HSE301 - Exercise Prescription for Fitness and Health

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online^ with significant campus requirements

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Troy Castricum
Cohort rule:

Available to students enrolled in E377,H300, H315, D368, M320
D391 students completing the Exercise Science major sequence (MJ-H000016) or minor sequence (MN-H000016) or Nutrition and Exercise Science major sequence (MJ-H000026)
And
Students enrolled in H343 and D394 prior to 2018 only

 Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to a Student Adviser in Student Central. Enrolment quotas apply.

Campus contact:

Burwood (Melbourne): Troy Castricum

Prerequisite:

One of HSE201 or HSN211

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010

Incompatible with: D368, D391, D394.1, E377, H300, H300CR, H300DA, H300WE, H315, H343.3, M320.1, S323
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour TBL seminar each week; 9 x 2 hour practical experience (laboratory)

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour online learning activities each week

In-person attendance requirements:

Online students: 2 days of practical intensives at Burwood (Melbourne), scheduled on weekends during trimester

Content

This unit is designed to enable students to understand and apply the basic requirements of health and fitness testing, exercise prescription, instruction, supervision and communication for the general population. This unit will be taught via a modified team-based learning model, and students will be responsible for delivering health and fitness tests and training programs of their own design to their peers.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Evaluate whether a client is able to safely commence exercise by conducting a formal health appraisal.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO2 Construct, justify and supervise multiple evidence-based training programs to improve a client's cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and muscular endurance, appropriate to their level of fitness and health.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3 Demonstrate teamwork skills through being able to articulate key processes required to work effectively in a team and collaboratively applying knowledge related to health appraisal, exercise testing, exercise prescription and programming for the general population to case study examples.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO4 Conduct a range of health and fitness tests, including those to assess cardiovascular health, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO5 Synthesise knowledge in the areas of health appraisal, exercise testing and programming, body composition and dietary intake to hypothesise appropriate solutions for a range of case studies relevant to the health and fitness of the general population.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO6 Conduct critical peer-assessments and self-assessments with statements of recommendations for improvement.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Online quizzes   20%
  • Weeks 1-3, 5-7, 9-10
Assessment 2: Individual and Team Based Learning (TBL) tasks   30%
  • Weeks 4, 8, 11
Assessment 3: Minor practical assessment Video submission 20%
  • Weeks 7
Assessment 4: End-of-unit assessment 30 minutes 30%
  • End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

  • Passing the major practical assessment

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSE301 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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