Class Research Methods and Techniques in Physical Exercise and Well-being

According to the decree 74/2006, a Master in Science should present knowledge and skills to allow the development of an original research. In addition, a MSc should be able to integrate this knowledge and communicate it effectively to all audiences.
This UC seeks the development of the research methods and skills to support attaining the above mentioned points.
In summary, methods and skills of literature search and review, research protocol and data analysis are worked in this UC.

1. The development of the interest and topic
2. The literature review
2. a. the online databases
2. b. standards of bibliographic references (APA)
2 c. how to organize the literature review
3. The method
3.a. Study design
3.b. Choosing the measures and procedures
4. Data analysis and writing the results
4.a. What does an association mean
4.b. Biostatistics

This course is related to the 2nd semester TMIC course, as students develop a group pre-project in MTI that is then individualized and deepened in TMIC.
Furthermore, students have the opportunity to present and submit their proposals twice, for formative evaluation by the professors. This creates a dynamic in the teaching-learning process where mistakes are seen as opportunities for improvement.
Lastly, all work proposals are integrated into CIDEFES research lines, promoting a deeper integration between the work developed in the master's program and FEFD research.

APA (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - 6th Edition. Washington - DC: APA.
Thomas, J. R. & Nelson, J.K. (2002). Métodos de Pesquisa em Atividade Física. Porto Alegre: Artmed.