Business Administration - John F. Kennedy University
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Program learning outcomes<br />
Upon graduation, students will be able to demonstrate compe tence<br />
in these areas:<br />
• Application/intervention. The students will be able to describe,<br />
explain, synthesize, and apply performance enhancement<br />
techniques with individual performers and teams.<br />
• Theory. The students will be able to describe, explain,<br />
synthe size, and apply theoretical perspectives from Sport<br />
Psychology and related fields.<br />
• Assessment. The students will be able to describe, explain,<br />
synthesize, and apply various assessment tools in a continuous<br />
and evolving process to create effective action plans. Students<br />
will be able to screen clinical issues.<br />
• Counseling skills. The students will be able to identify, describe<br />
and explain how to use counseling skills to develop a working<br />
relationship with the client. Students will be able to identify,<br />
describe, explain, and apply how the self impacts the<br />
client-consultant relationship.<br />
• diversity. The students will be able to identify sources of bias<br />
within themselves, integrate concepts and adapt their skills to<br />
work with a diverse range of populations.<br />
• Ethics and professionalism. The students will be able to identify,<br />
explain, synthesize, and critically analyze ethical principles in a<br />
professional and culturally appropriate manner. Students will be<br />
able to utilize decision making principles and explain choices<br />
made relating to ethical situations.<br />
• research. The students will be able to summarize, critique, and<br />
conduct research in the field of Sport Psychology. Students will<br />
assess and apply both established and current research findings<br />
to their scope of practice.<br />
Policies<br />
Students enrolled in the Sport Psychology program are expected<br />
to be aware of and adhere to the following policies.<br />
Classroom attendance<br />
There are no absences allowed unless a student expressly asks<br />
permission to miss a class due to extraordinary circumstances. All<br />
work missed during the class must be completed to the satisfac tion<br />
of the instructor. Any unexcused absences will result in losing five<br />
percent of the final grade for each class session missed. If the class<br />
has credit/no credit grading, unexcused absences may result in no<br />
credit for the class. See the class syllabus for specific course<br />
requirements on attendance.<br />
review and advisement<br />
It is our responsibility to maintain high academic and ethical<br />
standards. Our sport psychology students serve as interns in public,<br />
private, and community agencies. In order to maintain the desirable<br />
level of competence, all students receive evalua tions from their<br />
supervisor. On occasion, stu dents have difficulties that require<br />
intervention at an administra tive level. refer to the student<br />
handbook for specific review and Advisement procedures.<br />
Written examination<br />
The master’s written examination in the Sport Psychology program<br />
(both the MA and the Clinical Sport Psychology MA/Psyd linked<br />
program) is taken at the end of the first phase of the program (end<br />
of year one for linked students). It is offered at the end of the first<br />
summer quarter. The examination allows students to be assessed<br />
on various aspects of the classes that they have taken up to this<br />
point in the program. The questions consist mainly of a<br />
multiple-choice format with some open-ended questions to allow<br />
for explanations and elaborations. In order to assess whether<br />
students are able to move into Phase II of the program, the written<br />
examination is used in conjunction with evaluations of the students’<br />
progress in their first internship experience.<br />
All seven Sport Psychology Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)<br />
are assessed through this written examination:<br />
• Application/Intervention;<br />
• Theory;<br />
• Assessment;<br />
• Counseling Skills;<br />
• diversity;<br />
• Ethics and Professionalism;<br />
• research.<br />
The student can either pass or fail the written examination. Passing<br />
the written examination does not necessarily guarantee that the<br />
student is eligible to move into Phase II of the program or start the<br />
next internship (see above). Failure to pass the written examination<br />
on the first attempt will result in reviewing (with the student) the<br />
answers given, making sugges tions for extra reading and revision,<br />
and allowing one opportu nity to retake the examination at a time<br />
agreed upon with the examiner.<br />
oral examination<br />
The oral examination is a comprehensive examination carried out<br />
at the end of the student’s master’s program. This is an interactive<br />
examination where the student will be given vignettes that the<br />
students will be responding to, and the examiners will be asking<br />
follow-up questions to help assess proficiency in certain areas.<br />
Two examiners will sit in on this oral examination to evaluate the<br />
student’s competency in areas consistent with all seven Program<br />
Learning Outcomes (PLOs):<br />
• Application/Intervention;<br />
• Theory;<br />
• Assessment;<br />
• Counseling Skills;<br />
• diversity;<br />
• Ethics and Professionalism;<br />
• research.<br />
Students will also be evaluated on promptness, attire, and atti tude.<br />
The student can either pass, pass with conditions, or fail the oral<br />
examination.<br />
research Process<br />
College of Professional Studies<br />
A master’s thesis is a detailed, systemic and original exploration of<br />
a topic. In terms of sequence of classes, PSP 5054 research<br />
Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative must be completed<br />
successfully before enrolling in PSP 5990 Master’s Thesis Proposal.<br />
The student must receive credit for PSP 5990 Master’s Thesis<br />
Proposal before enrolling in PSP 5991A Mas ter’s Thesis A. The<br />
research process is then one of continuous enrollment from PSP<br />
5991A Master’s Thesis A through PSP 5991B and PSP 5991C. The<br />
student will be registered for a minimum of three consecutive<br />
quarters during this process. Once the student has completed study<br />
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