ADVANCED EXERCISE BIOMECHANICS

EXS3AEB

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will advance your theoretical and practical understanding of exercise and sports biomechanics. In this subject you will explore the relationship between biomechanical principles of human movement that underpin common activities of daily living to observe, describe, measure and analyse gross body movements relevant to performance in sport and exercise. This subject will examine the biomechanics of human walking and running gait and the changes which occur with development and ageing. This subject will introduce you to principles of tissue mechanics and will explore the contribution of biomechanics to the field of sports injury prevention.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Timothy Bach

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must pass EXS2ESB and must be enrolled in one of HBESB, HBES Bachelor of Exercise Science or HZESPB Bachelor of Exercise Science/Master of Exercise Physiology. All other students require Subject Coordinator's approval.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Biomechanical evaluation of movement in sport and exercise.	Recommended	Payton, C J & Bartlett, R M 2008	ROUTLEDGE, LONDON.
Readings	Fundamental Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise	Recommended	Watkins, J 2014	ROUTLEDGE, OXON
Readings	Gait analysis: normal and pathological function.	Preliminary	Perry, J & Burnfield, J 2010	2ND EDN, SLACK INC, NJ.
Readings	Whittle's gait analysis.	Preliminary	Levine, D, Richards, J & Whittle, M 2012	5TH EDN, CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, PA.

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 125

Enrolment information: Limited staffing resources. Tables applying quota. Once quota reached, further enrolments will be subject to approval by Subject Coordinator.

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Timothy Bach

Class requirements

Laboratory Class
One 2.0 hours laboratory class per week and delivered via face-to-face.

Lecture
One 1.0 hours lecture per week and delivered via blended.

Seminar
One 1.0 hours seminar per week and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
One 1.5-hour theory examination.		40
One 2,000-word laboratory report.		40
One group presentation (five minutes per member).		20

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day