Sport and Recreation Management (Advanced Research Methods)

The ability to perform, complete, and present research is a crucial element of the BSc Sport and Recreation Management programme. This course builds upon the professional research experiences students gained during second-year, and recontextualises sport and recreation research within a more academic, scholarly setting. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for the kinds of research they will be performing for their final-year dissertations, as well as the kinds of research utilised in governments, and sporting bodies' official publications, based as they are on academic research methods. This will involve analyses of the processes of knowledge production, the nature of various methods and methodologies, and the critical evaluation of secondary sources. Issues addressed will include epistemological assumptions, research strategies, design, and methodologies, as applied to sport and recreation. It will explore issues of validity and reliability in both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Credit Level: 10 Year taken: Year 3 Undergraduate

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