Undergraduate Course: Sport Science 2C (SPRT08006)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This is a two-part course covering the disciplines of biomechanics and information skills. Each part has its own teaching and assessment. You must pass BOTH parts of the course to pass Sport Science 2C
PART 1 - SPORTS BIOMECHANICS
The British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) describes Sport and Exercise Biomechanics as encompassing the area of science concerned "with the analysis of mechanics of human movement" In other words it is the science of explaining how and why the human body moves in the way that it does. In sport and exercise that definition is often extended to also consider the interaction between the performer and his or her equipment and environment. Biomechanics is traditionally divided into the areas of kinetics (concerning the analysis of the forces acting on the body) and kinematics (concerning the analysis of the movements of the body). The course will progress the learning in year to cover more advanced biomechanical principles and qualitative analysis methods will be used to examine human movement and sporting movements in field and laboratory settings. This is assessed by an EXAM contributing 60% of the overall Sport Science 2C mark.
PART 2 - INFORMATION SKILLS
This part of the course will allow students to explore a range of commonly available computer software and online tools. The courses will provide guidance on how to source scientific information and how to collect, summarize, analyze and present data according to current scientific conventions. The essence of this course is to provide training in the competencies needed to translate data into information. The content of the teaching has implications for almost all the academic work you do whilst at university. This is assessed by an ASSIGNMENT contributing 40% of the overall Sport Science 2C mark.
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| Course description |
This teaching and learning is research-led. Members of academic staff the Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Science (ISPEHS) who contribute to this course are all members of one or more of the following research groups hosted by ISPEHS: (1) Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), (2) Edinburgh Sports Research, (3) Human Performance and Aquatics and (4) Physical Education Research Forum (PERF).
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of kinematics and kinetics, and a more detailed knowledge of their application in selected sports
- Use a range of biomechanical principles to perform quantitative and qualitative biomechanical analysis in several sporting activities
- Use a range of generic and specific computer software tools for information handing, data collection and analysis in sport science situations.
- Present a range of data and information according to scientific conventions and in output formats commonly encountered in sports science.
- Collaborate with others to produce a complex review involving critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
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Learning Resources
BIOMECHANICS
1) McGinnis, P.M. (2013). Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise.3rd ed. Leeds: Human Kinetics. (chapters 1-7)
2) Knudson, D. (2007). Fundamentals of Biomechanics (available at: http://goo.gl/DIKsEU) (chapters 1-2 and 5-7)
INFORMATION SKILLS
1) The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th Edition. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association 2010. |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/ug/sport-sci.html |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
This course addresses 14 of the 20 graduate attributes developed on the BSc Applied Sport Science degree
RESEARCH AND ENQUIRY
(2) Search for, access, critically analyse, evaluate and synthesize information from literature in order to answer research questions in sport and exercise sciences.
(3) Plan and execute research projects, involving data collection and analysis, which answer research questions in sport and exercise sciences.
(4) Interpret data collected or reported in sport, physical activity and exercise studies
(6) Develop logical arguments surrounding issues within sport science, physical activity and exercise
PERSONAL AND INTELLECTUAL AUTONOMY
(7) Be independent learners who can take responsibility for their own learning
(8) Be able to respond to unfamiliar problems by extrapolating their existing knowledge and understanding
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
(9) Be able to communicate clearly using oral and written methods, including posters, presentations, essays, web pages, in order to critique, negotiate, create or communicate understanding
(10) Be able to use communication as a means for collaborating with and relating to others including staff, other students and research participants.
(12) Be able to initiate communication with non-university agencies connected to sport and exercise
PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
(13) Be able to plan and execute substantive research projects in sport and exercise sciences (including but not limited to the dissertation and mini-project)
(14) Have developed their organisational, time management and decision-making skills
(15) Be able to work effectively in a team; overcoming and discussing problems and recognising the diversity of contributions different individuals can make to collaborative work
TECHNICAL/PRACTICAL SKILLS
(18) Be able to use the test, measurement and analysis tools appropriate to sport, physical activity and exercise, including for example laboratory or field tests.
(21) Be able to present data and report research findings according to standard scientific conventions
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| Keywords | sport science biomechanics computing information ICT |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Dave Saunders
Tel: (0131 6)51 4121
Email: Dave.Saunders@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel:
Email: s.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
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