CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS OF MOVEMENT

SPE1CBM

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will be introduced to the mechanical principles used to describe and quantify human movement. Students will explore the mechanics of human movement with an emphasis on gait in health and disease.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Benjamin Mentiplay

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of HHPRO, HHP, HHPB or require the Subject Coordinator's approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: SPE2BMA OR EXS2ESB OR SPE3MIP OR HBS3NPM OR EXS3AEB OR HBS2PBM

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: Students admitted in the Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics (Hons) HHPRO and Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) HHP, HHPB will be given priority to meet the requirements of their course. Other students who wish to enrol in this subject must gain permission from the Subject Coordinator.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Whittle's Gait Analysis

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: D. Levine, J. Richards & M.W.Whittle

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE

ISBN: N/A

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The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: J. Richards

Year: 2018

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: ELSEVIER

ISBN: N/A

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Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: D.A. Winter

Year: 2009

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify and describe factors that contribute to efficient human movement.
02. Apply biomechanical principles that demonstrate understanding of the internal and external forces associated with human movement.
03. Analyse normal gait patterns using appropriate terminology with understanding of the changes associated with pathology.
04. Perform basic clinical measurements to quantify and analyse human movement.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Benjamin Mentiplay

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Two hour written exam (2,000 words equiv)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Enquiry team report (750 words equiv per student)Students work in groups of 3 approx. 750 words per student (2,250 words in total)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

3 x 20 minute formative tests (1,000-words equiv)Each quiz is completed online, with questions related to the lecture content

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3