- Docente: David Neil Manners
- Credits: 6
- SSD: M-EDF/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Exercise and Sport Sciences (cod. 8766)
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have the basic knowledge required to analyse and describe the mechanical effects of muscle activation in the kinetic chain; they will know the principles of skilled human performance, the basic elements of the analysis of physical fitness and the relationship between qualities, physical abilities and motor activity.
Course contents
Terminology used to describe movement
Definitions. Function of movement. Reference axes and planes.
Components and structure of movement
Postural schema (stations and attitudes)
Basic motor schema
Dynamic motor schema
Skilled motor performance
Principles of skilled motor performance
Motor abilities: motor coordination abilities and physical performance capacity
Motor skills
Mechanics of movement
Types of movement (linear, rotational, curvilinear)
Units of measure
Composition and decomposition of forces, in particular musculo-skeletal forces
Biological levers
Muscle
Properties and structure of muscle
Mechanism of contraction
Types of muscle contraction
Metabolic processes related to muscle action
Neurological bases of movement
Role of central and peripheral nervous systems in control of movement
Proprioceptors and reflexes
Motor learning
Analysis of human movement
Kinetic relationship between muscles and joints
Kinetic chains (open and closed)
Joint physiology
Properties of joints (mobility, stability, proprioception)
Axes, axes changes, muscles involved in movements of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle, pelvis, spine
Methodology relating to movement for specific purposes
Methods and techniques of evaluation of movement in various motor and sporting activities
Motor activity and physical fitness
Organization, programming, and role of exercise in physical education, rehabilitation, fitness and sports training
Practical exercises
Analysis of the movements of the human body and kinesiological evaluation of exercise; examination of static and dynamic posture, kinesiological “stations” and “attitudes”.
Readings/Bibliography
Teaching materials made available online and notes taken during classes.
Suggested supplementary texts:
A.I. Kapandji - Anatomia funzionale (3 volumes). Maloine-Monduzzi
F. Casolo - Lineamenti di teoria e metodologia del movimento umano. Vita & Pensiero
B. A. Gowitzke , M. Milner - The scientific basis of human motion human - second ed. EMSI – ROME
R.A. Schmidt and C.A. Wrisberg - Apprendimento motorio e prestazione. Società Stampa Sportiva
Teaching methods
The course has been assigned 6 CFUs. It will be taught using lectures and practical exercises.
Practical group exercises
Practicals are undertaken by students divided into three groups. Each group participates in 4 practicals of 2 hours each.
They are held at the “Garden Sporting Center”, Rimini.
The timetable for practicals will be announced by the lecturer during classes.
Assessment methods
The student must pass a preliminary exam to register for the final exams of the integrated course 72562.
Written preliminary exam (60 minutes) to test knowledge of:
- definitions of movement terminology
- description of a figure (global posture and alignment, and relative position and movement of body segments, holds, movements of single joints)
- analysis of axes and planes of movement of a figure
Candidates who pass the preliminary exam will be allowed to take the final exam. The results of the preliminary exam (pass/fail) will be placed on the lecturer’s web official university website under the heading “Useful contents”.
Final written exam to test knowledge of material not tested by the preliminary exam, and to check students' comprehension of various aspects of the subject and their interconnections.
- Part 1 – Multiple choice quiz (18 points; duration 45 minutes)
The student must respond correctly to a minimum of 14 questions in order to obtain the maximum score. Marks will be reduced in proportion to the number of incorrect responses.
- Part 2 – oral exam (18 points)
The student can obtain the maximum score by giving correct and complete answers to three general questions regarding the contents of the course (3 x 6 marks).
The final mark will be the average of the marks given for the two component course (31670 and 72563) weighted by the relative number of CFUs assigned to each.
No examination aids other than a calculator will be permitted.
The date, time and place of examination for both the written and oral exams will be announced on the AlmaEsami website. Registration is obligatory. The registration list closes two days prior to the examination date.
Teaching tools
Lessons will be accompanied by PowerPoint presentations. All audiovisual material will be accessible via the website ‘Insegnamenti Online’ (IOL).
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Any students with specific learning difficulties are requested to contact the lecturer as early as possible, to discuss possible modifications or additions to teaching materials, as well as assessment methods.
Office hours
See the website of David Neil Manners