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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Sport |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 0 |
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Weeks |
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| Moray House | Lecture | | 1-11 | 15:00 - 17:00 | | | | | | Moray House | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
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| No Exam Information |
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. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jung-Woo Lee
Tel: (0131 6)51 4120
Email: jlee23@staffmail.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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