Undergraduate Course: Sport Science 3B (SPRT10023)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Sport |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Skill acquisition and motor control at Level 3 seeks to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of present theories of motor control and learning. Indicative content considers information processing, dynamical systems, changing skill levels, motor development theory, motor control, and EMG and the "inner game" approach to skill learning. The physiological analysis of exercise and training seeks to improve the students understanding in relation to specific situations associated with physiological preparation for sport and activity. Acquisition of sports-specific knowledge will enhance an individual's capability to prescribe exercise and training in a variety of contexts. Indicative content considers energy metabolism and provision, muscular fatigue, muscle morphology and adaptation, lactate threshold, aerobic and anaerobic function, integrative sources of energy, recovery and the physical demands of specific activity. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand present theoretical notions of motor control and learning within applied settings;
Analyse the ecological validity of present motor learning research designs when attempting to assess changes in skill learning;
Understand and analyse the effect of exercise and adaptation on the physiological systems of the body;
Analyse the integrative nature of these physiological factors which may limit sporting activity;
Evaluate those physiological systems responsible for the execution of technique and skill.
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Assessment Information
1 x 2hr examination (60%)
1 x group poster in exercise physiology (20%)
1 x presentation/poster in motor control (20%) |
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Tony Turner
Tel: (0131 6)51 6003
Email: Tony.Turner@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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