PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SPORT BIOMECHANICS

Course Information
TitleΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΕΣ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ / PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SPORT BIOMECHANICS
Code005
FacultyPhysical Education and Sport Science
SchoolPhysical Education and Sport Science (Serres)
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID260000515

Programme of Study: KINESIOLOGY

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course215

Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600108998
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
  • Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is that students: 1. To design a biomechanics experiment 2. To carry on a biomechanical data recording 3. To analyse biomechanical data 4. To present a complete experiment both in writting and in oral format
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1.Introduction. Team organization. Project assignment. 2. Organizing and carrying an experiment in biomechanics 3-5. Laboratory "Refresh" sessions A. Isometric strength B. Force platform C. 2-D analysis D. Muscle - Tendon Architecture E. Stretch - Shortening Cycle F. Electromyography 6. Experiment - Team 1 7. Experiment - Team 2 8. Experiment - Team 3 9. Experiment - Team 4 10. Experiment - Team 5 11. Complementary experiments 12. Writting a project 13. Team Tutorials
Keywords
Experiment; Kinematics; Kinetics; Electromyography; Architecture
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Seminars9
Laboratory Work30✓✓
Reading Assigment22
Project66✓✓
Written assigments81✓✓
Total208
Student Assessment
Description
Students are divided in teams, each consisting of three members. Each team has to a) design and carry an experiment using a minimum of three laboratory tools b)is guided by a member of academic staff c)analyses the results and writes a final report in manuscript format to be submitted by the end of the semester d)presents the study at the end of the semester Assessment includes a)Written paper (70%) b)Final presentation (30%)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Κέλλης, Ε (2015), Αθλητική εμβιομηχανική: ΑΡΧΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΘΟΔΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΕΜΒΙΟΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΚΙΝΗΣΗΣ, Κάλλιπος, https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/4943 De Luca, C. J. 1997. The use of surface electromyography in biomechanics. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 13:1, 35-63. Narici, M. (1999). Human skeletal muscle architecture studied in vivo by non-invasive imaging techniques: functional significance and applications. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 9, 97-103. Zatsiorsky, V. M. 1998. Kinematics of Human Motion: Human Kinetics. Winter, D. A. 1990. Biomechanics and motor control of human movement. John Wiley & Sons. Κέλλης, Ε. Νευρομηχανικές Αρχές Αξιολόγησης της δύναμης. Εκδόσεις Τελέθριο, 2009
Additional bibliography for study
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~cross/PUBLICATIONS/6.%20StandingForcePlate.PDF http://www.biomed.ntua.gr/Portals/1/chapter6_hlektromuografia_new.pdf http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Tutorial/1-D-Kinematics http://www.brianmac.co.uk/biomechanics.htm http://www.intmath.com/kinematics/
Last Update
10-02-2018