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Unit of Study BIO10497 - Exercise Physiology for Healthy Individuals (2014)

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Unit description

Provides the student with the opportunity to apply the principles and objectives of an effective exercise assessment program. Program design is studied in detail in relation to different populations. Aspects of consultation, interview and testing techniques, health education and counselling will be studied with an emphasis on developing practical skills.

Unit content

Topic 1: General principles of exercise testing and screening 
Topic 2: General principles of exercise prescription and programming 
Topic 3: Selecting and implementing appropriate fitness and exercise tests. 
Topic 4: Designing exercise programs for healthy individuals 
Topic 5: Conducting and evaluating training programs and outcomes

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Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 demonstrate competency of, and apply, their knowledge of exercise testing to healthy and low risk individuals, showing an understanding of the principles and objectives of exercise testing and exercise prescription
2 assess exercise testing protocols and determine their appropriateness for apparently healthy populations
3 design effective exercise training programs for a range of applications within the apparently healthy population group
4 conduct and supervise a prescribed exercise program for an apparently healthy population.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate competency of, and apply, their knowledge of exercise testing to healthy and low risk individuals, showing an understanding of the principles and objectives of exercise testing and exercise prescription
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  2. assess exercise testing protocols and determine their appropriateness for apparently healthy populations
    • GA6:
  3. design effective exercise training programs for a range of applications within the apparently healthy population group
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  4. conduct and supervise a prescribed exercise program for an apparently healthy population.
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

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