Sports TutoringLaajuus (2 cr)

Objective

After completing the course unit, the student:knows how to plan, organise, and market sports events and activities.knows how to activate students to do sports to promote their healthknows how to plan, guide, and evaluate group activities and encounter students from diverse backgrounds.is familiar with the sports culture and university sports.

Content

The course unit is intended for Tampere University’s students who act as a sports tutor. In the universities’ community, a sports tutor offers peer support, enables sports hobbies, and encourages fellow students in their sporty activities. The sports tutor drafts a tutoring plan, participates in the activities for at least one semester and writes an essay reflecting on his or her experiences of being a sports tutor. Sports tutors are introduced to the roles and tasks of a sports tutor, Tampere Universities’ sports services and other sporting possibilities in the Tampere region.

Further information

Students can apply to become a sports tutor twice a year.A student can earn the credits just once.Sports tutors write an essay for which they are given instructions.The report (min. 2 pages) must include the following aspects among other things:- description of the operations and operational environment- assessment of learning, e.g., based on different situations and cases- how the experience has promoted learning, getting ready for a profession/working life and graduationThe student must submit the report as an e-mail attachment to the faculty’s e-mail address. The e-mail message should be titled as follows: code and name of the course unit / the student’s degree programme or specialisation