This RLO is part of "Research methods" module. This module is designed primarily for students taking sport-related courses, but knowledge and use of research methods is widely shared across a range of social science disciplines, so students from any other such discipline should find this useful too. It is important to focus on methods, almost to the exclusion of any actual content, at least until you find your bearings. Thus although there are important differences between them students of Outdoor Adventure should find something of interest in material devoted to discussing Leisure, Sport Development, Sport Management and others. This RLO explains why academic argument is as it is, and why it needs to be practised.This resource has been created within the Open Educational Resources project "Evaluating the Practice of Opening up Resources for Learning and Teaching in the Social Sciences" [C-SAP OER], undertaken by the Subject Centre for Sociology, Anthropology and Politics based at University of Birmingham, for further information see here: http://www.c-sap.bham.ac.uk/subject_areas/elearning/oer/default.htm. The project is part of UK-wide Open Educational Resources programme [UKOER]. Within the programme, JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) and the Higher Education Academy are collaborating on the with the aim of enabling higher education institutions, consortia and individuals to share learning materials freely online. The programme supports universities and colleges in exploring processes and policies, intellectual property rights, cultural issues, technical requirements and data management issues.
Type of Material:
Learning Object Repository.
Recommended Uses:
As an additional resource to introduce how to construct arguments based on data, for classes with a scientific approach.
Technical Requirements:
It requires Adobe Flash. Note that Adobe Flash will no longer be supported sometime in early 2020 and may no longer be available.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
A quick intro to the epistemology of scientific arguements. The writer of the resource states, "I want to explain why academic argument is as it is, and why it needs to be practised. This is a different take compared to the usual study skills advice. That sometimes shows people some of the characteristics of academic argument, often at the level of 'style' (it uses third person subjects, for example). However, it is unusual to find an explanation, let alone a justification for characteristics or styles like this."
Target Student Population:
College General Ed.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic college concepts.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
There are many style guides about the format of scientific writing, but this provides a simple introduction to the construction of meaning; I think it fills a gap that addresses some common problems I've seen in student writing.
Concerns:
It only introduces one positivistic view of scientific writing.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The teaching-learning goals and consequent uses are easy to identify.
The item increases the potential for student learning.
The item promotes conceptual understanding.
The item can be used in a variety of ways to achieve teaching and learning goals.
Concerns:
As noted earlier, Adobe Flash will no longer be supported in early 2020 and some recommend not installing Adobe Flash. Also, students expect better design.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This is a quick and simple intro that may help students avoid the typical logical fallacies in their scientific writting.
Concerns:
It mentions Toulmin and Habermas, but there are no link or citations. The link to further podcasts is broken.
Creative Commons:
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