Overview
This unit builds on content from previous semesters and further develops the student's appreciation of the growing body of knowledge in applied sport and exercise psychology. Students will be able to describe the role of sport and exercise psychology in success and enjoyment in sport and exercise. Students will gain knowledge and skills in searching, analysing, and reviewing and evaluating research literature, and presenting work in written form using established guidelines for writing in the area of psychology. Students will be able to describe the concepts associated with psychological determinants of exercise behaviour. Lecture information will be supplemented with laboratory and project-based research.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
ESSC12003 Exercise and Sport Psychology
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, staff feedback, and student feedback
Having more time between the due dates of the research proposal and research presentation.
A review of assessment due dates will be undertaken.
Feedback from Student feedback
More clarification on the research proposal.
The unit coordinator will add a lecture to the unit content describing how to the complete the research proposal.
Feedback from Student feedback
The critical analysis of research articles on a weekly basis gave me the skills and confidence to understand research.
It is recommended the unit coordinator continue to critically evaluate research articles during lectures.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of behavioural strategies in various exercise and sport contexts.
- Search, analyse and critically evaluate scientific literature relating to sport and exercise psychology.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct and evaluate an introductory research project relating to exercise and sport psychology.
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills for effective communication to a range of audiences using established guidelines.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 15% | ||||
2 - Written Assessment - 25% | ||||
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 50% | ||||
4 - Presentation - 10% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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 - Written Assessment - 15% | ||||||||||
2 - Written Assessment - 25% | ||||||||||
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
4 - Presentation - 10% |
Textbooks
Coach Wooden's Leadership Game Plan for Success: 12 Lessons for Extraordinary Performance and Personal Excellence
(2009)
Authors: John Wooden and Steve Jamison
McGraw-Hill
New York New York , New York , United States
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Paper copies are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code)
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
v.dalbo@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Chapter
Steele et al. (2017). A higher effort-based paradigm in physical activity and exercise for public health: making the case for a greater emphasis on resistance training. BMC Public Health. 5.17.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Prevalence of strength-based exercise participation in Australia
Chapter
Wooden: Greetings, Biography, Preface, Part I
Dalbo et al. (2015). Not sending the message: A low prevalence of strength-based exercise participation in rural and regional Central Queensland. The Australian Journal of Rural Health. 23.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Examination of nutritional knowledge and practices of Australians
Chapter
Wooden: Part II
Dalbo et al. (2017). Residents of Central Queensland, Australia are aware of healthy eating practices but consume unhealthy diets. Sports. 5. 94.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Self-perceptions of health of Australians
Chapter
Wooden: Part III
Dalbo et al. (2017). Lack of reality: positive self-perceptions of health in the presence of disease. Sports. 5. 23.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Things to consider when designing an exercise intervention
Chapter
Wooden: Parts IV and V
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Off
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Goal setting and selling your idea to your target audience
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Evaluation of a Canadian older adult physical activity education program
Chapter
Stathokostas et al. (2016). The get fit for active living demonstration project: evaluation of a Canadian older adult physical activity education program.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Effectiveness of a community-based exercise intervention in obese adults
Chapter
Chang et al. (2016). Effectiveness of community-based exercise intervention programme in obese adults with metabolic syndrome. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 25.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Effectiveness of different walking trials on total physical activity in normal and overweight women
Chapter
Schutz et al. (2014). Effectiveness of three different walking prescription durations on total physical activity in normal- and overweight women. Obesity Facts. 7.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
High intensity interval training is more enjoyable than continuous moderate intensity exercise
Chapter
Bartlett et al. (2011). High-intensity interval running is perceived to be more enjoyable than moderate-intensity continuous exercise: implications for exercise adherence. Journal of Sports Sciences. 29. 6.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Effects of HIIT in overweight children
Chapter
Lau et al. (2015). Effects of high-intensity intermittent running exercise in overweight children. European Journal of Sport Science. 15. 2.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
No lecture this week
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1 Written Assessment
Instructions: After reading Wooden's Leadership Game Plan for Success you are to write a self-reflective essay. Describe what you took away from the book and concepts you would like to implement in your own life.
Plagiarism: Please be advised the assessment submission will be checked for plagiarism. You are advised to familiarise yourself with CQUniversity’s Academic Misconduct Procedures as identified in the unit profile. Any assessments suspected of plagiarism (or other type of academic misconduct) will be dealt with in accordance to the Academic Misconduct Procedures with subsequent penalties applied.
Word Count: Your essay should not exceed 700 words.
Please note your title page and reference list is not counted in the word count. In-text citations are included in the word count. Your reference list is the list of references that were used in the text.
Penalties will apply for essays that exceed the word limit. This penalty will be 5% of the assignment mark for every 50 words over the maximum word count.
References: Use the reference style stated in the unit profile. Do not reference lecture slides.
Extensions: Extensions will only be granted in accordance with CQUniversity policy. Extensions must be submitted through the Moodle site.
Cover Page: Please include a cover page containing the assignment title, due date, your name, and student number.
Late Submissions: Any assessments submitted late will incur penalties in accordance with CQUniversity policy.
File Submission: Upload your file (answers) in a Word format (.doc or .docx). The instructor must receive an acceptable file that is readable. If an unacceptable/corrupt file is submitted, your assessment will be considered late until an acceptable file is submitted. Late penalties will be incurred in accordance with CQUniversity policy.
Week 5 Friday (16 Aug 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 7 Friday (6 Sept 2019)
Marks will be awarded for quality of writing and your comprehension of the book. A detailed marking rubric will be available on Moodle.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of behavioural strategies in various exercise and sport contexts.
- Search, analyse and critically evaluate scientific literature relating to sport and exercise psychology.
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills for effective communication to a range of audiences using established guidelines.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
Week 9 Friday (20 Sept 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 11 Friday (4 Oct 2019)
Marks will be awarded for correctly answering the questions, writing style, and your comprehension of the article. A detailed marking rubric will be available on Moodle.
- Search, analyse and critically evaluate scientific literature relating to sport and exercise psychology.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct and evaluate an introductory research project relating to exercise and sport psychology.
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills for effective communication to a range of audiences using established guidelines.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Practical and Written Assessment
Instructions: You are to develop an exercise/physical activity intervention for the target population of your choice; examples include retirement communities, primary school children, or secondary school children. Within your assignment you must answer the following questions.
a. Describe your target population.
b. Clearly state the goal(s) of your intervention (i.e. weight loss, increasing physical activity, increasing rates of exercise participation).
c. Clearly state how you will assess/measure if your exercise intervention was effective (i.e. did participants lose weight, increase physical activity, increase exercise participation rates). Why did you choose that measurement technique? For example, if a goal was to decrease percent body fat and you assessed body composition with BMI or skinfold, why did you chose the technique you selected? Use research to support your answers.
d. Clearly outline your intervention (the program). What are you having the participants do? How many weeks will the intervention last? How many times will you meet with the participants? Are the participants meant to exercise or do their physical activity alone or in a group? Use research to support your answers. You can use figures and or tables to help explain your exercise intervention. Note – you will not include a statistical analysis section in your assessment, but be sure to conduct a study in which the outcome can be determined using statistics. Thus, I suggest designing a study in which the efficacy of the intervention could be determined with an independent t-test, dependent t-test, within group ANOVA, or between group ANOVA.
Plagiarism: Please be advised the assessment submission will be checked for plagiarism. You are advised to familiarise yourself with CQUniversity’s Academic Misconduct Procedures as identified in the unit profile. Any assessments suspected of plagiarism (or other type of academic misconduct) will be dealt with in accordance to the Academic Misconduct Procedures with subsequent penalties applied.
Word Count: Your research proposal should not exceed 1500 words.
Please note your title page and reference list is not counted in the word count. In-text citations are included in the word count. Your reference list is the list of references that were used in the text.
Penalties will apply for research proposals that exceed the maximum word limit. This penalty will be 5% of the assignment mark for every 50 words over the maximum word count.
References: Use the reference style stated in the unit profile. Do not reference lecture slides.
Extensions: Extensions will only be granted in accordance with CQUniversity policy. Extensions must be submitted through the Moodle site.
Cover Page: Please include a cover page containing the assignment title, due date, your name, and student number.
Late Submissions: Any assessments submitted late will incur penalties in accordance with CQUniversity policy.
File Submission: Upload your file (answers) in a Word format (.doc or .docx). The instructor must receive an acceptable file that is readable. In an unacceptable/corrupt file is submitted, your assessment will be considered late until an acceptable file is submitted. Late penalties will be incurred in line with CQUniversity policy.
Week 11 Wednesday (2 Oct 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (25 Oct 2019)
Marks will be awarded for your title, writing style, referencing, description of the target population, goals of the intervention, the appropriateness of your methods, and the description of your intervention. A detailed marking rubric will be available on Moodle.
- Search, analyse and critically evaluate scientific literature relating to sport and exercise psychology.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct and evaluate an introductory research project relating to exercise and sport psychology.
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills for effective communication to a range of audiences using established guidelines.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
4 Presentation
Instructions: Record your exercise/physical activity intervention pitch on Zoom using the record and share screen function. The pitch is designed to get potential participants in your target population to partake in your designed intervention.
Plagiarism: Please be advised the assessment submission will be checked for plagiarism. You are advised to familiarise yourself with CQUniversity’s Academic Misconduct Procedures as identified in the unit profile. Any assessments suspected of plagiarism (or other type of academic misconduct) will be dealt with in accordance with the Academic Misconduct Procedures with subsequent penalties applied.
Length: Your pitch should be 5-8 minutes in length.
Please note that penalties will apply for pitches that exceed the maximum time limit. This penalty will be 5% of the assignment mark for every 30 seconds over the maximum time limit up to 9 minutes. Content recorded in excess of 9 minutes will not be marked.
References: Use the reference style stated in the unit profile. Do not reference lecture slides.
Extensions: Extensions will only be granted in accordance with CQUniversity policy. Extensions must be submitted through the Moodle site.
Title Slide: Your first slide should have your full name and student number.
Late Submissions: Any assessments submitted late will incur penalties in accordance with CQUniversity policy.
File Submission: Upload your file any format that will play audio/video on a PC. The instructor must receive an acceptable file that is viewable. Suggested file types include: .avi, .mp4, and .wmv. If an unacceptable/corrupt file is submitted, your assessment will be considered late until an acceptable file is submitted. Late penalties will be incurred in accordance with CQUniversity policy.
Week 12 Friday (11 Oct 2019) 5:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (25 Oct 2019)
Marks will be awarded for the description of your intervention, the appropriateness of your methods, the description of the target population, the professionalism of your presentation, and your ability your ability to clearly communicate your ideas orally. A detailed marking rubric will be available on Moodle.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct and evaluate an introductory research project relating to exercise and sport psychology.
- Demonstrate written and oral presentation skills for effective communication to a range of audiences using established guidelines.
- Communication
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
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