SPCO304-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)

Applied Biomechanics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

This course explores practical applications of biomechanics to equip students to support athletes to enhance sporting performance and minimise injury occurrence. Students will gain an understanding of the use of analytical methods and tools to make quantitative measurements and apply the principles of biomechanics to measuring and supporting performance.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, successful students will be able to:
1. Make quantitative measurements and report results for analysis of vector quantities such as velocity and force.
2. Use biomechanical principles to carry out measurements of performance and present these in a manner that is appropriate for discussion with end users (coaches and athletes).
3. Make qualitative assessments of biomechanical information in a range of concepts including analysis of human motion.
4. Carry out an assessment of a skilled performance using Silicon Coach technique analysis software by assessing a range of biomechanical aspects.

Prerequisites

SPCO204, or
30 points at 100-level MATH or PHYS and approval from Programme Coordinator.

Course Coordinator

Hannah Eve Wyatt

Lecturers

Sarah-Kate Millar and Sibi Walter

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Workshop Activities 20% You are required to complete the weekly workshop activity. Due weekly.
Mid-term test 22 Aug 2024 40% To be held on online covering material from weeks 1-6 (inclusive).
Biomechanical Movement Analysis 21 Oct 2024 40% You are required to undertake a biomechanical analysis to inform a report and presentation. Due week of 21 October

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $978.00

International fee $4,988.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO304 Occurrences

  • SPCO304-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024
  • SPCO304-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
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