Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
History of Sport an Olympic Education
Course Code
LSPA_418
Branch of Science
Health sciences
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Antra Gulbe
Structure Unit Manager
Uģis Ciematnieks
Structural Unit
Department of Sports Theory
Contacts
LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006
About Study Course
Objective
To be able to learn sporting events in chronological order, to navigate and analyse developments in the history of sport. Promote the formation and development of student statement processes. Promote active life approaches, identification and analysis of historical situations and problems. To acquire the principles of fair play as a fundamental requirement of sports ethics, to develop experience of creative activity, to promote the development of student autonomy in the creation and resolution of research-related tasks.
Preliminary Knowledge
General secondary education, ICT, foreign language, communication skills.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Chronologically learned key events of sports history and the Olympic movement over different periods, underlying issues and issues.
Skills
1.knows how to ask questions about a given topic;
2.is able to evaluate, compare information and use logical reasoning;
3.capable of being tolerant in a group discussion.
Competences
1.is able to formulate his opinion on the basis of facts;
2.demonstrate the relevance of the content outlined to the subject;
3.demonstrates the skills to structure work logically;
4.demonstrate appropriate language skills.
Assessment
Individual work
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Development of sport |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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2.
Olympic movement in the World and Latvia |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Collect materials, analyse and evaluate results, make conclusions from this topic. |
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3.
Sports Museum |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Attendance of Latvian Sports Museum with assignment |
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Examination
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Title
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% from total grade
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Grade
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|---|---|---|
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1.
Olympic movement |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Basic issues of the Olympic movement, symbols of the Olympic movement, achievements of Latvian athletes at the Olympic Games. |
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2.
Sports history and the Olympic movement |
20.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Objective, subjective biological reasons for the emergence of sport. The development of sport in the old days, the Middle ages, the New ages. History of the Latvian Olympic movement. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Origins of the development of sport
Description
Objective, subjective biological reasons for the emergence of sport; physical activity in ancient Mesopotamia, India, China and Egypt. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Sport in the old days
Description
The origins of sport in Greece and the Antiques Olympics |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Sport in the Middle ages
Description
Sport in medieval towns and countryside; physical activity in the lives of knights and Vikings. Renaissance. The ideology of humanism and its role in the development of sport. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Sport in the New Times
Description
The sport’s new times; the formation of sports systems in England, France, Germany, the US and Austrotungaria. |
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Modern Olympic movement
Description
Rebuilding the modern Olympic movement. Olympic Charter |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Development of sports in Latvia
Description
Formation of sports societies in Latvia. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Development of sports in Latvia
Description
Formation of sports societies in Latvia. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Development of sports in Latvia
Description
Formation of sports societies in Latvia. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Olympic Committee of Latvia
Description
The origins of Latvian Olympic Committee, the importance of renewal. Medals of the Latvian Olympic Games. |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Olympic education in the world
Description
Olympic education programmes in different countries |
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Olympic education in the world
Description
Olympic education programmes in different countries |
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Test
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Study room
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1
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Topics
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Development of sports in Latvia
Description
Formation of sports societies in Latvia. |
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
22 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Jansone R., Gulbe A. 2006. Materiāli par sporta vēsturi un Olimpisko izglītību. Mācību līdzeklis. Rīga: Latvijas Sporta pedagoģijas akadēmija.
2.
Latvijas olimpiskā vēsture: no Stokholmas līdz Soltleiksitijai. 2003. Rīga: Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja.
3.
Latvijas sporta lepnums 100: personības, notikumi, procesi. 2018. Rīga: Latvijas Sporta muzejs.
Other Information Sources
1.
Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja
2.
Latvijas Olimpiskā akadēmija
3.
International Olympic committee