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ESSC11001 - Physical Activity, Fitness and Health

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course is designed so that students should be able to discuss the aetiology of lifestyle-related diseases with a focus on physical activity and exercise as a prevention and treatment strategy. It provides a basic understanding of the physiological effects of physical activity and exercise. It presents information relating to the holistic benefits of physical activity. It provides fundamental knowledge and skills associated with measurement of physical activity and exercise for the purpose of health-related research/study, the factors that influence the physical activity habits of individuals and whole populations, and the modification of physical activity habits of individuals and whole populations. Distance education (FLEX) students will be required to have access to a computer to make frequent use of internet resources and to attend a residential school on Rockhampton campus to promote development of course learning outcomes.

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 - 2014

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Mixed Mode
Mackay
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Cairns
Mixed Mode
Mackay
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Cairns
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Cairns
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Cairns
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
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) 20%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
3. Practical Assessment 20%
4. Examination 40%

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 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 86.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 13.89% 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 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
Relevant content and information was updated and provided to the students prior to commencing the residential school.
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
Real-life examples continued to be included in the unit content.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss the relationships between physical activity, sedentary behaviours and lifestyle-related diseases
  2. Apply the fundamental knowledge and skills of measurement of physical activity and exercise for sedentary behaviours and lifestyle-related diseases
  3. Identify the factors that influence the physical activity habits of individuals and whole populations
  4. Discuss the effects of physical activity on the risk of disease

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Online Quiz(zes)
3 - Practical Assessment
4 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3 - Practical Assessment
4 - Examination
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Online Quiz(zes)