ESSC12003 - Exercise and Sport Psychology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will provide you with an understanding of behavioural theories that form the foundation of exercise and sport psychology. You will also learn about the role of exercise, physical activity, and sport in mental health and wellbeing. Upon completion of this unit you will be able to describe factors that influence exercise adherence, goal setting, and participation in physical activity. Further, you will develop introductory counselling and communication skills which will enable you to deliver effective behaviour modification strategies to individuals or groups in exercise or sport settings.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
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 Physical Activity, Fitness, and Health

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton
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. Written Assessment 30%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Portfolio 30%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 76.92% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 25.49% 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
Students enjoyed the use of stories in lectures to aid their understanding of unit concepts.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator attempt to keep stories as part of the lecture content.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator continued to include stories in lectures that were relevant to unit content.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
A theme emerged in which students stated the unit taught them lessons that will help their career in teaching and their personal life.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator attempt to keep the unit relevant to students in regard to helping their personal and professional life.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator ensured assessments remained practical in regard to helping students apply concepts learned in professional and personal settings.
Source: Student feedback and self-reflection
Feedback
Students should not be assessed on developing a group exercise intervention as this is not the focus of the class and students in psychology and education do not have a background in exercise prescription.
Recommendation
It is recommended the unit coordinator remove the assessment question requiring students to develop a group exercise intervention.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
The practical portions of the assessment are great as they allow for hands on experience which makes theory more relevant.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator aim to keep practical assessments as part of the unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply behavioural theories that relate to exercise and sport psychology.
  2. Describe and implement effective goal setting to increase exercise adherence.
  3. Demonstrate counselling and communication skills expected of an exercise and sport science professional.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Portfolio • •
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 • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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