PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOMECHANICS OF MOVEMENT

HBS2PBM

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will be presented with an integration of mechanical, physiological and anatomical concepts and principles and their application to the understanding of human physical performance in health and disease. Emphasis is placed on the biomechanics of human gait and relevant examples of sports activities. Topics in biomechanics cover the areas of kinematics, kinetics, muscle mechanics and energetics. Topics in physiology build on knowledge gained in first-year and emphasise the short and longer-term responses of skeletal muscle and the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to exercise. In addition, attention is focused on the link between the level of skeletal muscle adaptation and the cardio-respiratory and metabolic responses to exercise.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: David Orr

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: HBS1HBA and HBS1HBB

Co-requisites: HBS2APT and PTY2HDM and HLT2IEP

Incompatible subjects: HBS3NPM, HBS3APA

Equivalent subjects: HBS1BHM, HBS1PPA and HBS2PPB (partially)

Special conditions: Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Physiotherapy Practice will be given priority in order to meet the requirements of their course. Other students who wish to enrol in this subject must obtain permission from the Subject Coordinator.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	An introduction to Biomechanics	Recommended	R.S. Horsfield, 1982	SCIENCE PRESS
Readings	Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Gait: Normal, Elderly and Pathological	Recommended	D.A. Winter, 1991	UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO PRESS
Readings	Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement	Recommended	D.A. Winter, 2004	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Readings	Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance	Recommended	S.K. Powers & ET. Howley, 2012	MCGRAW-HILL
Readings	Human Walking	Recommended	J. Rose & J.G. Gamble, 2006	LIPPINCOTT, WILLIAMS & WILKINS

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Nivan Weerakkody

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Some classes in Practical Laboratory"

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 21 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 21 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 10 - 20
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 20 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 10 - 20
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 20 and delivered via blended.
"Refer to study guide on LMS for further details on this on-line material."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
one 2-hour exam in mid-year exam period		50
one enquiry test in wk 19(equiv to 420 words)		10
three 15-min tests in wks 14, 19 and 22 (equiv to 250 words each)		15
two enquiry team reports in either wk 14, 19 and 22 (equiv to 450 words per report per student)		25

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day