Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description The MSc Elite Sport Performance Thesis provides students with the opportunity to conceive, synthesise and implement a research investigation into a genuine performance issue within their own sport domain, making use of appropriate methodologies and related knowledge. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Identify, examine, review, and critically discuss existing literature relevant to their chosen research topic 2. Formulate and communicate a research question or aim. 3. Design and plan a research project and manage the time involved to complete the project, and related report, within given time constraints. 4. Identify, justify and employ an appropriate methodology to address the proposed research question or aim, including appropriate consideration of ethical issues 5. Collect data via appropriate means and accurately record, interpret and report findings in an appropriate manner that addresses the research question or aim. 6. Analyse, interpret and draw conclusions from the research findings in the context of the literature in the area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Supervision and learning activitiesStudents will maintain regular contact with their supervisory team, including meetings and electronic communications. At least eight-ten contacts per year should be completed and logged either face to face or as virtual meetings, with the Lead Supervisor in attendance. Students are strongly encouraged to attend annually the ‘on campus’ learning days that are a feature of the programme. These will be arranged in September and June at DCU. Timings will be varied to help students work around the professional challenges of their performance domain. As the project progresses, students may be directed towards one or more specialist training opportunities available from the University. Students will attend tutorials and webinars to direct their learning. These stimulus presentations and supervisor/student discussions will be used to tease out possible contributing topics, including methodology and measurement issues, and test the student’s current levels of knowledge and experience with them relevant to their thesis topic. Guidance on relevant reading and learning and support material relevant to the student’s domain will be provided by the Personal Tutor. By this level, students will be working in a specialised subsection of their own performance domain. Journal articles and conference papers are likely to form the bulk of the reading at this stage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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