Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 1 hour lecture per week |
| Practical | 1 x 1 hour practical session per week |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Worksheets Four practical worksheets involving calculations | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Examination Multiple choice and short-answer questions | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Worksheets Retake failed component | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Examination | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Recall and define key biomechanical terms, abbreviations, units and formulae.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of linear kinematics, linear kinetics, impulse, change in momentum, stress and strain, work and energy, aerodynamics, buoyancy, gravity and friction.
Demonstrate the application of this basic knowledge to simple movements in sport and exercise.
Perform basic biomechanical calculations.
Aims
Biomechanics is one of the three key disciplines within the Sport and Exercise Science degree programme. This module will introduce basic biomechanical concepts and approaches to the study of sport and exercise using biomechanical analysis techniques. These concepts and approaches will be extended in the Level 2 module SS21020.
Brief description
This module introduces students to the study of biomechanics. Students will develop a secure understanding of mechanical principles relevant to the study of sport and exercise. A wide variety of sport and exercise situations will be used to demonstrate the application of these principles. A series of laboratory practicals will introduce some of the key analytical tools available to the biomechanist, and will help students consolidate their understanding of the theory.
Content
Definition and computation of kinematic quantities: position, displacement, velocity and acceleration.
Vector and scalar quantities.
Newton's Laws of linear motion.
Impulse-change in momentum relationship.
Basic material properties such as stress and strain and the relationship between these measures and injury.
Basic fluid mechanics.
Friction.
Searching and reading the biomechanics literature.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Calculations on worksheet. |
| Communication | Discussing problems on worksheets |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Worksheets. |
| Information Technology | Using computers to collect and process data. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will be asked to evaluate their improvement over the course of the worksheets and will be asked to identify helpful strategies. |
| Problem solving | Worksheets |
| Research skills | Worksheets |
| Subject Specific Skills | Algebra, trigonometry, mechanics |
| Team work | Discussing problems on worksheets. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4