Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 x 1 Hour Lectures |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 2000 word Essay | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | 2000 word Essay | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate a base of knowledge concerning the role of nutrition in health and sport performance.
Discuss dietary guidelines and recommendations for health and sport.
Evaluate dietary information and show judgment about its scientific significance.
Brief description
From the athlete seeking a sporting edge to the obese individual seeking a more 'healthy' bodyweight, the manipulation of dietary intake is common. The aim of this module is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of human nutrition, the science underpinning a range of common dietary practices and the role of nutrition in health and physical performance.
Content
The module will cover material at an introductory level. Indicative content includes topics such as assessment of basal metabolic rate, energy expenditure and intake (energy balance); macronutrients as energy sources; energy and macronutrient recommendations for health and sport; micronutrients; supplements and ergogenic aids.
Aims
Manipulating nutritional intake is widespread whether by the elite athlete seeking a performance edge through dietary manipulation or the overweight person seeking a 'healty' diet to lose weight. Nutrition has important effects on health and physical performance and this module is designed to give students a rational, scientific approach to the consideration of the role of acute and chronic nutrition on health and physical performance. In this way they will develop a base of knowlede along with skills in evaluating evidence.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Some calculations are required (i.e. calculation of basal metabolic rate, energy balance equations, energy content of diets with a given macronutrient composition, estimations of sweat rates and fluid requirements etc.) |
| Communication | Written communication is required in the examination. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will be given opportunities to complete formative short/MCQ tests on Blackboard. Feedback will be provided on their performance and they will be able to use this feedback to improve their own learning and performance and in preparation for the examination. Independent study and organization of material is required for the exam. |
| Information Technology | Students will be introduced to a computer package used for dietary analysis and encouraged to attend optional drop-in sessions on the use and operation of this software. Knowledge of such dietary assessment tools is required for the exam but competence in using the software is not assessed. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | N/A |
| Problem solving | Evaluating information, judging its significance and considering the applications in different contexts (i.e. health vs sport performance). |
| Research skills | Finding and evaluating scientific information. |
| Subject Specific Skills | |
| Team work | N/A |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4