Sport and Exercise Practice

Unit code: SCL3004 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Footscray Park
Prerequisites
AHE2006 - Exercise Interventions for Healthy Populations
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

This unit is designed to provide students the opportunity to develop and apply theoretical knowledge in a range of professional sport, exercise and physical activity settings through professional practice placement. Engagement in professional career environments will foster the development of specific practical and non-practical skills needed to obtain the required graduate outcomes for employment within the industry. This unit involves practical placement, which, will contribute to the professional accreditation standards required by the governing body. This unit will required students to draw on the skills and knowledge developed in previous units within the degree.


Students must have a valid working with children check, current police check and, first aid and CPR certificate prior to commencing placement.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Apply discipline-specific knowledge and skills in to order to provide safe and effective exercise-related interventions for apparently health client groups;
  2. Critically review the ethical and legal responsibilities of the Codes of Professional Practice in accordance with ESSA and use ethical reasoning to identify, solve problems and recommend professional practice improvements;
  3. Gather and examine data with the intention of differentiating between functional or clinical outcomes;
  4. Prescribe an exercise protocol that has been devised through the analysis of physical assessment data in understanding an individual’s goal and motivations and evaluate its effectiveness; and,
  5. Integrate knowledge already acquired from studies in exercise science, sport science and human performance to demonstrate appropriate behaviour as an entry level practitioner.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Test
|
Grade: 10%
Test conducted online to determine understanding of scope of practice and associated forms behind placement.
Assessment type: Test
|
Grade: 20%
Theory test to determine competency for placement
Assessment type: Test
|
Grade: 20%
Practical test to determine competency for placement
Assessment type: Portfolio
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Grade: 50%
140 hour placement record of engagement, training and reflective portfolio for a single client regarding efficacy of 12-15 hours of exercise training

Hurdle 1: Students must submit a 140hrs practicum placement logbook indicating they have worked with apparently healthy clients, and have these hours signed off in accordance with ESSA criteria. This logbook must be graded by the practicum supervisor as “satisfactory” before students are eligible to pass the unit.
Hurdle 2: To demonstrate skills required for professional registration with Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) students must pass both the placement readiness exams with scores of at least 50% to pass this unit.
Hurdle 3: To gain an overall pass in this unit students must attend and complete 80% of the tutorial classes.

The hurdle tests must be completed before the student commences placement.

Required reading

Selected readings will be made available via the unit VU Collaborate site.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Exercise Science (Sport Practice)
ABHD | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years

Refer to the course page for information on how to apply for the course. VU takes care to ensure the accuracy of this unit information, but reserves the right to change or withdraw courses offered at any time. Please check that unit information is current with the Student Contact Centre.

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