Health, Disease and Exercise (8340.4)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Sport And Exercise Science | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
Students must display competency in practical skills related to health assessments. Students are also provided the opportunity to critique a related research paper of their own choosing and communicate the findings to a wider audience.
This unit will be co-taught with unit Health, Disease and Exercise G.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate knowledge of advanced exercise programming principles and the impact that chronic disease conditions have on these principles; and
2. Conduct and interpret fundamental health-based and exercise monitoring assessments.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Prerequisites
9811 Exercise Programming and Prescription 1Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | Flexible | Assoc Prof Andrew McKune |
Required texts
A number of recommended texts are available to complement the online material. The texts below are generally helpful in the clinical exercise physiology area, and are likely to be useful in later Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation coursework units - please consult the course convenor.
- Moore, G.E., Durstome, J.L. and Painter, P.L. (2016). ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities, 4th Ed., Human Kinetics.
- Ehrman, J.K., Gordon, P.M., Visich, P.S. and Keteryin S.J., editors (2019). Clinical Exercise Physiology, 4th Ed., Human Kinetics.
- Cameron, M., Selig, S. and Hemphill, D., editors (2011). Clinical Exercise: A case-based approach, Elsevier.
- Stubbs B. and Rosenbaum S. (2018). Exercise-based Interventions for Mental Illness, 1st Ed., Elsevier.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Completion of the online quizzes is through the unit Canvas site.
Special assessment requirements
In order to pass this unit, students must attempt all assessment items and achieve an overall pass grade in conjunction with passing the competency component of the practical assessment.
Moderation of Assessments
Please note that all exams are subject to moderation. A copy of the moderation guidelines can be found on the unit Canvas site.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Portions of this unit (e.g. training videos for use of blood biomarker assessment, ECG lead placement)will be online, although lecture content many practical skills will be taught and assessed face to face. Students should engage fully in both the face to face as well as online components of this unit.
Inclusion and engagement
Participation requirements
Required IT skills
None
In-unit costs
There are no other costs associated with this unit other than (potentially) the printing of laboratory material.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
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