PERS40080 Dissertation

Academic Year 2023/2024

The dissertation constitutes the final stage of the MSc programme in Coaching Science in Sport, and accounts for a third of the students’ final grade. The module presents an opportunity for students to conduct applied research, demonstrate creativity and critical thinking, as well as to develop and defend their ideas. The projects typically focus on current coaching and/or exercise science issues in an Irish and/or international context. To successfully complete this research project, students will be required to analyse and synthesise the relevant academic literature, to develop a conceptual framework, to produce a formal research design, to perform primary data collection and analysis or secondary data analysis and synthesis, and to report and present the findings. Working within the research process, students will develop skills in the analysis of complex material, gain a working knowledge of methodologies for data collection and analysis and develop skills in effectively planning and managing a substantial scientific investigation.

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

1) Appreciate the ethical issues in scientific research, including those arising in relation to the negotiation of research access, dissemination and implementation of research findings.
2) Undertake a critical literature review, identifying a conceptual model to underpin the work, develop a research design, select appropriate data collection method(s) and carry out a competent and rigorous analysis of the data to synthesise new knowledge and insights in the research context.
3) Display deeper knowledge and skills in a specific subject or context that is the topic of the independent investigation.
4) Apply knowledge, critical thinking and problem solving skills and techniques to a relevant area.
5) Manage the research process over a prolonged period of time involving both theoretical and practical issues.
6) Produce a written document, and defend it by answering questions, in order to demonstrate clarity of thinking and logical argument in making practical conclusions and recommendations.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

36
Tutorial

6
Specified Learning Activities

244
Autonomous Student Learning

464
Total

750
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Autonomous learning, one-to-one teaching, fieldwork 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
PERS40030 - Research Methods&Applied Stats


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Journal article: A piece of work in the format of a scientific article Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

70
Oral Examination: Viva voce examination on the content of the Journal article Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

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Name Role
Professor Eamonn Delahunt Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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