KIN 412/512 BIOMECHANICS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM Fall 2005 GUIDELINES FOR THE REVIEW PAPER The purpose of the review paper is to have you conduct an in-depth review of the biomechanics research literature on a research question of interest to you. The question should be consistent with the content of this course, namely, related to the biomechanics of biological tissues (e.g., bones, ligaments, tendons, cartilage, muscle, etc.), joints, or injury mechanisms. The review primarily should summarize the literature or state of knowledge about a topic that will help you answer your research question. The emphasis of the paper should be on the research/scientific literature rather than the medical literature, but the latter can also be incorporated into the paper. USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR IDENTIFYING A TOPIC AND SEARCHING THE LITERATURE Bibliographies and Indexes (These are your most important resources. Look here first.) Hay, J.G. A Bibliography of Biomechanics Literature. (Check both the fourth and fifth editions in the reference section of Noble Science Library.) Vaughan, C.L. Biomechanics of Human Gait, An Annotated Bibliography. (Noble Library) Index Medicus/Med-line/PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/) Physical Education Index (Hayden Library). Also see the ASU Libraries “Biblio-File” handout for searching Physical Education and Sports literature. Ask reference librarian at either library for a copy. Physical Fitness/Sports Medicine (reference section of the Noble Library). This provides recent references from research journals on a wide variety of subjects (e.g., athletic injuries, bicycling, biomechanics, electromyography, exercise therapy, exertion, jogging, muscles, physical education and training, sports medicine). NOTE: Also check the “Uncover” option in the CARL computerized card catalog. Data-based Refereed Journals (These are some examples, see attached list for additional journals.) Canadian Journal of Sports Sciences, Ergonomics, International Journal of Sport Biomechanics, Journal of Biomechanics, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Sport Sciences, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Physical Therapy, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Note: a “refereed” journal is one that has a system of “peer review” by other scientists before something gets published. Most coaching and/or popular journals such as Track Technique, Swimming Technique, Golf Digest, International Gymnast, Scholastic Coach, and Runner’s World are not refereed and hence you need to be very cautious about the information published in them.) Books Biomechanics I, II, III, . . . , IX-A, IX-B, X-A, X-B (in Noble Library). These books are proceedings from International Congresses on Biomechanics and contain short articles on a wide variety of biomechanics topics. Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews (each volume contains several review articles) Hay, James G. (1993). The Biomechanics of Sports Techniques (Noble Library) Numerous other biomechanics books in the library may also be useful in identifying a topic or references for your topic. Use the computerized “card catalog” to review biomechanics titles. Note you are strongly encouraged not to rely on books as the predominant source of information for your paper. You are expected you to seek out original sources rather than summarize the contents of a book. This goes the same for review articles such as those in Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews. Use these to find the original articles. Then go and read the original source of the research. If you cannot obtain the original source, it is OK to reference something through a secondary source (see below for the style of doing this). Also, be very cautious about the medical literature because it is full of opinions that are not documented with databased scientific information. Do not base your paper on medical literature alone.2 REVIEW PAPER PROPOSAL (Deadline: Tuesday October 4) You must submit a 1-2 page typewritten proposal for your topic that contains: a) a paragraph presenting a question which you will attempt to answer, and b) an annotated list of a minimum of five references related to your topic. The question should be something you are curious about, like “What causes tennis elbow?” or “Do knee braces really help prevent knee injuries in football?” The paragraph should describe why you are interested in this particular question. For the annotated list of references, include full bibliographic information for a given reference (i.e., author, title, journal (or book) title, year, page numbers, etc.) followed by a short statement describing how that particular reference will help you answer your question. At least three of the references must be from refereed journal articles (databased scientific articles published in research journals). You should also read the sample review papers placed on the class web page. The proposal is worth 5 points and the paper itself is worth 40 points (60 points for 512 students) in the written assignments category. For each week following the above deadline that your proposal is judged to be unacceptable, you lose 1 point. Proposals that are unacceptable will be returned with suggestions the class period following the one in which they are due. You may then submit a revised proposal as necessary. No review paper will be accepted without an approved proposal. Note: Certain topics are off-limits because they have been written about many times in the past few semesters. Please discuss your potential review paper topic with the instructor before you spend a lot of time researching it in the library to make sure the topic is allowable this semester. GUIDELINES AND FORMAT FOR THE REVIEW PAPER (Deadline: Tuesday November 8) You are required to turn in two copies of your paper (an electronic copy via email for the instructor to keep and a paper copy to be returned to you). Staple the pages of the paper copy in the upper left hand corner. No binders please. For students in KIN 412, your paper should be 5-10 double-spaced typed pages that include the body of the paper, figures, tables, and references. For graduate students enrolled in KIN 512, the paper should be 15-20 double-spaced pages. Place the title of your paper and your name at the top of the first page and immediately follow that with a one or two paragraph introduction to the topic you have chosen. At the end of
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