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Research Methodology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:31.10.2024 08:31:07
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_076 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Uģis Ciematnieks | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 9 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Introducing young sports scientists to scientific work. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics of scientific work (introductory lecture). | Lectures | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 2 | Basic concepts of measurement theory. Measurement errors and their evaluation. | Lectures | 4.00 | computer room | |||||
| 3 | Background information in a scientific study. Information search. | Lectures | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 4 | Quantitative assessment of qualitative indicators (Qualimetry) | Lectures | 3.00 | computer room | |||||
| 5 | Basic concepts of measurement theory. Expertise | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 6 | Empirical research methods. Observation. An experiment. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 7 | Basic concepts of mathematical statistics | Lectures | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 8 | Selection of experimental subjects. Methods of recruitment of experimental groups. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 9 | The confirmatory experiment. Evaluation of the dynamics of results of the experimental group. | Classes | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 10 | Correlation and regression analysis. | Lectures | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 11 | Statistical hypotheses, correlation analysis | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 12 | Selection of tests. Test safety check. Testing the informativeness of the test. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 13 | Fundamentals of valuation theory. Norms. Evaluation of the test set. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 14 | Control of physical properties | Classes | 4.00 | computer room | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basics of scientific work (introductory lecture). | Lectures | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 2 | Basic concepts of measurement theory. Measurement errors and their evaluation. | Lectures | 2.00 | computer room | |||||
| 3 | Background information in a scientific study. Information search. | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 4 | Quantitative assessment of qualitative indicators (Qualimetry) | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 5 | Basic concepts of measurement theory. Expertise | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 6 | Empirical research methods. Observation. An experiment. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 7 | Basic concepts of mathematical statistics | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 8 | Selection of experimental subjects. Methods of recruitment of experimental groups. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 9 | The confirmatory experiment. Evaluation of the dynamics of results of the experimental group. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 10 | Correlation and regression analysis. | Lectures | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 11 | Statistical hypotheses, correlation analysis | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 12 | Selection of tests. Test safety check. Testing the informativeness of the test. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 13 | Fundamentals of valuation theory. Norms. Evaluation of the test set. | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| 14 | Control of physical properties | Classes | 1.00 | computer room | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | In the course of practical work, students get to know the theoretical material, which is presented in the form of a presentation. When completing this lesson, students must present an outline of this presentation (then the missed lesson is counted). All information about the results of study courses, which is renewed at the end of each week, is available to students in the e-environment. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Evaluation of theoretical knowledge and evaluation of the performance of practical works, which together form the evaluation of the study course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knows the essence of science and features of scientific work; academic and scientific degrees; ways of implementing work results; sports scientific research methodology; methods used in sports scientific research; techniques for searching and processing scientific information; methods of mathematical processing of data. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Can search and process scientific information; choose an adequate research methodology; organize research; to plan methods of processing the expected results; interpret the obtained results. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • strategically and analytically formulate professional aspects and industry problems, communicate about them; • structure your further learning, advance your further education and improvement of professional qualifications; • obtain, select and process information and use the latest research and industry achievements in their practical activities; • perform creative, research and educational work in the relevant sector; • work independently and in a team, know how to develop and implement scientific projects. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jerry R. Thomas, Philip Martin, Jennifer L. Etnier, Stephen J. Silverman. Research methods in physical activity. May 3, 2022 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sicong Liu, Gershon Tenenbaum. Research Methods in Sport and Exercise Psychology. | ||||||||
