| Semester 1, 2022 External | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Overview
This course will provide students with an advanced understanding of the effects of acute and chronic exercise on the physiological systems. This will enable students to evaluate, improve and maintain the health and fitness, well-being and performance of an individual. The course will prepare students who want to work in the sport, fitness and science industries, as physical educators, or who want to advance to further study in sport and exercise.
This course provides a review of the physiology of the body systems of the human body. Theoretical knowledge from various disciplines and from research within exercise physiology will be examined. The course will provide the opportunity to undertake practical physiological testing and asses how the data can improve exercise programs for clients. The effect of exercise on clients with a range of medical and other conditions will be reviewed. A range of theoretical and practical issues will be outlined.
This course contains a mandatory residential school for external students at the Ipswich Campus and mandatory on-campus laboratories or practical classes for on-campus students.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Describe the function, regulation and interaction of physiological systems relating to exercise.
- Describe the individual and integrated physiological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic exercise under normal conditions, in different environments, and by external influences (e.g. ergogenic aids or technologies).
- Apply and evaluate knowledge of the physiological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic sport and exercise to provide a justification for the delivery of exercise programs to improve and maintain health, fitness and sports performance.
- Analyse and interpret physiological data obtained during acute exercise, and compare such data between time points, individuals and populations.
- Critically analyse recent literature regarding the physiological limitations and adaptations to exercise.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Function, regulation and interaction of physiological systems relating to exercise. | 30.00 |
| 2. | Individual and integrated physiological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic exercise under normal conditions, in different environments, and by external influences (e.g. ergogenic aids or technologies). | 30.00 |
| 3. | Justification for the delivery of exercise programs. | 5.00 |
| 4. | Analysis and interpretation of physiological data obtained during acute exercise, | 20.00 |
| 5. | Critical analysis of exercise physiology literature. | 15.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report 1 | No | 20 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Report 2 | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Critique (written) | No | 10 | 5 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 40 | 1,2,3,4 |