Unit rationale, description and aim
Combining skills from different sub-disciplines within the exercise sciences is important to be an effective and dynamic practitioner, and to be consistent with professional standards including those for Exercise Science. The purpose of this unit is to combine your skills from previous units (e.g., EXSC204, EXSC216, EXSC296) and apply them 1) to an initial assessment with an individual client, and 2) to prescription and delivering of exercise to an individual client and a group. To demonstrate learning outcomes for this unit, you will conduct an initial one-on-one consultation, defend the prescription and delivery of a program you design for an individual client, and prescribe and deliver exercise sessions with a group.
Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unitLearning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Conduct an initial assessment with an individual c...
Learning Outcome 01
Defend the prescription and delivery of an exercis...
Learning Outcome 02
Prescribe and deliver a group training exercise se...
Learning Outcome 03
Content
Topics will include:
- Motivational interviewing
- Instruction and feedback
- Leadership
- Resting measures, body composition, cardiorespiratory, strength measures
- Components and individualisation of exercise programs
- Competent exercise delivery
Assessment strategy and rationale
In order to best enable you to demonstrate unit learning outcomes and develop graduate attributes, standards-based assessment is utilised, consistent with the University assessment requirements. A range of assessment strategies are used including: 1) an initial assessment with an individual client; 2) defending the prescription and delivery of a program you design for an individual client; and 3) prescribing and delivering a group exercise session.
Overview of assessments
Initial consultation Enables students to de...
Initial consultation
Enables students to demonstrate technical and non-technical skills important during an initial consultation
30%
Individual exercise program defence Enables...
Individual exercise program defence
Enables students to develop and justify the technical and non-technical skills used during the delivery of an exercise program with an individual client
35%
Group exercise prescription and delivery En...
Group exercise prescription and delivery
Enables students to develop and justify the technical and non-technical skills used during the delivery of an exercise program with a group
35%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
This unit is designed in a way to encourage your participation and self-directed learning through activity-based online lectures, assessment-focused tutorials, structured collaborations with staff and students, and simulated real-world assessment tasks. These strategies are constructed around higher-levels of applied knowledge and critical reasoning in decision making. These strategies will develop your competencies as a practitioner upon graduation.