Program Overview

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Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a course titled "Innovation, Project Management, and Applied Sport Analysis" (NNEK24011U). This course is part of the Master's program in Humanistic and Social Science Sports Science.

Course Description

The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to apply theoretical directions and methods in humanistic and social science sports research to analyze a given problem defined in collaboration with an external partner. Students will take a sports-related problem as a starting point and work innovatively and solution-oriented with the analysis of this problem. The course focuses on developing competencies in problem-oriented project work and critically and reflectively relating to the process and product.

Course Content

The course is based on project groups that receive ongoing guidance. The groups will have a few joint lectures and joint meetings based on student presentations and discussions in plenum, but otherwise, the groups work independently. The groups will pitch their project halfway through for a guest panel.

Learning Objectives

The course has the following learning objectives:

• Knowledge of project design and solution, communication, and administration
• Knowledge of innovative cultural analytical processes and collaboration-driven innovation
• Knowledge of collaboration with external organizations
• Skills in design, execution, and reporting in a problem-oriented analysis developed in collaboration with an external partner
• Skills in applying sports as a solution to complex societal problems
• Skills in functioning in and leading the work in a project group
• Skills in involving diverse user groups/citizens/members/experts
• Pitching of project content
• Competencies in applying sports analysis in the solution and development of external partners/problem areas
• Competencies in selecting and applying relevant humanistic and social science theories and methods in practice

Recommended Prerequisites

The course assumes expertise equivalent to a completed Bachelor's degree.

Teaching Methods

The course includes lectures, project work in groups under guidance, and student presentations with communication dimensions. A significant part of the teaching takes place in project groups, where each group must consist of at least 3 people and a maximum of 5 people.

Workload

The estimated workload for the course is as follows:

• Lectures: 28 hours
• Preparation: 100 hours
• Theoretical exercises: 40 hours
• Project work: 150 hours
• Exam preparation: 40 hours
• Exam: 54 hours
• Total: 412 hours

Feedback

Feedback is provided in the following forms:

• Written
• Oral
• Ongoing feedback during the course
• Feedback at the final exam (in addition to the grade)
• Peer feedback (students giving each other feedback)

Examination

The examination consists of a 15 ECTS point oral exam based on a group report (15-20 pages for 3 students + 5 pages per additional student). The group report is developed throughout the course and is mandatory to participate in the oral exam. The oral exam lasts 30 minutes, excluding voting, for 3 students + 5 minutes per additional student.

Examination Requirements

To participate in the exam, students must have active participation in an obligatory assignment consisting of student presentations in the form of pitching for an external guest panel.

Allowed Aids

For the report, all aids are allowed except Generative AI. For the oral exam, only the report can be brought - no other aids are allowed.

Assessment

The assessment is based on a 7-point scale, and there is no external censorship. The course is assessed by two internal assessors.

Re-examination

The re-examination is the same as the ordinary examination. The report from the ordinary examination can be reused (as the written submission for the re-examination) - otherwise, a new report can be prepared individually and submitted 2 weeks before the oral exam. If a student has not met the requirements for active participation in the obligatory student presentation (oral presentation), they must prepare an individual written PowerPoint presentation (max 5 pages), which must be submitted no later than three weeks before the re-examination and be approved before the re-examination.

Course Information

• Language: Danish
• Course code: NNEK24011U
• Points: 15 ECTS
• Level: Master's
• Duration: 2 blocks
• Placement: Block 3 and Block 4
• Schedule group: B (Monday & Friday 8-12)
• Course capacity: No limitation, unless you enroll during the late enrollment period (BA and KA) or as a merit or single-course student.
• The course is also offered for further education.

Study Board

The study board for Food, Human Nutrition, and Sports is responsible for this course.

Offering Institute

The Institute of Sports and Nutrition offers this course.

Offering Faculty

The Faculty of Natural and Biovidenskabelige offers this course.

Course Responsible

Laila Ottesen is the course responsible.

Teachers

Teachers from the section "Sports, Individual, and Society" teach this course.