ORTO1200 Biomechanics Course description

Biomechanics is an important basis for understanding the body's normal and pathological movement patterns. The focus will be on gait and movement relevant to prosthetics and orthotics. Important topics include the observation of gait, calculation of forces and their effect on the body and the movement pattern of the different segments of the body. The module also includes analysis of data from the movement laboratory.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

The bachelor assignment shall be a development project in a field that is related to prosthetics and orthotics. The assignment can be written individually or in groups of two students. If the assignment is written in groups, it usually means that two students at the Bachelor's Programme in Prosthetics and Orthotics write an assignment together, but it is also possible for students to write their bachelor assignment together with a student from the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, or from another programme at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Students are encouraged to become affiliated to a research environment at the university or at an external institution. The programme will assist in identifying relevant research environments.

The table below shows the subjects covered by the module, with credits specified:

• Prosthetic and orthotic practice (9 credits)
• Theory og sciences and research methods (5 credits)
• Ethics (1 credits)
• Total credits: 15

The student must have passed the second year of the programme.

The bachelor's thesis shall be an independent academic work. Seminars and supervision sessions, where students are given the opportunity to develop their topics and research questions, are organised in the fifth semester. Academic supervisors are assigned after the project outline has been submitted within the stipulated deadline. Students with individual assignment are entitled to four hours of academic supervision, and group assignments six hours.

The following coursework requirements must be met before the student can take the exam:

• the project outline must be submitted within the stipulated deadline during the 5th semester
• minimum attendance of 80 % at seminars and academic supervision sessions

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Bachelor assignment written individually or in groups of two students over a ten-week period.

Scope: Individual assignment 8500 words, group assignment 11 000 words, +/- 5 %

Resit exam

The student(s) rework the thesis. If a fail grade is awarded for the thesis twice, the student(s) must write a new thesis.

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Grade scale A-F