| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 3 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Özge Çınar Medeni
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) To be able to define the basic concepts of biomechanics.
2) To be able to use the biomechanical principles during movement, posture and locomotion.
3) To be able to understand the force, application principles and injury mechanics.
4) To be able to develope the approaches for prevention of the injury.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | Anatomy I-II, Physiology I-II, Physics I-II. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Description of biomechanic, introduction of practice area of biomechanical principles, description of commonly used terms and notions, description and ensampling of biomechanic principles used in dynamics, friction and balance. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to biomechanics - field of biomechanics | | 2nd Week | Strength of materials | | 3rd Week | Resultant force and separation into components | | 4th Week | Balance and friction | | 5th Week | Stability and balance | | 6th Week | Dynamics -Kinetics- Kinematics | | 7th Week | Midterm | | 8th Week | Biomechanical factors relevant to measuring muscle strength | | 9th Week | Sitting biomechanics and related injury mechanisms | | 10th Week | Biomechanics of wheelchair use and related injury mechanisms | | 11th Week | Biomechanical properties of tissues: tendon and ligament | | 12th Week | Biomechanical properties of tissues: bone and muscle | | 13th Week | Introduction to sports biomechanics | | 14th Week | Biomechanics research areas |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | 1. Winter DA. Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement. 3rd ed. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons Inc, Canada; 2005.
2. Burton AW, Miller THE. Movement Skill Assessment. Chicago: Human Kinetics; 1998.
3. LeVeau BF. Biomechanics of Human Motion. Basics and Beyond for Health Professions. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company; 2011.
4. İnsan Hareketinde Biyomekanik, Sağlık Profesyonelleri için Temeller ve İlerisi (2014) Çeviri Editörü: Yakut Y. Pelikan Kitapevi; Ankara.
5. Spor ve Egzersizde Vücut Biyomekaniği (2017) İnal HS. Hipokrat Kitapevi; Ankara. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Practice,Report Preparation,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 50 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 11 | 11 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Presentation (including preperation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Article | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total Workload | | | 90 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 3 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 3 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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