This assessment task comprises of two (2) separate Online Quizzes made up of multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions. Each Online Quiz is to be completed on your own. It is your responsibility to log on to Moodle and complete each Online Quiz during the time they are available. In the absence of an approved extension there will be no late submissions allowed for any of the Online Quizzes that make up this assessment item.

Please note:

Prior to accessing each Online Quiz, you will be required to complete a GenAI acknowledgement Quiz which confirms that no part of the assessment task was completed by another person, group, or artificial intelligence unless explicitly required.

N.B. The use of other persons, groups, or artificial intelligence is expressly prohibited for Online Quizzes in ESSC13005.

Only when you correctly answer 'Yes' to the GenAI acknowledgement Quiz will you be able to access the Online Quiz.

There are no marks attributed to GenAI acknowledgement Quiz; however, it secures acknowledgement that each Online Quiz was completed by yourself and without the assistance of another person, group, or artificial intelligence unless explicitly required. 

Only once you complete and submit the correct response to the GenAI acknowledgement Quiz, will you be able to access the Online Quiz.

Online Quiz 1 (15% of overall grade)

Online Quiz 1 will be held in Week 7 and assess content from Weeks 1 – 6 (inclusive). Online Quiz 1 questions will be related to lectures, tutorials, and compulsory readings associated with Weeks 1 – 6 (inclusive). Online Quiz 1 will contain 30 questions and you will have 60 minutes to complete this Online Quiz.

You can only attempt Online Quiz 1 once and it must be completed in a single session. You cannot save your answers and return to this Online Quiz at a later time.

Online Quiz 1 will be available during the following times:

Opening date: Week 7 Monday (26 August 2024) at 8:00 am AEST.

Closing date: Week 8 Monday (2 September 2024) at 8:00 am AEST.

You must log into Moodle during this time period and complete Online Quiz 1 before the closing date and time.

Online Quiz 2 (15% of overall grade)

Online Quiz 2 will be held in Week 12 and assess content from Weeks 7 – 11 (inclusive). Online Quiz 2 questions will be related to lectures, tutorials, and compulsory readings associated with Weeks 7 – 11 (inclusive). Online Quiz 2 will contain 30 questions and you will have 60 minutes to complete this Online Quiz.

You can only attempt Online Quiz 2 once and it must be completed in a single session. You cannot save your answers and return to this Online Quiz at a later time.

Online Quiz 2 will be available during the following times:

Opening date: Week 12 Tuesday (1 October 2024) at 8:00 am AEST.

Closing date: Review/Exam Week Tuesday (8 October 2024) at 8:00 am AEST.

You must log into Moodle during this time period and complete Online Quiz 2 before the closing date and time.

Responses to Online Quiz questions will be marked as correct or incorrect by the Moodle Online Quiz System, and tabulated to give your mark for each Online Quiz. For questions with text-based responses (e.g. fill in the blank) you should take care with spelling (Australian English) and grammar, as answers are spelling and grammar sensitive.

The Portfolio will contribute 70% of your overall grade for this unit, and comprises two (2) individual assessment items related to your Professional Practice Placement

1. Clinical Practice Guidelines (45% of overall grade) In the current age, artificial intelligence tools are increasingly used in healthcare including in the development of exercise programs. In this assessment item, you will firstly use a generative artificial intelligence tool (GenAI) such as ChatGPT, to produce a set of clinical practice guidelines which details how exercise can be used in the treatment of a chronic or complex health condition of your choice. You will do this by creating an instruction set to generate the desired output.

You will then critically analyse the GenAI output for congruence with three (3) recent (within the past 5 years) peer-reviewed, published guidelines for exercise prescription for that condition. Your critical analysis must include the following information:

• A detailed discussion on the depth and breadth of information contained in the GenAI-created guidelines;
• A synthesis of recent (published within the past 5 years) evidence-based exercise guidelines for your chosen condition, drawn from a minimum of three (3) peer-reviewed sources;
• A detailed critique of the similarities and differences between the GenAI guidelines and those sourced from the peer-reviewed published literature; and,
• Your perspective of the value of using GenAI tools for the preparation of clinical practice guidelines for the prescription of exercise for the chronic or complex condition of your choice.

Your submission will include the following information:

• The name of the GenAI tool used;
• The name of the condition you have chosen for your assessment task;
• The instruction set you have used to generate the output;
• The output generated by the AI tool; and,
• The critical analysis of the GenAI-generated output

Your Clinical Practice Guidelines will be no less than 5 pages in length, and no more than 8 pages in length (not including a title page and references), and be prepared according to the following instructions:

• Document type: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
• Page size: A4
• Font: Calibri 12 point
• Line spacing: Double spaced throughout
• Language: Australian English
• Margins: 2.54cm on all sides
• Tables and Figures: May be used but will be included in the 8-page limit

Your critical analysis section must be supported by relevant references where necessary.
 

Your Clinical Practice Guidelines will be marked against the criteria described in the Assessment Criteria section below. The Clinical Practice Guidelines will be marked out of 90 marks and contribute 45% of your overall grade for this unit. More details, including a template for preparing the Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the marking rubric, will be available on Moodle.

NB: The use of artificial intelligence tools is expressly required for this assessment task.

Due date: Week 9 Monday (9 September 2024) 8:00 am AEST. In the absence of an approved extension, any submissions received after the due date will incur penalties in accordance with CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Return date: Marks for the Clinical Practice Guidelines will be available 2 weeks following the due date (Week 11 Monday 23 September 2024).

2. Online Case Study Presentation (25% of overall grade) You will present a case study describing how exercise has been used for a particular client/patient observed during your placement. For privacy and confidentiality reasons it is essential that no identifying details are provided when describing the client/participant demographics or placement site. More details on how to ensure there is no breach of confidentiality will be given on Moodle. The case study will focus on the way that exercise has been used in the assessment, treatment, or prevention of the client's/participant's chronic or complex health condition(s), and be delivered as an oral presentation supported by PowerPoint slides or similar presentation software.Your presentation content must be supported by evidence drawn from recent (within the past 5 years) peer-reviewed literature such as published journal articles, best practice recommendations, or other high-quality sources (NOT websites, Wikipedia or magazines).

You will present the case study during designated presentation sessions scheduled from Monday to Thursday of Week 10 of Term 2, 2024 (Sept 16 - Sept 19, 2024). Your case study must be presented ‘live’ using ZOOM video conference software and cannot be prerecorded. The presentation must include video of yourself in addition to your presentation slides. Your webcam must remain on throughout the entire session in which you present. You should be familiar with screen sharing in ZOOM prior to commencement of your presentation. All presentation sessions will be recorded. The case study presentation will be marked against the criteria described in the Assessment Criteria section below. More details, including the marking rubric, will be available on Moodle.

This assessment item will be marked out of 50 marks and contribute 25% of your overall grade for this unit.

NB: The use of artificial intelligence tools is expressly prohibited for this assessment task.

You will submit the slides for your presentation via Moodle. The final date for submission of slides is Week 10 Thursday (19 September 2024) 5:00 pm AEST. Each allocated session can accommodate up to eight (8) presentations, and each case study presentation will be no less than eight (8) minutes in duration, and no more than ten (10) minutes in duration. Presentations longer than ten 10 minutes will be interrupted and no further presentation time will be allocated. On completion of the presentation, up to ten (10) minutes will be allocated for questions. Questions will come from the Unit coordinator; however, time permitting, questions may be invited from other students who are attending the same session. You are required to attend the case study session for the full duration (approximately three (3) hours), and not just for your own presentation. You are only required to attend the case study presentation session in which you are scheduled to present, but you may attend other sessions if you choose.

Due date: Presentations will be held at various times during Week 10. A 'Choice' option will be available on Moodle where you can select your preferred presentation time. These will be available on a 'first in first served' basis and no additional times will be made available unless an approved extension is granted. All case study presentations must be completed by Week 10 Thursday (19 September 2024) 12:00 pm AEST. In the absence of an approved extension, any submissions received after the due date will incur penalties in accordance with CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Return date: Marks for the case study presentations will be available 2 weeks following the due date (Week 12 Thursday 3 October 2024).

The Clinical Practice Guidelines will be marked out of 90 marks using the criteria described below.

• Present the GenAI instructions used, and the output produced by the GenAI instructions (5 marks)
• Present a detailed discussion on the depth and breadth of information contained in the GenAI-created guidelines (10 marks)
• Undertake a detailed synthesis of recent (published within the past 5 years) evidence-based exercise guidelines for your chosen condition, drawn from a minimum of three (3) peer-reviewed sources (20 marks)
• Provide a detailed critique of the similarities and differences between the GenAI guidelines and those sourced from the peer-reviewed published literature (20 marks)
• Provided a detailed perspective of the value of using GenAI tools for the preparation of clinical practice guidelines for the prescription of exercise for the chronic or complex condition of your choice (10 marks)
• Adhere to the submission guidelines (5 marks)
• Use a writing style, including grammar and spelling consistent with that expected at a Graduate level (10 marks)
• Use relevant references formatted according to APA style (7th Edition) (including in-text references) (10 marks)

Marks will be awarded using a marking rubric which is available on Moodle.

The case study presentation will be marked out of 50 marks using the criteria described below.

• Describe the client/patient characteristics and clinical condition including functional or other limitations in a non-identifiable manner (5 marks)
• Explain why exercise is being used in the assessment, treatment, or prevention of chronic or complex health condition(s) for this client/patient (10 marks)
• Describe in detail the exercise protocol being used (10 marks)
• Compare the protocol used with best practice recommendations or clinical practice guidelines (10 marks)
• Present the case study in an enthusiastic and competent manner (5 marks)
• Respond to questions in a correct and appropriate manner (5 marks)
• Relevant aspects of the presentation are supported with recent (within the past 5 years) and relevant references (5 marks)

Marks will be awarded using a marking rubric which is available on Moodle.

In this assessment task, you will undertake a minimum 50 hours of placement under the supervision of an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and be assessed on your competency as a student Exercise Scientist. Your competency in this assessment will be graded as Pass or Fail.

You are required to submit two (2) Professional Placement Evaluations.

Professional Practice Evaluation 1 is due at the completion of the first 25 hours (mid-point).

Professional Practice Evaluation 2 is due at the completion of the second 25 hours (end-point).

Irrespective of when you commence your placement, both Evaluations must be submitted by Review/Exam Week Tuesday (8 October 2024) 5:00 pm AEST. In the event your documentation contains insufficient detail or is incomplete and requires resubmission, the resubmission must be no later than Review/Exam Week Friday (11 October 2024) 5:00 pm AEST.

The Professional Practice Evaluation assessment item comprises an assessment tool that your placement supervisor will complete regarding your, goals, performance and capabilities while on placement. It is expected that you and your placement supervisor complete the Professional Practice Evaluations together. This should be viewed as an open process designed to enhance your placement experience and exercise assessment, prescription, and delivery skills and competency. You must complete the templates available on the ESSC13005 Moodle site for Professional Placement Evaluation 1, which documents the first 25 hours of your placement, and for Professional Placement Evaluation 2, which documents the second 25 hours of your placement. During your placement, you will be evaluated by your placement supervisor at the end of 25 hours and the end of 50 hours of placement. Together, Professional Placement Evaluation 1 and Professional Placement Evaluation 2 must show evidence of your competency in completing your 50 hour placement. In the absence of an approved extension, evaluations that do not contain sufficient detail, or are not completed by the placement supervisor(s) will be returned for corrections and you may not be able to pass this assessment item, or this unit, unless the evaluations are completed according to these instructions. You will have one (1) opportunity to resubmit returned evaluations.

Please Note: Failure to comply with the Professional Practice Placement agreement for any site with regard to student attendance, expectations, behaviour, or communication during a placement may result in cancellation of all placements at that site. Consequently, this may result in a Fail grade being awarded for the unit to which non-compliance applies and rescheduling of placement site(s) for other units where WIL activities are required.

Further detail regarding placement and this assessment task will be made available on the ESSC13005 Moodle site.

The Professional Practice Evaluations comprises an assessment tool that your placement supervisor will complete regarding your performance and competency while on placement. The evaluation tool is made up of two sections including Professional Practice Competencies and Exercise Scientist Competencies.

Professional Practice Evaluation 1 is a formative assessment and the outcomes of this assessment are used to help identify areas in that you are doing well in, and areas that need improvement.

Professional Practice Evaluation 2 is a summative assessment and you must attain the minimum pass mark to pass this assessment item.

A template for this assessment will be made available on the ESSC13005 Moodle site, covering these areas:

Professional Practice Competencies 

• Professional behaviour and demeanor
• Communication with clients
• Communication and teamwork with colleagues
• Critical thinking and analysis
• Self-improvement and development

Exercise Scientist Competencies 

• Client assessment
• Interpretation of findings
• Development of exercise plan(s)
• Implementation of exercise plan(s) (N.B. This must be assessed for ESSC13005)
• Evaluation of exercise plan(s)

In this assessment task, you will provide detail and evidence of your 50 hours of ESSA-approved placement and be assessed on how this evidence aligns to ESSA Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) professional attributes. Your evidence presented in this assessment will be graded as Pass or Fail.

A separate Record of Student Engagement must be completed for each unit and each site. You must complete the template available on the ESSC13005 Moodle site, which also includes a logbook of the hours you have completed. When completing this assessment please ensure you check the ESSC13005 box as the relevant ESSC unit. The Record of Student Engagement must also be signed by your placement supervisor. An example of the level of detail required for the Record of Student Engagement has previously been provided on the ESSC13008 Moodle site.

The Record of Student Engagement is graded as Pass/Fail. Sufficient detail is required in regard to the client description and description of services, reference to the appropriate ESSA AES professional attributes, as well as the detail and adequacy of the placement hours. In the event of completing placement across multiple sites, the Record of Student Engagement must be completed for each site.

Your Record of Student Engagement will be marked according to the following criteria to comply with guidelines stipulated by ESSA:

• Sufficient detail of dates, hours, client(s) description (anonymised), description of services, supervisor's name, and supervisor's signature. N.B. Clinical exercise delivery must be included in these hours.
• Reference to the appropriate ESSA AES professional attributes completed during placement.
• A breakdown of hours for "Exercise Assessment, Prescription, and Delivery" (Category 1) and "Sport Science Other" (Category 2) tasks is included, using the descriptors previously given in ESSC13008.
• Typed and uploaded as a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file.

An example of the level of detail required for the Record of Student Engagement has previously been provided on the ESSC13008 Moodle site. Records of Student Engagement that do not contain sufficient detail, are not signed by the placement supervisor, or are not clearly typed, will be returned for corrections. You may not be able to pass this assessment item, or this unit unless the Record of Student Engagement meets the requirements described above, which are in accordance with ESSA standards. If a Record of Student Engagement is returned for corrections you will be given one (1) opportunity to resubmit that Record of Student Engagement.