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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 nutrition and 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

Pre-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 2 - 2020

Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Cairns
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 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) 20%
2. Report 35%
3. Report 45%

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 91.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.08% 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: Unit evaluations
Feedback
Lectures are engaging, full of relevant examples, and set students up for success.
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will attempt to retain the current lecture format.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator created lectures with relevant examples of how to apply unit concepts.
Source: Unit evaluations
Feedback
The use of real world examples enhanced the delivery of the unit
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will attempt to retain real world examples in lectures and assessment questions.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator created lectures that had real world examples of how to apply unit concepts.
Source: Staff feedback
Feedback
There is a clear link between lecture content and assessment questions.
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will attempt to retain a clear link between lecture content and assessment questions.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator maintained a clear link between lecture content and assessment questions.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
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 - Report
3 - Report
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 - Report
3 - Report
1 - Online Quiz(zes)