Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Sport Coaching & Performance) (SPRT11009)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The Dissertation is a major study a high level of individual application and commitment to research and inquiry from the participant. It provides the course member with the opportunity to identify, reflect on and explore a topic that has implications for his/her own professional development. The Dissertation will involve a critical interrogation of the relationship between professional practice, academic theory and the design, ethics and interpretation of research. |
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing necessary consumables |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
1. Specify a topic of enquiry suitable for a dissertation and justify its theoretical significance, professional relevance and practical feasibility;
2. Identify and reflect critically on relevant up-to-date literature, research reports and other scholarly evidence with specific reference to the research process used;
3. Collect and analyse evidence, justifying the approaches and techniques used, and identify the implications of these decisions in terms of the status of the evidence, and the findings based upon it;
4. Examine critically the contribution and limitations of the study undertaken in theoretical and applied terms with regard to the practices and roles of relevant professionals;
5. Demonstrate that the study complies with relevant ethical guidelines;
6. Present work, observing appropriate academic conventions in relation to style, tone, paragraphing, paraphrasing, sectioning of the text, proof-reading and referencing.
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Reading List
Berg, KE. & Latin, RW. (2007) Essentials of Research Methods in Health, Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Recreation. Wolters Kluwer Health
Gratton, C. & Jones, I. (2003) Research Methods for Sports Studies. Routledge
Sparkes,AC., & Smith, B. (2013)Qualitative Research Methods in Sport, Exercise and Health: From Process to Product. Routledge
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research; critical analysis; academic writing |
| Special Arrangements |
The course is delivered entirely online, with no on-campus class sessions |
| Keywords | research, inquiry, academic theory |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Christine Nash
Tel: (0131 6)51 6581
Email: c.nash@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
Email: marie.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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