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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Strength and Conditioning 2 - Biomechanics

  • Unit Code

    SPS5134

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Sophia NIMPHIUS

Description

This unit provides students with an opportunity to critically analyse the biomechanical influences on human movement. The laws of physics, which govern the interaction of the human body with its environment, will be examined in relation to strength and conditioning. The mechanics of the human body as a machine will be examined in terms of the impact on strength and conditioning practice.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS4102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Argue the significance of the biomechanics of the musculo-skeletal system in human motion.
  2. Critically analyse the interaction between the human performer and the environment through the application of fundamental mechanical concepts.
  3. Critically analyse the mechanical properties of equipment used by strength and conditioning professionals.
  4. Diagnose the properties of the human body that are important in biomechanics.
  5. Evaluate how the muscles function in a variety of different exercises to produce movement.
  6. Interpret the static and dynamic mechanical relationships required for the study of biomechanics.

Unit Content

  1. Kinetic chain and sports performance.
  2. Angular kinetics and kinematics of the musculo-skeletal system.
  3. Biomechanics of tissues and structures.
  4. Biomechanics of the trunk.
  5. Introduction to the relevance of biomechanics and linear kinematics associated with sport performance and strength and conditioning practice.
  6. Biomechanics of the major joints.
  7. The biomechanical principles of force, energy, work, power, and impacts.
  8. Applications of biomechanics to the design of resistance training equipment.
  9. Projectile motion and force and relevance to calculations for sport performance and strength and conditioning.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures group discussions, and other e-learning activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentBiomechanical evaluation worksheets30%
TestContent Quizzes30%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Strength and Conditioning 2 - Biomechanics

  • Unit Code

    SPS5134

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Sophia NIMPHIUS

Description

This unit provides students with an opportunity to critically analyse the biomechanical influences on human movement. The laws of physics, which govern the interaction of the human body with its environment, will be examined in relation to strength and conditioning. The mechanics of the human body as a machine will be examined in terms of the impact on strength and conditioning practice.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS4102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Argue the significance of the biomechanics of the musculo-skeletal system in human motion.
  2. Critically analyse the interaction between the human performer and the environment through the application of fundamental mechanical concepts.
  3. Critically analyse the mechanical properties of equipment used by strength and conditioning professionals.
  4. Diagnose the properties of the human body that are important in biomechanics.
  5. Evaluate how the muscles function in a variety of different exercises to produce movement.
  6. Interpret the static and dynamic mechanical relationships required for the study of biomechanics.

Unit Content

  1. Kinetic chain and sports performance.
  2. Angular kinetics and kinematics of the musculo-skeletal system.
  3. Biomechanics of tissues and structures.
  4. Biomechanics of the trunk.
  5. Introduction to the relevance of biomechanics and linear kinematics associated with sport performance and strength and conditioning practice.
  6. Biomechanics of the major joints.
  7. The biomechanical principles of force, energy, work, power, and impacts.
  8. Applications of biomechanics to the design of resistance training equipment.
  9. Projectile motion and force and relevance to calculations for sport performance and strength and conditioning.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Online lectures group discussions, and other e-learning activities.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentBiomechanical evaluation worksheets30%
TestContent Quizzes30%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%

Core Reading(s)

  • Bartlett, R. (2007). Introduction to sports biomechanics: Analysing human movement patterns (2nd ed.). Milton Park, Abingdon: Routledge.
  • Grimshaw, P. N. (2007). Sport and exercise biomechanics. New York, NY: Routledge.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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