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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

314185 (v.1) Advanced Skill Acquisition 352

Area: School of Physiotherapy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Practical: 1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Prerequisite(s): 314175 (v.1) Motor Control and Learning 251 or any previous version
Syllabus: In this advanced unit students will measure a variety of performances and determine the levels of skill displayed. Approaches to teaching or coaching to improve skilled performance will be developed and enhanced by locating and evaluating contemporary research from a number of disciplines including, but not limited to, psychology, neuroscience and biomechanics. This research will enable a skill acquisition program to be designed, and outcome measures of its effectiveness to be determined.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 069903 Human Movement
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

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