Overview
This unit is designed so that students should be able to explain the fundamental concepts of mechanics that are applicable to the study of human motion. Students will be introduced to basic principles of mechanics to assess and analyse human motion as it relates to the musculoskeletal system. This unit will introduce basic biomechanical equipment and measurement techniques to devise safe and effective fitness programs, improve athletes' performance, recognise and correct improper technique during physical activity, prevent injuries and regain physical fitness after injury. Note: All flexible enrolled students are required to attend a compulsory Exercise and Sport Biomechanics residential school to promote development of unit learning outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2 OR BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology AND ESSC11003 Skill Acquisition and Movement
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Course Evaluation
Student appreciated the Lab Summary Videos
Will continue to create Lab Summary Videos in future offerings.
Laboratory summary videos were completed in 2017.
Feedback from Course Evaluation
Students wish to see more practice problems particularly at an introductory level for those who have not taken physics/maths in a long time.
Introductory and refresher material will continue to be provided in the Student Resources page of the Course Moodle site. We will also develop a specific list of practice problems from the textbook for students to complete which will accompany weekly lectures.
Introductory and refresher material were provided via the Student Resources page. Students were also provided with practice problems each week based on lecture content.
- Explain the fundamental concepts of mechanics that are applicable to the study of human motion
- Describe the significance and limitations imposed on the musculo-skeletal system by mechanical laws
- Apply basic principles of mechanics to evaluate real-world biomechanical problems
- Employ basic biomechanical equipment and measurement techniques to acquire and analyse data
- Appraise the use of current biomechanical techniques, equipment, and training in the optimisation of human performance
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 25% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | |||||
| 3 - Examination - 40% | |||||
| 4 - On-campus Activity - 0% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 40% | ||||||||||
| 4 - On-campus Activity - 0% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Basic Biomechanics
Edition: 7th (2014)
Authors: Susan Hall
McGraw-Hill Education
New York New York , New York , USA
ISBN: 978-0-07-352276-0
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- CG85 Program Portal (Moodle)
- PC/Mac computer with Microsoft Office (or equivalent) software
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
c.kean@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Measurement in Biomechanics
Chapter
Chapters: 1, 2, 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Linear Kinematics and Projectile Motion
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Chapters: 3, 12
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1 - Laboratory 1 (Linear Kinematics) and Quiz 2 - Laboratory 2 (Linear Kinetics) Open Wednesday (5 Apr 17) 08:00 AM AEST
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Angular Kinetics II
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 1 - Laboratory 1 (Linear Kinematics) and Quiz 2 - Laboratory 2 (Linear Kinetics) Close Wednesday (26 Apr 17) 05:00 PM AEST
Module/Topic
Muscle Mechanics
Chapter
Main Chapter: 6
Supplementary Chapters: 7, 8, 9 and online reading
Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 3 - Laboratory 3 (Angular Kinematics) and Quiz 4 - Laboratory 4 (Angular Kinetics) Open Wednesday (3 May 17) 08:00 AM AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Supplementary Chapters: 7, 8, 9 and online reading
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 3 - Laboratory 3 (Angular Kinematics) and Quiz 4 - Laboratory 4 (Angular Kinetics) Close Wednesday (17 May 17) 05:00 PM AEST
Biomechanical Problem-based Questions Due: Week 10 Friday (19 May 2017) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Fluid Mechanics
Chapter
Chapter: 15
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Quiz 5 - Laboratory 5 (Muscle Mechanics) and Quiz 6 - Laboratory 6 (3D Movement Analysis) Close Wednesday (7 Jun 17) 05:00 PM AEST
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Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Quiz(zes)
You will complete a series of six (6) quizzes which are based on laboratory activities.The quizzes will consist of numerical, short answer (1-2 sentences) and long answer (3-5 sentences) questions. These questions will be based on the data, readings, and discussions related to the laboratory activities. You will also be required to submit the relevant completed Laboratory Worksheets with each quiz.
Detail for each quiz topic and the open/close dates are listed below.
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Quiz 1 - Laboratory 1 (Linear Kinematics)
Opens: Wednesday Week 5 at 08:00 AM AEST
Closes: Wednesday Week 7 at 05:00 PM AEST -
Quiz 2 - Laboratory 2 (Linear Kinetics)
Opens: Wednesday Week 5 at 08:00 AM AEST
Closes: Wednesday Week 7 at 05:00 PM AEST -
Quiz 3 - Laboratory 3 (Angular Kinematics)
Opens: Wednesday Week 8 at 08:00 AM AEST
Closes: Wednesday Week 10 at 05:00 PM AEST -
Quiz 4 - Laboratory 4 (Angular Kinetics)
Opens: Wednesday Week 8 at 08:00 AM AEST
Closes: Wednesday Week 10 at 05:00 PM AEST -
Quiz 5 - Laboratory 5 (Muscle Mechanics)
Opens: Wednesday Week 11 at 08:00 AM AEST
Closes: Wednesday Review Week at 05:00 PM AEST -
Quiz 6 - Laboratory 6 (3D Movement Analysis)
Opens: Wednesday Week 11 at 08:00 AM AEST
Closes: Wednesday Review Week at 05:00 PM AEST
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Other
Dates for quiz availability are listed above and provided on Moodle. It is your responsibility to log onto Moodle and complete the quiz within the given time periods and prior to quiz closing time.
Grade will be available 2 weeks after quiz closes
For each quiz, 75% of the total marks will be for answers to quiz questions (short answer, numerical and long answer responses) and 25% of the total marks will be for responses on the completed Laboratory Worksheets. Further details for individual quizzes will be available on Moodle.
- Explain the fundamental concepts of mechanics that are applicable to the study of human motion
- Appraise the use of current biomechanical techniques, equipment, and training in the optimisation of human performance
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
You will be presented with a series of detailed biomechanical problem-based questions via the ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics Moodle website during Week 3. The questions are specifically aimed at reinforcing and augmenting biomechanical topics covered through Weeks 1 to 7, inclusive.
The assignment will consist of questions requiring written and computational style answers. The assessment questions are designed to evaluate your abilities to use various mathematical equations and logical methods to solve biomechanical problems; apply knowledge and interpret the findings; and synthesise and evaluate material. You are encouraged to seek additional reference material where necessary. Marks will be awarded as per assessment criteria listed below.
This assessment task is to be completed individually and submitted electronically (via Moodle) as a Word document (.doc or .docx). Submission must include a cover sheet (with assessment title, your full name and student number).
Further information will be available on Moodle.
Week 10 Friday (19 May 2017) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2017)
A graded copy of your assessment will be returned to you via Moodle, along with worked solutions to any incorrect answers.
The assessment questions are designed to evaluate your abilities to use various mathematical equations and logical methods to solve biomechanical problems; apply knowledge and interpret the findings; and synthesise and evaluate material. You will receive weighted marks for work completed on each question based on correct selection and application of formulas and maths, correct use of terminology, units and conventions, clear presentation of graphical information and written interpretation of results, and use of references (if required).
- Explain the fundamental concepts of mechanics that are applicable to the study of human motion
- Describe the significance and limitations imposed on the musculo-skeletal system by mechanical laws
- Apply basic principles of mechanics to evaluate real-world biomechanical problems
- Employ basic biomechanical equipment and measurement techniques to acquire and analyse data
- Appraise the use of current biomechanical techniques, equipment, and training in the optimisation of human performance
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 On-campus Activity
This assessment involves compulsory attendance to all laboratory sessions of the unit. You are required to attend (and actively participate in) the on-campus laboratories held throughout the term (on Rockhampton North or Mackay City campuses), or during the residential school block.
At compulsory laboratory sessions and/or at residential school as scheduled.
Final grading will be available at end of term upon completion of unit on-campus activities.
This assessment item is based on Pass/Fail grading. If you attend and actively participate in all laboratory sessions you will pass this assessment piece. If you fail to attend any of the on-campus laboratory sessions (or residential school) without deferral you may fail this assessment piece.
- Employ basic biomechanical equipment and measurement techniques to acquire and analyse data
- Appraise the use of current biomechanical techniques, equipment, and training in the optimisation of human performance
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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