Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Coffs Harbour | | |
| Gold Coast | | |
| Lismore | | |
Unit description
Provides students the opportunity to work through the exercise prescription process including initial client consultation, exercise testing, exercise prescription and exercise delivery. It includes a strong practical component designed to increase student confidence in the gym setting and improve client-practitioner communication skills. Advanced topics in exercise physiology are also studied as they relate to the roles of an accredited exercise scientist and accredited sports scientist.
Unit content
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Initial client consultation
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Exercise testing
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Exercise prescription
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Exercise delivery
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Advanced topics in exercise physiology and sports science
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | demonstrate knowledge of, and assess, appropriate exercise testing protocols for different individuals | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 2 | apply knowledge of the principles of exercise prescription | | Creativity | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 3 | respond to and reflect on challenges faced in training monitoring and prescription | | Creativity | | | Lifelong learning | | |
| 4 | explain the body's physiological responses to specific training methods, environmental stresses, and ergogenic aids | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of, and assess, appropriate exercise testing protocols for different individuals
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- apply knowledge of the principles of exercise prescription
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- respond to and reflect on challenges faced in training monitoring and prescription
- GA2:
Creativity
- GA5:
Lifelong learning
- explain the body's physiological responses to specific training methods, environmental stresses, and ergogenic aids
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.