HSE202 - Biomechanics

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online with significant campus requirements

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Danielle Trowell
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in D333, D394, E377, H300, H315, H343, H353, M320, S308,  S379, S408, S479 or D391 students completing the Exercise Science major sequence (MJ-H000016) or minor sequence (MN-H000016) or Sports Analytics minor sequence (MN-S000020)

Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to Student Adviser in Student Central. Enrolment quotas may apply for this group of students.

Campus contact:

Burwood (Melbourne): Liz Bradshaw 

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x online module per week (2-3 hours)
1 x 1 hour online seminars in weeks 2-11 
1 x 2 hour practical experiences (laboratory) in weeks 1-10

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x online module per week (2-3 hours)
1 x 1 hour online seminars in weeks 2-11
2 x 1 day intensive practical experiences (laboratory) for the trimester

In-person attendance requirements:

Online students only: 2 x 1 day intensive practical experiences (laboratory) for the trimester. These intensive practical experiences (laboratory) will be held on non-consecutive weekends at Burwood (Melbourne) campus at the end of week 5 and 10.

Content

This unit introduces students to the major biomechanical factors involved in movement, with a special focus on locomotion, sports technique and analysis. The material is presented with an emphasis on the qualitative analysis of motion and forces. The unit includes the examination of external forces, such as gravity, air resistance, and friction, and their role in human movement. Internal forces created by skeletal and muscular systems and their effect on the body and its movement will be discussed. Finally, the unit will address some practical applications in biomechanics through a video analysis of skill project.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Describe human movement in precise, well defined terms.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Determine the external forces acting on the human body during movement.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Determine the internal forces that contribute to human movement.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Interpret qualitative analyses and apply biomechanical principles to evaluate human movement and performance.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Mid trimester test 45 minutes 20%
  • Week 6
Assessment 2: Laboratory Project Part A Group presentation: 10 minutes 10%
  • Week 10 
Assessment 3: Laboratory Project Part B Group report: 1300 words 30%
  • Week 10
Assessment 4: Examination 90 minutes 40%
  • End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSE202 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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