? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : EDU-4-MC

This half-course is designed to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of motor control issues. Experience of laboratory techniques currently employed in motor control assessment will also be provided.

? Pre-requisites : Progression to Year 4 and successful completion of Skill Acquisition element of Sport Science 3B.

Home subject area

Sport, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 09:00 13:00 Central

Understand present motor control theory;
Recognise problems in motor control;
Differentiate between skilled and less skilled performers;
Apply motor control observations tot he applied sports environment;
Understand the need for the multidisciplinary study of motor control.

1 x 2 hour exam (60%)
1 x 2500 in-course assessment task (or equivalent) (40%)

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s) 2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Crystal Goudreault
Tel : (0131 6)51 6571
Email : crystal.goudreault@education.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Ross Sanders
Email : R.Sanders@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.education.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/