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Undergraduate Course: Sport Science 2C (SPRT08006)

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 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Sport Other subject area None
Course website http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/ug/sport-sci.html Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This course will continue work carried out in Sport Science 1Bh, particularly in the area of Sports Biomechanics and Information Technology. More advanced biomechanical principles and qualitative analysis methods will be used to examine human movement and sporting movements in field and laboratory settings. In the second part of the course the principles and use in sport science of general and specialised computer hardware and software will be covered.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Sport Science 1A (SPRT08002) AND Sport Science 1B (SPRT08003)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 14:00 - 14:50
CentralLaboratory1-11 14:00 - 14:50
CentralLaboratory1-11 15:00 - 15:50
CentralLaboratory1-11 15:00 - 15:50
First Class First class information not currently available
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Sport Science 2C2:0020 sides
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:0016 sides
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Understand further mathematical principles of Newtonian mechanics;
Carry out qualitative biomechanical analyses of selected sporting actions;
Use a range of general and specific computer software for data collection and analysis in sport science situations; Present a range of data in output formats commonly encountered in sports science.
Assessment Information
1 x 2 hour examination in Sports Biomechanics (60%) 1 x 2000 word equivalent assignment concerned with Information Technology in Sport Science (eg Powerpoint presentation, Web page production). (40%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Orna Donoghue
Tel:
Email: orna.donoghue@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk
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