Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)
Module SPRT3081: SPORT AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY III
Department: APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES (SPORT)
SPRT3081: SPORT AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY III
| Type | Tied | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2006/07 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
- None.
Corequisites
- Sport Psychology, Dissertation, Physical Activity and Health, Community Placement in Sport.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- to develop the student's knowledge and understanding of:
- the acute and long-term physiological responses associated with different exercise stresses.
- the physiological responses associated with a variety of stressors 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.
- assess the factors associated with muscle damage.
- analyse the factors associated with over-training.
- appraise the effects of drugs on the immediate and long-term response to exercise.
- compare strategies for preventing and monitoring the signs and symptoms of excessive exercise and factors that mediate the acute and chronic response to exercise.
Subject-specific Skills:
- 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
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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 9 | mostly term 1 | 2 hours | 18 | |
| Seminars | |||||
| Practicals | 6 | mostly term 2 | 2 hours | 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