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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | After taking this module you must take HL20107 |
| Description:
| Aims: To introduce to students the study skills and methods of analysis for the study of Sport and Exercise using the scientific method. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students should be able to: * Utilise a computer and appropriate programmes for word-processing, basic statistical analysis and the retrieval of information through the World Wide Web. * Describe the various research approaches and designs, and the statistical (if appropriate) treatments accompanying them. * Demonstrate an understanding of how various research designs control for threats to validity and reliability. * Demonstrate a basic understanding of probability, null hypotheses, hypothesis testing, measures of central tendency and variability, and the Normal Distribution / sampling error. Skills: * Identification of levels of evidence and types of research (taught and assessed) * methods of describing data (taught and assessed) * critically evaluating science (taught, facilitated and assessed) * statistical analysis (taught, facilitated and assessed) * scientific writing (taught, facilitated and assessed) * locating/citing literature (taught, facilitated and assessed) * computer skills (taught, facilitated and assessed). Content: Word processing; preparation of spreadsheets; use of statistical software packages; retrieval of sources of information (library and www); research design and experimental control; basic statistical techniques; literature reviewing; referencing. |
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HL10040 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department for Health
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