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Coaching Related Research

Project

CSC207

Week Two

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Learning Outcomes

• At the conclusion of this module students shouldbe able to:

 – Apply appropriate theories and concepts to a problem

in coaching – Demonstrate competence in the process of 

conducting research

 – Demonstrate competence in the collecting, analysing

and interpretation of data – Able to demonstrate findings in an appropriate format

using written, graphical, verbal, IT and statistical skillsas appropriate

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Teaching Strategy

• Lectures

• Independent Study

•

Formative Assessment• Tutorials

• Moodle

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Session Timetable

• Week 1 M4

• Week 2-4 Quantitative Mini-Project

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Week 6-7 Qualitative Mini-Project• Week 8 Summary

• Week 9-15 Independent Study

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Module Assessment

• Students will complete 3,500 word research

report (100%) submitted in a format

commensurate with the Journal of Sports

Sciences

• Hand in date is:

 – Wednesday 9th May 2012 – 10:00am

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Assessment Criteria

• Demonstrate competence in the design of a piece of research

• Demonstrate the ability to utilise appropriate researchmethods

•

Collect and analyse data correctly• Writing skills to include correct spelling, referencing and

punctuation

• Demonstrate competent and professional presentationskills

• Evidence of critical thinking and the ability to applytheories and concepts correctly and accurately

• Demonstrate the ability to identify a problem in coachingthat is appropriate for a research project

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Suggested Reading

• Essential – Lynch, C. (2010). Doing your Research Project in Sport .

Exeter, UK: Learning Matters.

• Recommended

 – Clegg, F. (1990). Simple Statistics. Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Press.

 – Fallowfield, J., Hale, B. & Wilkinson, D. Using Statistics inSport and Exercise Science Research. Chichester: Lotus.

 – Hughes, J. (1990). The Philosophy of Social Research.

London: Longman. – Gratton, C & Jones, I. (2009). Research Methods for

Sports Studies. London: Routledge.

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Quantitative Mini-Project

• Process

 – Agree on a research question

 – Construct a rationale

 – Generate some data

 – Analyse the data

 – Produce a discussion & conclusion

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Pedometers

• You should have a pedometer on your phone

and be familiar with its use

• The step counts will constitute our

quantitative data

• Now we need to agree on a research question

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Homework

• Record the next 7 days of steps

• Using library or online resources to

 – Identify a journal/magazine/media article relevant to

our research question – Print it

 – Read it

 – Prepare a 60 second summary on

• The title• The method

• The key finding