Research Seminar in Sports, Training and Performance

Code:

PDCD016

Acronym:

SIDEDH

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Sports Sciences

Instance: 2024/2025 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sport Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
PDCD	8	Plano em vigor a partir de 2009	1	-	30	225	810

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To promote the formulation, development and refinement of the doctoral thesis project, stimulating the development of skills that allow to conceive and carry out relevant and original scientific research.

Learning outcomes and competences

• To project an in-depth and original study in a field of specialization in Sport Sciences, namely in the scope of sports training and performance;

• To demonstrate autonomy in the definition, planning and implementation of scientific research on the theme of the project to be developed;

• To set up the appropriate theoretical and methodological bases for planning and sustaining research;

• Properly use the available thematic documentation and demonstrate rigorous qualities in the argumentation and treatment of sources and data;

• To write with clarity a text that is coherent in its internal structure and in the articulation of the its parts;

• To present, orally and in writing, summaries of the research, evidencing the ability to argue in the face of questions and criticisms.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable.

Program

Mandatory literature

A. Mark Williams; The^best. ISBN: 978-1-529-30435-0
Fergus Connolly; Game changer. ISBN: 978-1-628601-18-3

Complementary Bibliography

Barnett-Page, E. & Thomas, J. ; Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical review, BMC Medical Research Methodology, 9 (59). DOI:10.1186/1471-2288-9-59, 2009
Capra, F. & Luisi, P.L; The systems view of life. A unifying vision, Cambridge University Press, 2014
Garganta, J.; Princípios e ideias para a elaboração do projeto de investigação., FADFEUP. Não publicado., 2011
Gobet, F. ; The future of expertise: the need for a multidisciplinary approach. , Journal of Expertise, 1 (2), 107-113. , 2018
Gustavii, B. ; How to write and illustrate a scientific paper. , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press., 2008
Henson, R., Hull, D. & Williams, C. ; Methodology in our education research culture: toward a stronger collective quantitative proficiency., Methodology in our education research culture: toward a stronger collective quantitative proficiency., 2010
Rugg, G. & Petre, M. ; A gentle guide to research methods. , New York: Open University Press. , 2007
Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, ; Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. , PLoS Med 6 (7). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097., 2009

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation of the updated status of the project, group work (analysis, characterization and production of texts and other materials), debate, and tutorial guidance.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	5,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	5,00
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	75,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Elaboração de projeto	300,00
Frequência das aulas	150,00
Estudo autónomo	200,00
Trabalho de investigação	150,00
Total:	810,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable.

Calculation formula of final grade

CF= 0,5xADTC+0,75xDPR+0,5xPP+0,15xTP

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Thesis project presented to a jury, in public evidence.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.

Observations

Not applicable.