2019-2020 / EDPH0652-1

Research methods in Sport sciences

Duration

10h Th, 10h Ex.

Number of credits

 Bachelor in motor sciences3 crédits 

Lecturer

Alexandre Mouton

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, examination in June

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course aims to illustrate the place of the research in sports 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 learning unit

  • 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"; "Physical education teaching analysis and action research).

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 sciences, 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: Alexandre Mouton Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21, Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE Tel. : 04/366.38.96 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : Alexandre.Mouton@uliege.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

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

The assessment content remains the same as for the January session.

Assessment methods

The assessment will take place online on the e-campus platform. The type of question will be oriented towards solving a description of the components of an imposed research project, in the form of an open question. Students will be able to have at their disposal their course notes as well as all the supports deemed useful during their exam.

Contacts

Course holder: Alexandre Mouton Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie - Bât. B21, Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 LIEGE Tél. : 04/366.38.96 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : Alexandre.Mouton@uliege.be

Administrative staff: Catherine THEUNISSEN, Coordinator (04/366.38.98 - ctheunissen@ulg.ac.be) Catherine MORSA, Secretary Tél. : 04/366.38.91 Fax : 04/366.29.01 E-mail : catherine.morsa@ulg.ac.be