Chapter 11 Review Questions

1. List three ways in which professional work differs from nonprofessional work.

- Perform services for others, which entail having patients and/or clients that are
provided services by the outside communities.
- Meet expectations and standards, by which are provided and guided by subcultures
of all professionals.
- Master complex skills, which are cognitive, and interpersonal skills.

2. List two benefits of attending professional conferences and reading the professional
literature.

- One benefit is that the professional is staying current on all new developments and
knowledge pertaining to professional literature. This ensures that they are equipped
to make any enhanced decisions for clients and/or patients.
- The second benefit is to prevent from any claims or complaints coming from patient
and/or clients which are of unprofessional practices.

3. List three differences that you might observe between a community sport program
leader who adheres to a mechanical, market-driven professionalism and one who
adheres to a social trustee, civic professionalism.

Someone who primarily focuses on mechanical and market driven professionalism,

can be clouded and may not necessarily acknowledge a patient/client needs and
wants. As where Social Trustee and Civic professionalism, may act upon a more
professional and personable aspect in which is more effective and prioritized in
encouraging the wellbeing of individuals in a community. Thus, enhancing
developments economically, and ensuring social accountability.

4. What is important about the liberal arts courses required of kinesiology majors?

- These courses are the most important because they teach you how to apply the
skills and knowledge that was obtained, into a real-life event which will eventually
leads you into a professional program. It also evaluates and tests your level and
capability of preparedness to enter the professional practice of choice.

5. Why is an internship an important experience in preparing kinesiology student for

professional practice?
 Internships are critical to any professional career. Here we develop professional
aptitude, as well as help to strengthen our personal skills, and allows us to apply
what knowledge and skills we have obtained during the learning process.

Not only does this allow us to showcase our knowledge and experience, but it may
also open other opportunities into the kinesiology field, as we already know it is a
very broad spectrum. An internship may also be a way for you to test out and decide
if the desired career is right for you.

6. What are five questions that all kinesiology students should ask themselves before
deciding to major in Kinesiology?

- What aspect of Kinesiology field am I interested in trying?

- Why is Physical education important to me?
- Am i committed to dedicating myself and time into helping others be a better
version of themselves?
- Can I see myself continuing a career in Kinesiology in the long-foreseen future?
- As Kinesiology field is one of the fastest growing majors in the nation. Could
choosing this field benefit me financially in the future? Is it a stable career choice?

7. If you were an employer, what evidence would you use to determine an applicant’s
general suitability for a professional position?

(Communication skills, accountability, reliability, adaptive skills, good work ethic)

- When looking for a suitable candidate, I as an employer want to ensure that an
applicant can effectively communicate. I also want to know if they have
accountability skills. I have worked in the medical field for approximately 8 years and
have witnessed poor communication between workers and patients, which has
ultimately caused severe situations. I would also want to know that they can learn
and adapt new skills, as with the Kinesiology field, it will always continue to grow
and there are always be new developmental changes within this field. Lastly, an
important attribute for my candidate to have is a good work ethic. In the Kinesiology
field, it is important to maximize your productivity. When an individual doesn’t have
good work ethics, it negatively effects an employee’s performance, and which
ultimately can look poorly on management. In this field, we work closely with clients
and/or patients whom of course we need to keep a good professional relationship
with

8. What would be the ideal work history of a kinesiology graduate who seeks to enter
the athletic training field? The health fitness field? The sport management field?
 Someone who seeks to enter athletic training field, health and fitness, and/or sport
management would need to be someone who enjoys engaging with those whom are
vigorously active with their every day life style, as well as those who enjoy having

9. If, during your second year of a kinesiology major, you decide to pursue a career as a
physical education teacher after having entered as a sport management major, what is
the best course of action to take?
- I believe if I pursued physical education instead of sport management, I would say It
would be best that I utilize any available credits that I have earned thus far in sports
managements and put those towards my new field of interest. This way, any efforts
and time I have placed into the prior major, will not have been wasted upon
transferring my major.