The objective of this course is to encourage a critical understanding of doping. To achieve this goal, this course will rely on a multidisciplinary approach that allow you to see how different disciplines get into a single object, in different perspectives and in often complementary ways. This approach will also allow us to appreciate the complexity of a subject like doping.
Doping in sports is a complex practice whose definition and identification is the result of socially and historically constructed norms.
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The objective of this course is to encourage a critical understanding of doping. To achieve this goal, this course will rely on a multidisciplinary approach that allow you to see how different disciplines get into a single object, in different perspectives and in often complementary ways. This approach will also allow us to appreciate the complexity of a subject like doping.
Doping in sports is a complex practice whose definition and identification is the result of socially and historically constructed norms.
The objective of this course is to encourage a critical understanding of doping. To achieve this goal, this course will rely on a multidisciplinary approach that allow you to see how different disciplines get into a single object, in different perspectives and in often complementary ways. This approach will also allow us to appreciate the complexity of a subject like doping.
Doping in sports is a complex practice whose definition and identification is the result of socially and historically constructed norms.
This course offers to shed light on the processes that led to the use and prohibition of doping substances. Performance enhancement or physical transformation are two aspects of doping which are seen as problematic, yet even as we speak companies are making fortunes selling body improvement and other forms of “human enhancement” to us. These apparent contradictions will be analysed to show that beyond sanitary questions, doping raises many social, scientific and legal issues.
In efforts to control doping, governments and sports authorities have put into place institutions responsible for defining what falls into the category of doping, but also what prevention, repressions and research methods to put into effect. This course will also explore biological control measures such as the biological passport, key legal dimensions, organisations that produce performance, as well as the sociological dimensions of doping.
Besides the Professors of University of Lausanne, the best experts of doping are involved in this course: experts from an Anti-doping Laboratory (LAD- Lausanne-Switzerland), from the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport), from the UEFA (soccer), and from the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency).
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Main Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the participants will be able to :
1. Identify the “cultural” dimension of doping, that is as a historical practice linked to the transformation of social norms,
2. Go from a binary way of thinking - for or against doping - to an understanding of the complexity of this phenomenon which is biological, psychological and sociological, all at the same time,
3. Recognize the institutions, the actors and the practices of the fight against doping,
4. Explain how the social and organisational context influences individuals decisions and how this influence can be reduced by effective prevention measures,
5. Identify how the fight against doping is led and how testing is carried out.
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Module 1- What is doping ?
The first module explores the identification and the definition of doping. It offers a critical approach inspired by social science methods, so as to understand doping as a social norm that shapes performance producing. We will take a look at definitions of doping throughout history as well as the legal definition that is used today, the one put into place by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).
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Multidisciplinary look at doping in sports
Provides a broad, complete picture of doping.
Features valuable perspectives from experts.
Strong coverage of key anti-doping bodies.
Comprehensive approach from various fields.
Activities
Review Bioanalytical Methods
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Refreshes your knowledge on the fundamental principles of bioanalytical methods used in doping control for better understanding of laboratory techniques.
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Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 of the textbook 'Bioanalytical Methods in Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology'
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Review your notes and study materials on bioanalytical techniques
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Check online resources and videos for demonstrations of bioanalytical procedures
Gather Resources on Legal Dimensions of Doping
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Compiling resources on legal dimensions of doping will deepen your understanding of the legal framework surrounding anti-doping efforts.
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Search for articles and documents on anti-doping laws and regulations
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Gather information on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
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Organize the resources in a structured manner, such as a digital folder or annotated bibliography
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Review Bioanalytical Methods
Show steps
Refreshes your knowledge on the fundamental principles of bioanalytical methods used in doping control for better understanding of laboratory techniques.
Show steps
- Read the Introduction and Chapter 1 of the textbook 'Bioanalytical Methods in Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology'
- Review your notes and study materials on bioanalytical techniques
- Check online resources and videos for demonstrations of bioanalytical procedures
Gather Resources on Legal Dimensions of Doping
Show steps
Compiling resources on legal dimensions of doping will deepen your understanding of the legal framework surrounding anti-doping efforts.
Show steps
- Search for articles and documents on anti-doping laws and regulations
- Gather information on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- Organize the resources in a structured manner, such as a digital folder or annotated bibliography
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