ENME451-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Biomechanics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

This course will cover research techniques in biomechanics using data capture equipment and provides a framework in which to analyse movement, force generation, and physiology through an understanding of Cartesian vector analysis, analytical methods and tools for the analysis of the human body. Students will be equipped to make quantitative measurements and apply the principles of biomechanics to measuring performance.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to read journal literature, perform experiments to answer posed questions, and write analytical reports on their experimental results in the broad field of biomechanics.

Prerequisites

30 points of ENME at 300 level

Course Coordinator

Debbie Munro

Lecturer

Wylie Ahmed

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Memos and anatomy quiz 15% Periodic, 3 items
Tutorial 1 16 Aug 2023 5% Technical Memo
Literature review 11 Sep 2023 15%
Tutorial 2 13 Sep 2023 5% Technical Memo
Tutorial 3 27 Sep 2023 5% Technical Memo
Tutorial 4 11 Oct 2023 5% Technical Memo
Group Research Project 20 Oct 2023 15%
Final Exam 35%

Notes

For detailed course, policy, regulatory and integrity information, please refer to the UC web site, or see relevant Course or Department LEARN pages, (which are available to enrolled students).

Please note: Mechatronics students are eligable to take this course.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,164.00

International fee $5,750.00

* 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.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 50

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

All ENME451 Occurrences

  • ENME451-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023