SP1002 - Sport and Exercise Nutrition
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Nutrition categories and values for food; water, food and electrolyte balance; emphasis on fluid replacement; fluid and metabolic homeostasis prior to, during and after exercise; the athletes diet optimal nutrition for exercise.Anthropometry assessment of body composition and somatotyping.
Learning Outcomes
- to be able to make skinfold, girth and bone diameter measurements with precision so that your technical error of measurement is less than 5% for the majority of sites;
- to understand the effect of nutrition on athletic performance and to be able to evaluate, formulate and solve problems in this area.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically.
| Prerequisites: | SP1001 |
Availabilities | |
| , , Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 08-Sep-2006 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Melissa Crowe. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | (30%); (70%). |
| , , Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 08-Sep-2006 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Melissa Crowe. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | (30%); (70%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.