Module Descriptors
BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT II
SPOR50309
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Nachiappan Chockalingam
Email: N.Chockalingam@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 30
Independent Study Hours: 120
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK -ESSAY weighted at 50%
- LABORATORY REPORT - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment.
An essay of 1000 words weighted at 50% (contributes to meeting LO 4)
A Laboratory report of 1500 words weighted at 50% (contributes to meeting LOS 1, 2 & 3)
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Formative feedback will be provided during laboratory sessions following data collection and via
supportive learning exercises on Blackboard
An essay of 1000 words weighted at 50% (contributes to meeting LO 4)
A Laboratory report of 1500 words weighted at 50% (contributes to meeting LOS 1, 2 & 3)
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Formative feedback will be provided during laboratory sessions following data collection and via
supportive learning exercises on Blackboard
Module Texts
Bartlett RM (1997) Introduction to Sports Biomechanics. E &FN Spon.
Kreighbaum E and K. M. Barthels (1996). A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement. Burgess Publications
Payton, C & Bartlett, R (2007) Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise: The British association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide. Routledge.
Kreighbaum E and K. M. Barthels (1996). A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement. Burgess Publications
Payton, C & Bartlett, R (2007) Biomechanical Evaluation of Movement in Sport and Exercise: The British association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide. Routledge.
Module Resources
Internet and WWW
Library
Didactic CD-Roms
IT facilities
Biomechanics Laboratory
Library
Didactic CD-Roms
IT facilities
Biomechanics Laboratory
Module Learning Strategies
Laboratory sessions will enable students to understand functional mechanisms of human movement and the evaluation of these mechanisms by more advanced biomechanical data acquisition and analysis protocols.
Time distribution will be as follows
Contact Hours: (30)
10 hours Lectures
20 hours Labs
Independent Study Hours: (120)
Independent learning will involve background reading, assessing of WWW materials and questionnaire solving, plus assessment preparation.
Time distribution will be as follows
Contact Hours: (30)
10 hours Lectures
20 hours Labs
Independent Study Hours: (120)
Independent learning will involve background reading, assessing of WWW materials and questionnaire solving, plus assessment preparation.
Module Indicative Content
Biomechanical data acquisition for the measurement of force and pressure, kinematics and electrical activity of muscle. Assessment of measurement validity, accuracy and reliability. Error effects and their solution. Force and moment analysis. The importance of angular kinematics. Biomechanics of high performance athletes. Introduction to gait analysis and appropriate methods of data presentation.