FSpS:d053 Introduction to academic writi - Course Information
d053 Introduction to academic writing in sports science
Faculty of Sports StudiesAutumn 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/12/0. 5 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: graded credit.
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jana Kubrická, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Sports Studies Division – Language Centre - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- d053/01: Thu 21. 9. 13:45–16:00 E34/225 - seminární místnost, Thu 12. 10. 13:45–16:00 E34/225 - seminární místnost, Thu 2. 11. 13:45–16:00 E34/225 - seminární místnost, Thu 16. 11. 13:45–16:00 E34/225 - seminární místnost
- Prerequisites
- The required language level is B2 of the European Framework.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/12, only registered: 0/12 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Kinanthropology (Eng.) (programme FSpS, D-KI4) (2)
- Kinanthropology (programme FSpS, D-KI4) (2)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the course is to improve students´ level of academic English skills as well as their awareness of the scientific method and develop specific research skills such as effective searching in databases, data analysis and presentation.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course students will have acquired basic language needed for writing research papers.
- Syllabus
- Unit 1: The scientific method, database search; Unit 2: Data collection techniques, research designs; Unit 3: Data analysis, presenting data; Unit 4: Writing an abstract
- Literature
- recommended literature
- TENENBAUM, Gershon and Marcy Perkins DRISCOLL. Methods of research in sport sciences : quantitative and qualitative approaches. Oxford: Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2005, 774stran. ISBN 1841261335. info
- not specified
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminars - discussions, presentations, group work, etc.
- Assessment methods
- To complete the course students will be required to actively participate in the lessons, submit an abstract, present their work to peers.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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