Information Package / Course Catalogue
Motivation Techniques and Goal Setting
Course Code: AEB047
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Every team should have an operational plan that contributes to achieving their goals. This course will give students the methods, tools and techniques to do this with confidence. At the same time, this course will provide an opportunity to understand the factors that affect the motivation of athletes and will provide tools to build and restrain motivation in competitions.

Course Content

It explains how people are motivated. Apply motivation theories in sports teams. Applies techniques to motivate himself and those around him within the framework of a long-term pla

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.What is Motivation, Its Nature and Content (Motivational perspectives, Competence perspective
2.Achievement motive, Goal setting, Attribution), The Meaning of Motivation in Sports, The meaning of exercise and behavior.
3.Creating Motivation in Sports (Looking at motivation with a target perspective, Motor performance and goal setting, Goal setting in sports),
4.Meaning and Development of Achievement Motivation, Sports Goals: Social and cognitive approaches in studies on success motivation in sports,
5.Theoretical Criticism of Motivation Studies in Sports, The Structure of Leisure Sports, Individual Motivation Techniques in Sports.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Horn, T. (1994). Advanteces in Sport Psychology. Champain: Human Kinetiks Books.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is motivation? Fundamentals and theories of motivation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Motivation and reward
Week 3 - Theoretical
To motivate yourself. Personal goals Negative motivational forces
Week 4 - Theoretical
Motivate others
Week 5 - Theoretical
What should I do to be a good motivator? Common goals Finding individual motivational triggers
Week 6 - Theoretical
Perceptions, the motivational effect of your actions
Week 7 - Theoretical
Fundamentals and principles of goal setting
Week 8 - Theoretical
Fundamentals and principles of goal setting and midterm evaluation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Strategy concept and its importance. Strategic planning
Week 10 - Theoretical
Prioritization tools and techniques
Week 11 - Theoretical
Performance evaluation and planning
Week 12 - Theoretical
Group work on specific situations and problems
Week 13 - Theoretical
Group work on specific situations and problems
Week 14 - Theoretical
Review and evaluation of previous weeks
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment1448
Seminar1459
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026