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

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

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