EDF3618 - Research planning in sport and outdoor recreation

Leader: Assoc. Prof. P Payne (Pen/Gipp)

Offered

Gippsland First semester 2008 (Day)
Peninsula Second semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

Students will independently select a topic related to previous studies and/or professional aspirations in the study of sport, outdoor recreation, experiential education and social ecology. Through lectures, workshops and guidance from various staff members, students will propose a topic and complete a systematic search and critical review of the literature. The literature review will clarify the purposes and rationale of a potential research project or thesis, synthesize existing scholarship and offer an appropriate conclusion.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. conduct research planning skills in searching the literature;
2. systematically analyse, assess and annotate scholarly work differentiating between evidence and speculation;
3. critically analyze research;
4. clarify researchable problems or issues;
5. demonstrate the ability to critically synthesize a wide array of information into a scholarly review of the literature;
6. Demonstrate expert knowledge of a select topic relevant to their professional aspirations.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (1000 words): 25%
Assessment 2 (3000 words): 75%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

EDF2606 or EDF2620 (plus EDF3605 or EDF2612)