James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

SP3004:03

Motor Learning and Motor Control

Townsville

HECS Band 1

39 hours lectures, 13 hours tutorials, 12 hours practicals. Semester 2.

Available to level 3 sport and exercise science students.

Staff: Dr L Walker.

Reflex and voluntary control of movement. The principles of motor learning and the motor pattern generator. Motor skills acquisition. Control theories of motor behaviour.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to understand the acquisition and learning of fine motor control;
  2. to be able to evaluate, formulate and solve problems in this area.

Assessment by a three-hour end-of-semester examination (60%); on-course assignments (40%).