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 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department for Health |
| Credits:
| 12 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Academic Year |
| Assessment:
| CW 60%, EX 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take HL10034 and take HL10038 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide students with the knowledge and experience of the scientific concepts of human and sport biomechanics and to enhance understanding of the use of biomechanics as applied to the technical analysis of selected sports. Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit students should be able to: * Interpret linear and angular kinematics of human movement and sport performance. * Demonstrate an understanding of kinetic data in general human movement and sport performance. * Use kinematic and kinetic measurement devices to record and analyse human movements in a directed group situation. * Demonstrate understanding of the biomechanical issues that influence specific sport techniques. * Present a biomechanical report from a directed data collection. * Conduct an independent literature search and produce a biomechanical literature review. * Communicate verbally the findings of a sport biomechanics investigation. Skills: Knowledge and Understanding - taught, facilitated and assessed Intellectual Skills - taught, facilitated and assessed Professional Practical Skills - facilitated Written Communication - taught, facilitated and assessed Spoken Communication - facilitated and assessed Numeracy - taught, facilitated and assessed Data acquisition, Handling and Analysis - taught, facilitated and assessed Information Technology - facilitated and assessed Problem Solving - taught, facilitated and assessed Working Independently - taught and facilitated Working as part of a group - facilitated. Content: Linear kinematics; kinematic analysis of sport applications. Analysis of projectile motion in sport. Relationship between linear and angular motion. Linear kinetics; force, work, energy, power and inertia in human movement. Angular kinetics; torque, levers, moment of inertia, angular momentum in sport. Video, EMG and Force plate analysis for the analysis of human movement. Directed reading material related to the biomechanical analysis of sports techniques. Structure and content of a scientific literature review. Referencing of scientific material. |
| Programme availability: |
HL20108 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department for Health
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