Research Methodology II

Recommended Prerequisites

Are recommended basic knowledge of statistics, especially those arising from Introduction to Statistics.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical classes, individual and group tasks specific to the selected contents.The evaluation process recommended in the curricular unit promotes the applied mastery of the subjects covered, through problem solving reports and research work.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit is oriented towards the development of skills of analysis, interpretation and discussion of quantitative and qualitative data, which are fundamental for the development of scientific research and for the understanding of sports training phenomena.

By completing the curricular unit, students should be able to identify: the potential of quantitative/qualitative methodologies and their application to solve a certain problem in the context of sport training; know and apply quantitative analysis techniques using (or not) specific software (SPSS); identify the main approaches to quantitative research, as well as elementary techniques for collecting, analyzing and presenting qualitative data using (or not) specific software (NVivo).

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

[1] Quantitative analysis vs qualitative analysis - Potentials and limitations.

[2] The quantitative process of scientific research: 1) Exploratory analysis; 2) Inferential analysis; 3) Multiple and logistic regression;

[3] The qualitative process of scientific research: 1) Main approaches: - ethnography, phenomenology, Grounded theory, narrative, case study; 2) qualitative techniques of data collection; 3) Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data; 4) methodological legitimation of qualitative data (credibility, transferability, consistency, confirmability).

Head Lecturer(s)

Hugo Miguel Borges Sarmento

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 50.0%
Research work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Andrews, D., Mason, D., & Silk, M. (Eds.). (2005). Qualitative Methods in sports studies. New York: Berg.

Côté, J., Salmela, J., Baria, A., & Russel, S. (1993). Organising and interpretingunstructured qualitative data. The Sport Psychologist (7), 127-137.

Flick, U. (2005). Métodos qualitativos na investigação científica. Lisboa: Monitor.

Thomas, J., Nelson, J. & Silverman, D. (2005). Research methods in physical activity (5th Ed). Champaign, Il: Human Kinetics.

Zar, J.H. (2010). Biostatistical Analysis (5th ed), NJ: Prentice Hall.