RESEARCH METHODS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

a) Research methods in PA
- the different phases of research;
- the research settings;
- the different type of research (basic and applied research, primary and secondary research, qualitative and quantitative research);
- bibliographic searching and bibliographic search engines (AIRE, Pubmed, Sport discus);
- national and international scientific associations, and scientific journal in the field of exercise and sport sciences;
- measure, test, assessment;
- defining a research hypothesis;
- the measure process;
- the strategies to analyse data and the statistical approach to quantitative data;
- using the questionnaires in exercise and sport sciences;
- how to structure a research poster and an oral presentation.


b) Functional evaluation
principles and definitions, anthropometrics and body composition assessment techniques, strength assessment, evaluation of aerobic and anaerobic thresholds, aerobic power assessment, balance and flexibility assessments.