General Assessment Information 

All final grades are determined by a grading committee, in accordance with the Macquarie University Assessment Policy, and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor. Students will be awarded a final grade, which corresponds to the grade descriptors specified in the Assessment Procedure (clause 128).

To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes, meet any ungraded requirements including professionalism, and achieve a final mark of 50 or better.

Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn.

Student Professionalism

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses. As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including tutorials and laboratory-based practical sessions.

Furthermore, lectures and seminars are key learning activities that you are expected to attend throughout completion of your degree. While audio recordings and lecture slides may be made available following these large group sessions, it is important to recognise that such resources are a study aid - and should not be considered an alternative to lecture or seminar attendance. Echo360 recordings of live lectures do not always work and are not a substitute for in-person lecture attendance.

Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of all noted compulsory activities. Students that do not meet this requirement may be deemed unable to meet expectations regarding professionalism, learning outcomes, and may be referred for disciplinary action (which may include exclusion from assessments and unit failure).

Similarly, as part of developing professionalism, students are expected to submit all work by the due date. Applications for assessment task extensions must be supported by appropriate evidence and submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Special Consideration Policy available at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration.

Late Submission

All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted, will receive a 5% per day penalty including weekends and public holidays. If you submit the assessment task 10 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, you will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks. For example:

Unit Organisation

This is a 10 credit point unit run over a 13 week session; there are a mix of online lectures and in-person laboratories and tutorials. Specific information is available via the PHTY3001 iLearn site.

Assumed knowledge

This unit builds on your learning in the previous undergraduate units particularly in the area of Anatomy; In particular, (HLTH108/9, ANAT1001/2) or (BIOL247, BIOL2220).

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit will have a weekly on-line lecture and weekly in-person laboratory/tutorial n.b., refer to weekly schedule for specific timings and weeks where activities may not be scheduled due to assessments. Lectures will provide foundation knowledge important for understanding the basis of biomechanics of human movement. Laboratories/tutorials will allow for the demonstration, learning of practical skills, and discussion of topics relevant to Exercise Science and biomechanics. The teaching approach will be based on students developing a deep understanding of principles and the ability to independently solve problems, with the expectation that students can then translate this knowledge to different scenarios.

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.

Attendance

All lectures and laboratories are scheduled in your individual timetable. You may make a request to your tutor to attend a different laboratory on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances. Lectures are pre-recorded, attendance is expected at all laboratories/tutorials; failure to attend may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their tutor by email to inform tutors if they are going to be absent. The timetable for classes can be found on the University website at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/.

Technology and Equipment

On-campus

The Exercise and Sports Science laboratories are located in the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Center (MUSAC). This teaching space is equipped with state of the art exercise and sports science equipment, audio-visual, and ICT equipment including iPads, internet connection, and multiple LCD screens. Students will use a range of specific equipment typically used in the assessment, management, and development of human physical performance.

Off-campus

Should you choose to work off campus you will need to have access to a reliable internet connection in order to retrieve unit information & at times to submit assessment tasks via iLearn.

Consult iLearn for the most up to date schedule.