Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Becoming a Researcher
School	Sport, Ex and Rehab Sciences
Department	Sport, Ex and Rehab Sciences
Module Code	03 32454
Module Lead	Dr James E Turner
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-22 hours Seminar-6 hours Tutorial-5 hours Practical Classes and workshops-12 hours Guided independent study-155 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module focuses on developing the basic skills needed to be an effective researcher. This will include introductions to the philosophy of science and the research process, literature searching, reading research articles, and data collection, manipulation, analysis, and preparation. This will take a research-led teaching approach, introducing students to research in the school in the broad area of sport, exercise, physical activity, health and disease. The module will have personal tutorials embedded into the project work, in line with the New Academic Teaching Year. In practical sessions, the students will collect anthropometric, physiological, and psychological data into a large data set which will then be used in the data science sessions.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module, students should be able to: Undertake effective literature searches and critical reading to inform a mini project Demonstrate understanding of current literature that is relevant to sport, exercise, physical activity, health and disease. Demonstrate understanding of techniques for data manipulation, analysis, interpretation and presentation Demonstrate understanding of the scientific process and research that is relevant to sport, exercise , physical activity, health and disease
Assessment	32454-01 : Group Poster Project : Group Assessment - Coursework (40%) 32454-02 : Class Test : Class Test (50%) 32454-03 : Research Hours : Coursework (10%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Coursework; (i) Research hours participation (10%), end-of-term class test, one hour unseen (50%) Group mini project (40%) . Reassessment: Examination (100%)
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