Sports Technology: From Product Development to Research

Department

Bachelor's program Entrepreneurship, Tourism & Leisure Business

Course unit code

IEL-B-3+5-WPM-IEL

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5.0

Name of lecturer(s)

FH-Prof. Hollaus Bernhard, PhD, Strutzenberger Gerda, PhD

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

Konstantin Fuss - Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering
Keith Ward - Routledge Handbook of Sport and Exercise Therapy

Additional information about examination modalities

Presentations and Report

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Fall 2026

Semester when the course unit is delivered

5

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students
...understand how data in sports could look like
...are able to sketch a project that includes sports data
...know about different projects in sport technology and human movement analysis
...gain insights into how to carry out basic data analysis in sports
...know of different measurement methods used in sports technology
...are aware of current algorithms and analysis methods in sports

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none