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Last updated: 4 March 2022
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) with significant campus requirements
This unit is only available to students enrolled in H343, D324, D333, D394, E377, M320, H315, H300 or D391 students completing the Exercise Science major sequence (MJ-H000016) or minor sequence (MN-H000016).
Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to Health-enquire@deakin.edu.au. Enrolment quotas may apply for this group of students.
Burwood (Melbourne): Liz Bradshaw
Nil
Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
2 x 1 hour online class per week (live streamed with recordings provided) 9 x 2 hour laboratory sessions per week, scheduled on weekdays during trimester
2 x 1 hour online class per week (live streamed with recordings provided) 2 days of practical work at Burwood (Melbourne), scheduled on weekends during trimester
Cloud (online) students only: 2 days of practical work at Burwood (Melbourne), scheduled on weekends during trimester
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.
Describe human movement in precise, well defined terms.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO6: Self-management
ULO2
Determine the external forces acting on the human body during movement.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
ULO3
Determine the internal forces that contribute to human movement.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-management
ULO4
Interpret qualitative analyses and apply biomechanical principles to evaluate human movement and performance.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solvingGLO6: Self-managementGLO7: Teamwork
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.
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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