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Unit of Study HMS00223 - Professional Preparation (2020)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Enrolment information

    This unit contains laboratory activities and/or professional experience learning that require students to fulfil certain vaccination and compliance requirements prior to attending. As some of these can take up to 5 months to complete, you must prepare now. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Laboratory Activity and/or Professional Experience Learning which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/clinicalplacements This is a final year unit involving an internship in the sport, health or fitness industry. To equip students for placement they must have completed a minimum of two years full-time or equivalent study in a relevant degree in the School of Health and Human Sciences.

Unit description

Provides an opportunity for students to accumulate required work experience, and apply their knowledge and understanding of the principles of Exercise and Sport Science as they relate to apparently healthy individuals. Students must complete their practicum experience in an exercise science related discipline for the purpose of attaining competency in exercise assessment, prescription and delivery. This unit fulfils a major component of the practicum requirements that must be successfully completed to be an Exercise Scientist as outlined by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).

Unit content

  • Professional conduct and ethical practice.
  • Evidenced-based practice
  • Exercise science graduate attributes
  • Exercise science placement competencies
  • Exercise assessment, delivery and prescription case studies
  • Group exercise programming and instruction
  • Verbal and non-verbal communication skills

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Session1
Session1
Gold Coast
Session1
Session1
Lismore
Session1
Session1

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 an understanding of the practicum placement requirements
2 demonstrate an understanding of the scope of practice, professional code of conduct and ethical practice for an exercise science professional
3 demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills
4 apply specialist knowledge and evidence-based practice to prescribe and deliver safe and effective health/exercise/sports interventions for apparently healthy individuals
5 assess the best evidence to support the development of short and long-term exercise programs
6 construct and evaluate a group-based exercise session for a distinct group of clients with health, fitness and sports performance goals
7 critically appraise own performance with host organisation.

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

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the practicum placement requirements
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the scope of practice, professional code of conduct and ethical practice for an exercise science professional
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills
    • GA6:
  4. apply specialist knowledge and evidence-based practice to prescribe and deliver safe and effective health/exercise/sports interventions for apparently healthy individuals
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  5. assess the best evidence to support the development of short and long-term exercise programs
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  6. construct and evaluate a group-based exercise session for a distinct group of clients with health, fitness and sports performance goals
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  7. critically appraise own performance with host organisation.
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.