Study Programmes 2015-2016
EDPH0652-1  
Research methods in Sport sciences
Duration :
15h Th, 15h Ex.
Number of credits :
Bachelor in motor skills : general3
Bachelor in motor skills : general3
Master in motor skills : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in motor skills : physical education (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Marc Cloes
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, examination in June
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course aims to illustrate the place of the research in sport and physical activities. It is the starting point of the preparation of the students to research and tries to be exhaustive. It proposes them to discover most of the research domains of sport sciences.
Learning outcomes of the course :
- To prepare students to research project (master thesis). - This course is also a prerequisite to another proposed during the next year ("Introduction to an analysis of intervention in physical and sports activities").
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex-cathedra teaching and exercise proposed in the classroom.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
10 sessions illustrating the different steps of a research and 6 practical sessions.
Students have to do several works in relationship to the content of the theoretical courses (search of papers on specific topic focused on sport science, preparation of an abstract,...)
Recommended or required readings :
A pdf version of the slides and documents proposed during the theoretical lessons is posted on the Website MyULg. In addition, the students will have to seek other information, according to recommendations' of the course's leader and/or his assistants.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Open ended questions about the content proposed during the course and assessment of the works done within the exercises.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Any modification of the organization or the content of this course will be described during the first session.
Contacts :
Course holder: Prof. Marc CLOES Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21, Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE Tel. : 04/366.38.80 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : Marc.Cloes@ulg.ac.be
Staff: Gilles LOMBARD, Assistant (04/366.38.98 - gilles.lombard@ulg.ac.be(mvanhoye@ulg.ac.be) )
Administrative support and Secretary: Catherine THEUNISSEN, Pedagogical coordinator (04/366.38.98 - ctheunissen@ulg.ac.be) Catherine MORSA, Secretary Tel. : 04/366.38.91 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : catherine.morsa@ulg.ac.be(joelle.gris@ulg.ac.be)