LTKY022 Quantitative Research Methods (3 cr)
Study level:
Other studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Curriculum periods:
2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Description
Content
The course includes basic principles of applying quantitative methods to data collection, description and summary of data (summary statistics), and statistical estimation and testing (i.e.confidence intervals, t-test, oneway-ANOVA, correlation, chi- square).
Completion methods
Lectures 14 hours, practical demonstrations 14 hours
Assessment details
Participation in lectures and demos 30 %, final assignment 70%
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, student is able to:
- recognize and describe basic quantitative research methods
- analyze, interpret and report results fulfilling the basic requirements needed for successful completion of the Master’s thesis
- recognize and describe basic quantitative research methods
- analyze, interpret and report results fulfilling the basic requirements needed for successful completion of the Master’s thesis
Additional information
1st year spring
Study materials
Morrow, Mood, Disch & Kang. 2016. Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance. 5th Edition. Champaign: Human Kinetics.
Coolican, H. 2004. Research methods and statistics in psychology. 4th edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
Croucher, S. & Cronn-Mills, D. 2015. Understanding Communication Research Methods: A Theoretical and Practical Approach. New York: Routledge.
Coolican, H. 2004. Research methods and statistics in psychology. 4th edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
Croucher, S. & Cronn-Mills, D. 2015. Understanding Communication Research Methods: A Theoretical and Practical Approach. New York: Routledge.
Completion methods
Method 1
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