HPER 520 Applied Research Methods in Athletic Leadership

This course is designed to change the way sport administrators approach problem-solving. Students will learn best-practice approaches to applied research, with the goal of generating trustworthy data to address real-world issues, challenges, problems, and opportunities within the context of interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics. This course will provide an examination of the research techniques most used in education, and an evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses and applications of each framework. Students will also analyze and reflect on educational research and its ability to inform practice and will acquire strategies to promote the efficacy of using and understanding data to make actual improvement. Students will become acquainted with research techniques through readings, viewings, discussions and be expected to create a research proposal using a variety of research techniques. Offered on demand.

Credits

3