, Sydney

Overview

The primary goal of this unit is to inform the understandings and practices of our future allied health professionals and health policymakers about: 1) sports participation from a disabled as well as able-bodied perspective (via reverse integration); 2) the dominant medical model of disability and how that shapes the approach of health professions towards people with impairments; 3) the social model of disability; 4) the potential role of sport, not just in the physical, but also the psychological and social rehabilitation, of people with impairments; 5) sport, not just as a physical activity, competition or leisure activity but as a social institution, which arises out of particular social and historical contexts in accordance with the interests of dominant social groups (ie able-bodied, medical profession); 6) how sporting practice is heavily shaped by social structures like gender and ableism but also that people who facilitate sport (like health professionals) are not completely constrained by these structures because ableism is ultimately either reproduced or challenged by everyday practices, attitudes and behaviours; 7) the role of sport in either promoting or reproducing the social inclusion and/or exclusion of people with impairments; 8) how sport can be emancipatory at the lived/embodied level; and 9) the role of sport in the lives of people with an intellectual disability.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	HSBH3017
Academic unit
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	(HSBH1003 OR HSBH1013) and complete a minimum of 48 credit points
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Nikki Wedgwood, nicole.wedgwood@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Presentation	Tutorial presentation Online Presentation	30%	Multiple weeks	15-20 minutes
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Short answer A Written assessment	15%	Week 05 Due date: 25 Mar 2020 at 23:59 Closing date: 05 Apr 2020	800 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Short answer B Written assessment	15%	Week 07 Due date: 09 Apr 2020 at 23:59 Closing date: 20 Apr 2020	800 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Exposition Written assessment	40%	Week 09 Due date: 28 Apr 2020 at 23:59 Closing date: 09 May 2020	1500 words
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

Short answer A: In the first assessment for this unit, students are required to provide short answers to a series of questions based on set readings. This is to be completed after watching the movie in week 4 and lecture in week 5.
Short answer B: In the second assessment for this unit, students are required to provide short answers to a series of questions based on set readings.
Group presentation: Essentially, the brief is to be in charge of the class for 20 minutes and in that time to teach the rest of the class about your group’s allotted topic.
Exposition: Write a letter, report, or other persuasive text from the viewpoint of a person with an impairment (or their parent, health professional, carer or other advocate), arguing for either the introduction or abolition of sport in a specific context.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard.
Distinction	75 - 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard.
Credit	65 - 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard.
Pass	50 - 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Movie (essential for Assessment 1)	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 02	Panel of Sportspeople with Various Disabilities	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 02	Debrief movie themes as starting point for Assessment 1	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 03	Reverse Integration Activity Wear sports gear	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 03	Reflective exercise	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 04	Lect 1. Sport and the dilemma of disabled masculinities (topic related to assessment 1); Lect 2. Disability, sport, and femininity	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 04	Student presentations 1, 2	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 05	Role of sport in lives of people with ID (topic related to assessment 2)	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 05	Student presentations 3, 4	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 06	Social and medical models of disability (topic related to assessment 4)	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 06	Student presentations 5, 6	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 08	Sport as a Social Institution	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 08	Student presentations 7, 8	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 09	Paralympics: emergence, history, controversies	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 09	Student Presentations 9, 10, 11	Tutorial (1 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Each week students are required to attend both a tutorial and the three-hour lecture at Lidcombe Campus.

Lectures: Fridays 9am-12pm in T207*(*NB:The third class is held on the basketball courts in Lidcombe gym).Many of the lecture sessions involve learning activities that are essential for completing assessments or require the personal presence or active participation of students and cannot simply be replaced by listening to recorded lectures or reading lecture notes. Thus, it is a requirement of this unit that you attend a minimum of 7 of the 8 lectures BUT, given we lose one of the eight lectures (Easter Friday), then you will be required to attend allthe lectures.NB:Attendance is recorded in lectures.Failing to meet the minimum requirement results in losing 2 marks for each non-attendance over and above the one day allowed without Special Consideration.

Tutorials: Fridays 12pm to 1pm in T207. Learning in tutorials is via student presentations –the group presenting teaches the rest of the class about their topic. Thus students may only miss one tutorial (without a Spec Con), but once again, given we already lose one of the eight tutorials (Easter Friday), you will be required to attend allthe tutorials.NB:Attendance is recorded in lectures.Students who miss more than one tutorial will be penalised by 2 marks for each day of non-attendanceover the one absence allowed.

NB: students impacted by travel restrictions and/or self-isolation or quarantine requirements are exempted from requirements to attend in person while they are subject to such requirements/restrictions.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. appreciate sports participation from a disabled as well as an able-bodied perspective
LO2. distinguish the dominant medical model of disability from the social model, and how each of these shapes the approach of health professions towards people with impairments
LO3. critically evaluate sport, not just as a physical activity or competition, but as a social institution, which arises out of particular social and historical contexts in accordance with the interests of dominant social groups (i.e., able-bodied, medical profession)
LO4. understand how sporting practice is heavily shaped by social structures like gender and ableism but that, at the same time, people who facilitate sport (like health professionals) are not completely constrained by these structures because ableism is ultimately either reproduced or challenged by everyday practices, attitudes, and behaviours
LO5. critically analyse the role of sport in either promoting or reproducing the social inclusion and/or exclusion of people with impairments
LO6. determine the potential role of sport, not just in the physical, but also the psychological and social rehabilitation, of patients/people with impairments
LO7. understand how sport can be emancipatory at the lived/embodied level
LO8. understand the role of sport in the lives of people with an intellectual disability.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Additional information

Educational Integrity: Whilst the answers in your assessments need to be based on the set readings (and other relevant literature), all (or the vast majority) of your answers must be in your own words. This is because your learning and levels of understanding cannot be assessed if you merely cut-and-paste the work of others. Therefore, do not quote verbatim from the readings unless you are absolutely unable to make the same argument in your own words—and if you do quote verbatim be sure to use quotation marks and cite the reference and page number. It is best to just paraphrase any arguments/findings from the set readings. NB: Turnitin is used to analyse all of the written assignments in the unit.

Late Penalties: For every calendar day that an assessment is submitted late (up to and including the 10th day), a deduction of 5% of the maximum awardable marks will be applied. Any assignment submitted more than 10 days after the due date without appropriate permission for an extension from the UoS Coordinator will not be marked and will be assessed as Fail grade. *NB1: any resubmitted documents are penalised the same as late submissions. It is the student's responsibility to check the file they upload is the correct one and is not corrupt. NB2: It is compulsory that all set assessments are attempted in order to pass the unit. Failure to complete any one of the set assessments will result in an automatic Absent Fail (AF) grade for the unit.

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Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

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Simple extensions

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Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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