Overview

This capstone unit enables students to draw on the sub-disciplines of exercise and sport science to design, implement and evaluate a research question. Students will use their research method and statistical analysis skills as well as their practical laboratory, field testing and exercise and sport science skills to undertake an ethical research project in a group.

Requisites

Prerequisites
SPH30013 Research Project

Rule

200 credit points including SPH20013, and SPH20011, and SPH20015, and SPH10011

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Integrate knowledge of and skills from the sub-disciplines of exercise and sport science, technology, research methods and statistical analysis to develop, conduct and evaluate an ethical hypothesis driven research project
  • Communicate findings at an appropriate level to the audience, both scientific and members of the community
  • Apply knowledge to demonstrate an understanding of how the results contribute to the improvement of health, fitness or sporting performance and could be used by an exercise or sport scientist.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Workshop		4.00 12 weeks 48
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		6.00 12 weeks 72
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		2.50 12 weeks 30
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
ReportGroup 50% 1,2,3 
ReportIndividual 10% 1,2,3 
Research PresentationIndividual 20% 2,3 
Research ProposalGroup 20% 1,2,3 

Content

  • Research principles and practice relating to the sub disciplines of exercise and sport science
  • Skills in scientific data collection and management
  • Critical appraisal of ethical issues
  • Management of participants in research
  • Technology for data collection in research
  • Collection of material and respect/cultural competency with diverse groups
  • Synthesis and communication of research data and literature

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.