ALLH12008 - Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will provide you with a comprehensive overview of functional anatomy and applied biomechanics, with a focus on understanding the determinants of human movement and locomotion. The unit will build upon your existing knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology, and develop your skills in qualitative and quantitative assessment of human movement, to better understand musculoskeletal injury mechanisms and rehabilitation strategies.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

To enrol in this unit you must be enrolled in the CB85 Course and meet the following pre-requisites and co-requisites:

Prerequisites:

  • BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1
  • BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2
  • PSIO11003 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2

Co-requisite:

  • PSIO12001 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 1

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. In-class Test(s) 20%
2. Practical Assessment 30%
3. In-class Test(s) 50%
4. On-campus Activity 0%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 69.23% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 27.08% response rate.

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.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
Key lecture slides were highlighted using an exclamation mark to help students focus their study. Some students were concerned that the In-Class tests examined lecture material not highlighted using this system.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the exclamation system used for lecture slides be removed as it may be giving students the false-sense that only content presented in these slides is examinable.
Action Taken
The exclamation symbols were removed from the lecture slides.
Source: SUTE and personal communication
Feedback
Students enjoyed the practical sessions and highlighted the efforts made to scaffold the content with the co-requisite unit (PSIO12001)
Recommendation
It is recommended that the practical sessions continue to be reviewed and refined to ensure engagement and consolidation of material covered in lectures and in the co-requisite unit (PSIO12001).
Action Taken
Practical content was reviewed with minor adjustment to ensure alignment with the co-requisite unit.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluations (SUTE)
Feedback
Students would like to view previous mid-term and end-term in-class tests.
Recommendation
It is recommended that additional mock assessment questions resembling those included in previous assessments be provided to students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluations (SUTE)
Feedback
Some students questioned the usefulness of some of the video links provided on Moodle.
Recommendation
It is recommended that all video resources provided to students on Moodle be reviewed and updated/removed accordingly to enhance student engagement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate sound knowledge of structural and functional anatomy in the context of human movement, injury and rehabilitation
  2. Explain and interpret key biomechanical principles and measurement techniques in the context of human movement, injury and rehabilitation
  3. Select, perform and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative assessments of functional anatomy and applied biomechanics relevant to physiotherapy practice
  4. Demonstrate acceptable professional and ethical behaviours consistent with a physiotherapy practitioner and community leader.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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4 - On-campus Activity •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
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