Undergraduate Course: Sport and Recreation Management: Research Methods 2B (SPRT08001)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sport |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This half-course will provide students with a critical understanding of the strengths and limitations of a range of quantitative and qualitative research approaches and their application to the particular issues addressed in sport and sport management research. It will provide them with basic skills training in a number of quantitative and qualitative research techniques relevant to placement and project work. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this optional half course students will be able to:
Describe various research perspectives and approaches to data collection and evaluate their relative strengths and weaknesses for management
Critically evaluate research papers in sport and recreation
Design research instruments
Formulate a researchable issue, plan and undertake a simple research project |
Assessment Information
100% coursework.
A small-scale investigative project (2,000 words) requiring either primary data collection or a critical evaluation of secondary sources. |
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Win Hayes
Tel: (0131 6)50 9778
Email: Win.Hayes@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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