RH2001 - Movement Analysis for Rehabilitation
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc |
This subject is designed to enable students to analyse movement, focusing on the anatomical and biomechanical interactions within the musculo-skeletal system.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an understanding of motor control for movement;
- demonstrate an ability to analyse various movement patterns on the basis of musculoskeletal involvement and related mechanical principles;
- demonstrate an ability to analyse injury mechanisms associated with particular types of tissue injury;
- demonstrate an ability to analyse static and dynamic posture;
- demonstrate an ability to perform basic analysis of gait.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
- The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
- The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
- The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
- The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.
| Prerequisites: | BM1031 and BM1032 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PS2001 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Fiona Barnett. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (30%); quizzes or tests (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.