2023
Introduction to Research Methods in Human Kinetics
Name: Introduction to Research Methods in Human Kinetics
Code: DES10668L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Human Kinetics
Teaching languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
This curricular unit aims to provide students with basic theoretical and practical concepts for an introduction to research methodologies in human motricity.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. Know the stages of the investigation and the types of studies that exist.
2. Know the ethical issues in research
3. Identify the study problem and know the basic literature search strategies.
4. Know how to design a research project.
5. Formulate the research methodology properly.
6. Know the structure of the research work in article or dissertation format.
7. Know the basic concepts of statistical techniques.
8. Provide students with the technical capacity to use the SPSS statistical program, applying different parametric and non-parametric techniques.
2. Know the ethical issues in research
3. Identify the study problem and know the basic literature search strategies.
4. Know how to design a research project.
5. Formulate the research methodology properly.
6. Know the structure of the research work in article or dissertation format.
7. Know the basic concepts of statistical techniques.
8. Provide students with the technical capacity to use the SPSS statistical program, applying different parametric and non-parametric techniques.
Contents
1. Introduction to Human Motricity research.
2. Ethical issues in research and academic work.
3. Development of the study problem.
4. Research project.
5. Formulation of the method.
6. Writing and presentation of research work.
7. Introduction to statistical concepts.
8. Introduction to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
2. Ethical issues in research and academic work.
3. Development of the study problem.
4. Research project.
5. Formulation of the method.
6. Writing and presentation of research work.
7. Introduction to statistical concepts.
8. Introduction to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Teaching Methods
Classes will take place throughout the odd semester of the 3rd year. T classes are plenary and expositive with the support of audiovisual media, where a critical and reflective attitude is encouraged using questioning, in order to promote greater participation and to monitor students' knowledge acquisition. TP classes involve data analysis using the SPSS program, in the computer room.
The student's evaluation will be done through two processes:
1. Continuous assessment (requires 75% attendance) of:
- Practical component (50% of the final grade) includes four practical assignments.
- Theoretical component (50% of the final grade) includes a written test on the theoretical contents.
2. Final assessment comprises a final written exam on the theoretical syllabus (50%) and a report with four practical assignments (50%).
UC approval requires a minimum classification of 10 points in each component.
The student's evaluation will be done through two processes:
1. Continuous assessment (requires 75% attendance) of:
- Practical component (50% of the final grade) includes four practical assignments.
- Theoretical component (50% of the final grade) includes a written test on the theoretical contents.
2. Final assessment comprises a final written exam on the theoretical syllabus (50%) and a report with four practical assignments (50%).
UC approval requires a minimum classification of 10 points in each component.
Teaching Staff
- Pablo Tomás Carús [responsible]
