EDCURRIC 132 Bio-physical Foundations of Health and Physical Education - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Introduces students to the anatomical and physiological foundations of Health and Physical Education with particular reference to the roles of body systems in human movement. Addresses such questions as: What roles do the musculo-skeletal systems play in movement and learning? How do the circulo-respiratory systems work during rest and activity? How do the neuro-muscular systems function to produce movement?

Course Overview

This is the first bio-physical course of the BSportHPE degree. It aims to provide the foundations of human movement with a focus on structural and functional anatomy, and sports applicable biomechanics. In the first half we will focus on musculo-skeletal anatomy with emphasis on movement and in the second half we will focus on the biomechanics of movement. It will include a combination of two one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial per week. The tutorials will be practical and as interactive as possible. Generally, the lectures will be classroom based while the practical sessions will be in the gym. It will be taught by Associate Professor Wayne Smith

This is how the assessment will work:
As this is the first biophysical course, you will be asked to form cooperative whanau groups (of 4 students). We hope that this will create a whanaungatanga learning environment (a family or group cooperative) where one person's success is everybody's success. We believe that greater success can be achieved when students share their knowledge and help one another to learn rather than always working individually. 30% of the marks will be recall-knowledge tests, which you will do together in your whanau group during tutorial times. You will all get the same mark for these short recall tests. There will be 4 of them (7.5% each), two on anatomy and two on biomechanics. This 30% should then get you well on the way to being successful in this course and hopefully setting you up to succeed in all of the other biophysical courses that follow.

There will also be a 20% individual assignment that requires you to analyse a skill, but again we encourage you to help one another (and this help doesn't have to be restricted to your whanau group), so that you can learn and present your best work.

The other 50% will be an exam at the end of the Semester.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate a basic understanding of the anatomy of human movement (Capability 1)
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the biomechanics of human movement (Capability 1)
Demonstrate an understanding of how biophysical knowledge can improve movement efficiency (Capability 1)

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Test	20%	Group Test
Assignments	30%	Individual Coursework
Final Exam	50%	Individual Examination
3 types	100%

Assessment Type	Learning Outcome Addressed
	1	2	3
Test
Assignments
Final Exam

Learning Resources

Will be provided in class

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect [2] hours of lectures, a [1] hour tutorial, [3] hours of reading and thinking about the content and [4] hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation per week, over a 12 week teaching Semester (i.e. 36 hours face to face, with the additional hours being independent study including additional hours during the three week exam period.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

EDCURRIC 132 : Bio-physical Foundations of Health and Physical Education

Education and Social Work

2020 Semester One (1203) (15 POINTS)