School of Human Sciences – Health Sciences
ASSESSMENT BRIEF FOR ST5003/ST5053/ST5073 – PROJECTILE MOTION
Module title
Component no
Teaching week due
Module Leader
Biomechanics and Control of
Human Movement
001
Weighting
ST5053 50%
ST5073 50%
ST5003 25%
12
Karl Grainger
Module code
Academic year
ST5053, ST5073,
ST5003
2021/22
Date/time due
2nd marker(s)
Thursday 3pm
Jo Jenkins
Learning outcomes covered by this assessment:
ST5003:
1. Give an account of underlying mechanical principles relevant to human movement.
2. Explain human movement in terms of anatomical and biomechanical principles.
3. Give an account of how the neuromuscular system controls movement.
5. Conduct a set of laboratory exercises relevant to the module, and write reports of these in appropriate
scientific style.
6. Use theoretical principles to analyse and evaluate sporting technique in the context of injury prevention
and performance enhancement.
ST5053:
1. Give an account of underlying mechanical principles relevant to human movement
2. Apply underlying mechanical principles and a knowledge of anatomy to the explanation of human
movement
3. Conduct a set of practical exercises relevant to sports science, and write a report of these in
appropriate scientific style
ST5073:
1. Give an account of underlying mechanical principles relevant to human movement and dance technique
2. Apply underlying mechanical principles and a knowledge of anatomy to the explanation of human
movement and dance technique
3. Conduct a set of practical exercises relevant to dance science, and write a report of these in
appropriate scientific style
Assessment details:
Introduction (up to 300 words)
Give an introduction to the key terms when describing projectile motion including an explanation as to why
analysing projectile motion in sport generally is useful. Give a background of the sport you are analysing
(and the specific scenario) and highlight how this relates to projectiles in order to achieve in that sport.
Remember that a picture paints a thousand words too – could be very helpful to describe the situation.
Assessment details:
Discussion (up to 1,200 words)
This is the main part of your assessment.
Discuss the biomechanical principles related to your sport and scenario (e.g. free kick). The following is a
guide for the areas you may wish to discuss, it is not essential to cover all of these, you need to decide
which factors are more important for your scenario/sport, however you MUST include either one or both of
the starred (*) sections:
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Application of force (this could be a large part of the discussion looking at body position, ground
reaction force, joint angle changes, velocity of limb compared to body etc.)
Amount of force
Angle of projection
Height of release (positive, negative or at the same level)
Velocity of the projectile
Fluid dynamics (how this may impact upon the projectile and therefore how this changes the way it will
be released)
Equipment (how this changes the above factors)
Opponents (this will mostly factor into how to achieve the best performance, e.g. to ensure you miss
the wall in a free kick you need to get the ball over the tallest person jumping in the air but also get the
ball to drop low enough not to hit the crossbar)
How the above can be used to improve the performance *
How the above can be used to minimise injury *
Example calculations (here you may wish to use a professional’s facts/figures to highlight how this
would then differ to an amateur (and how they can improve to be more like the professional))
Conclusion (up to 200 words)
This should be an overview of the key points of the write up. You should not include ANY new material
and you should not include any references.
Writing style/structure
This section is an assessment of your overall writing style and how you structure the piece. You MUST
write this work in the third person (no: I, we, you, him, her, etc.). As the write up is based on
biomechanical principles you will need to gather research into this. You MUST NOT use the lecture slides
as a referenced piece and you MUST NOT use websites that talk about these principles. Anyone can add
a web page and fill it with nonsense! As scientists on undergraduate degrees you are expected to have to
research the principles taught on the module further. You should use the library search tools on the
website to search for articles. We also have books that can be used. You should aim to have 15-20
references for this piece. The only time a web reference will be accepted is if you are accessing governing
body data for the sport.
Instructions to students including submission guidance:
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Total word count = 1,500
Please ensure the work is submitted with the following:
 Page 1 = cover page which must include MODULE CODE, TITLE, WORD COUNT
 Page 2 onwards – your report
 Ensure you include the 3 headings “INTRODUCTION”, “DISCUSSION”, “CONCLUSION”
 Double line spaced, 11 or 12 point font (Arial / Times New Roman)
Your work must be submitted on Weblearn – Click on assessment details (in ‘Assessment’ on the left),
then follow the link via Turnitin. The deadline is 3.00pm Teaching Week 12.
Any work submitted after this time will be identified as a late submission and receive zero marks.