PSYC/KIN 167 Sport Psychology

Sport Psychology, KIN/PSYCH 167 Fall 2016 Page 1 of 6

SanJoséStateUniversityKinesiology

KIN/PSYCH167,SportPsychology,Section01,Fall2016

CourseandContactInformation

Instructor: TamarZ.Semerjian,Ph.D.

OfficeLocation: SPX116

Telephone: (408)924-3069

Email: [email protected]

OfficeHours: Tuesday11:30am-12:30pm;Thursday10:30-11:30am&byappointment

ClassDays/Time: Tue&Thurs9:00-10:15am

Classroom: SPX163

Prerequisites: PSYCH1

FacultyWebPageandMYSJSUMessaging

Coursematerialssuchassyllabus,handouts,notes,assignmentinstructions,etc.canbefoundontheCanvasLeaningManagementSystemcourseloginwebsiteathttp://sjsu.instructure.com.YouareresponsibleforregularlycheckingwiththemessagingsystemthroughMySJSUathttp://my.sjsu.edutolearnofanyupdates.

CourseDescription

Psychologicalaspectsofsports,includingthevalueofsports,psychologicalfactorsinvolvedincompetitiveaswellasnon-competitiveathleticactivitiesandtheroleofsportspsychologists.

CourseGoals

Thegoalsofthiscoursearetohavestudentsbecomecriticallearnerswhomasterthemajortheoriesusedinsportandexercisepsychology.Additionallystudentsshallbeabletoapplythesetheoreticalconceptstorealworldsituations.Afinalgoalofthiscourseisthatstudentsincreasetheirinformationliteracybyconductingresearch.

DepartmentofKinesiologyStudentProgramLearningOutcomes

1. Studentswillbeabletoexplain,identify,and/ordemonstratethetheoreticaland/orscientificprinciplesthatcanbeusedtoaddressissuesorproblemsinthesub-disciplinesinkinesiology.

2. Studentswillbeabletoeffectivelycommunicateinwriting(clear,conciseandcoherent)ontopicsinkinesiology.


3. Studentswillbeabletoeffectivelycommunicatethroughanoralpresentation(clear,conciseandcoherent)ontopicsinkinesiology.

4. Studentswillbeabletoutilizetheirexperiencesacrossavarietyofhealthrelatedandskill-basedactivitiestoinformtheirscholarshipandpracticeinthesubdisciplinesinkinesiology.

5. Studentswillbeabletoidentifyandanalyzesocialjusticeandequityissuesrelatedtokinesiologyfordiversepopulations.

CourseLearningOutcomes(CLO)

Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto:

LO1demonstrateknowledgeofthevarioustheoreticalaspectsofsportpsychology.

LO2applysportpsychologymodelsandtheoriestoavarietyofsportandexercisesituations.

LO3research,synthesize,critiqueandpresentinformationonselectedtopicsinsportpsychology.

LO4demonstrateinformationliteracythroughanabilitytosearchforandfindresearchrelatedtosportpsychology.

LO5demonstrateanunderstandingofdiversityandsocialjusticeastheyrelatetosportpsychology.

RequiredTexts/Readings

Textbook

Cox,R.H.(2007).SportPsychology:ConceptsandApplications(7thed.).NewYork:McGrawHill.Additionalreadingsmaybeassignedbasedonclassinterest.

LibraryLiaison

SuzieBahmanyarisourlibraryliaison.Youcancontactherforassistanceatsuzie.bahmanyar@sjsu.eduor(408)808-2654.TheReferenceDesknumberis(408)808-2100andtheStudentComputerServicenumberis(408)808-2470.

CourseRequirementsandAssignments

WrittenExaminations(LO#1,2,5)(PLO#1,2,5)Threewrittenexaminationswillbegivenduringthesemester.Eachexaminationwillaccountfor40pointstowardthetotalgrade.Exam1willassessknowledgeofinformationpresentedinthefirstthirdofthequarter.Exam2willassessknowledgeoftheinformationpresentedinthesecondthirdofthequarter.AndExam3willassessknowledgepresentedinthefinalthirdofthequarter.Examinationswillincludeidentifications,multiplechoicequestions,andshortandlongessayquestions.

PraxisPaper(LO#1,2,3,4,5)(PLO#1,2,5)Thepraxispaperwillinclude3assignmentsandwillaccountfor40pointstowardthetotalgrade.Praxisistheprocessofputtingtheoreticalknowledgeintopractice,andiscriticalinthefieldofsportpsychologywheremuchoftheresearchdoneisintendedforapplicationinrealworldsettings.Inthisassignmentstudentswillberequiredtoidentifyaspecificproblemthattheyhaveencounteredorareinterestedinwithinasportorexercisesetting.Examplesofpossibletopicscouldinclude:anxietyresultingindecreasedathleticperformance,aggressionwithinsport,orlowmotivationamongchildrentoparticipateinsport.Withinthe


contextoftheassignmentstudentsshouldaddressissuesofdiversityandsocialjusticeastheyrelatetothetopictheyhavechosen,theresearchavailable,and/ortheimplementationoftheintervention.Assignment1:5pts.Studentswillberequiredtosubmitaclearlyformulatedtopic.Thisshouldincludeaveryspecificproblemorscenario,thetypesofsolutionsthatmightbeinvestigated,andkeytermsthatwillbeusedtosearchforresearchrelatedtothetopic.Assignment2:10pts.Acomplete,well-thoughtout,andwell-developedoutlinewillbesubmittedalongwithatleastfiveresearchreferencespresentedinAPAstyle.Assignment3:25pts.Thefinalpaperwillincludeapresentationoftheproblem(1-2pgs.),areviewoffiveoriginalresearchstudiesandotherrelevantliterature(4-6pgs.),andclearapplicableandpracticalrecommendationsforaninterventiontoaddresstheproblemthatisreflectiveofpreviousresearch(3-4pgs.or2pagedescriptionPLUSdeliverable).Thisassignmentwillassesstudents’abilitytoa)composequestionsrelevantintheareaofsportpsychology,b)findarticlesthathelptoaddressthesequestions,c)reviewthearticlesandd)applytheresearchfoundtoapracticalapplication.Articlesmustbefoundinpeer-reviewedjournals.GoogleScholarisNOTanappropriatesearchengine.YoumustuseappropriatesearchenginessuchasPsychINFO,AcademicSearchPremier,orothersearchenginesavailablethroughtheKingLibrarydatabasesearchresources.Articlesmaybefoundinthefollowingjournals:TheJournalofSportandExercisePsychology,TheInternationalJournalofSportPsychology,JournalofAppliedSportPsychology,TheSportPsychologist,andResearchQuarterlyofSportandExerciseScience.AllreviewsmustbeinAPAstyle.Thisassignmentwillbediscussedfurtherinclass.Thisassignmentwillbeturnedinthroughturnitin.cominadditiontoturninginahardcopyinclass.Moredetailswillbeprovidedinclass.

GoalSettingProject(LO#1,2,3)(PLO#1,2)Thegoalsettingprojectwillcontribute20pointstowardthetotalgrade.Thisprojectwillinvolvestudentsapplyinggoalsettingtheorytoanappliedsituationandevaluatingtheeffectivenessofgoalsettingintwosituations.Detailsofthisassignmentwillbeprovidedinclassandonmywebsite.

Participation(LO#1,2,5)(PLO#1,2,3)Participationwillcontribute10pointstowardthetotalgrade.Studentsareexpectedtoregularlycontributeinameaningfulandconstructivewaytoclassdiscussions.Simplyattendingclassisnotsufficient.Youmustparticipate!Ifyouarenotcomfortablespeakinginclasspleaseseemesothatwecanmakealternatearrangementsforyoutoearnthesepoints,suchasmeetingwithmeregularlyduringofficehourstodiscussthereadingsandcoursematerials.

Quizzes(LO#1)(PLO#1,2)Popquizzeswillaccountfor10pointsofthetotalgrade.Therewillbe10popquizzesgivenduringclass.Quizzeswillassessreadingcomprehensionofthecurrentdaysorweeksreading.Studentsmustbeinattendancewhenthequizisannouncedtotakethequiz.Ifstudentsarenotpresentwhenthequizisdistributedtheywillnotbeabletotakethequiz.Studentsareencouragedtousetheirownnotesduringthesequizzes.Therewillnotbeanyopportunitiestomakeupthequizzes.

SomegeneralnotesAllwrittenassignmentsmustbetyped.Theymustbedoublespaced,writtenin12pointfont,withoneinchmarginsonallsides.Papersmustbeeditedforspellingandgrammaticalerrors.Latepaperswillnotbeacceptedunlessotherarrangementshavebeenmadeinadvance.PAPERSAREDUEATTHEBEGINNINGOFCLASS.IFTHEYARENOTSUBMITTEDATTHEBEGINNINGOFCLASSTHEYARECONSIDEREDLATEANDWILLNOTBEACCEPTED.


GradingInformation

PointsThreeLectureExaminations(40pointseach) 120Praxispapertopic 5 Praxispaperoutlineandreferences 10 PraxisPaper 25GoalSettingProject 20Quizzes(1pointeach) 10 ClassContributions 10TotalPoints 200

DeterminationofGrades

Finalcoursegradeswillbeassignedaccordingtothefollowingscalebasedontheaccumulatedtotalpointsduringthesemester. A+ 196-200 B+176-179 C+156-159 D124-139 A 184-195 B164-175 C146-155 Dminus120-123 Aminus180-183 Bminus160-163 Cminus140-145 F <119

WritingQuality

TheDepartmentofPsychologyhasadoptedspecificstandardsregardingthequalityofwrittenworksubmittedinpsychologycourses.Unlessotherwisestatedbyyourprofessor,allpapersmustbewrittenusingcurrentAPAformat.Additionally,allpapers,includingthosesubmittedtomeetclassrequirementsorsubmittedforextracredit,mustmeetminimumwritingstandards.Anypaperwithmorethanfivespelling,punctuation,orgrammaticalerrorswillbereturnedforrevision.Alatepenaltyequivalenttoatleast10%oftheassignmentgradewillbeassesseduponresubmission.Additionalpenaltiesmaybeassessedatthediscretionofyourprofessor.Ifyouneedhelpwithwritingskills,itistoyouradvantagetomakeuseofresourcesoncampuspriortotheduedate.Remember,youwillberequiredtorewriteanypapernotmeetingtheabovestandards,andwillloseaminimumof10%shouldarevisionberequired.Thispolicyappliestoallpsychologyclasses.

ClassroomProtocol

Allstudentsshoulddemonstraterespectforthemselves,oneanother,andtheinstructoratalltime.Intensediscussionsarealwaysencouraged,butneverattheexpenseofrespectandunderstanding.Wemaynotagreewithoneanother,butwedoneedtohearoneanother.Afewwordsoncellphones,headphones,tablets,andlaptops:Cellphonesshouldbeturnedoffduringclass.Avibratingcellphoneisstillanactivatedcellphone.Ifcellphonesdoring,orvibrate,duringclass1ptofthetotalgradewillbedeductedeachtimethephonerings.Thiscansimplybeavoidedbyturningoffyourphone.Pleasealsoremoveheadphonesorearpiecedevicesassociatedwithphonesormp3devicesduringclass.Itletsmeknowthatyouarelisteningandattentivetoyourclasssurroundings.Additionallytextingonyourcellphoneoremailingorchattingwithothersonyourlaptoparenotappropriateclassroomactivities.Theywilldistractyourattention,aswellastheattentionofthosearoundyou,whomightbeinterestedtoseewhatyou


arewriting.ToensurethatindividualsusingtheirlaptopsareontaskIrequestthatyousitinthefirsttworowsoftheclassroom.Laptopsmustbechargedpriortocomingtoclass,youwillnotbeabletopluginduringclassasthisleadstoavarietyoflogisticalproblems,nottheleastofwhichissettingupanobstaclecourseforyourprofessor.Ifyouwouldliketoengageintheseactivitiespleasedosooutsideofclass.Studentswhoengageintheseactivitieswillbeaskedtoleavetheclassroom.RecordingofClassLecturesCommoncourtesyandprofessionalbehaviordictatesthatyounotifysomeonewhenyouarerecordinghim/her.Youmustobtaintheinstructor’spermissiontomakeaudioorvideorecordingsinthisclass.Thispermissionallowstherecordingstobeusedforyourprivate,studypurposesonly.Therecordingsaretheintellectualpropertyoftheinstructor;youhavenotbeengivenanyrightstoreproduceordistributethematerial.Explicitwrittenpermissionmustberequestedtomakeanyrecordingoftheclass.Anannouncementwillthembemadetotheclasstoensuretheircomfortwithrecordingtheclass.Ifanystudentobjectstotherecordingthenpermissionwillnotbegranted.Iftherearenoobjectionsthenwrittenpermissionwillbeprovided.Coursematerialdevelopedbytheinstructoristheintellectualpropertyoftheinstructorandcannotbesharedpubliclywithouthis/herapproval.Youmaynotpubliclyshareoruploadinstructor-generatedmaterialforthiscoursesuchasexamquestions,lecturenotes,orhomeworksolutionswithoutinstructorconsent.

UniversityPolicies

PerUniversityPolicyS16-9,university-widepolicyinformationrelevanttoallcourses,suchasacademicintegrity,accommodations,etc.willbeavailableonOfficeofGraduateandUndergraduatePrograms’SyllabusInformationwebpageathttp://www.sjsu.edu/gup/syllabusinfo/”

KIN/PSYCH167,SportPsychology,Fall2016CourseScheduleListtheagendaforthesemesterincludingwhenandwherethefinalexamwillbeheld.Indicatethescheduleissubjecttochangewithfairnoticeandhowthenoticewillbemadeavailable.

CourseSchedule

Week Date Topics,Readings,Assignments,Deadlines

1 8/25 Introduction.Chapter1



3 9/6 Self-confidenceandIntrinsicMotivation.Chapter3.DiscussionofPraxisPaper

3 9/8 Self-confidenceandIntrinsicMotivation.Chapter3

4 9/13 GoalPerspectiveTheory.Chapter4

4 9/15 GoalPerspectiveTheory.Chapter4.Praxispapertopicdue!!!


Week Date Topics,Readings,Assignments,Deadlines

5 9/20 GoalSettinginSport.Chapter10.

5 9/22 GoalSettinginSport.Chapter10.IntroductionofGoalSettingProject.

6 9/27 YouthSports.Chapter5

6 9/29 Exam#1.Chapters1,3,4,5,10

7 10/4 AttentionandConcentrationinSportandExercise.Chapter6

7 10/6 AttentionandConcentrationinSportandExercise.Chapter6

8 10/11 Anxiety,Stress,andMoodRelationships.Chapter7

8 10/13 Anxiety,Stress,andMoodRelationships.Chapter7.Discussionofliteraturereview.

9 10/18 AlternativestoInverted-UTheory.Chapter8

9 10/20 CopingandInterventionStrategiesinSport.Chapter9.

10 10/25 ImageryinSport.Chapter11.Praxispaperoutlinedue!!!

10 10/27 Exam#2.Chapters6-9,11

11 11/1 TeamCohesioninSport.Chapter15

11 11/3 NASSS

12 11/8 LeadershipandCommunicationinSport.Chapter16

12 11/10 AggressionandViolenceinSport.Chapter13.GoalSettingProjectdue!!!

13 11/15 AggressionandViolenceinSport.Chapter13

13 11/17 ExercisePsychology.Chapter17

14 11/22 Thanksgiving

14 11/24 ExercisePsychology.Chapter17.PraxisPaperDUE!!!

15 11/29 PsychologyofAthleticInjuriesandCareerTermination.Chapter18

15 12/1 BurnoutinSportandExercise.Chapter19

16 12/6 DrugAbuseinSportandExercise&Eatingdisorders.Chapter19

16 12/8 LGBTQQ:Asportpsychologyperspective.QueerSportPsychology.

FinalExam

12/16 7:15-9:30am.Chapters13,15-19&LGBTQQreading

Theabovescheduleissubjecttochangewithfairnotice.Anychangestotheschedulewillbeannouncedinclassandreflectedonthesyllabuspostedonthecoursewebsite.

Documents

PSYC/KIN 167 Sport Psychology