Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
AS20167: Sports biomechanics |
 Credits: |
10 |
| Level: |
Intermediate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 2 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: |
CW 40%, OT 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: |
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| Description: | Aims: This unit aims to: * teach the student the fundamental principles of biomechanics that allows human motion under both static and dynamic states; * provide the student with an understanding of the underlying principles and how they are applied in order to evaluate human motion. Learning Outcomes: At the end of this unit students will be able to: * explain the basic principles of biomechanics that govern human motion; * examine the application of biomechanical principles in order to evaluate human motion; * explain the effects of fluid forces on human and projectile motion; * present a model for biomechanical analysis of human motion. Skills: * professional development skills; * communication skills; * improving own learning and performance; * working with others; * problem solving. Content: * basic principles of biomechanics: forces of motion, mechanical systems, anatomical referencing (positions, planes, axes, plane movements, directional terms), Newton's Laws of Motion; * application of biomechanical principles: linear and angular motion, interaction between bodies (force, reaction force, friction), projectile motion, angular rotation, equilibrium in human movement and power and energy (kinetic and potential energy, conservation of energy); * effects of fluid forces; * biomechanical analysis of human motion. |