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HL20050: Performance assessment

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2018/9
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department for Health
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Biomechanics on-going assessment (CW 40% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Physiology on-going assessment (CW 40% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
  • Psychology short essay (CW 20% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this module you must take HL20042
While taking this module you must ( take HL20108 OR take 2 MODULES FROM {HL20503, HL20504} ) AND take HL20185
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To extend the students' laboratory based practical skills in the areas of sport and exercise biomechanics, physiology and psychology.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
* Describe the principles of quality control and quality assessment from a laboratory perspective.
* Conduct appropriate biomechanical testing using prescribed methodologies and techniques.
* Undertake a range of physiological tests on human subjects.
* Explain effective use of psychological assessment in sport and exercise populations.
* Describe the principles of ethical treatment of human subjects in a laboratory environment.

Skills:
Intellectual skills - taught, facilitated and assessed.
IT skills - taught, facilitated and assessed.
Professional laboratory skills - taught, facilitate and assessed.
Problem solving - taught, facilitated and assessed.
Written communication - facilitated and assessed.
Group work - facilitated.
Working independently - facilitated and assessed.

Content:
Biomechanics: Motion analysis; force plate analysis, anthropometrics.
Physiology: Gas analysis; blood sampling and handling; blood lactate; body composition; blood pressure.
Psychology: Psychological assessment (quantitative and qualitative approaches).
Before taking this module you must take HL20042 While taking this module you must take HL20108 AND take HL20185
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

HL20050 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFB01 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 2)
  • UHHL-ACB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 2)
  • UHHL-AAB02 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHHL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 2)
  • UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 2)
  • UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 2)
  • UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 2)

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