ESSC13009 - Professional Practice in Exercise and Sports Science

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will enhance your professional development in exercise and sport science by becoming a reflective practitioner. Additionally, you will gain authentic practical exercise delivery via work integrated learning, as well as practically focused assessments, which will allow you to gain the skills that are required of a graduating exercise and sport science professional. This will involve working with a variety of populations under the supervision of appropriate health or exercise and sport science practitioners, during which time you will further develop your skills in the development and delivery of exercise and sports science related activities.

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-requisite

  • ESSC13008 or ESSC13003

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 2 - 2023

Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 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. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Reflective Practice Assignment 0%
3. Professional Practice Placement 0%
4. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 33.33% 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: Have your say survey
Feedback
Students commented that although they found the practical assessments challenging the residential school was highly beneficial in enhancing their skills as a practitioner.
Recommendation
It is recommended the residential school in this unit continues with practical assessment items, and that they are continually reviewed to align with contemporary exercise and sport science practice.
Action Taken
The practical assessments in the residential school were reviewed and those that were included were of relevance to contempory exercise and sport science settings.
Source: Have your say survey
Feedback
Students suggested that short video of the practical assessments could aid them in their preparation for the residential school.
Recommendation
It is recommended that short videos demonstrating each practical assessment are made available to students prior to the residential school.
Action Taken
While videos of the practical assessments were not able to be recorded in 2022, this action will be addressed in 2023.
Source: Have your say survey
Feedback
Students commented that practicum processes and not being able to start on the first day of term can be frustrating for them if they are organised prior to start of term.
Recommendation
It is recommended that practicum processes are continually reviewed and streamlined to enhance student experience. Considerations will need to be made for site availability and suitability.
Action Taken
Work integrated learning and practicum processes are continually being reviewed to align with both ESSA and university guidelines. Efforts were made to enable students that had completed Term 1 practicum (ESSC13008) to begin Term 2 (ESSC13009) practicum prior to the start of term.
Source: Critical incident reflective practice assessment Discussions with students
Feedback
Students discussed the challenges certain situations can pose during work integrated learning such as working with clients that have mental health conditions.
Recommendation
It is recommended that students are better prepared for dealing with situations related to mental health that may occur in an exercise and sport science context. It is recommended to investigate options related to mental health first aid education for these students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Discussions with students Unit and practicum coordinator reflection
Feedback
The paperwork and assessment requirement for evidence of practicum completion, such as log books and record of student engagement, can be burdensome for students and supervisors to complete and appear to have some duplicate information.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the evidence requirements for practicum completion. It is important when doing so to consider ESSA accreditation as well as CQUniversity guidelines.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Prepare professional documentation related to employment in the exercise and sport science industry
  2. Reflect on performance and experiences in the exercise and sport science industry
  3. Conduct the duties of an exercise and sport science practitioner in a professional setting.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Practical Assessment •
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment •
3 - Professional Practice Placement • • •
4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books •
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 • •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural 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
1 - Practical Assessment • • • • • • •
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment • • • •
3 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • •
4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •