Overview
This unit builds upon content from previous units to extend your understanding of biomechanics as it relates to human movement. In this unit, you will explore areas of musckuloskeletal mechanics, biomechanics of locomotion, and the application of biomechanical principles to sports, and strength and conditioning. Through practical activities, you will develop skills necessary to conduct advanced biomechanical analyses as well as develop your ability to think critically about biomechanical data and research.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite Units: ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics AND ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation Co-requisite Unit: ESSC13007 Functional Anatomy OR ESSC12010 Functional Anatomy
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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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).
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 SUTE Survey results
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'.
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.
Feedback from SUTE Survey results
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.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator explore means of dividing the content presentations into a series of shorter presentations.
Feedback from SUTE Survey results and personal communication with students
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.
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.