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KIN 3982 - Research Methods in Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Health Promotion + Sport
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
This course is designed to prepare students to read, understand, interpret, evaluate, and critique research with a specific emphasis on research in the kinesiology discipline and relevance of research methods in students' everyday lives. The course will cover reviewing research articles and their relation to study design and methods. Other topics include ethical considerations in research, quantitative and qualitative design, sampling, measurement validity and reliability and basic statistics for analyzing research questions. Students will write a literature review on a topic of interest and design a research study. Prerequisites: Kinesiology Major or Physical Activity and Health Promotion Major or Sport Management Major