Undergraduate Course: Sport Science (Dissertation) 4 (SPRT10033)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Sport |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/ug/sport-sci.html |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course requires the student to devise, conduct, and present a project examining an applied sports science issue. The student will be expected to work mainly independently in order to gain practical experience of research design, data collection and data analysis. A joint decision is made between the student and an allocated member of staff, who will act as a supervisor, concerning whether the project is to be submitted in a traditional dissertation format or a journal article format. Students will be encouraged to work in areas of staff research expertise and interest. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
To be arranged with supervisor |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Identify and delineate a suitable research problem within an area of conceptual enquiry;
- undertake work that reflects a critical and intellectual awareness of the problems associated with project design;
- demonstrate a greater understanding of the relationships between theoretical concepts and research methodology;
- design and conduct a research experiment involving the collection and analysis of orignial data;
- synthesise and present large amounts of information in a written format which contributes to knowledge and which might serve as a basis for further research or study. |
Assessment Information
| 1) The traditional Dissertation format requires the submission of the following documents: 500 word Initial Proposal (10%); 500 word Final Proposal; 10,000-12,000 word Dissertation (90%). 2) The journal article format requires the submission of the following documents: 500 word Initial Proposal (10%); 500 word Final Proposal; 30 page A4 Journal of Sport Science-style article (60%); 30 page A4 revised article + rebuttal letter (30%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Coleman
Tel: (0131 6)51 6653
Email: simon.coleman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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