Undergraduate Course: Sport and Recreation Management (Advanced Research Methods) 3 (SPRT10005)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Sport |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The approach will be based on a critical evaluation of the processes of knowledge production, the nature of various methodologies and methods and the critical evaluation of secondary sources. Issues addressed will include epistemological assumptions, research strategies and research methodologies (especially as applied to sport). It will explore issues of validity and reliability in both quantitative and qualitative approaches. It will also address practical issues of the analysis and presentation of qualitative and quantitative information, prior to placement. |
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 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Thursday |
Friday |
| Moray House | Lecture | | 1-3 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | Moray House | Lecture | | 1-3 | 09:00 - 13:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-3 | | | | 09:00 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Weeks 1-3 |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module students will be able to:
-Provide an epistemological and methodological evaluation of major sports research projects and papers
-Select research strategies and methodologies appropriate to particular research problems
-Understand the strengths and weaknesses of methods in relation to specified problems
-Collect, critically analyse and present primary data. |
Assessment Information
100% coursework.
A 3,000 word assignment involving research data collection techniques, analysis of data and report writing. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Kelly
Tel:
Email: John.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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