Module Information
Module Identifier
BR14710
Module Title
Research Design
Academic Year
2017/2018
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 x 1 Hour Lectures |
| Seminar | 10 x 1 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay - comparison of different research approaches (750 words) | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Oral presentation on study validity (10 minutes and questions) | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Study the relationship between sport and exercise activities and interventions in a range of groups in various settings.
2. Appropriately evaluate sources of information.
3. Solve problems of a numerical and logical nature.
4. Communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions in both written and oral formats to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Brief description
This module is concerned with the different designs for research projects and their applicability in human biology, health, sport and exercise contexts.
Content
Lectures and seminars will include the following:
Introduction to module and how this relates to everyday conversations
Scientific philosophy
Research considerations (e.g. validity; cause and effect; relationships)
Study design (e.g. within and between subjects; Case-control study; Cohort study; Cross-sectional study; Observational studies; Treatment studies; Prospective and Retrospective cohort; Randomized; Time series study; controlled trial; Double-blind randomized trial; Single-blind randomized trial; Nonrandomized trial; Non-blind trial)
Study design (e.g. within and between subjects; Case-control study; Cohort study; Cross-sectional study; Observational studies; Treatment studies; Prospective and Retrospective cohort; Randomized; Time series study; controlled trial; Double-blind randomized trial; Single-blind randomized trial; Nonrandomized trial; Non-blind trial)
Study design (e.g. within and between subjects; Case-control study; Cohort study; Cross-sectional study; Observational studies; Treatment studies; Prospective and Retrospective cohort; Randomized; Time series study; controlled trial; Double-blind randomized trial; Single-blind randomized trial; Nonrandomized trial; Non-blind trial)
Qualitative investigations
How to write laboratory reports and reporting research methods
Statistics – descriptive statistics
Statistics – comparing data using correlations and differences tests
Reporting and interpreting data
Introduction to module and how this relates to everyday conversations
Scientific philosophy
Research considerations (e.g. validity; cause and effect; relationships)
Study design (e.g. within and between subjects; Case-control study; Cohort study; Cross-sectional study; Observational studies; Treatment studies; Prospective and Retrospective cohort; Randomized; Time series study; controlled trial; Double-blind randomized trial; Single-blind randomized trial; Nonrandomized trial; Non-blind trial)
Study design (e.g. within and between subjects; Case-control study; Cohort study; Cross-sectional study; Observational studies; Treatment studies; Prospective and Retrospective cohort; Randomized; Time series study; controlled trial; Double-blind randomized trial; Single-blind randomized trial; Nonrandomized trial; Non-blind trial)
Study design (e.g. within and between subjects; Case-control study; Cohort study; Cross-sectional study; Observational studies; Treatment studies; Prospective and Retrospective cohort; Randomized; Time series study; controlled trial; Double-blind randomized trial; Single-blind randomized trial; Nonrandomized trial; Non-blind trial)
Qualitative investigations
How to write laboratory reports and reporting research methods
Statistics – descriptive statistics
Statistics – comparing data using correlations and differences tests
Reporting and interpreting data
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Through the written and verbal nature of the module assessments. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | |
| Information Technology | The ability to use packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint will be developed as will the use of on-line search engines. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | |
| Research skills | During the module students will have to gather and summarize different approaches to research. |
| Subject Specific Skills | |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4