Spring 2027

Research in Kinesiology

Research in Kinesiology covers the research process, including hypothesis development, ethics, study design, measurement, statistical concepts, and presenting results.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Dan Schaefer3.9/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

Past reviews described exams as hard and the paper as time-consuming. Students felt the workload was excessive for a 2-credit course, resembling a 4-credit load.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the research process and different research methods

  • Utilize common research tools and resources

  • Retrieve, read, and evaluate primary and secondary sources of information

  • Communicate key elements of study design and analysis

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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MATH 112 or placement inMATH 113 and (STAT 371, 301, or PSYCH 210)

KINES 330 used by

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 5 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MARTHA MCCURDY is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 500
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

Students noted that the instructor provided good feedback on group projects, though some found the overall experience frustrating due to grading expectations.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.97 GPA, 98.0% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=98 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

Past reviews described exams as hard and the paper as time-consuming. Students felt the workload was excessive for a 2-credit course, resembling a 4-credit load.

Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

Reviewers reported that grading criteria were unclear and standards were harsh, making it difficult to earn an A despite significant effort.

Topics

  • Hypothesis development, ethics, study design, measurement, and statistics
  • Current research in the Department of Kinesiology

Skills

  • Knowledge of the research process and different research methods
  • Utilizing common research tools and resources
  • Retrieving, reading, and evaluating primary and secondary sources
  • Communicating key elements of study design and analysis

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.11 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
KINES 330 · Spring 2027

Research in Kinesiology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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