For this assignment, you are required to apply course content to create positive behavioural change for someone in a physical activity context. You will develop a case that is of particular interest to you or that you feel is a good fit for your chosen or future career. For the case, you then select a theory of behaviour change, and respond to a number of areas related to the content discussed in this class. Your textbook provides you with several examples of situations you may use as a starting point for this assignment.
Specific Guidelines:
- Select one of the following theories: Transtheoretical model, Theory of planned behavior, Social cognitive theory, and Self-determination theory,
- In at least one page, discuss the theory in depth, using your own words. You need to first summarize the meaning of the theory, and then discuss how this theory will be used to help you create a plan for change with your chosen case.
- Outline the case or problem that is the basis for your intervention plan. Include the context of the problem, the behaviours that you intend to change. The case should be a minimum of one paragraph in length.
- Describe the skills or tools that you will use in order to facilitate the change process. This could include any of the information discussed in this class.
- Discuss the main challenges you envision to facilitating this change.
- Outline the key people (i.e., “stakeholders”) who will need to be engaged in this process, along with how you plan to engage them.
- Discuss the ethical implications of conducting this change intervention using one of the ethical frameworks discussed in the first chapter of this class.
- Summarize the entire case, using concluding statements to bring the entire case together.
Important note about privacy: If you are basing this case on a real person or situation, you must make sure to remove any identifying information.
Format for the submission of Assignment 2:
- 12 pt times new roman font, double spaced.
- Minimum page limit is 3 pages. Maximum page limit is 5 pages. The page limit does not include the title page or reference page. Any writing beyond the page limit will not be read.
- Please include a title page with your name, student number, date, course number, and assignment number.
- APA (7th edition) format
- Submitted through Assignment 2 dropbox on UM Learn.
Rubric for Assessment
Did not develop a case study that fits for this assignment (0)Developed a case but did not clearly outline behaviors requiring change (2)Developed a case and clearly indicated behaviors to be changed (4)CommentsDid not discuss primary motivation or reason for change (0)Partially discussed motivation for change (1)Thoroughly discussed motivation for change (2)CommentsDid not demonstrate an understanding of the theory (0)Demonstrated a partial understanding of the theory (2)Demonstrated a solid understanding of the theory (4)CommentsDid not discuss how the theory will be used to create a plan for behavior change (0)Partially discussed how theory will be used to create behavior change (1)Thoroughly indicated how theory will be used for behavior change (2)CommentsDid not describe the skills or tools they will use to create change process (0)Partially described the skills or tools they will use to create change process (3)Adequately described the skills or tools they will use to create change process (5)CommentsDid not discuss the main challenges they envision in facilitating the change process (0)Partially discussed the main challenges they envision in facilitating the change process (1)Adequately discussed the main challenges they envision in facilitating the change process (2)CommentsDid not outline stakeholders or how to engage them (0)Either did not outline stakeholders or did not discuss how to engage them (2)Outlined stakeholders or how to engage them (3)CommentsDid not discuss ethical implications (0)Partially discussed ethical implications (2)Fully discussed ethical implications (4)CommentsDid not summarize case (0)Partially summarized case (2)Fully summarized case (4)CommentsCitations not formatted and many grammatical and formatting errors (0)Citations properly formatted but grammatical and formatting errors are evident (1)Citations included and writing is clear and free of grammatical and formatting errors (3)Comments
