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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 40%, EX 60% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take HL10034 |
| Description:
| Aims: To provide students with basic scientific knowledge and understanding of biomechanical aspects of human locomotion and sport performance and to provide experience of carrying out simple biomechanical measurements. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: * Demonstrate an understanding of biomechanical concepts relating to general human movement and sport performance. * Describe the structure and function of the neuromuscular system and analyse co-ordinated human movements. * Use video cameras and simple measurement devices to record and analyse the kinematics of human movements in a directed group situation. * Identify the structure and content of biomechanical scientific reports. * Produce a biomechanical report. Skills: Knowledge and Understanding of the unit content - taught, facilitated and assessed Synthesis and interpretation of information - facilitated and assessed Written Communication - taught, facilitated and assessed Spoken communication - facilitated Information Technology - taught and facilitated Problem Solving - taught, facilitated and assessed Data Acquisition, Handling and Analysis - taught, facilitated and assessed Working Independently - facilitated and assessed Working as part of a group - facilitated Content: Linear kinematics; displacement, velocity and acceleration. Fundamentals of projectile motion. Angular kinematics; rotation, angular displacement, velocity and acceleration. Neuromuscular structure and function of skeletal muscle; structure of muscle fibres and fibre types; nerve supply to and feedback from muscle; sliding filament theory of muscle contraction; factors affecting the force produced by muscle (force-length, force-velocity, force-time relationships, stretch-shortening cycle); co-ordinated movement patterns in walking and running. Basic techniques for analysing human movement; operation and use of video equipment, photocells, isokinetic dynamometers and other techniques for measuring motion and muscle function. |
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HL10038 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department for Health
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