HL30186: Applied sport biomechanics
[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]
Academic Year: | 2020/1 |
Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
Period: |
- Semester 2
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Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
Assessment Detail: |
- Presentation (CW 50%)
- Report (CW 50%)
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Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must ( take HL20108 OR take HL20503 ) AND take HL30056
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Description: | Aims: To provide students with the knowledge, experience and better understanding of the scientific concepts of human and sport biomechanics and develop their ability to carry out sport technique analyses.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
* Explain different approaches available to carry out sport biomechanics analysis
* Complete a comprehensive review of research literature on a sport biomechanics topic
* Given a project brief, carry out planning, data collection, analysis & interpretation stages (i.e. design and carry out a study)
* Analyse and handle sport biomechanics data appropriately
* Interpret data appropriately to convey understanding of sport techniques
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 - facilitated
Working as part of a group - facilitated
Content: Technique analysis in sport, quantitative analysis of sport movements, qualitative analysis of sport movements, simulation, case studies of technique analysis, project planning and data handling. |
Programme availability: |
HL30186 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:
Department for Health
- UHHL-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 3)
- UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 4)
- UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 5)
- UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 5)
- UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 4)
- UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 5)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2020/21 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2021/22 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2020/21.
- Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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