Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Methodology in Sport Science
Course Code
LSPA_349
Branch of Science
Health sciences
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 8
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Jānis Žīdens
Structure Unit Manager
Diāna Laipniece
Structural Unit
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Contacts
LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006
About Study Course
Objective
To obtain the knowledge of sport science methodology and the ability to plan scientific research.
Preliminary Knowledge
Master's degree in sport or related sciences.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and techniques appropriate to sport sciences.
Skills
1.Able to formulate questions, critically appraise, analyse and creatively synthesise scientific and creative achievements in order to identify and solve research problems. Able to select appropriate qualitative and quantitative methodologies and techniques to conduct research.
Competences
1.Ready to maintain and develop the ethos of research and creative environments.
Assessment
Individual work
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Getting to know the literature on the methodology of scientific research in sport sciences and study protocols, group work on an interdisciplinary research project in sport sciences; preparation of methodological basis for own research.
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Evaluation of the learning outcomes:
1. written exam;
2. an interdisciplinary research project in sport sciences;
3. paper on the methodological basis of own research.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Structure of the research process, types of scientific research, variables and their operationalization.
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Research problems and hypotheses, sampling, factors that interfere with research validity.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
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1. Cetinkaya-Rundel M., Hardin J. Introduction to modern statstics. Opneintro, 2021.
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2. Gratton C.& Jones I. Research methods for Sport Studies (Volume 1). Routledge, 2010.
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3. Hall, Susan J. Research methods in kinesiology and the health sciences. Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014
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3. Hall, Susan J. Research methods in kinesiology and the health sciences. Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014
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5. Skinner J., Engelberg T. Research methodologies for Sport Scholarship (Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives), Routledge, 2018.
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6. Thomas J.R., Nelson J.K., Silverman S.J. Research Methods in Physical Activity. Human Kinetics, 2015.
Other Information Sources
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1. Furley, P. (2021). The nature and culture of nonverbal behavior in sports: theory, methodology, and a review of the literature. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16, 448 - 473.
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2. Armour, K. (2011). Research methods in physical education and youth sport. New York; London: Routledge