SHN5852 - Research Methods/Assessment of Performance

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1 Demonstrate an awareness of a range of qualitative research techniques;
2 Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate methodological applications across a range of research situations;
3 Design a small-scale research project;
4 Demonstrate an awareness of interdisciplinary methods of performance assessment in sport
5 Evaluate requirements of sports performance using an interdisciplinary approach

Content:

The ethical and moral framework of qualitative research; computer-aided research tools and the Data Protection Act; Questionnaire-based research; observation-based research; interview-based research; record keeping/data processing; presentation of results/report writing.
Psychological, physiological and biomechanical requirements of sport; conducting assessment of sport performance; measurement concepts and limitations; validity, reliability and sensitivity of measurement; ethical considerations is assessing sport performance.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The module fuses lead lectures for disseminating underpinning theoretical knowledge with seminars and laboratory-based workshops for the assessment of sport performance. Further, Independent study contributes approximately 100 hours made up of reading, data collection, preparation for tutorials, workshops and seminars.

Lecture
Contact hours: 34
Number of Groups: 80 (sem 1) 40 (sem 2)

Seminar
Contact hours: 6
Intended Group size: 80 (sem 1) 40 (sem 2)

Workshop (Lab session)
Contact hours: 2
Intended Group size: 20

Tutorials
Contact hours: 0.5
Intended Group size: 1

Assessment:

001 Unseen paper 1 x 1 hour (end of semester 1) 25%
002 Assignment 1 x 1250 words (end of semester 1) 25%
003 Assignment 1 x 2500 words (end of semester 2) 50%


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