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HL30569: Studying sport 3: dissertation

[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 20 [equivalent to 40 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 400
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWDI 90%, CWPI 10%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework 1 (CWPI 10%)
  • Coursework 2 (CWDI 90%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes:
  • Critically appraise and make informed decisions based on ethical principles and reasoning (MLO 3A)
  • Critically appraise, synthesise, and apply relevant concepts and theories (MLO 3B)
  • Critically appraise and apply research methods to produce new knowledge (MLO 3C)
  • Critically appraise and synthesise ideas from relevant and reputable academic sources, such as journal articles and scholarly books (MLO 6A)
  • Critically appraise and synthesise ideas from relevant and reputable non-academic sources, such as news media and policy documents (MLO 6B)
  • Logically, confidently, and convincingly employ writing, speaking, presenting, and/or reading skills (MLO 8A)
  • Communicate appropriately and professionally to a variety of audiences (MLO 8B)
  • Critically appraise personal opinions in relation to existing debates (MLO 10A)
  • Convincingly defend personal opinions based on sound evidence and logic (MLO 10B)
  • Effectively manage time, resources, and responsibilities to meet personal goals and course requirements (MLO 11A)
  • Creatively and effectively utilise a range of ICTs in completing and submitting assigned tasks (MLO 13A)
  • Critically appraise and apply ICTs in the context of research-based knowledge production (MLO 13B)
  • Make use of and critically appraise feedback from a range of sources in developing and/or revising assignments (MLO 14A)
  • Proactively construct and implement strategies for dealing with changing situations and/or environments in the context of group work and/or independent research (MLO 15A)



Aims: The aim of this unit is to facilitate the design, execution, and reporting of an original social scientific study related to sport, physical activity, health, leisure, and/or exercise.

Content: Choosing a dissertation topic; reviewing literature; methods and methodology (e.g., interviews, focus groups, textual analysis, surveys, ethnography; visual methods); data analysis; ethics; writing and presenting research reports.

Course availability:

HL30569 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following courses:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB24 : BSc(Hons) Sport Management & Coaching (Year 3)
  • UHHL-AKB24 : BSc(Hons) Sport Management & Coaching with Professional Placement (Year 4)

Notes:

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