Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

This unit enables students to acquire the graduate level capabilities of planning, implementing and monitoring a broad range of exercise programs for individuals and groups, building on knowledge and competencies acquired in the first two and-a-half years of the course.

Aims

The aim of this unit is to ensure you have the knowledge and practical skills to design, implement and manage exercise programs safely, effectively and professionally, commensurate with their level of experience. It complements HMB382 Principles of Exercise Prescription and will normally be taken in parallel with the first level Practicum, HMB470. It provides you with a structured exposure to exercise programming for groups and individuals, covering major forms of exercise and activity modalities, and considers the needs of specific populations (e.g. different age-groups). In addition to covering the planning and logistics of exercise programs for the generally healthy population, it will emphasise principles of proper progression, motivation and adherence, record-keeping and reporting, professional conduct and ethics, and the use of appropriate evidence in the design and implementation of programs, and the selection of activities.

Objectives

1. Demonstrate a sound knowledge of evidence-based exercise programming principles


2. Demonstrate proficiency in analysing, critiquing and designing exercise programs to meet specified fitness-related goals


3. Demonstrate the capacity to solve specific practical and logistical problems to ensure that exercise programs are conducted effectively, safely and to accepted professional standards

Content

Exercise programming for individuals; Exercise programming for groups; Program content and activities for specific fitness goals; goal-setting, adherence, motivation; program logistics, safety, administration; equipment and facilities; programs for outdoor activity; interactions between programmed exercise and daily activities; the first meeting with clients; requirements of different age groups and populations.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Lectures will cover evidence for the efficacy and appropriateness of different types of exercise programs and their constituent activities, as well as the principles which govern program design.

Laboratory classes will involve group-based activities in which each stage of program design and implementation will be systematically explored using scenarios provided to students in advance of each class. These scenarios will present a range of fitness goals, populations, conditions, equipment and facilities, and require groups to design and demonstrate aspects of their program.

Assessment

The unit assessment will consist of three items: a workbook, a written report and a final examination.You will be provided with sample exam questions and answers in advance of the final examination, for guidance with respect to examination content, and for self-evaluation.

Laboratory practical activities will include verbal feedback from the instructor and peer assessment for formative purposes.

Assessment name: Workbook
Description: A workbook will be kept in conjunction with laboratory practical activities. This will summarise tasks and problems assigned to groups within each laboratory class, and provide a structured evaluation of the alternative approaches, solutions and strategies for these problems. The tasks and problems will focus on specific components of, and issues that arise in, the design and conduct of exercise programs.
Relates to objectives: 1, 3
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: Throughout Semester

Assessment name: Written Report
Description: An evaluation of an actual program conducted outside the unit, approved in advance by the unit coordinator. The report will provide an analysis of the program and its activities using criteria. The report format will be a written report of no more than 3,000 words, but may include other reference materials (e.g. program documentation, records, video recordings) as agreed with the unit coordinator. You will be required to complete and submit a progress check-sheet in Week 8 outlining the observations, recordings and materials undertaken for the Report, and a summary of the major issues, and evaluation points and sources that the final version of the Report will include.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2
Weight: 35%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Week 8 and Week 12

Assessment name: Written Examination
Description: Knowledge of programming principles will be assessed by end-of-semester examination
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3
Weight: 35%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Examination Period

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Required Text:

Ransdell, L., Dinger M., Huberty J., & Miller M (2009). Developing Effective Physical Activity Programs. Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Other resources will be made available though the Course Materials Database

Risk assessment statement

You are required to read the Health and Safety Rules for School of Human Movement Studies Laboratories and Clinics prior to undertaking any of the laboratories for this unit. These Health and Safety Rules are provided in electronic form on the online teaching site for this unit and are prominently displayed in hardcopy within the laboratory/clinic.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 27-Sep-2012