SSEH4654 Advanced Concepts in Motor Control and Learning

Credit
6 points
Offering
(see Timetable)
AvailabilityLocationMode
Semester 2UWA (Perth)Face to face
Details for undergraduate courses
  • Honours option in Sport Science, Exercise and Health [Bachelor of Science (Honours)]
Content
The issues addressed include advanced theories in motor control and skill acquisition concerning measurement of movement, central and sensory contributions to movement control, postural control and locomotion, motor decline with ageing and what students can learn from studying expert performers.
Outcomes
Students are able to (1) acquire knowledge and capability to critically analyse movement, motor skill learning and the different approaches to their measurement and (2) demonstrate an understanding of motor control theories underpinning movement control and skill acquisition and the application to movement assessment and intervention through reviewing literature for class presentations and their research project.
Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) student presentations (15 per cent); (2) a research project with a written component (30 per cent); (3) an oral component (15 per cent); and (4) an examination (40 per cent). Further information is available in the unit outline.

Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit.
Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Brendan Lay
Unit rules
Prerequisites:
enrolment in the Bachelor of Exercise Rehabilitation Science honours
or
postgraduate study in Sport Science, Exercise and Health;
or
the Graduate Diploma in Exercise Rehabilitation (50380);
or
the Master of Exercise Science (52510)
Advisable prior study:
SSEH2240 Motor Learning and Control (formerly HMES2240); SSEH3345 Lifespan Motor Development (formerly HMES3345 Motor Skill Development); SSEH3385 Motor Development and Dysfunction (formerly HMES3385 Human Movement and Disability)
Contact hours
lectures/labs: 2 hours per week; plus project work
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