ESSC11001 - Physical Activity, Fitness and Health

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will discuss the aetiology of lifestyle-related diseases with a focus on physical activity and exercise as a prevention and treatment strategy. You will gain a basic understanding of the physiological effects of physical activity and exercise, and be able to identify interventions to improve physical activity and reduce sedentary behavior at the individual, community, and population level. You will gain fundamental knowledge and skills associated with measurement of physical activity, health and exercise, and apply this knowledge for the purpose of health-related research/study and exercise prescription.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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).

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Residential School Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2023

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 40%
2. Written Assessment 60%
3. On-campus Activity 0%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 92.31% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 12.87% response rate.

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.

Source: Have Your Say
Feedback
Students would like to spend more time talking about the lab workbook and going through more examples.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinators will review the schedule for the On Campus Activity/Residential Schools.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator reviewed the schedule for the On-Campus Activity/Residential Schools.
Source: Have Your Say
Feedback
Students have asked of the possibility of two workbooks would be feasible. One based on the labs. The other based on case studies and questions from lectures.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinators will review the content and look to create a feasible option with the lab workbook assessment item.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator reviewed the content and updated the lab workbook assessment item.
Source: Self Reflection
Feedback
Having two Unit Coordinators for the delivery of lectures was beneficial and allowed streamlining when updating lecture and lab content, as well as being a point of contact for students on a different campus.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the assigning of an additional lecturer to co-deliver this unit continues. This would enable students to have additional support across the term and on different campuses/study modes (mixed-mode).
Action Taken
The unit coordinator included the additional lecturer in the delivery of content in order to engage students from multiple campuses.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Mixed mode students would like a greater understanding of what is expected of them prior to arriving at the residential school.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator should review the content and information provided to students prior to the residential school and update them appropriately.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Students enjoyed the real-life situations included in the content.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator and lecturer should continue to include real-life situations within the content delivered.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the role of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in the aetiology, prevention, and management of lifestyle-related diseases with an Australian focus
  2. Describe populations at risk of insufficient physical activity or sedentary behaviours, and how population, community, and individual level interventions can improve health outcomes
  3. Collect and interpret physical fitness and health measurements obtained during practical sessions or case studies
  4. Apply the elements of exercise prescription and delivery principles
  5. Demonstrate professional practice and ethical behaviour expected in exercise and sport science settings.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
3 - On-campus Activity • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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 •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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2 - Written Assessment • • • • • • • •
3 - On-campus Activity • • • • •
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •