HLTH464-26X (C) General non-calendar-based 2026

Research Approaches for Health and Sport

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 9 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 22 February 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 17 May 2026

Description

This course will develop students' specialist knowledge and skills to support postgraduate research and/or industry led projects. Philosophical, ethical and methodological issues influencing research design will be examined and applied to researching health or sport related issues.

Learning Outcomes

- Critique important philosophical perspectives on research and justify the implications of these for their research design.
- Critically analyse different research traditions and design strategies that affect knowledge development and application to practice.
- Evaluate the ethical and cultural considerations related to research in New Zealand.
- Engage in group processes to prepare and deliver peer teaching resources
- Utilise experiential learning from workshops for research design decisions, including analysis.
- Apply research design principles to produce a research report or proposal.
- Present the outcomes of the report / proposal to an identified community of interest for peer critique and review.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Associate Dean - Academic.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Intensive Block Course A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
9 Feb - 15 Feb
01-P2 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
9 Feb - 15 Feb
01-P3 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
9 Feb - 15 Feb
Intensive Block Course B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Monday 09:00 - 16:00 Wheki 105
30 Mar - 5 Apr
01-P2 Tuesday 09:00 - 16:00 Wheki 105
30 Mar - 5 Apr
01-P3 Wednesday 09:00 - 16:00 Wheki 105
30 Mar - 5 Apr

Course Coordinator

Alison Dixon

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignment 16 Mar 2026 35% Critical appraisal of a methodological approach utilised in health / sports science research.
Experiential workshop 20% Due date: 30/31 March 2026
Research Project or Research Proposal 45% Research Project, analysis of data. Project may involve qualitative or quantitative data. Written report and peer feedback OR Research proposal and peer feedback. Due date: 18 May / 29 May 2026.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,676.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

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  • HLTH464-26X (C) General non-calendar-based 2026