This course focuses on measurements of health-related indexes by students themselves, and covers the fundamentals of health sciences.
Students will measure and observe physiological and psychological responses to physical exercise.
The approaches/methods are not only useful for health sciences, but applicable to study disciplines dealing with humans (e.g., mechanical engineering, life science) .
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) acquire the ability to assess health-related indexes in humans, by using physiology, biomechanics and psychology.
2) have an understanding of background mechanisms of health.
physiology, biomechanics, psychology
Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
In each class, students measure several indexes or practice, and submit report of each topic.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Science of muscle strength | Understand mechanics of exerting muscle strength, and experiment the relationship between planning and actual on muscle strength |
Class 2 | Science of muscle activity | Understand mechanics of control muscle activities, and experiment measuring method of Electromyogram |
Class 3 | Science of muscle power | Understand the relationship between muscle strength and muscle power, and experiment measuring method of muscle power |
Class 4 | Motion Analysis with visual data | Understand motion analysis on sports and daily activities, and experiment motion Analysis with visual data |
Class 5 | Motion analysis with sensor data | Understand measuring method of Ground reaction force and Inertia sensor, experiment motion Analysis with sensor data |
Class 6 | Science of standing posture | Analysis standing posture using motion analysis method |
Class 7 | Science of walking | Analysis walking using motion analysis method |
Class 8 | Science in sports | Analysis sports activities using motion analysis method |
None required.
None required.
Materials on each topic are distributed.
Students' course scores are based on reports of each topic (80pts total) and commitment (20pts)
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