Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module SPRS3211: SPORT & EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY III

Department: APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES (SPORT) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

SPRS3211: SPORT & EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY III

Type	Tied	Level	3	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2005/06	Module Cap	None.	Location	Queen's Campus Stockton

Tied to	C600

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Health Promotion, Dissertation, Sociology of Sport, Applied Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Excluded Combination of Modules

None.

Aims

On completion of this module, students should have developed an understanding of the acute and long-term physiological responses associated with excessive exercise stresses, the physiological responses associated with a variety of factors that mediate the acute and long-term responses to exercise.

Content

Stress and exhaustion.
physiological responses to stress.
high intensity fatigue.
low intensity fatigue.
muscle damage.
overtraining.
environmental stress.
heat.
cold.
altitude.
micro-gravity.
hyperbaric environments.
drugs.
stimulants.
steroids.
blood boosting.
diuretics.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Students should be able to evaluate factors associated with fatigue in relation to both high and low intensity exercise performance
discuss the factors associated with muscle damage, discuss the factors associated with over-training
discuss the effects of drugs on the immediate and long-term response to exercise,

Subject-specific Skills:

design strategies for preventing and monitoring the signs and symptoms of excessive exercise and factors that mediate the acute and chronic response to exercise.
evaluate the effect of selected environmental factors on the physiological systems of the human body with specific reference to the acute and long-term response to exercise,

Key Skills:

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Lectures	1	most weeks, primarily term 1	2	18
Seminars
Practicals	6	mostly term 2	2	12
Preparation and Reading				170
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination		Component Weighting: 60%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
two-hour examination		100%
Component: Lab Report		Component Weighting: 40%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
3500 word lab report		100%

Formative Assessment:

Written work and individual and group presentations made during the seminar sessions.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University