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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023

Unit description

Consolidates professional skills and practice in preparation for entry into the workforce. Building on the placement experience working with healthy clients, students will be provided with opportunities to integrate and apply skills in clinical exercise settings. Students will develop skills to become a reflective practitioner. At completion, students should be able to practice with a moderate level of supervision and be competent in familiar situations. Additional support may be required if the situation is unfamiliar and/or complex.

Unit content

  1. Clinical placement
  2. Reflection supervisor report – S.P.R.O.U.T
  3. Case scenarios

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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
1apply knowledge and skills of a practicing exercise physiologist in a placement setting
2recognise the importance of reflective practice and understand the process of reflection
3reflect on placement experience, supervisor’s report, in-class learning and feedback to identify areas for improvement and action for ongoing learning and improvement of professional capabilities

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. apply knowledge and skills of a practicing exercise physiologist in a placement setting
  2. recognise the importance of reflective practice and understand the process of reflection
  3. reflect on placement experience, supervisor’s report, in-class learning and feedback to identify areas for improvement and action for ongoing learning and improvement of professional capabilities

Teaching and assessment

Notice

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Fee information

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