Faculty for Sport and Physical Education / SPORT MANAGEMENT / METHODOLOGY OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
| Course: | METHODOLOGY OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH/ |
| Course ID | Course status | Semester | ECTS credits | Lessons (Lessons+Exercises+Laboratory) |
| 8977 | Obavezan | 1 | 6 | 2+1+0 |
| Programs | SPORT MANAGEMENT |
| Prerequisites | There are no prerequisites required for signing up for this course |
| Aims | The main aim of the course Methodology of Scientific Research is to acquaint students with operationalising research in sport, acquainting students with the methods of statistical analysis and their equipping with the knowledge of correct selection of methods and their use in empirical research. Aside from that, the aim of the course is to enable students to follow methodological and research literature in the area of sport and anthropological disciplines with understanding, and to critically assess the results of appropriate research. |
| Learning outcomes | Having passed this course, the student will be able to: 1. Describe the role and purpose of methodology of kinesiological research; 2. Describe and apply different types of research in kinesiology; 3. Analyse and choose appropriate methodological procedures for producing the final work projects on different topics; 4. Practically know the systems of testing and measuring carried out with the goal of transforming motor and functional abilities and variable morphological dimensions; 5. Analyse and assess the basic statistical results in the area of methodology; 6. Know the statistical methods for data analysis. |
| Lecturer / Teaching assistant | Prof.dr Rašid Hadžić |
| Methodology | Lectures, seminar papers, homework, tests, consultations |
| Plan and program of work | |
| Preparing week | Preparation and registration of the semester |
| I week lectures | The notion of science, structural elements of science, the need for measuring in research. |
| I week exercises | |
| II week lectures | The notion of facts; Population and sample in kinesiological research. |
| II week exercises | |
| III week lectures | Types of research in kinesiology. |
| III week exercises | |
| IV week lectures | Research methods in kinesiology. |
| IV week exercises | |
| V week lectures | General research techniques. |
| V week exercises | |
| VI week lectures | Mid-term exam |
| VI week exercises | |
| VII week lectures | Techniques and instruments of methodological research assessment. Techniques and instruments of functional diagnostics. |
| VII week exercises | |
| VIII week lectures | Techniques of psychological status assessment. Techniques of sociological status assessment. |
| VIII week exercises | |
| IX week lectures | Assessment of anthropomotor status. Metrical characteristics of tests. |
| IX week exercises | |
| X week lectures | Projecting the research and project elements. |
| X week exercises | |
| XI week lectures | The meaning and importance of statistics. The basic statistical categories (stat. series, stat. scales, stat. procedures, variables). |
| XI week exercises | |
| XII week lectures | Second exam |
| XII week exercises | |
| XIII week lectures | Descriptive statistical parameters – measures of central tendency; measures of dispersion. Distribution of frequencies, graphical representation of the distribution of frequencies. Assessment of the parameters of the basic set (the standard error of stat |
| XIII week exercises | |
| XIV week lectures | |
| XIV week exercises | Methods of difference analysis. T – |
| XV week lectures | Final exam |
| XV week exercises |
| Student workload | Weekly: 6 credits x 40/30 = 6 hours and 40 minutes Structure of the workload: 2 hours of lectures 1 hour and 40 minutes of independent work, including consultations During the semester: Lectures and final exam: 6,40 x 16= 106,40 hours Necessary preparations before the start of the semester (administration, registration, certification) 2 x (6 hours 40 minutes) = 13 hours 20 min. Total hours for the course: 5 x 30 = 150 hours Additional work for the preparation of the makeup final exam, including taking the makeup final exam from 0 to 30 hours (the remaining time of the first two elements of the total workload for the course 150 hours). Structure of the workload: 106,40 hours (teaching) + 13 hours 20 min. (preparation) + 30 hours (additional work) |
| Per week | Per semester |
| 6 credits x 40/30=8 hours and 0 minuts
2 sat(a) theoretical classes 0 sat(a) practical classes 1 excercises 5 hour(s) i 0 minuts of independent work, including consultations |
Classes and final exam:
8 hour(s) i 0 minuts x 16 =128 hour(s) i 0 minuts Necessary preparation before the beginning of the semester (administration, registration, certification): 8 hour(s) i 0 minuts x 2 =16 hour(s) i 0 minuts Total workload for the subject: 6 x 30=180 hour(s) Additional work for exam preparation in the preparing exam period, including taking the remedial exam from 0 to 30 hours (remaining time from the first two items to the total load for the item) 36 hour(s) i 0 minuts Workload structure: 128 hour(s) i 0 minuts (cources), 16 hour(s) i 0 minuts (preparation), 36 hour(s) i 0 minuts (additional work) |
| Student obligations | Students are obliged to attend the lectures and do exams. |
| Consultations | On Mondays at 10 am |
| Literature | Perić D. (2006). Metodologija naučnih istraživanja,Novi Sad; Malacko, J., D. Popović (2001). Metodologija kineziološko antropoloških istraživanja, Leposavić; Mijanović, M., Vojvodić, M. (2008). Metodologija anatropologije sporta, Banja luka; Bala, G. (198 |
| Examination methods | Two exams 15 points each (30 points in total); - Attendance 5 points; - Participation 5 points - Seminar paper 10 points; - Final exam 50 points The passing grade is achieved if the student cumulatively earns 51 points and reg |
| Special remarks | |
| Comment | The realisation plan for the teaching programme will be handed out to students at the beginning of the semester. |
| Grade: | F | E | D | C | B | A |
| Number of points | less than 50 points | greater than or equal to 50 points and less than 60 points | greater than or equal to 60 points and less than 70 points | greater than or equal to 70 points and less than 80 points | greater than or equal to 80 points and less than 90 points | greater than or equal to 90 points |
