EXS-20017 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

No

Barred Combinations

No

Description for 2026/27

This module will critically appraise the use and value of technology in sport, exercise, and performance. Through a combination of lectures and seminars, and lab-based practicals, students will be introduced to various contemporary wearable devices and sensors. In doing so, they will explore current and future applications of such technology, and their validity and reliability and use to support the to UN's Sustainable Development Goal 3 [Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages].

This module will critically appraise the use and value of technology in sport, exercise, health and performance.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify and discuss innovations in activity monitoring technologies and critically appraise their validity and reliability in sport, exercise, coaching and physical activity.: 1,2
Demonstrate the ability to collect, present, interpret, and discuss data obtained from commercially available technology used in sport, exercise, coaching and physical activity.: 1,2
Describe and reflect upon the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 3 [Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages] in relation to the use of technology within sport, exercise and/or performance.: 1,2

Study hours

Active learning includes:
- 30 hours of teaching via class-based seminars and lab-based practical
- 10 hours of directed assessment preparation
- 10 hours of asynchronous directed study
100 hours of independent study by the student:
- 80 hours self-directed study
- 20 hours of assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment