Jay Todd, MSE, CSCS, *D, HFI Instructor of Sports Medicine and Exercise Science Department of Health, Human Performance, and Sport School of Natural and Social Sciences PED 495 Research Design in Sports Medicine Fall 2005 Credit - 3 Hrs   Office: Rice 11A Phone: (402) 375-7160  Office Hrs: Click here Lecture/Lab: MWF in Rec Center 202 Time: 9:00 am - 9:50 am Prerequisites: PED 389 and PED 471 and cum. GPA of 2.75 Final Exam: Wednesday, December 14 @ 8:00 am Web: http://academic.wsc.edu/faculty/jatodd1/495/

Textbook used for this course Click text image or here for online student resources

Designed to promote an understanding of the theory, skills, methodology, and processes involved in designing, conducting, analyzing, and disseminating a sports medicine research project.

Textbook:

How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, Fifth Edition.  (ISBN: 0072485604). Jack R. Fraenkel and Norman T. Wallen. McGraw-Hill, pub. 2003 by WCB McGraw-Hill.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition. 2001

Course Objectives:

1. To develop an understanding of the value of scientific research.
2. To distinguish between researchable and non researchable questions.
3. To identify and explain how independent and dependent variables are related.
4. To understand what is meant by ethical research.
5. To gain an understanding of and appreciation for the review of literature, sampling, instrumentation, validity, reliability, and data analysis in the research process.
6. To gain the necessary skills to develop, implement, and evaluate a research project.
   

Grading Scale:

	A = 94-100	A- = 90-93	B+ = 87-89	B = 84-86
	B- = 80-83	C+ = 77-79	C = 74-76	C- = 70-73
	D+ = 67-69	D = 64-66	D- = 60-63	F = 59-below

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