Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Online quizzes delivered via Blackboard following practicals (1.5 hours) | 30% |
| Semester Assessment | Practical assessment of biomechanical techniques (0.5 hours) | 20% |
| Semester Assessment | Written laboratory report based on data generated during the module (2000 words) | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Apply knowledge and understanding of the inter-disciplinary combination of biomechanics and psychology to solve a physical activity or sport performance problem.
2. Demonstrate advanced level knowledge and understanding of theories and principles that underpin the study of physical activity and sport performance.
3. Demonstrate the practical skills and techniques required to monitor and evaluate participants using appropriate psychological and biomechanical analyses.
4. Construct a critical review of appropriate topics based on a range of information sources.
5. Use a range of computer packages to analyse data and produce reports.
6. Demonstrate time management and the ability to appropriately prioritise tasks.
Brief description
This module will apply psychological and biomechanical principles across the physical activity spectrum, from increasing physical activity of the currently inactive, to improving performance of the elite athlete. Through a blend of classroom-based and hands-on learning, you will learn about monitoring physical activity and performance and apply interventions. Improving physical activity and sports performance helps you on your journey to apply all that you are learning to different sub-populations, such as the elderly, clinically obese, injured exerciser, or team-sport athlete.
Content
Introductions to the domains of performance psychology and performance analysis.
Performance psychology and its importance and impact across career stages and the lifespan (i.e., young elite athlete vs inactive elderly).
Measurement of physical activity and human movement.
Personality and its involvement in sport, exercise and health behaviour.
Mid-module review; group and individual progress and assessment-focused tutorials.
Pressure, emotions, stress and coping in sport.
Injury in different populations, and the consequences for sport, exercise and general physical activity.
Motivation for sport training, competition, exercise and a physically active lifestyle.
Overtraining syndrome and burnout.
Module review and future (career) prospects.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Calculations associated with practical work and quizzes; analysis of data. |
| Communication | Presentation of processed data; written laboratory report. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Feedback from quiz performance designed to stimulate self-reflection; as should peer feedback about data collection procedures during practicals. |
| Information Technology | Using computers to collect and process data during practical work; literature search. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Module review and evaluation of future prospects. |
| Problem solving | Developing an individualized intervention; real-time problem solving during data collection practicals. |
| Research skills | Practical laboratory work; report preparation research. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Applying a multi-disciplinary approach; use of biomechanics laboratory equipment; interpretation of psychological data. |
| Team work | Data collection. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5