A range of formative and summative assessment methods will be used which are appropriate to the teaching and learning delivery method, mode of attendance and proposed weighting criteria used for this module, and as reflected within the Scheme and Award specifications. Formative feedback will be provided in a variety of forms, including written feedback on proposed titles, outline assignment plans and full drafts. Feedback may take place via full-class, group and individual tutorials.
A contextualised and approved assessment strategy and schedule will be published to students by award.
The summative assessment for the Nutrition for Sports Performance module will be one piece of summative assessment (100% weighting of module grade). The module assessment will be a web-based blog (3000 word limit) on energy, growth, repair, hydration and nutritional strategies. (LO1; LO2; LO3; LO4).
All learning outcomes are covered by the singular assessment method. Students must complete the assessment in its entirety to achieve an overall pass grade for the module.

- Class-room with a SMARTBoard and projector.
- Appropriately and adequately stocked library facilities.
- Internet access sufficient to blackboard.

Bean, A. (2009) The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition (6th edition). A&C Black Publishers Ltd, UK.

Jeukendrup, A.E., and Gleeson, M. (2010) Sports Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance (2nd edition). Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.

Maughan, R.J. and Gleeson, M. (2010). The Biochemical Basis of Sports Performance (2nd edition). Oxford University Press, Oxford.

McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I. and Katch, V. L. (2008). Sport and Exercise Nutrition (3rd edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, USA.

- The structure, function and sources of macronutrients.
- Carbohydrate as a fuel for performance.
- Fats and their importance to energy performance and health.
- The functions of protein within an athlete¿s diet.
- Carbohydrate ingestion and fluid replacement.
- The functions and sources of micronutrients.
- The symptoms and consequences of micronutrient deficiency.
- The RDA of micronutrients for different sport and exercise participants.
- Pre, during and post-event nutrition.
- Carbohydrate loading principles.
- Carbohydrate ingestion and fluid replacement.
- The optimisation of muscle and hepatic glycogen stores.
- Considerations for designing nutritional strategies to improve performance.
- Dehydration and its effects on performance.
- Guidelines for optimal rehydration for sport and exercise participants.
- Hypernatremia and its effects on health.

The taught sessions will follow one of the following lesson formats: Lectures; Seminars; Assessment workshops; E-Learning.  E-learning will be conducted via the VLE as additional tasks in independent study time. Student led independant study will be required specifcally for assessment preparation.