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HL40487: Advanced analysis of human movement and motor skills

[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]

Academic Year: 2021/2
Owning Department/School: Department for Health
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 100% - Qualifying Mark: 1)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Before taking this module you must take HL30056 AND ( take HL30186 OR take HL30187 )
Aims: To progress the student's knowledge, understanding and application of advanced instruments and methods for the assessment of motor skills.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
* demonstrate an understanding of movement and coordination variability, its interpretation, and the role it plays in the assessment of movement and motor skills;
* demonstrate a critical awareness of both conventional and more advanced techniques to address the analysis of task execution and task outcome, and to capture motor and coordinative skills;
* critically analyse, synthesise and discuss scientific literature on movement and coordination variability;
* systematically and creatively apply biomechanical techniques to assess movement and coordination variability;
* analyse, discuss and critically interpret laboratory results;
* write a brief scientific communication ready to be submitted to a relevant international conference.

Skills: Knowledge and Understanding - taught, facilitated and assessed.
Intellectual Skills - facilitated and assessed.
Written Communication - facilitated and assessed.
Spoken communication - facilitated.
Information Technology - taught, facilitated and assessed.
Problem Solving - taught, facilitated and assessed.
Data Acquisition, Handling and Analysis - taught, facilitated and assessed.
Working Independently - facilitated and assessed.
Working as part of a group - facilitated and assessed.

Content: Movement and coordination variability.
Contemporary issues in the analysis of motor skills and performance.
Methods to study movement variability, coordination and variability in coordination.

Programme availability:

HL40487 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:

Department for Health
  • UHHL-AFM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Year 4)
  • UHHL-ACM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Combined Professional Placement and Study Abroad (Year 5)
  • UHHL-AAM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Study year abroad (Year 5)
  • UHHL-AKM01 : MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement (Year 5)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
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