Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 12 x 1 Hour Lectures |
| Practical | 6 x 2 Hour Practicals |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 0.5 Hours Practical skills assessment: laboratory assessment of skill of own choice. | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay on selected sport/activity evaluating the determinants of performance in a selected activity (600 words). | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 0.5 Hours Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 30% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Evaluate responses to exercise to monitor and analyze the performance of the client.
2. Demonstrate the practical skills and techniques required to monitor and evaluate participants using physiological analyses.
3. Demonstrate an awareness of health and safety, risk assessment and ethical considerations.
4. Work cooperatively with a team.
Brief description
This module is concerned with the analysis of human performance in a sports and/or clinical setting. A range of measurement techniques covering biomechanical, physiological and psychological approaches will be covered. Practical skills will be developed to assess athletes/clients and evaluate the data collected appropriately. Measurement techniques that will be covered include oxygen uptake during exercise, psychological profiling of athletes and movement analysis of gait and other movements.
Content
Ethics
Oxygen consumption and energy expenditure during exercise in various domains of intensity
Gait analysis using kinematical and spatio-temporal parameters
Determining the nutritional status prior, during and after exercise
Quantifying motivation and arousal
Strength Assessment
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Interpretation of data collected. |
| Communication | Collection of data in groups. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Self, peer and lecturer feedback during practical, Allocated preparation time for practical assessment outside contact time. |
| Information Technology | Using computers to collect and process data during practical work. Literature searching via Primo. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | |
| Research skills | Evaluation of performance indicators of a selected sport. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Development of practical skills incorporating equipment for assessment of individuals. Interpersonal communication with clients. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. |
| Team work | Data collection in groups during practical. Practical Skills Assessment in team. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4