Research methods in human movement science, including techniques of gathering, analyzing, and reporting data.
Athena Title
Research Methods Mvmt Sci
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7510, HPRB 7510E, HDFS 6800, SOWK 7126, SOWK 7126E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to discuss the purpose of research in human movement science.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to describe the scientific method and the elements of the research process.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to discuss the importance of reviewing the literature in identifying and developing a research problem, and navigate available databases to obtain relevant literature.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of selected basic statistical concepts. Given appropriate data, calculate basic statistics using available software for calculating fundamental statistics. Correctly interpret basic descriptive and inferential statistics.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to describe and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of typical descriptive, quasi- experimental, and experimental designs used in movement science research, including the major threats to internal and external validity.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of human movement science research published in peer-reviewed journals.
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to describe the format and main components of a scientific, peer-reviewed manuscript and thesis or dissertation.
