HL20542: Studying sport 2: research methods
[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]
| Academic Year: | 2021/2 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 20 [equivalent to 40 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 400 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW40EX20OT40 |
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| Aims: | The aim of this unit is to introduce students to prominent research methods in the social sciences, and to facilitate experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting . |
| Learning Outcomes: | 1. Analyse and apply relevant social sciences theories and concepts in the process of designing and critiquing scholarly research
2. Analyse and apply ethical principles in designing research, working with human subjects, reporting findings, and other aspects of scholarly research 3. Analyse, apply, and articulate the appropriateness of social sciences methods in the processes of study design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting 4. Analyse and apply ideas from relevant and reputable academic (e.g., scholarly journals) and non-academic (e.g., research funding bodies) sources in designing and critiquing social sciences research both independently and as part of a group 5. Articulate key issues, theories, principles, and perspectives relevant to sport-science research projects to intended audiences, such as academics and clients, using appropriate technologies. 6. Identify and make use team-working skills to tackle and present a group research activity. |
| Skills: | Effectively manage time, resources, responsibilities, and changing contexts to meet personal goals and course requirements.
Take initiative in identifying problems and formulating solutions. Effectively utilise contemporary information and communication technologies (ICTs). Reflect on and constructively utilise feedback to facilitate learning. Demonstrate awareness of employment pathways and opportunities relevant to the course. |
| Content: | Epistemology; ontology; methodology; paradigms (e.g., positivism, post-positivism, functionalism, critical realism, poststructuralism); study design; qualitative and quantitative research methods (e.g., interviews, focus groups, surveys, visual methods, ethnography, textual analysis); data analysis and technology (e.g., NVivo, SPSS); ethics; judgment criteria (e.g., validity, reliability, credibility, generalisability); writing research proposals. |
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HL20542 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department for Health
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