Universität Wien

350027 UE Accompanying the Writing of Bachelor thesis (2023S)

Fachgruppen: Sportpsychologie

6.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 35 - Sportwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 8 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 16.03. 15:30 - 17:00 ZSU - USZ II, Labor Sportpsychologie, 1.Stock
  • Thursday 20.04. 15:30 - 17:00 ZSU - USZ II, Labor Sportpsychologie, 1.Stock
  • Thursday 11.05. 15:30 - 17:00 ZSU - USZ II, Labor Sportpsychologie, 1.Stock
  • Thursday 15.06. 15:30 - 17:00 ZSU - USZ II, Labor Sportpsychologie, 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Coordination: Peter Gröpel

Peter GRÖPEL (Topics): Psychological Determinants of *Sport

*select a sport type (e.g. “Psychological Determinants of Soccer”).

Different types of sport place different demands on athletes, which in turn may reflect considerably different factors underlying successful performance in a sport type. In order to build up necessary skills for a particular sport and target psychological interventions, the identification of psychological determinants of that sport constitutes the essential first step. The aim of this bachelor thesis therefore is to select a particular sport and, using a structured interview with athletes, identify the relevant psychological determinants. Students will learn and apply Performance Profiling, an easy-to-use method to identify physical and psychological determinants of sports. They are expected to conduct (and analyze) semi-structured interviews with 6 athletes (and/or coaches) from their selected sport. The supervision will be provided in group settings; there will be four obligatory meetings (see above) onsite in Lab Sport Psychology (USZ II, 1st floor).

Coordination: Peter Gröpel

Peter GRÖPEL (Topics): Psychological Determinants of *Sport

*select a sport type (e.g. “Psychological Determinants of Soccer”).

Different types of sport place different demands on athletes, which in turn may reflect considerably different factors underlying successful performance in a sport type. In order to build up necessary skills for a particular sport and target psychological interventions, the identification of psychological determinants of that sport constitutes the essential first step. The aim of this bachelor thesis therefore is to select a particular sport and, using a structured interview with athletes, identify the relevant psychological determinants. Students will learn and apply Performance Profiling, an easy-to-use method to identify physical and psychological determinants of sports. They are expected to conduct (and analyze) semi-structured interviews with 12 athletes (and/or coaches) from their selected sport. The supervision will be provided in group settings; there will be four obligatory meetings (see above) onsite in Lab Sport Psychology (USZ II, 1st floor).

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Clara SCHEER (Topics): Emotions in *Sport

*select a sport type (e.g. “Emotions in Soccer”).

This topic focuses on how emotions influence the performance of an athlete. The IZOF-model (Emotion Profiling) is an ideographic approach, which allows to analyze personal emotional experiences in connection with the individual-optimal or -suboptimal performance. The empirical data are derived and described considering the background of independently researched theory. Athletes and coaches will be interviewed from their own sport.
The supervision of the BA work takes place in a small group setting (four meetings), attendance is mandatory. Dates see above; each 14:00-15:30 on site in room 1.11 (USZ II, 1st floor).

Assessment and permitted materials

Bachelor thesis

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

GRÖPEL: Active co-working (20%), completion of an exposé by the end of May (31%), and composition of a scientific final thesis according to the institute's guidelines (49%). The BA thesis should be composed either in German or English.

SCHEER: as Gröpel (See above)

Examination topics

Both exposé and bachelor thesis must be uploaded in time; the quality of the bachelor thesis must meet scientific criteria.

Reading list

GRÖPEL:
Butler, R. J., & Hardy, L. (1992). The performance profile: Theory and application. The Sport Psychologist, 6(3), 253-264.
Weston, N., Greenlees, I., & Thelwell, R. (2012). A review of Butler and Hardy's (1992) performance profiling procedure within sport. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 6(1), 1-21.

Diese Grundliteratur wird in der Veranstaltung zur Verfügung gestellt. Es wird aber erwartet, dass Studierende weitere Literatur recherchieren.

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SCHEER: Hanin, Y. L. (Ed.). (2000). Emotions in sport. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics
McCarthy, P. J. (2011). Positive emotion in sport performance: Current status and future directions. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 4(1), 50–69. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2011.560955
Robazza, C. (2006). Emotion in sport: An IZOF perspective. Literature reviews in sport psychology, 127-158.
Ruiz, M. C., Raglin, J. S., & Hanin, Y. L. (2017). The individual zones of optimal functioning (IZOF) model (1978–2014): Historical overview of its development and use. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15(1), 41-63. DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2015.1041545

Diese Grundliteratur wird in der Veranstaltung zur Verfügung gestellt (Moodle). Es wird aber erwartet, dass Studierende weitere Literatur recherchieren.

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