Module Identifier | SS32520 | ||
Module Title | SPORT AND EXERCISE NUTRITION | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Professor Jonathan H Doust | ||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||
Course delivery | Practical | 15 Hours Level 2 Physiology of Sport and Exercise Performance and Enhancement | |
Lecture | 20 Hours Level 2 Physiology of Sport and Exercise Performance and Enhancement | ||
Seminars / Tutorials | 10 Hours Level 2 Physiology of Sport and Exercise Performance and Enhancement | ||
Assessment | Semester Exam | Coursework A 3,000 word report on a seven day dietary analysis | 50% |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours Examination A Two hour examination | 50% | |
Supplementary Exam | Re-assessment of failed component |
1. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the conceptual basis to governmental dietary intake recommendations
2. Undertake a full weighted dietary analysis and critically interpret the resulting data
3. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of energy supply and demand during exercise of differing intensities and durations
4. Evaluate the impace of dietary manipulations on sports performance and on health
5. Demonstrate the ability to place knowledge into practical situations with the exercise of good judgement
1. Introduce students to the theoretical bases to governmental recommendations on nutritional intakes
2. Develop knowledge of energetics with respect to demand and supply of energy nutrients under different exercise loads
3. Provide understanding of the dynamics of protein and water balance
4. Examine the impact of dietary manipulations on performance and health
5. Examine selected issues through practical examinations
6. Provide understanding of the psychopysiology of appetite and food choice