| Offered at: | (B) |
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| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H743 Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology |
| Unit chair: | N Saunders |
| Prerequisite: | HSE711 |
| Corequisite: | HSE702 and HSE704 and HSE705 and HSE707 |
| Contact hours: | 1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 1 hour tutorial, 1 x 2 hour laboratory per week - total 11 weeks |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit provides students with knowledge of the national compensation schemes within the Australian healthcare system in the context of the practising clinical exercise physiologist. Students will develop their understanding of appropriate ethical and professional behaviour for exercise physiologists. The unit also provides students with the opportunity to learn to work with a patient base within a controlled environment from all the stages of an exercise intervention (the initial referral, assessment, design, monitoring, modification and progression). Upon completion of this unit, students will be well placed to work effectively in a clinical exercise environment.
Assessment
Examination (1.5 hours) 30%, written assignment (2000 words) 40%, presentation (45 minutes-hurdle requirement) 30%
Unit Fee Information
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