ESSC13008 - Advanced Exercise Prescription and Delivery

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is designed to enhance your understanding and application of exercise prescription and programming, including strength and conditioning concepts, and practical exercise delivery skills. You will also undertake authentic practical exercise delivery via work integrated learning. This will involve working with a variety of apparently healthy populations under the supervision of appropriate health or exercise and sport science practitioners.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  • ESSC12005 Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology, AND
  • ESSC12008 Applied Exercise and Sport Biomechanics

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 - 2026

Term 1 - 2026 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

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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 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 29.63% 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: Practicum Coordinator
Feedback
CQU online training module and micro-credential "Mental Health First Aid for Fitness Trainers" should change from highly recommended to compulsory.
Recommendation
It is recommended to have students complete the CQU online training module and micro-credential "Mental Health First Aid for Fitness Trainers" as part of their mandatory checks for the Work-Integrated Learning Practicum.
Action Taken
The CQU online training module and micro-credential "Mental Health First Aid for Fitness Trainers" now forms part of the mandatory check required for students to undertake placement.
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
Some feedback suggested there was a large volume of content within this unit and they found it difficult to keep on top of all lectures and readings.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the overall volume of content as well as give students advice on prioritising certain readings and content.
Action Taken
The overall volume of content in this unit remained similar, due to the introduction of more resources related to prescribing exercise related to Activities of Daily Living. However, content such as readings were also condensed into podcasts so that students had multiple ways in which to engage with the content.
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
Some feedback suggested that releasing case studies prior to the residential school would make it easier to prepare for their practical assessments.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the timing of release for case studies used in practical assessments within the residential school. This timing should take into account students' ability to prepare for assessments, as well as fostering critical thinking skills.
Action Taken
Case studies and student groups were released two weeks prior to each residential school. However, some challenges of group work still remain and should be continually reviewed.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Students commented that group work and assessments within the residential school can be challenging if others in their group are not properly prepared.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the structure of group assessments within the residential school.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Students commented that they enjoyed the podcasts related to the weekly content. They also commented that additional podcasts related to Activities of Daily Living could be included.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue to include weekly podcasts and update them accordingly, in-line with changes to unit content.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinators Feedback
Feedback
Placement supervisors commented more work needed on students soft skills to help them prepare for placement.
Recommendation
It is recommended that students complete a workshop in Year 2, Term 2, on placement preparation.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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