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This course is designed to enable students to understand the principles, assumptions, strengths and limitations of commonly used methods to assess strength, power, and thresholds of exercise intensity domains (e.g. lactate threshold, critical power), and for them to gain practical experience in performing these tests.

Online seminars throughout the semester. Lab-based practical sessions will be offered during a Residential Week at the University during the summer.

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MED5347

80% written lab report (2500 words approx)

20% single group task to answer given question on set topic (750 words approx)

The course aims to:

■ Enable students to understand the principles, assumptions, strengths and limitations of commonly used tests to assess strength, power and thresholds of exercise intensity domains

■ Provide students with hands on practical experience of performing these tests and an appreciation of when particular tests are most appropriate

■ Provide students with experience of analysing, interpreting and critically evaluating experimental data

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Critically evaluate, with reference to the relevant literature, the principles, assumptions, strengths and limitations of commonly used tests of strength, power and thresholds of exercise intensity domains

■ Perform a range of tests to determine strength, power and thresholds of exercise intensity domains

■ Critically review and analyse experimental data generated by these tests

■ Communicate their findings clearly and concisely in a written report

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.