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This is a writing intensive course and many of the students’ assignments will be writing focused. These assignments are to build upon each other and help students develop their research project for their undergraduate thesis.
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Health and Sports Science Module Handbook Faculty of Sports Science and Health Universitas Negeri Makassar Module designation Research Methods for Sport and Exercise Semester(s) in which the module is taught
Person responsible for the module Bustang, S.Pd., M.Sc., Ph.D Dr. Arimbi, M.Pd. Andi Atssam Mappanyuki S.Or., M.Kes Haeril, S.Or., M.Kes Language Bilingual (Bahasa and English) Relation to curriculum Compulsory Teaching methods 3 parallel classes consist of 35 students/class:
Module objectives/intended learning outcomes Mata kuliah ini memperkenalkan berbagai desain dan prosedur penelitian yang secara khusus berkaitan dengan disiplin olahraga dan latihan. Metode penelitian mencakup prosedur kuantitatif dan kualitatif dengan penekanan khusus pada bagaimana ilmuwan olahraga dapat mengenali dan menerapkan praktik berbasis bukti. Siswa diminta untuk mengakses dan menilai literatur ilmiah peer-review, dan untuk memahami dan mengkomunikasikan temuan penelitian dalam format tertulis dan lisan. Setelah berhasil menyelesaikan mata pelajaran ini, siswa harus dapat:
2. Literature Review Practice & Outline The intent of this assignment is to practice writing a section of students’ review of literature prior to the complete document being due. Students will be required to create an outline and summarize one article from their reference list as they would in their review of literature. 3. Introduction and Review of Literature The intent of this assignment is to apply students’ curiosity, in addition to their conceptual and practical understanding of their topic to asking questions and defining research problems. Specifically, students are to write an introduction to their research proposal, a specific statement of the problem, an integrated review of the pertinent literature, identification of variables, and testable hypotheses. 4. Methods Part 1– Participants/Instruments The intent of this assignment is to describe the population, an estimate of sample size and summarize the instruments that will be used including their validity and reliability. 5. Methods Part 2 - Procedures The intent of this assignment is to write a detailed document of the procedures that students would conduct in their study to collect data. 6. Data Analysis Plan The intent of this assignment is to develop data analysis plan on how students would proceed to analyze their data if they were to conduct their proposed study. The students’ plan must include the appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. 7. Presentation The intent of this assignment is for students to share their research proposal with their colleagues via a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation. This assignment will allow students to gain experience in oral presentation skills. As part of the experience, their colleagues & I may ask questions through discussion boards about his/her study, and we will offer a summary critique intended to help students improve their final written proposal. 8. Final Research Proposal The intent of this assignment is for students to apply their conceptual and practical understanding of their research topic to prepare
a final and complete research proposal. Students’ proposal should illustrate their familiarity with problem formation and hypothesis development, review and critical analysis of the scholarly literature related to their study, justification of appropriate methodology, and consideration of the implications of your research. This assignment is a revision and extension of all content included in previous assignments. Type: Project Groupwork: individual Weight: 65% Length: The research proposals can range from 500-1500 words. Minimum requirements To pass this subject, students must submit all assessment pieces and achieve a minimum mark of 50 after all assessment marks are combined. Students must also meet the minimum language requirements in the milestone task. Grading Scale A+ 4.0 97.0 & above A 4.0 93.0 - 96.9% A- 3.7 90.0 – 92.9% B+ 3.3 87.0 – 89.9% B 3.0 83.0 – 86.9% B- 2.7 80.0 – 82.9% C+ 2.3 77.0 – 79.9% C 2.0 73.0 – 76.9% C- 1.7 70.0 – 72.9% D 1.0 60.0 – 69.9% E 0.0 0.0 – 59.9% Study and examination requirements Students are expected to attend all classes as there will be in-class assignments on some occasions, unless circumstances prevent them from attending and an email was sent prior to class. Final grading will be based on students’ attendance, their participation the in-class assignments, and their final research project. Reading list Cleland,^ J.,^ Dixon,^ K.,^ &^ Kilvington,^ D.^ (2020). Online research methods in sport studies. Taylor & Francis. Denscombe, M. (2010). The Good Research Guide: For Small-Scale Social Research Projects: for small-scale social research projects 4th Edition. Open University Press.
irrelevant (^) Reflection relates to the self only about the topic Reflection can be applicable to a range of audience about the topic Reflection can be meaningful to all readers Academic Writing (20%) Assignment is disorganised with no clear line of argument Frequent errors in referencing style with excessive use of direct quotes Non-conventional spelling, punctuation and grammar interfere with meaning Frequent use of informal vocabulary and expressions Assignment is adequately structured; a line of argument is detected, though unclear or disconnected at times. Attempts to use Harvard style, though with frequent errors and some use of direct quotes. Some references missing or incorrect Occasional errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar; errors do not interfere with meaning Attempts to use academic vocabulary and expressions, though with occasional errors Assignment is mostly well constructed; a line of argument is evident, though unclear at times Harvard style used, with occasional errors. Minimal use of direct quotes Minor errors in spelling, punctuations, and grammar Frequent of academic vocabulary and expressions, may be with some minor errors Assignment is generally well constructed with a clear line of argument Referencing mostly follows Harvard style with some minor errors, direct quotes integrated with argument Conventional spelling, grammar and punctuation, though with some typos Generally consistent use of academic vocabulary and expressions Assignment is consistently well constructed with a coherent line of argument Referencing consistently follows Harvard style, with no errors; quotes are integrated/ paraphrased to support argument Conventional spelling, grammar and punctuation Consistent use of academic vocabulary and expressions