The International Christmas Postgraduate School

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The International Christmas Postgraduate
SchoolQualitative and Quantitative Research in
Sport ScienceBerzsenyi College-Szombathely-
Hungary6-10 December 2006
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The International Christmas Postgraduate School

• In response to the imperatives of the
  Roberts Review (2002), relating to research
  student training and enhancing the research
  student experience, we have formed the following
  suggestions for discussion -
• Mike
  Hughes and Bill Davies
• AIMS
• To create an international forum for developing
  researcher (MSc and PhD students and other
  researches from different countries)
• To organise an annual Christmas School at which
  postgraduate research, seminars and lectures will
  be presented with the aim of exemplifying good
  research practise in sports science.
• To foster collaborative projects on research,
  pedagogy and the delivery of sports science.

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The International Christmas Postgraduate School

• RATIONALE
• Christmas periode (6-10 December 2006) was
  chosen as the best time as being early in the
  students development, and logistically very
  convenient.
• To enable developing researchers to understand
  and reflect upon the research process.
• Primarily intended for first year research degree
  students, or taught Masters students about to
  start their dissertation, it could also be
  attractive and very functional for 2nd and 3rd
  year PhD students.
• It will give them the opportunity to present and
  discuss their research ideas with their
  international peers, creating contacts that could
  last all their lives.
• For the postgraduate research students, this
  could be a key element in satisfying the
  requirements of portfolio development and
  personal development plan for satisfying research
  training requirements of the respective national
  Research Councils.

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The International Christmas Postgraduate School

• The event is open for everybody!
• Potential participants are expected from
• UWIC-Cardiff- Wales
• Berzsenyi Daniel Foiskola, Szombathely, Hungary
• Otto von Guericke University- Magdeburg, Germany
• University of Zagreb , Croatia
• University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• University of Bologna, Italy
• University Maribor, Slowenia
• FH- Joanneum Graz, Austria
• Eisenstadt College- Pinkafeld, Austria
• Telemark University, Norway
• Semmelweis University, Budapest
• 12. Masaryk University of Brno
• and other member institutions of the
  International Network
• on Sport and Health Sciences.

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The International Christmas Postgraduate School

• PARTICIPANTS
• Postgraduate research students (i.e. PhD, MPhil
  or taught Masters with dissertation) from
  different universities with appropriate available
  staff.
• MSc students
• Hypothetical numbers of potential
  participants
• somewhere between 40-60 seems possible.
• The event is open for everybody!!!!

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The International Christmas Postgraduate School
Preliminary Programme 6th December, Wednesday
Arrival-registration, Welcome party in the
evening 7th December, Thursday Session 1-
Poster Conference student presentations of
current work and/or their undergraduate
research. Session 2- Philosophy of
Knowledge what is research for? Sport
programmes for mixed teams in different ball
sports 8th December, Friday Session 1-
Communication Skills, Needs Analysis,
Personal Skills Reflective Practice
Session 2- A postgraduate quantitative and
qualitative Research Methods series of
lectures delivered by eminent researchers in
parallel sessions in the specific fields, such
as Qualitative Quantitative Historical
Research, Time and Project Management Descripti
ve Research, Statistics and research
design Questionnaire design, Scientific
writing Current themes in Literature Optional
Social and sport programmes for mixed teams in
different ball sports,Wellness center visit in
Austria
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The International Christmas Postgraduate School
Preliminary Programme 9th December,
Saturday Special interest groups Recent
Developments (Discipline Specific), Innovative
Research Design, Software Applications,
Advanced quantitative statistics Student
networks Optional Social Programmes e.g. Xmas
Market visit Vienna and or Sport programmes for
mixed teams in different ball sports 10th
December, Sunday Travelling home
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The International Christmas Postgraduate School
Preliminary Programme PROPOSED CONTENT (3
days) Guest Lecturers stars of the
international sports science firmament. Each day
will be structured in 3 sessions- 0900
1200 1300 1500 1700 - 1900 The
Social and sports programme will be one of the
above. Delivery of this programme will be by the
appropriate staff from the partner institutions
taking part.
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The International Christmas Postgraduate School
Technical informations The event is
organized by the Institute of Sport Science of
Berzsenyi College. (Address Szombathely, 4
Karolyi G.tér., 9700 - Hungary) Programme
manager dr. Henriette Dancs, email
dancs_at_bdf.hu Tel [phone]
Responsible for Scientific Programme Prof.
Mike Hughes, email MHughes_at_uwic.ac.uk
Registration per email (To Henriette Dancs and
Mike Hughes) Deadline of registration 17th
November 2006 At registration please let us
know Name, address, form of presentation
(oral or poster), titel of presentation,
travelling info (arival , departure day, airport,
way of travelling to Hungary)
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The International Christmas Postgraduate School
COURSE MANAGEMENT 1. The inaugural School will
be in Hungary December 6th 10th 2006 and after
that it is intended to be rotated. 2. Projected
costs for this year Students are expected to
find their own meals outside the social
programme. 3.Accommodation 10 per day (4
nights) B B - 45 (55 Euros) - Student
Accomodation 4.Course and registration fees -
55 per head (65 Euros) Total 100 Pounds (120
EUR) Payment money transfer (Deadline 6th
Dec)
cash at
arrrival 5.Travel(Ryanair- flight London
Graz/Balaton) 50 return (Approx) Bus Transfer
from Graz to Szombathely and back 15 per head
(Approx) 6. Optional programmes Traditional
Austrian X-mas market visit in Vienna 15 Pounds
(20 EUR) Austrian Wellness center visit 18
Pounds (23 EUR) NoteCourse and registration
fees to be used to defray living expenses for
staff whilst on the course. This also inculdes
welcome dinner meal, organisations costs, kit.
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The International Christmas Postgraduate School
COURSE MANAGEMENT 1. The management team try
pursue the possibilities of grants through the
Erasmus and Socrates schemes in Europe. 2. It is
hoped that the respective universities will fund
all or part of the costs for the staff and
students. 3. It is also hoped and suggested at
the same time that these Research Methods modules
will be recognised by the respective postgraduate
programmes at each of the universities.
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The International Christmas Postgraduate School
Note Registration fee (100 Pounds (120 EUR)
payment at arrival in cash or money transfer
(bank account details will be given later)
Please note the deadline of registration
17th November 2006 Registration should be done
by email dancs_at_bdf.hu MHughes_at_uwic.ac.uk WELCO
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