PED 51 Kinesiology

Spring 2005

 

Instructor: Vanessa Yingling, Ph.D.

Office Hours: By appointment only

Email: Yingling@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Website: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/physed/yingling

 

Course Description: The class will integrate the fundamental principles of musculoskeletal anatomy, neurophysiology and biomechanics in order to analyze complex human movement.

 

Required Texts:

Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement 2nd Edition (Joseph Hamill and Kathleen M Knutzen)

 

Course Assignments:

 

1.      4 Laboratory/Assignments

2.      4 Quizzes

3.      Kinesiological analysis of a current “Fitness Trend”

4.      Final Exam

 

Grading:

 

Laboratory Assignments (4)

300 (total)

(75 pts each)

30 %

Quizzes

200 (total)

(50 pts each)

20 %

Kinesiology Paper

200

20 %

Final

250

25 %

Participation

 50

5 %

Total

1000 points

100 %

 

Policies:

A student attaining less than 70% on any laboratory assignment/quiz must schedule an appointment with the instructor within two days after the laboratory assignment/quiz is returned.  Rescheduling of quizzes may take place with documentation of illness, death in the family or religious holiday.  (ONLY if the instructor is contacted PRIOR to the class).  A student should NOT expect and will NOT receive any form of re-testing or remedial work covering course material.

 

Written assignments must be proofread for spelling and gramatical errors.  The papers MUST be in proper format.  The instructor reserves the option to return writing assignments for revision that do not meet the above criteria

 

Excessive abscences will result in lower participation points which can significantly affect the final grade for the course.

 

Course Objectives:

 

A student will be expected to:

 

Recall:

 

1.     Range of motion of major joints of the body

2.     Planes of motion and the anatomical reference posture

3.     Structure of bone, tendon, ligament, muscle and neural system

4.     Major structures of joints

5.     Major reflexes

 

Identify the following terms:

 

1.     displacement

2.     velocity

3.     acceleration

4.     force/ load

5.     torque/ moment

6.     vector

7.     Newton’s Laws of Motion

8.     kinematics

9.     kinetics

 

Discuss:

 

1.     Biomechanical Principles

2.     Muscle Relationships

            force-velocity

            force-length

3.     Afferent feedback and movement

4.     Different types of muscle architecture and muscle contractions

5.     Factors affecting the ability of muscle to generate force

6.     Kinesiological basis of movement

 

Analyze:

 

1.     Human motion (normal and injured)

 

The course objectives are based on the standards of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

 

Brooklyn College Services:

·        Division of Student Life Boylan Hall Rm. 2113, 951-5352

·        Personal Counseling, 1305 James Hall, 951-5363

·        Office of Career Services, 1305 James Hall, 951-5696

·        Student Ombudsperson Dr. Jacqueline Williams, 951-5352

·        Learning Center, 1300 Boylan Hall, 951-5821

·        Computer Centers

o       Old Field Library

o       Jack Wolfe Lab, 1300 Plaza Building

o       Morton & Angela Topfer Library Café, Whitehead Hall

o        Computer Corner, Student Center

 

February 18, 2005: Last day to drop the course without a grade

February 22, 2005: Last day to withdraw from course

To Do:

 

Email Professor Yingling within the 1st week of the term. Include in your message the following information:

·        Name

·        Email Address

·        Major/Year

·        Why are you taking this course?

·        What is your goal for this semester? How do you plan to achieve this goal?

·        What is your long-term professional goal?