Unit Synopsis
The development of foundation knowledge and competencies in functional anatomy complements previous anatomy and physiology units and provides the cornerstone to manual assessment of musculoskeletal conditions. This unit will provide you with the knowledge necessary to identify and describe the structural and functional requirements of the musculoskeletal system in relation to human motion for a variety of activities. The unit will develop your understanding of the anatomy of the limbs and the functional principles underpinning movement and posture, including an understanding of the performance aspects of muscle, joints, and the mechanics of movement. You will develop skills in manual location and assessment of musculoskeletal structures as they apply to rehabilitation, exercise conditioning, and general movement.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisite: BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1, BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2, AND ESSC12004 Exercise and Sport Biomechanics 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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).
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) | 40% |
| 2. Presentation | 30% |
| 3. Practical Assessment | 0% |
| 4. Written Assessment | 30% |
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 2 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 70.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 35.71% 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: Have Your Say Survey
Assessment Tasks reflected learning content and were based on real-world scenairos.
It is recommended that the Assessment Tasks remain relevant to the content, and continue to be practical in nature to reflect real-world application.
Due to COVID-19 assessment tasks had to be modified but the practical nature was still upheld with students recording and instructing a subject to perform a specific ROM or exercise. This way content still remained relevant, even though there were no hands-on lab sessions.
Source: Have Your Say Survey
Some learning content was covered after the Residential School/Assessment Due date.
The timing of the Residential School makes it difficult to cover all content. It is recommended that previous years content (i.e. Lecture recordings) are made available for students at the beginning of Term for their own learning and reflection, prior to the Residential School.
Due to COVID-19, face-to-face teaching was not possible. However, a fully on-line residential school was trialed in 2020 and the assessment that usually took place during the residential school was taken into an online exam during exam week. This was to allow the students time to cover all the content.
Source: Have your say survey
Needed more support and focused lecture material surrounding physical tasks. Felt very unsupported with regards to palpation and practical tasks, there was not enough lecture time dedicated to these skills.
It is recommended to provide more focussed content in lab sessions and step-by-step video resources to assist students in palpation, range of motion and exercise tasks.
In Progress
Source: Have your say survey
Given the challenges with COVID-19 and the move to put the labs online, I thought this was done well. The use of breakout rooms provided an opportunity for good discussion in small groups which students seemed to embrace. I really enjoyed the labs.
It is recommended to utilise online labs and breakout rooms to complement the face-to-face labs in future delivery of this unit.
In Progress
Source: Have your say survey
Assessment tasks were great
In 2020 alternative assessment tasks were introduced, which still met the learning outcomes of the unit. It is recommended that these alternative tasks are weaved into the unit for delivery in 2021 and beyond.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Define anatomical terms and identify structures using anatomical models, images, and surface anatomy
- Using principles of kinesiology, identify and explain the relationships between anatomical structures, movement, and function
- Analyse exercises to identify muscles that are involved in producing and controlling movement
- Perform movement and postural assessments, and prescribe corrective exercises to address asymmetries or improve exercise performance.
The Learning Outcomes and Assessment tasks are aligned with Graduate Outcomes as outlined by Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA).
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | ||
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | ||
| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | ||
| 4 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |