Master Thesis Movement and Sport Sciences part I

10 ECTS credits
267 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4018675ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester

1st and 2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy

Department

LK Academische eenheid

Educational team

Tom Deliens (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

9 contact hours Lecture
240 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Colleges, interactive lessons and self-study

- working with literature-databases

- performing a literature search

- appraising the literature

- academic writing

- structure of a systematic review

- the elaboration of a research protocol

The volume of self-study is estimated at approximately 10h/academic week

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Handouts van de ppt-presentaties, werkopdrachten en aanvullende informatie, Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : Evidence-Based Rehabilitation, A guide to practice, Law M & McDermid J eds, 3e, SCLACK Inc. USA, 9781617110214, 2013
Handbook (Recommended) : Lezen en beoordelen van onderzoekspublicaties, Een handleiding voor studenten hbo en wo-gezondheiszorg, geneeskunde en gezondheidswetenschappen, W.S. Jansen G.J: Jansen, 8de druk, ThiemeMeulenhoff bv, 9789006643428, 2016
Handbook (Recommended) : Inleiding in evidence-based medicine, Klinisch handelen gebaseerd op bewijsmateriaal, Offringa M, Assendelft W, Scholten R eds., 5de herziene druk,, Bohn Stafleu van Loghum, Houten (NL), 9789036819770, 2018

Additional info

Handouts of ppt-presentations, tasks for self-study and supplementary information on Canvas.

Recommended books:
-Law M & McDermid J eds. Evidence-Based Rehabilitation, a guide to practice. SCLACK Inc. 2008, USA, 434p ISBN: 978-1-55642-768-8

Learning Outcomes

Learning Result

-The student acquires knowledge, insights and skills concerning the elaboration of scientific research based on a research question
-The student is able to perform a systematic review based on a research question
-The student is able to report his systematic review and a research protocol based on that review in a scientific way as well as in a written report as in an oral communication
-The course leads to a systematic review in the context of the rehabilitation sciences
-The course leads to a research protocol, which is the basis for the master's thesis

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

systematic review with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 66.7% of the final mark.

Note: Systematic review determines 50% of the final mark and protocol determines 50% of the final mark

For the systematic review, the following assignments need to be completed:
• First and second examination period: Assessment by lecturer with a relative weight of 2 which comprises 25% of the final mark.
• First and second examination period: Peer-assessement by two students with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 12.5% of the final mark.
• First and second examination period: Assessment by supervisor with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 12.5% of the final mark.

For the protocol, the following assignments need to be completed:
• First and second examination period: Assessment by lecturer with a relative weight of 2 which comprises 25% of the final mark.
• First and second examination period: Peer-assessement by two students with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 12.5% of the final mark.
• First and second examination period: Assessment by supervisor with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 12.5% of the final mark.
protocol with a relative weight of 30 which comprises 33.3% of the final mark.

Note: 40% van dit deelcijfer wordt bepaald door de promotor (dit is dus 12% van het totale eindcijfer) en 60% van dit deelcijfer wordt bepaald door de docent (dit is dus 18% van het totale eindcijfer)

Additional info regarding evaluation

The assessment is performed by the supervisor (written assessment) en the lecturer (written assessment, oral presentation and defence).

First examination period
- Submit your systematic review and protocol of your master thesis together with the assessment of your supervisor. The format is clarified during the lessons and can be found on Canvas.
During the first examination period the student presents his/her systematic review and protocol in an oral communication using a powerpoint-presentation of maximum 10 minutes. The lecturer evaluates the presentation, the systematic review and the research protocol.

Second examination period
For the second session all manuscripts concerning first examination period must be submitted together with the assessments of the promoter. The student presents the systematic review and the protocol in an oral communication of max 10 minutes (with powerpoints). The lecturer evaluates the manuscripts and the presentation. If the student submits a revised version of a manuscript that has been submitted in the first examination session, this must be accompanied by a point-to-point description and motivation of the changes applied.

Remark: in order to obtain sufficient credits for this course the student needs to obtain a sufficient score on the systematic review (total score lecturer + score supervisor >= 10/20) and on the protocol (total score lecturer + score supervisor >= 10/20) separately.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context