Undergraduate - UnitEDF3618 - Research planning in sport and outdoor recreation

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Peninsula Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Dawn Penney

Synopsis

In this unit students 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 propose a topic and complete a systematic search and critical review of the literature. The literature review clarifies the purposes and rationale of a potential research project or thesis, synthesises existing scholarship and offers an appropriate conclusion.

Outcomes

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

conduct research planning skills in searching the literature
systematically analyse, assess and annotate scholarly work differentiating between evidence and speculation
critically analyse research
clarify researchable problems or issues
critically synthesise a wide array of information into a scholarly review of the literature
demonstrate expert knowledge of a select topic relevant to their professional aspirations.

Assessment

Research problem and proposal statement (1000 words, 25%)
Critical review of literature (3000 words, 75%)

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

24 contact hours per semester

(b.) Additional requirements:

independent study to make up the required minimum hours per semester

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Dawn Penney

Prerequisites

EDF2606 or EDF2620
EDF3605 or EDF2612