ES542 ADVANCED BIOMECHANICS
| Course Code: | 5610542 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Engineering Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. SENİH GÜRSES |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Introduce a brief understanding of the neuro-musculo-skeletal system of the living beings; e.g. human posture and locomotor system.
Course Content
The knee joint, foot and ankle, shoulder-arm complex, the elbow joint. Pathomechanics. Gait analysis.
Course Learning Outcomes
to learn essential anatomical and physiological aspects of the human neuro-muscular-skeletal system
ability to develop mathematical models of the human locomotor system
ability to create mathematical models of human joint control and dynamics
gain a skill of understanding and analyzing human erect posture dynamics and control
ability to design human quiet stance experiments in different sensory conditions
acquire and develop human motion analysis laboratory skills such as collecting human stance and locomotion data, analysis of collected data in time, frequency, and phase space domains
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Skills to analyse and to use different experiment set ups | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Skills to apply mathematical models to experimental and observatory results | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to write and present research outcomes | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Awareness of academic and research ethics | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Ability to work in multidisciplinary groups | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Skills to follow new developments in basic science and engineering areas | ✔ | |||