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 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 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 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 86.96% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.3% 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: SUTE Unit Comment Report
Feedback
Students enjoyed the unit and attending residential school, was great to interact with other students and lecturers.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator and lecturer should continue to include the residential school and delivery of the content within the unit.
Action Taken
Residential school was continued within the unit and the Unit Coordinator reviewed the content to remain relevant and appropriate.
Source: SUTE Unit Comment Report
Feedback
Students found some of the questions in the written assessment a little hard to understand.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the questions included in the written assessment.
Action Taken
Questions within the Written Assessment were reviewed.
Source: SUTE Unit Comment Report
Feedback
Some students noted that they would have liked to receive feedback on their writing earlier in the Term.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinators review feedback to students in regard to assessment items.
Action Taken
The Unit Coordinator reviewed the feedback students received regarding assessment items and will continue to review this stage.
Source: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
Students would like more case study examples of exercise programming prior to arriving at the On-Campus Assessment.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator include more case study examples of exercise programming within the content of the unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
Some students would like more case studies throughout to show relevance to the Education degree.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator include more case studies relevant to the Education degree.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback during On-Campus Assessment
Feedback
Students noted that they would like the continuation of the Unit Coordinator delivering the On-Campus Assessment at all three campuses.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continue delivering the On-Campus Assessment across all three campuses.
Action Taken
In Progress
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
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • • •
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7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
9 - Social Innovation •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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2 - Written Assessment • • • • • • • •
3 - On-campus Activity • • • • •
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •