HSE323 - Clinical and Sport Biomechanics
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Liz Bradshaw |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H343, H353, D324, D394, D333, S302 and S307. Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to a Student Adviser in Student Central. Enrolment quotas may apply for this group of students. |
| Campus contact: | Burwood (Melbourne): Liz Bradshaw |
| Prerequisite: | HSE202 |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 1 hour online lectures per week |
| 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 is designed to explore the applications and implications of the physical principles underlying efficient human movement. The unit examines aspects of muscle mechanics relevant to sports performance and injury prevention, and investigates methods of quantifying human motion. Data from kinematic, electromyographic and kinetic sources will be analysed and interpreted. Exemplary material is drawn from studies of human locomotion and of the activity of isolated single-joint movements to determine the effects of injury and the progress of rehabilitation.
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 | Decide upon a method or methods that accurately and specifically quantifies human movement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Synthesise knowledge in neuromuscular and musculoskeletal mechanics to allow a deeper understanding of human movement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Evaluate common biomechanical mechanisms for musculoskeletal injury. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Design, conduct and interpret a simple experiment of human movement using biomechanical methods. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Recognise normal patterns of human gait. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Mid trimester test | 50 minutes | 25% |
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| Assessment 2: Laboratory project Part A | 2000 words | 35% |
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| Assessment 3: Laboratory project Part B | 15 minute group presentation | 10% |
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| Assessment 4: Examination | 90 minutes | 30% |
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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 HSE323 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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