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The course will be delivered via the use of both electronic (recorded and in-person) and face-to-face sessions (tutorials and laboratory classes). The content of the electronic/online material will be rehearsed and supported by face to face/guided tutorials incorporating practical case scenarios using specific measurement techniques (required skills) to explore concepts.

Students will be required to attend 1 x 2-hour large group sessions (lectorials) and 1 x 2-hour tutorial/laboratory class per week.

Students must successfully complete and pass all assessments to be eligible to pass this course.

Assessment task 1 – Written Test (10%)
This will be a written test of 1hr duration that is conducted in the tutorial time in week 5. The test will contain a range of written (short answers) responses. The test will be based upon the concepts and theory learned in the course thus far. The test mark will contribute 10% to the final mark for this course.

Assessment task 2 – Laboratory Report (20%)
This report (2000 words total) will consist of a laboratory class practical written up as a report (2000 word limit maximum). The
laboratory report will be marked as one report and will contribute 20% to the final mark of the course. The assessed laboratory practical classes will take place in Weeks 6 and 7. The report will need to be submitted by Friday of Week 8.

Assessment task 3 – Presentation (15%)
In groups of between two and four people, you are required to present a 12-minute PowerPoint presentation to the rest of the class. The talk must be strictly no longer than 12 minutes, however it may be delivered in a shorter time frame. Groups will receive a 2 minute warning and will be stopped when 12-minutes is reached. The topic of your presentation must be taken from ONE of the papers that were presented at the International Society of Biomechanics in Sport Congress and these pdfs can be accessed from the website link provided. This will take place in Week 11.

Assessment task 4 – Tutorial Workbook (5%)
A complete tutorial workbook showing all attempts at the 9 tutorials that were presented throughout the course is required. While it is not expected that you will have a perfect solution to all these problems it is expected that you will have attempted all of them. This will be required by Friday of Week 12.

Assessment task 5 – Final Written Exam (50%)
This will be an open book written examination that is conducted in the University examination week (weeks 15/16). The examination will contain a range of written questions (5 questions) and you will be required to answer ALL questions. The examination will be based upon the concepts and theory learned in the course (this includes lectures, laboratory classes and additional reading and work sheets). The examination mark will contribute 50% to the final mark for this course.

Submission and Return of Assignments
Students are responsible for keeping copies of all assignments and must be able to provide these within 24 hours if required.  Receipts will not be provided when assignments are submitted.

Assignment submission
Please submit assignments via the assignment submission boxes. These will be advised.

 

Assignment return
Assignments will be returned at the end of specified teaching sessions.  Assignments will be returned within approximately two weeks of the due date.