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ESSC12008 - Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is designed to build upon content from previous semesters and extend the students understanding of the role of musculoskeletal biomechanics with application to sport, work and the clinical and rehabilitation settings. Students will develop advanced kinematic and kinetic measurement and data analysis techniques to assess human motion. Students will develop, collect and present a biomechanics research project related to their professional field. Note: All flexible enrolled students are required to attend a compulsory Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics residential school to promote development of unit learning outcomes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite Units:
ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics AND ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation

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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Residential School Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2020

Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Cairns
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Cairns
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

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. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Written Assessment 15%
3. Portfolio 65%
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

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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 survey
Feedback
Some student's commented that more timely and clear feedback would have been helpful to their development of content knowledge.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator explores opportunities to provide broad assessment task feedback during the tutorial sessions following release of marks and explicitly invite students to seek clarification on feedback one-on-one if required.
Action Taken
Broad, cohort feedback was provided via a recorded presentation posted to the Moodle Discussion board. During this presentation, clear instructions were provided on where to find individual feedback and an invitation to discuss feedback one-on-one.
Source: Self-reflection
Feedback
The Unit Coordinator noted that student use/attendance of Moodle Discussion boards and/or Zoom Q&A Sessions was low.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator places clear emphasis on the value of these opportunities and explores ways to encourage future student engagement.
Action Taken
The Unit Coordinator (UC) made a point of highlighting the value of peer-based learning and demonstrated access to the Moodle boards in the unit introductory presentation. Additionally, the UC used the Moodle Announcements thread almost exclusively to broadcast information cohort wide.
Source: Personal communication with students (verbal and email)
Feedback
Students reported that they enjoyed the emphasis placed on hands-on skill development in the Residential School.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continue to lead and encourage student practical skill development.
Action Taken
The UC continued to place emphasis on the development of competencies with technology typically used in the biomechanical analysis of movement in industry. Where possible, students were hands-on with equipment and data collection during the Residential School.
Source: SUTE Survey results
Feedback
Students reported that considerable time was spent on explaining the technology being used during the Residential School, and felt that they would benefit more from more time spent 'hands-on'.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator explore ways of encouraging early student engagement with the unit content, while investigating methods of delivering content on various technology prior to the Residential School.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Survey results
Feedback
Students reported that there was a considerable amount of weekly content to cover and felt that they would benefit from having content presentations split into shorter length presentations.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator explore means of dividing the content presentations into a series of shorter presentations.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Survey results and personal communication with students
Feedback
Students reported that having all the unit content available on Moodle from the start of term was valuable in terms of being able to see the topics in advance, and plan workload accordingly.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continue to explore means of using Moodle to display and deliver content so that students can plan their workloads and engage in a non-linear fashion if desired.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the various equipment and measurement techniques used to evaluate biomechanics of human movement
  2. Examine musculoskeletal symmetry issues and mechanics as they relate to human motion, performance and injury
  3. Complete data collection using various biomechanics equipment to measure and evaluate human movement
  4. Critically analyse biomechanical data in relation to measurement of human motion
  5. Interpret outcomes of biomechanics research project by integrating knowledge in the areas of biomechanics, motor learning and anatomy/physiology.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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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 • • • • •
5 - Team Work • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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2 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
3 - Portfolio • • • • • •
4 - On-campus Activity • • • • • • •
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •