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Rationale

This course aims to provide knowledge and skills in relation to the type, care and use of health and exercise assessment equipment. Furthermore, the course will focus on exercise program delivery either in-person or remotely and draws knowledge and skills from a range of sport and exercise disciplines. The course allows students to develop the required mastery that they need to be successful professionals in sport and exercise related fields. The ability to be able to complete assessments of individuals and to combine this with theoretical knowledge to develop and monitor effective programs for a range of individuals is central to this course. The course will use as an initial focus the apparently healthy population. The course also addresses specific physical activities and individuals in selected special populations to meet their health, fitness and performance needs and goals. Students will be provided with a clear understanding of their professional responsibilities in ensuring safe practice and appreciate the need to work with the appropriately qualified health professionals.

Synopsis

This course assists with the developments of advanced knowledge and skills, required to plan and implement exercise programs for an apparently healthy population. Content will be extended to include individuals within selected special populations such as those with chronic illness and/or disability and for the elderly. Exercise prescription principles will be outlined and evidence based training methods to improve health and performance related to components of physical fitness and wellbeing (physical function and capacity) will be explored. Exercise programs will be outlined and the opportunity provided to develop practical skills in leading and supervising activities in a range of exercise environments. Research data relevant to latest developments and trends will be investigated. Risk assessment and safety aspects will be outlined.

This course contains a mandatory residential school for external students and mandatory on-campus laboratories or practical classes for on-campus students.

Objectives

Topics

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Reference materials

Student workload expectations

Assessment details

Important assessment information

1. Attendance requirements:
   
   External students must attend the mandatory residential school and on-campus students must attend the mandatory on-campus laboratories or practical classes. It is the students responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration
   
   
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   To satisfactorily complete the mandatory residential school or practical classes students must attend and achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for the assessment item. To complete the remaining assessment items satisfactorily students must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   
   Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4).
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), must have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Proficiency), i.e. attendance at the mandatory residential school or practical classes by achieving a mark of 1 out of 1 for that assessment item, and must have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the marks available for that assessment item.
   
   
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are: There is no examination in this course.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   A Restricted 2 hour exam.
   Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted Examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are:

   1. writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination);
   2. calculators which cannot hold textual information
   3. unmarked non electronic English language dictionary (but not technical dictionary)

   
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
   There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.
   
   Requirements after S2 2020:
   Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.
   
   
8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
   
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
   
   

Assessment notes

1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
   
   
2. If electronic submission is specified for a course assessment, students will be notified of this on the Course ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Desk. The due date for an electronically submitted assessment is the date by which a student must electronically submit the assignment irrespective of holidays. The assignment files must be submitted by 11.55pm on the due date using USQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time).
   
   
3. If hardcopy submission is specified for a course assessment students will be notified of this on the Course ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Desk. The due date for a hardcopy assignment is the date by which a student must submit at USQ or despatch the assignment to USQ irrespective of holidays.
   
   
4. USQ will NOT accept submission of assignments by facsimile or email unless expressly requested by the course examiner.
   
   
5. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at
   
   
6. As part of the mandatory residential school, students may be expected to undertake a combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratories, practical classes and assessment as advised by the course examiner.
   
   

Evaluation and benchmarking

In meeting the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:

1. Conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.

2. Forms part of the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise program and is benchmarked against the

1. internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
2. professional accreditation standards of Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).

Other requirements

1. Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
   Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at
   
   
2. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in this course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect the same grades as those students who do possess them.
   
   
3. Students undertaking this course in external mode will be expected to attend a residential school to completed practical aspects related to the course. Students will be notified of the dates and residential schools will be conducted at the Toowoomba and/or Ipswich campuses. This will involve 20hours of necessary practical work over a two and a half day time period to successfully complete the course.