Undergraduate Course: Sport Science 2B (SPRT08005)

Course Outline
School	Moray House School of Education	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will develop work previously undertaken in Year 1. In Kinesiology, the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system will be considered. Knowledge of this is required to analyse the methods by which human movement is performed. The course will include theoretical and laboratory based tasks and practical kinesiological analysis of selected sporting movements. The Psychological strand of the course focuses on individual aspects of sport performance. Topics addressed will include emotional, anxiety/arousal, attention, control mechanisms and their evaluation, and coping. Within this element of the course students will be introduced to relevant theoretical approaches, together with applied techniques and implications for practice which accrue. The use of laboratory style tasks in tandem with more concentrated seminar/ tutorial work will enable this integration of theory and practice.
Course description	This teaching and learning is research-led. Members of academic staff the Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Science (ISPEHS) who contribute to this course are all members of one or more of the following research groups hosted by ISPEHS: (1) Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC), (2) Edinburgh Sports Research, (3) Human Performance and Aquatics and (4) Physical Education Research Forum (PERF).

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 11, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 152 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1 x 2 hr Kinesiology examination (60%) 1 x 2000 word Psychology assignment (40%)
Feedback	Informal Feedback - This takes place during teaching, seminars and practicals throughout the semester. Your tutors will comment on your understanding of the ideas covered in the course, and may give you specific advice regarding your progress. Such feedback is intended to help you understand what your strengths and development points are, and to enable you to take informed responsibility for your learning and progression. Discussion forum - Throughout the course as a whole the students are encouraged to use a discussion forum in LEARN. Any questions posted by students about teaching, learning and assessment are be responded to by the course tutors for everyone to see. Cohort feedforward - Detailed cohort feed-forward from previous cohorts of students is provided for all assessments on this course. PART 1 - KINESIOLOGY Formative Feedback - Discussion based feedback on set topics Summative Feedback - Cohort Exam Feedback PART 2 - SPORT PSYCHOLOGY Formative feedback - 2 x Class quizzes Summative feedback - Assignment Feedback
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)			2:00
Outwith Standard Exam Diets December	Sport Science 2B Exam		2:00

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV2)		Quota: 0
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 156 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1 x 2 hr Kinesiology examination (60%) 1 x 2000 word Psychology assignment (40%)
Feedback	Informal Feedback - This takes place during teaching, seminars and practicals throughout the semester. Your tutors will comment on your understanding of the ideas covered in the course, and may give you specific advice regarding your progress. Such feedback is intended to help you understand what your strengths and development points are, and to enable you to take informed responsibility for your learning and progression. Discussion forum - Throughout the course as a whole the students are encouraged to use a discussion forum in LEARN. Any questions posted by students about teaching, learning and assessment are be responded to by the course tutors for everyone to see. Cohort feedforward - Detailed cohort feed-forward from previous cohorts of students is provided for all assessments on this course. PART 1 - KINESIOLOGY Formative Feedback - Discussion based feedback on set topics Summative Feedback - Cohort Exam Feedback PART 2 - SPORT PSYCHOLOGY Formative feedback - 2 x Class quizzes Summative feedback - Assignment Feedback
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Develop understanding of major bones and muscle groups in relation to the facilitation of physical activity. Develop understanding of the biomechanical principles in relation to human movement. Develop skill in investigating professional level performance issues in applied sport science. Evaluate and synthesise pertinent scientific literature relating to sport psychology. Interpret data resulting from assessment techniques in sport psychology.

Reading List
Sport Psychology Books: 1. Cox, R. (2011). Sport Psychology: Concepts and Applications. McGraw-Hill: Boston, MA. 2. Collins, D., Abbott, A., & Richards, H. (2011). Performance Psychology: A Practitioner's Guide. Elsevier: Edinburgh, UK. Sport Psychology Journal Articles: 1. MacNamara, A., & Collins, D. (2009). More than the 'X' factor! Longitudinal investigation of the psychological characteristics of developing excellence in musical development. Music Education research, 11 (3), 377-392. 2. MacNamara, A., Button, A., & Collins, D. The role of psychological characteristics in facilitating the pathway to elite performance. Part 1: Identifying the mental skill and behaviours. The Sport Psychologist, 24, 52-73. 3. MacNamara, A., Button, A., & Collins, D. The role of psychological characteristics in facilitating the pathway to elite performance. Part 2: Examining environmental and stage related differences in skills and behaviours. The Sport Psychologist, 24, 74-96.

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	This course addresses 8 of the 20 graduate attributes developed on the BSc Applied Sport Science degree 1. Develop logical arguments surrounding issues within sport science, physical activity and exercise. 2. Be independent learners who can take responsibility for their own learning. 3. Be able to communicate clearly using oral and written methods, including posters, presentations, essays, web pages, in order to critique, negotiate, create or communicate understanding. 4. Be able to engage in critical discussion demonstrating listening skills, effective use of evidence and their own experiences to articulate points and defend their own assertions. 5. Have developed their organisational, time management and decision-making skills. 6. Be able to transfer knowledge and ideas between different contexts within sport, exercise and health. 7. Be able to use the test, measurement and analysis tools appropriate to sport, physical activity and exercise, including for example laboratory or field tests. 8. Be able to design, deliver and analyse the effects of training interventions in sport, physical activity and exercise.
Keywords	sport science kinesiology anatomy psychology