Seminar "Applied sports research"

In this seminar, students will write and present their own short quantitative sports research paper. After the kick-off meeting, students will develop a research idea and will write a research proposal, which they will discuss with the lecturers. They will submit their final research paper by April 19 at the latest. The presentation of the paper takes place on April 25 and 26 2024.

To get familiar with the key steps of producing a quantitative research paper in sports economics, i.e., defining a research question, documenting the test hypothesis, assessing the adequate quantitative methods, identifying and preparing a small dataset, carrying out first analyses, documenting results and discuss potential enhancements. Finally, to learn how to write a research bibliography and delivering a short oral presentation. The learned skills can be leveraged for writing a master thesis, not only in sports economics.

Admission to the master's program; basic knowledge of a statistical program such as STATA, R, SPSS or similar.

Students who are interested in the field of sports economics and who intend to write their master thesis at the Chair of Strategic Management and Business Policy.

The seminar is organized as a "block seminar" with one kick-off meeting and two full seminar days. Attendance is compulsory for the kick-off meeting and the seminar days.

The kick-off meeting will cover more detailed information on the seminar as well as the length and structure of the written seminar paper and the oral presentation.

The seminar will be held in English. Further information can be found in the Course Catalogue

Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Anyone caught cheating or engaging in unethical behavior will be reported to the Dean’s office according to the guidelines on academic dishonesty set forth by the University of Zurich.

Don’t forget to officially register yourself using the registration tool of the University of Zurich.