Overview
In this unit, you will examine the application of physiological concepts and skills based on current trends in exercise and sport science settings. Furthermore, you will develop scientific knowledge and skills by undertaking an applied research project and disseminating the outcomes in verbal and written forms.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites For CG85 Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences students: ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science AND ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology For CG93 Bachelor of Medical Science students: BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1 AND BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2 AND ESSC11002 Measurement and Evaluation in Health Sciences For CC13 Bachelor of Education (Secondary) students: ESSC12001 Exercise and Sport Physiology
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Self-reflection and peer feedback.
Adjusting the lecture content and delivering it via various modules.
Inclusion of a wider scope of applied physiology content areas covered in the lectures to broaden the scope of content covered with less volume designated to measurement techniques in the discipline.
Feedback from Student feedback.
Greater opportunity to attempt the online quizzes was given to students this term with a longer period of availability (4 weeks) than what has traditionally been provided (1 week). This approach was well-received by students providing them with increased flexibility in viewing lectures and resources needed for the onlines quizzes across term to suit individual preferences and workloads.
Greater availability in completing online quizzes should continue to be given to students.
- Recognise applications of exercise and sport physiology in practice
- Collect and analyse research data in exercise and sport settings
- Evaluate and disseminate research findings in verbal and written forms.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 - Portfolio - 70% | |||
2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | |||
3 - On-campus Activity - 0% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | |
1 - Communication | |||
2 - Problem Solving | |||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||
4 - Information Literacy | |||
5 - Team Work | |||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
8 - Ethical practice | |||
9 - Social Innovation | |||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Portfolio - 70% | ||||||||||
2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 30% | ||||||||||
3 - On-campus Activity - 0% |
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Word and Excel (with Data Analysis Toolpak in Excel)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.scanlan@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Module 1: Introduction and projects
1. Unit introduction
2. Project topics
Chapter
Various readings consisting of journal articles and textbook chapters with full-text library links available on the unit Moodle site.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Module 2: The research process
1. Information sources
2. Finding and reviewing the literature
3. Research designs
4. Data analysis
5. Presentation of findings
Chapter
Various readings consisting of journal articles and textbook chapters with full-text library links available on the unit Moodle site.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 1 Opens: Week 2 Thursday (25 July 2019) 9:00 am AEST.
Module/Topic
1. Measurement concepts
2. The testing process
3. Anaerobic fitness and performance tests
4. Aerobic fitness and performance tests
Chapter
Various readings consisting of journal articles and textbook chapters with full-text library links available on the unit Moodle site.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 2 Opens: Week 3 Thursday (1 August 2019) 9:00 am AEST.
Module/Topic
1. Approaches to assess body composition
2. Approaches to assess cardiovascular responses
3. Approaches to assess oxygen utilisation
4. Approaches to assess thermoregulatory responses
Chapter
Various readings consisting of journal articles and textbook chapters with full-text library links available on the unit Moodle site.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 3 Opens: Week 4 Thursday (8 August 2019) 9:00 am AEST.
Module/Topic
1. The role of sleep in recovery from exercise
2. Approaches to enhance recovery from exercise
3. Neuromuscular approaches to measure fatigue
4. Physiological approaches to measure fatigue
Chapter
Various readings consisting of journal articles and textbook chapters with full-text library links available on the unit Moodle site.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 4 Opens: Week 5 Thursday (15 August 2019) 9:00 am AEST.
Residential school/laboratory block to complete laboratory sessions
Students enrolled via Mixed-mode (MIX) in CG85 (Exercise and Sport Sciences) must attend a 2-day residential school at the Rockhampton
North campus on 12-13 August, 2019.
Note: All students enrolled via Rockhampton (ROK) in any
course can attend any of the residential school/laboratory block
offerings at the Rockhampton North campus; All CC13 (Education) students can attend any of the residential school/laboratory session block offerings at any campus.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Portfolio component (research proposal) Due: Vacation week Monday (19 August 2019) 5:00 pm AEST.
Module/Topic
1. Concepts in monitoring workloads
2. Approaches to measure internal workloads
3. Approaches to measure external workloads
4. Training modifications to enhance performance
5. Ergogenic practices to enhance performance
Chapter
Various readings consisting of journal articles and textbook chapters with full-text library links available on the unit Moodle site.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz 5 Opens: Week 6 Thursday (29 August 2019) 9:00 am AEST.
Residential school/laboratory block to complete laboratory sessions
Students
enrolled via Mackay (MKY) in any course must attend a 2-day laboratory session
block at the Mackay City Campus on 27-28 August, 2019.
Module/Topic
No lecture
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential school/laboratory block to complete laboratory sessions
Students
enrolled via Cairns (CNS) in any course must attend a 2-day laboratory session
block at the Exercise and Sport Sciences labs in Cairns on 3-4 September, 2019.
Students enrolled via Mixed-mode (MIX) in CG93 (Medical Science) must attend a 2-day residential school at the Rockhampton
North campus on 7-8 September, 2019.
Module/Topic
Review 1
1. Data analyses for research projects
2. Interpretation of findings for research projects
3. General information for research projects
4. Student questions
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Review 2
1. General information on remaining assessment
2. Research presentation preparation
3. Research manuscript preparation
4. Student questions
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
No lecture
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
No lecture
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Portfolio component (research presentation) Due: Assessment will be presented during a pre-selected online session during this week. Presentation slides to be submitted by Friday (4 October 2019) 5:00 pm AEST.
Module/Topic
No lecture
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Portfolio component (research manuscript) Due: Review week Monday (14 October 2019) 5:00 pm AEST.
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
This unit includes compulsory on-campus laboratory activities. You MUST
attend the session specific to your enrolment and course as outlined
below:
Students enrolled in CG85 (Exercise and Sport Sciences) via Mixed-mode (MIX)
You
are required to attend the 2-day residential school scheduled on the Rockhampton North Campus (Bld 81, Exercise and
Sport Sciences Labs) on Monday 12 August and Tuesday 13 August, 2019.
Please see the CQUniversity Handbook and the ESSC12005 Moodle site for up-to-date information.
Students enrolled via Mackay (MKY) in any course
You
are required to attend the 2-day laboratory session block scheduled on the
Mackay City Campus (Bld 4, Exercise and Sport Sciences labs) on
Tuesday 27 August and Wednesday 28 August, 2019. Please see the CQUniversity Handbook and the ESSC12005 Moodle site for up-to-date information.
Students enrolled via Cairns (CNS) in any course
You
are required to attend the 2-day laboratory session block scheduled on
the Cairns campus (Exercise and Sport Sciences labs located at the
Cairns Basketball Association Headquarters) on Tuesday 3 September and Wednesday 4 September, 2019. Please see the CQUniversity Handbook and the ESSC12005 Moodle site for up-to-date information.
Students enrolled in CG93 (Medical Science) via mixed-mode (MIX)
You
are required to attend the 2-day residential school scheduled on the
Rockhampton North Campus (Bld 81, Exercise and Sport Sciences Labs) on
Saturday 7 September and Sunday 8 September, 2019. Please see the CQUniversity Handbook and the ESSC12005 Moodle site for up-to-date information.
Students enrolled via Rockhampton (ROK) in any course
You
are required to attend any one of the residential schools/laboratory
session blocks scheduled on the Rockhampton North campus (Bld 81,
Exercise and Sport Sciences labs) across term. Please see the CQUniversity Handbook and the ESSC12005 Moodle site for up-to-date information.
Students enrolled in CC13 (Education) and all other students not listed
You
are required to attend any one of the residential schools/laboratory
session blocks scheduled at any campus. Please see the CQUniversity Handbook and the ESSC12005 Moodle site for up-to-date information.
If
you prefer to attend an alternate session to that specified for your
enrolment and course, please contact the Unit Coordinator to discuss
attendance at a different offering.
1 Portfolio
In this unit, you will apply physiological knowledge and skills to
complete various research projects during the laboratory sessions. You
are required to actively participate in data collection for all research projects and select ONE of the research project topics to develop a research
portfolio on. The
portfolio will consist of a research proposal, research presentation,
and research manuscript.
Component 1: Research proposal
This
assessment involves developing a written proposal related to your
chosen research topic. You are recommended to include Background,
Purposes and hypotheses, Study design and research plan, Risk assessment, Milestones, and
References sections. This assessment is to be completed individually.
General information
Word limit: 2000 words
Program: Microsoft Word is the preferred software program.
Font: Use Arial or Times New Roman, size eleven (11) point.
Layout: Double-spaced throughout with 2.5 cm margins all around. Number the pages consecutively at the bottom right corner.
Component 2: Research presentation
This
assessment involves developing and delivering a presentation of the findings for your
chosen research topic. The presentation is to be completed individually
and delivered at one of the scheduled online conferences using Zoom.
General information
Time limit: Up to 10 minutes presenting (followed by 2-3 minutes of questions).
Slide volume: 15-20 slides is recommended; however this might vary with content and styles.
Program: Microsoft PowerPoint is the preferred software program.
Component 3: Research manuscript
This assessment involves developing a journal-style manuscript on your chosen
research topic. You are recommended to include Title page, Abstract,
Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Practical
Implications, References, and Tables/Figures sections. This assessment
is to be completed individually.
General information
Word limit: 3000 words (excludes abstract, tables/figures, references).
Reference limit: you should not exceed 30 references overall.
Program: Microsoft Word is the preferred software program.
Font: Use Arial or Times New Roman, size eleven (11) point.
Layout: Double-spaced throughout with 2.5 cm margins all around. Number the pages consecutively at the bottom right corner. Use headings for different sections, but use sub-headings sparingly.
Tables and figures: Do not include more than 3 tables and figures in total combined.
The
components of the portfolio will be due on different dates across term.
Templates, guidelines, and grading rubrics will be made available for
each component on the unit Moodle site. You should consider the
information provided during the lecture series along with the equipment
and measurement techniques described in the laboratory documents when
developing each component.
Research proposal due 5:00 pm Monday 19 August, 2019 (AEST); Research presentation to be presented during session in Week 11 with submission of presentation slides due 5:00 pm Friday 4 October, 2019 (AEST); Research manuscript due 5:00 pm Monday 14 October, 2019 (AEST).
Each component of the portfolio will be returned with feedback within 2 weeks of the due date.
The proposal will be a written document assessed on the following areas:
background of key concepts, review and interpretation of the related
literature, development of the rationale for the project, aim(s) and
hypotheses, study design and research plan, methods, risk assessment, milestones, and
writing (15% of final grade).
The presentation will be assessed
on the following areas: introduction, methods, results, discussion,
conclusion, practical implications, and presentation skills including duration,
slide design, structure, use of
cues for speech, use of eye contact and voice, professionalism, ability
to answer questions, and participation (20% of
final grade).
The manuscript will
be assessed on the following areas: introduction, methods, results,
discussion, conclusion, practical implications, and writing (35% of
final grade) in the format of a written journal article.
Each portfolio component will be graded using detailed assessment rubrics available on the unit Moodle site.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Recognise applications of exercise and sport physiology in practice
- Collect and analyse research data in exercise and sport settings
- Evaluate and disseminate research findings in verbal and written forms.
2 Online Quiz(zes)
You will be required to complete five (5) online quizzes, with a separate quiz developed for each module (except Module 1). Online quiz 1 will assess knowledge on
content covered in Module 2; Online quiz 2 will assess knowledge on
content covered in Module 3; Online quiz 3 will assess knowledge on
content covered in Module 4; Online quiz 4 will assess knowledge on
content covered in Module 5; and Online quiz 5 will assess knowledge on
content covered in Module 6. Each online quiz will consist of 20
randomly-selected questions from a wider bank of questions. Questions
will be equally distributed across all topics in each module.
Each quiz will open following the lecture (Thursday at 9:00 am) in their respective Module week and all quizzes will close on the same date (11 October, 2019). You will have a
25-minute time limit to complete each online quiz upon commencing.
Questions will be multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks.
You
must log onto Moodle when each online quiz is open and complete the quiz
before the closing date. You can only attempt each online quiz once and
each online quiz must be completed in a single session. Online quizzes
should be completed on a computer, as attempting the test on a
smartphone can result in your session being ended in the event of a
phone call or notification. You cannot save your answers and return to
the online quiz at a later time. In the absence of an approved
extension, there will be no late submissions allowed for any of the
online quizzes.
5
Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
In the absence of an approved extension, no attempts after the due date will be permitted and a score of zero (0) will be awarded.
Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019)
You will receive the overall result for each online quiz upon completion; however, you will see detailed feedback regarding the correct answers for each question in each online quiz upon quiz closure.
Each online quiz will have an equal contribution to your overall unit
grade. Together, the five (5) online quizzes will comprise 30% of your
overall grade (6% per quiz).
There will be 20 questions per online quiz, with
each question allocated 1 mark. Each question in each online quiz will
be graded as correct or incorrect.
For questions with text-based
responses ("fill-in-the-blank") you should take care to ensure accurate
spelling (Australian English) and correct grammar are used given answers
are spelling and grammar sensitive.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Recognise applications of exercise and sport physiology in practice
3 On-campus Activity
This assessment involves compulsory attendance and active participation
in the on-campus laboratory activities of the unit. You are required to
attend (and actively participate in) ONE of the timetabled on-campus
laboratory session blocks or residential schools. Different sessions are
available depending on your mode of enrolment (i.e. ROK, MKY, CNS, MIX)
and course of study. Further details regarding these sessions can be
found in the Term Specific Information section of the ESSC12005 Unit
Profile, on the ESSC12005 Moodle site, and via the CQUniversity Handbook.
Week 8 Monday (9 Sept 2019) 9:00 am AEST
You will successfully complete this task following attendance and participation at your designated laboratory sessions.
Week 8 Monday (9 Sept 2019)
You will immediately pass this assessment following attendance and participation at your designated laboratory sessions.
Attendance at the on-campus laboratory sessions, with sufficient
participation will result in a passing grade for this assessment.
Failure to attend and adequately participate may result in a fail grade
for this assessment item, and being unable to pass this unit. Attendance
at the on-campus activities will be assessed through signed laboratory
attendance sheets and facilitated by staff members managing the
sessions.
If you miss a session without an approved reason, there
will NOT be an opportunity to simply ‘catch up’ at any time. The
Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) outlines
acceptable reasons for adjusting assessment. If you do not attend one of
the on-campus laboratory sessions, and provide a valid reason with
supporting documentation, then an attempt to make alternate arrangements
will be made (for example a ‘catch up’ session at a suitable time or an
alternative assessment/task) in consultation with the Unit Coordinator.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Collect and analyse research data in exercise and sport settings
- Evaluate and disseminate research findings in verbal and written forms.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.