General Assessment Information

Information concerning Macquarie University's assessment policy is available at https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment . Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading requirements are contained in Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.

To pass this unit, students must have:

• Made a serious attempt at all assessment tasks; AND
• Demonstrated sufficient evidence of achievement of the unit learning outcomes.

Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn, including marking rubrics.

All final grades in the Department of Health Professions are determined by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Assessment Committee, and are approved by the Faculty Board. They are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor. Students will be awarded an Assessment Grade plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in Schedule 1 of the Assessment Policy.

Extensions for Assessment Tasks

Applications for assessment task extensions may be considered for short-term, unexpected, serious, and unavoidable circumstances affecting assessment. Applications must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au . For further details please refer to the Special Considerations Policy available at https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

Late Submission of Work

All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the Unit Convenor, may incur a deduction of 5% of the overall assessment weighting for the first day, and 5% for each subsequent day, including the actual day on which the work is received. Assessments received 5 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:

Unit Organisation

This is a ten credit point unit run over a 13 week session.  There are lectures and tutorials/laboratories. Further information is available via the online Learning Management System (LMS) iLearn http://ilearn.mq.edu.au

Assumed knowledge

This unit builds on your learning in the previous undergraduate units particularly in the area of Anatomy; In particular, HLTH108/9 or BIOL247.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit will have a  two hour lecture weekly and a two hour tutorial/laboratory fortnightly.

Attendance

In the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our programs. As part of developing professionalism, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including tutorials, clinical, and laboratory practical sessions. In most cases lectures are recorded; however, lecture recordings cannot be guaranteed and some discussion or content may not be available for viewing via the recording system.

All lectures and tutorials are scheduled in your individual timetable. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/. You may make a request to your tutor to attend a different tutorial on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances. Please note these may change throughout the semester and changes will be communicated through iLearn.

Failure to attend any learning and teaching activities, including lectures and tutorials, may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their tutor or the unit convenor by email to inform tutors if they are going to be absent.

Textbooks 

The following textbook will be used in the teaching of this unit and the library hold an online copy of it:

Sports biomechanics: the basics: optimising human performance / Anthony J. Blazevich, 2nd ed., A & C Black Publishers: London

Additionally the following two texts will be used to a lesser extent; the library also holds an online version:

Fundamentals of Biomechanics / Duane Knudson, 2nd ed., Springer US: Boston, MA

The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics / Jim Richards, 2nd ed., Elsevier

An interactive laboratory manual is available for purchase. Further details are provided on iLearn.

Readings

Readings may be referred to throughout the semester and a reference to these will be provided as needed.

Technology and equipment

On-campus

Teaching rooms are equipped with state of art audio-visual and ICT equipment including iPads, internet connection, high quality video cameras and multiple LCD screens. 

Off-campus

To study optimally when off campus you will need to have access to a reliable internet connection to retrieve unit information & at times to submit assessment tasks via iLearn.

Lectures will be conducted every week. Note, most lectures will be provided online in lieu of a face to face lecture. Lecture attendance in week 6 (mid-sem exam) is compulsory.

Laboratories will take place in Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 only.

This schedule is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated via iLearn.