Research methodology in motor skills

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4.00 credits

30.0 h

This learning unit is not being organized during year 2025-2026.

Language

French

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

Fundamentals of research: principles of falsification, refutability, ...
Epistemology of research, ontology and epidemiology
General principles of research and logical sequence: theory, research question, methods, results and discussion
Qualitative/quantitative research
Methods and tools for identifying quality scientific sources in English and appropriate documentary sources in the fields of motor sciences
Methods and tools for citing sources in accordance with current bibliographic standards in the motor sciences and intellectual property.
Types of study in the motor sciences
Research biases
Limits of science

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
Describe the basic principles of scientific research and the key stages of the scientific process in the field of motor sciences (2.1, 2.4 and 7.4) Describe the fields of research in the motor sciences (2.1) Identify similarities and differences between fields of research (e.g. qualitative and quantitative research) in the field of motor science (2.1.) Explain how to identify and cite appropriate and relevant documentary sources (2.2. and 2.5.) Describe and identify the limits of science and its biases (2.4)

Other information

This course is strictly reserved for FSM students. It is not open to other UCLouvain students.

Faculty or entity

> FSM

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Learning outcomes

Bachelor in Motor skills : General

EDPH1BA

LFSM1103