Hmst2190 Notes

Lance Armstrong: Drugs and Sport
Type: Essay
Learning Objectives Assessed: 1, 2, 3
Due Date: 2 May 13 - 2 May 13 12:00
Weight: 40%
Task Description:

TOPIC: 'Cheat ', 'Champion ', or 'Man of his Time ': Analyse the debate about performance enhancing drugs in sport to explain Lance Armstrong 's career. TASK: A 2000 word fully referenced, typed on every second line, paper (either Harvard Style or APA Format or Australian Government Printing Style (see Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra) REQUIREMENTS:
· Clearly articulate your approach in the opening paragraph
· Justify your option in the opening paragraph
· Justify your option, not from your ‘common sense’ opinion, but by critically analysing the literature on the issues
· Consult the recommended books (see below) for this essay
· Extend your reading from books to journal articles by consulting the following recommended journals: · International Journal of the History of Sport
· International Review of the Sociology of Sport
· Journal of Sport History
· Olympika
· Philosophy of Sport Journal
· Sociology of Sport Journal
· Sport and Social Issues
· Sporting Traditions · Read the 'Suggestions and Tips ' section as well as the 'Criteria and Marking ' for the essay in the course outline to gain an appreciation of required standards in terms of argument, analysis, research and organisation. SUGGESTED READINGS:
There is a growing body of literature on the drugs and sport. The following readings represent some of the major sources and students are encouraged to utilise these sources as well as going well beyond this literature in developing their arguments. R. Beamish, Steroids: A New Look at Performance-Enhancing Drugs. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 2011.
E. Cashmore, Making Sense of Sport (3rd Edition),

References: (alphabetical listing) Word count Submission: •Assignments are to be electronically submitted on Level 5 of the Connell Building (the Human Movement Studies Building) • All assignments must be typed and double spaced • Number each page at the bottom right hand side of the page and just staple the assignment together at the top left hand corner • Put the word count at the end of the document • DO NOT put the assignment (or individual pages) in a plastic folder • Keep the marked copy of your assignment and the feedback until the semester ends