NSET 133 - Kinesiology

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Description:

This course is designed to provide students with a foundation for understanding the relationship between the skeletal and muscular systems of the body and how they correlate in the creation of movement. Other course components include the analysis of movement, referencing the Cardinal Planes of Action and associated movements with each of these Planes of Action. This course will also focus on anatomical alignment for the purpose of increasing movement potential and encouraging effective training methodologies to reduce injury. Specific attention will be placed on joint actions, identifying the agonist muscles responsible for creating movement and the antagonist muscles responsible for joint stability. The course format is designed to provide students with a variety of experiential learning exercises, including: lectures, group discussions, presentations, lab/movement studies, quizzes, and exams. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1) ? Describe your own body, including your strengths, weaknesses and limitations 2)Identify various joint actions utilizing structural analysis, bio-mechanical analysis and neuromuscular analysis. 3)Examine the use of proper posture, anatomical alignment and healthy hip rotation. 4)? Create movement studies referencing the major muscle groups of the body. 5)Hypothesize how the agonists create movement as the antagonist stabilize or contradict the movement of the referenced joint. 6) Evaluate how the course's concepts relate to working injury free and training in a healthy, physical manner

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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