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KINES 371 - Biomechanics Lab

Spring 2014

Instructor: Eric L. Dugan
Office: BG 108E
Phone: (208) 426-3512
E-Mail: ericdugan@boisestate.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

 

Meeting Times & Locations

Section 001: W 10:30 -12:20 BG 120

Section 002: W 1:30 - 3:20 BG 120

**Some lab meetings may take place at the Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research (COBR) Lab at the Ron & Linda Yanke Family Research Park. These meetings will be announced on Canvas and by email.

Required Texts and Materials

  • Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement, 3rd Edition. Joseph Hamill, PhD & Kathleen M. Knutzen, PhD
  • All lab materials will be posted on Canvas

Course Overview

This course is an introduction to the biomechanical principles of human motion. The focus of this course is on the mechanical principles that govern the interaction of the human body with its environment. These principles will be presented and discussed with consideration of the relevant anatomical structures and physiological mechanisms that influence human movement.

Practical skills will be developed for biomechanical analysis of human movement and the use of equipment and measurement techniques often used in biomechanics will be explored.  

Course Objectives

The student will develop an understanding of the mechanical and anatomical principles that govern human movement.  At the completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate awareness of the scope and practice of biomechanics
  • Describe human movement with appropriate mechanical and anatomical terminology
  • Find and utilize biomechanical literature and reference resources
  • Understand and integrate kinetics and kinematic concepts
  • Understand the qualitative and quantitative relationships between angular and linear motion
  • Apply biomechanical principles to evaluate new/novel information
  • Understand and associate musculoskeletal tissue structure and biomechanical function to the generation of movement
  • Analyze human movement utilizing mechanical concepts

Course Basics

  • All assignments, unless otherwise stated, must be submitted via Canvas by midnight on the Tuesday of the following week (the Tues. prior to the next lab meeting). No late work will be accepted. 
  • Each lab assignment will be worth 100 points each.
  • All questions (unless you are otherwise instructed) are to be answered with complete sentences. All problems involving calculations should have a boxed answer and work shown.

Student Evaluation

  • Final grades for the course will be based on the average of the laboratory assignment grades throughout the semester. Final grades for this course will be assigned on the following scale:

 

A+  > 97%

C+  > 77%

A    > 93%

C    > 73%

A-   ≥ 90%

C-   ≥ 70%

B+  > 87%

D+  > 67%

B    > 83%

D    ≥ 63%

B-   ≥ 80%

D-   ≥ 60%

 

F     ≤ 59%

 

The table in the following section ("The Meaning of Grades") describes in general terms what the five letter grades from A to F represent for assignments in this course.

The Meaning of Grades

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*Taken fromhttp://registrar.boisestate.edu/catalogs/online/grades.shtml#system

Expectations

  • Please review the University attendance policy:http://boisestate.edu/registrar/catalogs/ugrdcurrent/frontpages/chapter5/attendance.shtml. You are expected to attend all classes and arrive on time.  You have the responsibility for contacting the instructor prior to missing class.  You may not submit a lab report/assignment for a lab that you did not attend.
  • You are expected to dress appropriately for classes. Some laboratory sessions will involve physical activity.
  • Students must turn off all cell phones/PDAs, smart phones and other electronic devices during class. Failure to abide with this policy will result in dismissal from class.
  • Eating is not allowed during lab; however, beverages in ‘spill-proof’ containers will be allowed.
  • Any academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, will result in a failing grade for the course.  It is your responsibility to understand theBoise State University Student Code of Conduct available on-line (http://www.boisestate.edu/osrr/scp/student_code.html).
  • To request academic accommodations for a disability, contact the Disability Resource Center, Admin 114, (208) 426-1583.  Students are required to provide documentation of their disability and meet with a Disability Specialist prior to receiving accommodations.  Information about a disability or health condition will be regarded as confidential.

Modification of the Syllabus and Schedule

I reserve the right to modify the syllabus and schedule at any time. Revisions will be documented in an announcement on the Canvas course site.

 

 

Course Summary:

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