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Amit Gefen, M.Sc. July 2000 0553.5336 Biomechanics Guidelines for preparation of the final project General Comments All students are required to complete a written project on a topic of their choosing in the area of biomechanics. All topics must be approved by the instructor. The project should include a review of the literature of the subject and provide a complete discussion and quantitative analysis (when appropriate) of the material. The written report is due by the day of the final exam. In-class presentations of the project material will take place during the last three meetings of the course. The order of the presentations will be assigned randomly. The duration of the oral presentations will be determined once the final size of the class is known. Students are highly encouraged to use overheads or a computer-based PowerPoint presentation in support of their oral talk. Those electing to use PowerPoint must order the appropriate equipment in advance and make sure that their presentation is functional before the session of talks begins. Paper Survey the literature on a specific topic in the field of biomechanics. Describe the current state-of-the-art and suggest areas that require further research. Then briefly describe how you might try to investigate the problem yourself. 1 Amit Gefen, M.Sc. July 2000 Topic Some possible areas from which a specific topic might be chosen include: Muscle models, joint models, spine models, analysis of bone adaptation and remodeling, sports biomechanics (e.g., analysis of a joint during a sport), analysis of a sports or an impact injury, human movement measurement techniques, analysis of gait of elderly, biomechanics of the diabetic foot, electromyography, muscle fatigue, biomechanical aspects of movement disorders (e.g. Parkinson’s disease), methods of estimating muscle force, methods of estimating joint moments, constitutive properties of muscle or tendon, design and biomechanical compatibility of artificial implants, biomechanics of surgical joint replacements, etc. Note: nearly all of these areas are too broad ! A specific topic from within these fields must be chosen. The manuscript should be technically well written (in English or Hebrew) and organized. It should be well referenced using primary journal articles, i.e., not text books. The following sources may be useful: Journal title can be found at Annals of Biomedical Engineering ESE ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering ESE Clinical Biomechanics LSM Gait & Posture LSM IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ESE IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering ESE Journal of Applied Physiology LSM Journal of Biomechanics ESE Journal of Orthopedic Research LSM Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing ESE Medical Engineering & Physics ESE ESE = Library of Exact Sciences and Engineering at Tel Aviv University LSM = Library of Life Sciences and Medicine at Tel Aviv University 2 Amit Gefen, M.Sc. July 2000 Format The paper should be written in the following form, where sections A-C are a maximum of 12 double-spaced pages: TITLE PAGE ABSTRACT (max 150 words) A. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND (~1-2 pages) Briefly describe what you will be presenting and why it is important. Relate concisely the anatomical, biological and clinical framework of your topic. B. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS (~7 pages) Present a literature review of previous research on this topic. Do not simply list in expanded form a number of references, but try to analyze and classify what has been done. This section should be in a form such that the current "state-of-the-art" is easily appreciated. C. PROPOSED RESEARCH (~3-4 pages) State what you think are the shortcomings in our current knowledge. Suggest areas that require further research. From these topics, state concisely and specifically a particular research problem that you propose to address. In broad terms, describe how this might be done by experimental or computer simulation means. Point out the difficulties that you may expect to encounter in this research. State what you believe will be the significance of your proposed research. REFERENCES References and reference citations should conform to the style of the Journal of Biomechanics. At least fifteen references are expected. 3