EXSC 555 H10 30915

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Content varies by title. Course may be repeated for a total of 6 credit hours. CL: 2020.

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Humans perform a diverse repertoire of motor skills during daily activities. Although everyday activities seem easy to perform, learning and performance motor skills are influenced by complex interactions between our perceptual, cognitive and motor systems. As a result, everyday motor skills often provide key insights into motor learning and performance. Students in this course will: (1) analyze how everyday activities provide insights into how humans plan, initiate, execute and refine motor skills, (2) learn how to critically evaluate research on motor behavior, and (3) how to create novel studies aimed at advancing our understanding of everyday motor behavior. In addition, Masters and Honors students will learn to evaluate how knowledge obtained from research on motor behavior is used to improve human health and performance.LEARNING OBJECTIVES1. All students will be able to analyze how everyday activities can provide important insights into how humans plan, initiate, execute and refine motor skills.2. All students will be able to analyze how everyday activities can be used to explain how humans plan, initiate, execute and refine motor skills.3. All students will be able to evaluate the scientific premise of research studies used to investigate how humans plan, initiate, execute and learn motor skills.4. All students will be able to evaluate experimental approaches used in research studies used to investigate how humans plan, initiate, execute and learn motor skills.5. All students will be able to evaluate the presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data obtained from research studies used to investigate how humans plan, initiate, execute and learn motor skills.6. All students will be able to create and communicate ideas for novel experiments that can be used to advance our understanding of how humans plan, initiate, execute and learn motor skills.7. Masters and Honors students will be able to evaluate how knowledge from research on motor behavior helps us overcome critical barriers to progress in human health and performance.INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERYInstructional delivery for the course involves 10% lecture and 90% discussion.