PAH3004 Movement Evaluation in Sports and Clinical Science

Knowledge

The candidate has:

• advanced knowledge of and can discuss research-based knowledge of movement coordination and mechanical aspects of intra-limb coordination and energy cost of exercise
• advanced knowledge about essential technical aspects of relevant equipment to obtain reliable and valid data from signal detection through digitalization to model choice and variable calculation
• advanced knowledge on how to use quantitative movement analysis to set early diagnosis, evaluate treatment, instrument clinical tests, and evaluate sport performance

Skills

The candidate can:

• investigate problems regarding multi-joint coordination, work economy, movement optimization criteria, and stability and balance in posture and movement
• use laboratory-based methods for the investigation of kinematics, dynamics and muscle activation, including data collection, data analysis and evaluation, presentation and interpretation of results
• apply physiological, biomechanical and technical knowledge to obtain high data quality data

General competence

The candidate can:

• plan and implement reproducible data collection sessions
• instruct and communicate with study participants
• report and communicate research results and masters the terminology of the field

Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester. Students must complete the compulsory activity of 70 % attendance on laboratory and presentation activities provided in the course prior to sitting the examination.

Regular final examination is given in the autumn semester only. Students with legitimate leave of absence at the final examination, students who submitted blank/withdraw during the exam, and students who receive the grade F may take a re-sit examination in the spring semester. With approved compulsory activity, the students resit the oral examination only.