School: Medical 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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Applied Exercise Physiology and Programming
  • Unit Code

    SPS2206
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Oliver BARLEY

Description

This unit investigates bio energetics and the cardiorespiratory system as they apply to exercise. Both structure and function of the cardioespiratory system are covered with special emphasis on how it adjusts to meet the demands of aerobic exercise in both elite athletes and the general population. Selected biochemical pathways will be studied in relation to energy supply during participation in, and recovery from, specific types of exercise. The unit also focuses on two aspects of exercise prescription. Both the basic principles of exercise programming and the competencies required in fitness appraisal will be covered.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students are to attend practical laboratories on the Joondalup campus for this unit

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass either (EBH1101 and EBH1102) or (MHS1101 and MHS1102) or SPS1301

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 capacity and physical fitness.
  2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the theoretical basis for selection of fitness activities.
  3. Describe the structure and function of the cardiovascular system during rest and exercise.
  4. Describe the structure and function of the respiratory system during rest and exercise.
  5. Describe the structure and functioning of the skeletal muscle during exercise.
  6. Describe the utilisation of the energy systems during various types of exercise.
  7. Identify and eliminate from ones lifestyle, those factors known to increase lifestyle disorders.
  8. Lead people in the development and implementation of safe and effective personal fitness routines.
  9. Select activities of sufficient intensity and duration to bring about measurable improvements in health and/or fitness.
  10. Understand the physiological response to training.

Unit Content

  1. Cardiorespiratory and anaerobic adaptations to acute and chronic exercise.
  2. Ergogenic aids
  3. Exercise and the environment
  4. Methods of training for anaerobic and aerobic fitness.
  5. Problems associated with personal exercise programmes in special populations.
  6. Structure and function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
  7. Theoretical bases of exercise programming.
  8. Theoretical basis of fitness testing and practical involvement in a range of fitness tests.
  9. Utilisation of energy systems during exercise and recovery.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and performance laboratories

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid Semester Exam35%
ExaminationFinal Exam35%
PresentationGroup Lesson Plan30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid semester exam35%
ExaminationFinal exam35%
PresentationLesson plan30%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

SPS2206|3|1

School: Medical 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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Applied Exercise Physiology and Programming
  • Unit Code

    SPS2206
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Oliver BARLEY

Description

This unit investigates bio energetics and the cardiorespiratory system as they apply to exercise. Both structure and function of the cardioespiratory system are covered with special emphasis on how it adjusts to meet the demands of aerobic exercise in both elite athletes and the general population. Selected biochemical pathways will be studied in relation to energy supply during participation in, and recovery from, specific types of exercise. The unit also focuses on two aspects of exercise prescription. Both the basic principles of exercise programming and the competencies required in fitness appraisal will be covered.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students are to attend practical laboratories on the Joondalup campus for this unit

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass either (EBH1101 and EBH1102) or (MHS1101 and MHS1102) or SPS1301

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 capacity and physical fitness.
  2. Demonstrate a knowledge of the theoretical basis for selection of fitness activities.
  3. Describe the structure and function of the cardiovascular system during rest and exercise.
  4. Describe the structure and function of the respiratory system during rest and exercise.
  5. Describe the structure and functioning of the skeletal muscle during exercise.
  6. Describe the utilisation of the energy systems during various types of exercise.
  7. Identify and eliminate from ones lifestyle, those factors known to increase lifestyle disorders.
  8. Lead people in the development and implementation of safe and effective personal fitness routines.
  9. Select activities of sufficient intensity and duration to bring about measurable improvements in health and/or fitness.
  10. Understand the physiological response to training.

Unit Content

  1. Cardiorespiratory and anaerobic adaptations to acute and chronic exercise.
  2. Ergogenic aids
  3. Exercise and the environment
  4. Methods of training for anaerobic and aerobic fitness.
  5. Problems associated with personal exercise programmes in special populations.
  6. Structure and function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
  7. Theoretical bases of exercise programming.
  8. Theoretical basis of fitness testing and practical involvement in a range of fitness tests.
  9. Utilisation of energy systems during exercise and recovery.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and performance laboratories

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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid Semester Exam35%
ExaminationFinal Exam35%
PresentationGroup Lesson Plan30%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid semester exam35%
ExaminationFinal exam35%
PresentationLesson plan30%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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