Objectives and competences
Objectives:
• To acquaint students with theoretical background in motor behaviour research;
• To acquaint students with contemporary characteristics of conducting research and present research in the field of motor behaviour;
• To qualify students to transfer scientific outcomes into practice.
Competences:
• Ability to conduct interdisciplinary research in motor behaviour;
• Ability to transfer scientific work into practice.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Research model in motor control, motor development and motor learning:
• Theoretical background and definition of cornerstones of research;
• Interdisciplinary and dialectic characteristics of research;
• Formation of research problems and selection of adequate research methods;
• Present problems and research;
• Result application.
Learning and teaching methods
• Lectures
• Research learning
• Work in project group
• E-learning
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Student is going to be able to:
• Find adequate sources for contemporary expert and scientific work in the field of kinesiology;
• Critically choose adequate information;
• Conduct interdisciplinary research in the field of motor behaviour;
• Transfer results of scientific work into practice.
Readings
• Škof, B. s sodelavci (2016). Šport po meri otrok in mladostnikov: pedagoški, didaktični, psiho-socialni, biološki in zdravstveni vidiki športne vadbe mladih. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za šport.
• Schmidt, R. A. in Lee, T. D. (2014). Motor learning and performance : from principles to application. Champaign : Human Kinetics
Additional information on implementation and assessment Requirements before written examination:
• Project work
All parts of examination must be assessed (more or the same 56%).
