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Unit of Study HEA10003 - Foundations: Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (2017)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

  • Enrolment information

    For Distance Education students a two-day face-to-face workshop will be offered.


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 critically examine the contemporary theory and practice underpinning the study of personal development, health and physical education
2 investigate developmental factors and motor learning theories related to personal development, health and physical education
3 demonstrate fundamental movement skills through areas such as dance, gymnastics, games and sports and a range of physical activities
4 discuss key issues in health studies, including healthy eating, sexual health, safety, drug education, child protection education, interpersonal relationships and healthy choices
5 demonstrate skills in personal, academic and disciplinary literacies.

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

  1. critically examine the contemporary theory and practice underpinning the study of personal development, health and physical education
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. investigate developmental factors and motor learning theories related to personal development, health and physical education
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate fundamental movement skills through areas such as dance, gymnastics, games and sports and a range of physical activities
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. discuss key issues in health studies, including healthy eating, sexual health, safety, drug education, child protection education, interpersonal relationships and healthy choices
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. demonstrate skills in personal, academic and disciplinary literacies.
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

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