Course – Technology and Data in Sports Science

Sports Analytics

Course

KINSTUDY 201

Course Name

Technology and Data in Sports Science

Credit Hours

3

Term

Winter/Spring 2025

Instructor

Dr. Harjiv Singh

Students connecting vital tracking devices to an athlete for the Kineseology treadmill study.

Technology and Data in Sports Science

Course Number: KINSTUDY 201
(Kinesiology, Applied Exercise Science)

Schedule: W’25 Course is offered in person and potentially remotely
Time and Location: TBD 
Credit Hours:  *3 units *General elective units – confirm with major/school academic advisor

This course will serve as a broad introduction to recent advancements in sport technology with an emphasis in wearable and portable technology. Additionally, this course will provide students preliminary opportunities to work with sports science data to answer questions pertinent to personal and/or professional interests. The goals of the course will be to learn the basics about how technologies can be leveraged to assess human performance, health and well-being, and how these technologies and data are currently being used to facilitate sports science assessments and interventions. Students will also gain preliminary experience working with and assessing data through demonstration and applied examples.

Previous Guest Speakers

  • Dr. Daniel Yu, Sport Scientist, Orlando Magic
  • Dr. Jason Avedesian, Director of Sports Science (Olympic Sports), Clemson Tigers
  • Dr. Sean Fischer, Data Scientist, Cincinnati Reds Baseball

 

Topics

  • Wearable Technology Components
  • Wearable Technology Data Based on Measurement Properties – Examples
  • Applications in Collegiate Sports
  • Applications in Professional Sports
  • Ethics in Sport Technology & Measurement

What students are saying

“It was extremely exciting and impactful to have a class dedicated for this lesser known but rapidly growing field. Getting knowledge from a professional in the field as a teacher, as well as various guest speakers was a very valuable and unique experience that I could not recommend more.” – Harshil Patel (winter 2024)

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