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350009 FS MSC.I - Research Seminar / Elective Seminar (2026S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 35 - Sportwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Preparatory meeting: March 11th 2026, 10:30-12:00, further appointments TBA


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

As part of the research seminar, students acquire practical and methodological skills in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of sports science performance and structural diagnostics with a focus on neuromuscular and functional procedures. In small groups, selected test and measurement methods are independently prepared, standardized, implemented, and documented.
Students perform the measurements on each other and record the collected data in a jointly managed data set. The focus is on standardization, measurement accuracy, test quality criteria (objectivity, reliability, validity), and potential sources of error in a practical setting.

A structured lab report must be prepared for each practical unit. This includes:
– Background: Purpose of the procedure, theoretical and methodological principles, and classification of test quality criteria.
– Methodology: Description of the experimental setup, the measurement protocol, and the standardization measures.
– Results: Graphical representation of the collected data and descriptive parameters (e.g., mean and standard deviation).

In a final seminar unit, the collected data will be jointly processed, statistically evaluated, and discussed with regard to methodological and content-related issues.

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation of

-) Participation and practical test implementation (30%)
-) Lab report (40%)
-) Final data evaluation (30%)

The entire completion of tasks by students must take place by the following April 30th for courses with continous assessment in the winter semester, and by September 30th at the latest for those in the summer semester. Students who did not sign out from the course are to be assessed. In the case of a negative assessment, an examination before a committee is not permitted; the course must be repeated. Legal source: Statutes of the University of Vienna §10 (4, 5, 6).

You are explicitly informed that if a result was obtained by fraudulent means (e.g. copying, plagiarism, use of unauthorized aids, forgeries, ghostwriting, etc.), the entire PI-LV is considered cheated and counts as a trial. (Entry in U: SPACE: X = not assessed).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To pass the seminar, all tasks must be successfully completed. Grading key:

Fail (5): <60%
Sufficient (4): 60-70%
Satisfactory (3): 71-80%
Good (2): 81-90%
Very good (1): 91-100%

Examination topics

Implementation, evaluation, and documentation of sports science testing procedures

Reading list

Wissenschaftliche Literatur zu den zu bearbeitenden Tests

Association in the course directory

MSC.I

Last modified: Mo 09.03.2026 18:07