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HSE103 - Essentials of Exercise Delivery

Year:

2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Troy Castricum
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in:

  • H343 Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science
  • D394 Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)
  • D333 Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Nutrition Science
  • M320 Bachelor of Sport Development

 

Campus contact:

Waurn Ponds (Geelong): Sam Hoffmann

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

HSE010

Incompatible with:

HSE301

Typical study commitment:

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

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour class,
1 x 1 hour seminar and
1 x 2 hour practical laboratory per week.

Content

This unit examines the theory and practice of exercise instruction, coaching and professional practice across a range of exercise-based settings. Students will learn the fundamentals of exercise instruction for the general population and be introduced to specific needs of special populations (e.g.: children and adolescents). They will have the opportunity to design and deliver basic exercise sessions to develop musculoskeletal strength and cardiovascular endurance for apparently healthy individuals and groups.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply key communication, motivation and safety principles in an exercise instruction environment.

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

ULO2

Explain the components of, and perform, a basic systematic fitness assessment for apparently healthy individuals.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Measure, compute and interpret the results of a basic fitness assessment using industry standard protocols, tools and technology.

GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Analyse fitness test results and design an appropriate six week cardiorespiratory exercise fitness training program for an apparently healthy individual using evidence-based literature.

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

ULO5 Critically evaluate and resolve practical and ethical issues associated with the provision of exercise and sport science practice to a diverse range of clients.

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

ULO6 Demonstrate and communicate the key components of upper body, lower body and core resistance training flexibility training, and Cardiorespiratory training.

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

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Mid-trimester online MCQ test MCQ test 15%
  • Week 7
Assessment 2a: Written health assessment   5%
  • Week 5
Assessment 2b: Written health assessment and program start 800 words 20%
  • Week 8
Assessment 3: Practical assessment of exercise instruction and delivery skills 30 minutes 20%
  • Week 10, 11
Assessment 4: Examination 2 hours 40%
  • Examination 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

Achieving a pass in the practical assessment of exercise instruction and delivery of skills - See Assessment task 3

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSE103 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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