FSpS:e069 Performing under Pressure - Course Information
e069 Performing under Pressure
Faculty of Sports Studiesautumn 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- David William Mac Gillavry, Ph.D., M.A. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- David William Mac Gillavry, Ph.D., M.A.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Zuzana Florianová
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- e069/01: Tue 9:00–10:40 B11/235, D. Mac Gillavry
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Sport Studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Course objectives
- The course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction into stress-science with a focus on high-performance professions. The course will investigate the effects of stress on the individual as well as the collective and interactions within said collective. After the course students will have a basic understanding of the function of stress under extreme conditions, how to utilise it effectively, how to manage it and how to recognise when it becomes overwhelming in both oneself and others.
- Learning outcomes
- After the course students will have a basic understanding of the function of stress under extreme conditions, how to utilise it effectively, how to manage it and how to recognise when it becomes overwhelming in both oneself and others.
- Syllabus
- Introduction to the course and stress science (L)
- On the physiology of stress (L)
- On the psychology of stress (L)
- On the sociology of stress (L)
- Observable measures & perception of stress (S)
- Stress related disorders and what they can teach us about performance (L)
- Stress management (L)
- Stress management (S)
- Performance under stress (L)
- Team-performance under stress (L)
- Performance enhancement under pressure (S)
- Nutrition, stress and performance (L)
- Relax, on the importance rest (L)
- Lifestyle, stress and performance (S)
- Teaching methods
- lecture, class discussion, reading, term paper
- Assessment methods
- Be here, be active & be prepared :)
A term paper
Min 8 pages (2.0 spacing)
Proper bibliography and referencing (preferably APA)
Subject of your choosing as long as it relates to stress and peak performance - Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
- Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2023, recent)
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