HKE 3

The following section provides information about the organisational context of HKE 3. For information about the course content please see Academic syllabus.

Two semester credits: HKE 301 and HKE 302.

Admission into HKE III

Students must have passed HKE II (aggregated HKE 201 and 202 minimum 50%).

Structure of HKE III

With exception of the 4th term all lecture terms consist of seven lecture weeks per term:
1st term: 14 February - 1 April (7 lecture weeks);
2nd term: 11 April - 27 May (7 lecture weeks);
3rd term: 25 July - 9 September (7 lecture weeks);
4th term: 19 September - 28 October (6 lecture weeks).

Lectures

Lectures and laboratories take place during the following lecture periods throughout the year.
Mon 10.30 - 11.15 Lecture
Tues 11.25 - 12.10 Lecture
Tues 12.20 - 13.05 Lecture
Tues 14.00 - 17.00 Laboratory practical
Wed 7.45 - 8.30 Lecture
Thurs 8.40 - 9.25 Lecture
Fri 9.35 - 10.20 Lecture

Table 1: Module structure for HKE III

	Term	Block A			Block B
	Term	Module	Lecturer	Dates	Module	Lecturer	Dates
HKE 301	1	Physiology	Christie	Mon 14 Feb - Fri 25 Mar (4 lectures per week)	Human Information Processing: Decision Making	Zscher-nack	Mon 14 Feb - Fri 25 Mar (4 lectures per week)
HKE 301	2	Motor Learning and Ergonomics: Tool Design	Goebel	Mon 11 Apr - Fri 27 May (4 lectures per week)	Macro-ergonomics and Work Organization	Zscher-nack	Mon 11 Apr - Fri 27 May (4 lectures per week)
HKE 302	3	Functional Anatomy: Lower Extremities	Mattison	Mon 25 Jul – Fri 9 Sep (4 lectures per week)	Environ-mental Ergonomics	TBA	Mon 25 Jul – Fri 9 Sep (4 lectures per week)
HKE 302	4	Biomechanics	Todd	Mon 19 Sep – Fri 28 Oct (4 lectures per week)	Ergonomics: Fatigue and Shift Work	TBA	Mon 19 Sep – Fri 28 Oct (4 lectures per week)

Laboratory practicals

Laboratory practicals will be held in association to the lectures and for general skills (see Table 2). Students may be requested to hand in worksheets or with write-ups for each practical. Please consider the format guide for writing.

Table 2: Preliminary topics of laboratory practicals in HKE III

Preliminary topics of laboratory practicals in HKE III (please check displays at the department for updates and be prepared for practicals scheduled within the practical periods every Monday except for public holidays).

TBA

Tutorials / Supplementary Instruction

There are no formal tutorials for third year students. However, supplementary instruction sessions can be arranged on demand of the students.

Tests, assignments and examination in HKE III

Each module’s lecturer will set tests and assignments to his/her discretion. The marks from these assignments will be averaged to produce a class mark for each module. The module class marks for the semester will build the class record which contributes 30% to the total semester mark.

The two examination papers (each 3hrs) at the end of each semester contribute 70% to the total semester mark (Table 3).

Table 3: Mark composisiton of HKE3

		HKE 301		HKE 302
Class record	(30%)	10%	Physiology	10%	Functional Anatomy: Lower Extremities
		5%	Human Information Processing: Decision Making	5%	Environmental Ergonomics
		5%	Motor Learning	10%	Biomechanics
		5%	Ergonomics: Tool Design	5%	Ergonomics: Fatigue and Shiftwork
		5%	Macroergonomics and Work Organization
Examina-tions	(70%)	23.33%	Paper 1 (2hrs): Physiology	23.33%	Paper 1 (2hrs): Functional Anatomy
	(70%)	23.33%	Paper 2 (2hrs): Motor Learning + Tool Design	23.33%	Paper 2 (2hrs): Biomechanics
		23.33%	Paper 3 (2hrs): Decision Making + Macroergonomics and Work Organization	23.33%	Paper 3 (2hrs): Environmental Ergonomics + Fatigue and Shiftwork
Total	(100%)

Pass criteria

The overall final marks for both semester courses must aggregate to at least 50% (aggregated year mark), with a sub-minimum of 40% required for each HKE 301 and HKE 302.

Admission to second semester HKE 302 requires a sub-minimum of 40% in HKE 301.

Third year students are NOT considered for supplementary exams!

Prescribed books for HKE 3

McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I. and Katch, V.L. (2001). Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. 5th edition or latest edition. Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. (ISBN 0-8121-0682-2).

Bridger, R.S. (2003). Introduction to Ergonomics. 2nd edition or latest edition. Taylor & Francis, London.

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