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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Foundations of Fitness and Training

  • Unit Code

    SPS1111

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit focuses on two aspects of exercise prescription. Both the basic principles of exercise programming and the competencies required in fitness appraisal will be conducted in a lecture and laboratory series. Additionally, the unit will give the student an understanding of the provision of first aid in sports programs, including an appreciation of the concepts underlying the management of injured athletes.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS1104

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Administer and interpret selected test and measurement protocols employed in appraising physical fitness.
  2. Appraise equipment used in fitness testing, as per manufactures specifications, to ensure client safety.
  3. Become accredited Level 1 Sports Trainers (with Sports Medicine Australia).
  4. Employ theoretical foundations to select appropriate fitness activities.
  5. Guide people from different sub-sections of the population in the development and implementation of safe personal fitness routines.
  6. Identify risk factors for metabolic, respiratory, cardiovascular and musculo-skeletal diseases which require a change in a physical activity programme or consultation with a medical practitioner prior to participation.
  7. Modify standard or adopt appropriate fitness tests to accommodate children and older adults.
  8. Select activities of sufficient intensity and duration to bring about measurable results.
  9. Show proficiency in early management of sports injuries.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis of the roles and responsibilities of the sports trainer.
  2. Exercise program design for apparently healthy and low risk individuals.
  3. Methods of training including long slow distance, high intensity continuous, lactate threshold and tolerance, fartlek and interval.
  4. Pre-participation evaluation of the client / athlete using appropriate instruments such as PAR-Q tests, Adult Pre-exercise Screening System (APSS), ACSM coronary artery disease risk factor thresholds and risk stratification, lifestyle and health questionnaires, and health and fitness batteries.
  5. Preventive aspects of sports injuries.
  6. Public liability and professional indemnity insurance, and membership of relevant industry related associations.
  7. Theoretical bases of exercise programming which covers such topics as the benefits of exercise, principles of training, periodisation of training, and flexibility, warm-up and cool-down.
  8. Theoretical basis of fitness testing and practical involvement in a range of fitness tests. These include anthropometric measurements, body composition, blood pressure, heart rate, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness and anaerobic power and capacity.
  9. Theory and practical application of the immediate care of sports injuries.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, performance laboratories and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory Assessment 15%
TestMid-semester Test35%
ExaminationFinal Examination35%
ProjectFitness Training Project15%

Text References

  • American College of Sports Medicine. (2013). ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • ^ Coburn, J. W., & Malek, M. H. (2012). NSCA's essentials of personal training (2nd ed.). Lower Mitcham, SA: Human Kinetics.
  • ^ Coombes, J. & Skinner, T. (2014). ESSA's student manual for health, exercise and sport assessment. Chatswood, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
  • Heyward, V. H. (2014). Advanced fitness assessment & exercise prescription (7th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Kenney, W. L., Wilmore, J. H., & Costill, D. L. (2011). Physiology of sport and exercise (5th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I., & Katch, V. L. (2014). Exercise physiology: energy, nutrition and human performance (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Sports Medicine Australia. (2012). Sports medicine for sports trainers (10th ed.). Chatswood, Australia: Mosby.
  • Tanner, R. & Gore, C. J. (2013). Physiological tests for elite athletes (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Foundations of Fitness and Training

  • Unit Code

    SPS1111

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit focuses on two aspects of exercise prescription. Both the basic principles of exercise programming and the competencies required in fitness appraisal will be conducted in a lecture and laboratory series. Additionally, the unit will give the student an understanding of the provision of first aid in sports programs, including an appreciation of the concepts underlying the management of injured athletes.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS1104

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Administer and interpret selected test and measurement protocols employed in appraising physical fitness.
  2. Appraise equipment used in fitness testing, as per manufactures specifications, to ensure client safety.
  3. Become accredited Level 1 Sports Trainers (with Sports Medicine Australia).
  4. Employ theoretical foundations to select appropriate fitness activities.
  5. Guide people from different sub-sections of the population in the development and implementation of safe personal fitness routines.
  6. Identify risk factors for metabolic, respiratory, cardiovascular and musculo-skeletal diseases which require a change in a physical activity programme or consultation with a medical practitioner prior to participation.
  7. Modify standard or adopt appropriate fitness tests to accommodate children and older adults.
  8. Select activities of sufficient intensity and duration to bring about measurable results.
  9. Show proficiency in early management of sports injuries.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis of the roles and responsibilities of the sports trainer.
  2. Exercise program design for apparently healthy and low risk individuals.
  3. Methods of training including long slow distance, high intensity continuous, lactate threshold and tolerance, fartlek and interval.
  4. Pre-participation evaluation of the client / athlete using appropriate instruments such as PAR-Q tests, Adult Pre-exercise Screening System (APSS), ACSM coronary artery disease risk factor thresholds and risk stratification, lifestyle and health questionnaires, and health and fitness batteries.
  5. Preventive aspects of sports injuries.
  6. Public liability and professional indemnity insurance, and membership of relevant industry related associations.
  7. Theoretical bases of exercise programming which covers such topics as the benefits of exercise, principles of training, periodisation of training, and flexibility, warm-up and cool-down.
  8. Theoretical basis of fitness testing and practical involvement in a range of fitness tests. These include anthropometric measurements, body composition, blood pressure, heart rate, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness and anaerobic power and capacity.
  9. Theory and practical application of the immediate care of sports injuries.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, performance laboratories and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory Assessment 15%
TestMid-semester Test35%
ExaminationFinal Examination35%
ProjectFitness Training Project15%

Text References

  • American College of Sports Medicine. (2013). ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • ^ Coburn, J. W., & Malek, M. H. (2012). NSCA's essentials of personal training (2nd ed.). Lower Mitcham, SA: Human Kinetics.
  • ^ Coombes, J. & Skinner, T. (2014). ESSA's student manual for health, exercise and sport assessment. Chatswood, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
  • Heyward, V. H. (2014). Advanced fitness assessment & exercise prescription (7th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Kenney, W. L., Wilmore, J. H., & Costill, D. L. (2011). Physiology of sport and exercise (5th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • McArdle, W. D., Katch, F. I., & Katch, V. L. (2014). Exercise physiology: energy, nutrition and human performance (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Sports Medicine Australia. (2012). Sports medicine for sports trainers (10th ed.). Chatswood, Australia: Mosby.
  • Tanner, R. & Gore, C. J. (2013). Physiological tests for elite athletes (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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