HSE202 - Biomechanics
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| 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 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x online module per week (2-3 hours) |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x online module per week (2-3 hours) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Describe biomechanical principles and how they influence body position, movement, and stability across a range of sporting and daily contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Determine how human interaction with equipment and the environment influences performance and musculoskeletal function. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Work collaboratively in a team to conduct, interpret, and communicate biomechanical measures to evaluate and optimise human movement in sport, health, and exercise. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate digital literacy and critical thinking to explain human movement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Mid trimester test | 45 minutes | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Laboratory Project Part A | Group written report 1300 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Laboratory Project Part B | Group presentation 10 minutes | 10% |
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| Assessment 4: Examination | 90 minutes | 40% |
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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 HSE202 can be found via the University Library.
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.
Unit Fee Information
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