ESSC11005 - Health and Sports Nutrition

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will provide you with information on the role of nutrition for general health as well as for optimising exercise and sports performance. You will learn how to measure dietary intake and how to evaluate a diet based on current guidelines. You will also learn about ethical use of nutritional supplements and ergogenic aids as well as their role in optimising exercise and sports performance. Upon completion of this unit, you will also be able to use current guidelines to provide appropriate dietary recommendations to improve health, change body composition, and optimise exercise and sports performance.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisite: ESSC11001

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 No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Online
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) 30%
2. Written Assessment 35%
3. Written Assessment 35%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 32.61% 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: Student feedback
Feedback
While the assessments are relevant to the unit learning outcomes, students noted the assessments were not challenging enough due to all required knowledge to successfully complete the assessment tasks being presented during lectures and unit readings.
Recommendation
It is recommended the unit coordinator review all assessment tasks to ensure the difficulty level aligns with the standards of a Year 1, Term 1 unit.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator and other members of the faculty reviewed each assessment task to ensure each assessment aligned with the standards of a Year 1, Term 1 unit.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Students have suggested assessments should be due late at night to help those who work Monday - Friday jobs.
Recommendation
It is recommended the due time of assessments be reviewed.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator kept assessment submission hours within standard business hours to ensure students have access to information technology staff in the event of submission difficulties.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Maintain the practicality of assessment tasks.
Recommendation
It is recommended the unit coordinator keep assessment tasks linked to practical skills that will be utilised in the workplace.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Retain the same inclusive teaching delivery style.
Recommendation
It is recommended the unit coordinator maintains an inclusive learning environment.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe general health and sports nutrition concepts.
  2. Perform dietary analysis, interpret the results, and make recommendations to improve health outcomes.
  3. Justify and communicate nutritional advice for general health, and exercise and sports performance.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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