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.

Please note that there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2023 Units. All assessment changes will be published by 20th February 2023. All students are reminded to check the handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Physical Activity and Health
  • Unit Code

    SPS3111
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Favil SINGH

Description

The unit focuses on developing and sustaining sound health practices by adopting a wellness approach to lifestyle education and the development of practical skills which address concerns related to physical inactivity and/or sedentary behaviour. The unit will emphasise the role of specific modes of exercise in the prevention and management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed SPS1104 or SPS1111.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS2108, SPS2120, SPS3103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the impacts of sedentary behaviour and physical activity in the aetiology, prevention and management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
  2. Identify populations at risk due to insufficient activity or sedentary behaviour and develop appropriate individual or community based interventions.
  3. Relate the benefits of physical activity and apply best practice to recommend appropriate levels and types of physical activity for diverse populations.
  4. Explain and evaluate the underpinning mechanisms and research related to exercise and physical activity, and the role they play in the prevention of chronic disease.
  5. Identify barriers to maintaining health and physical activity in the aboriginal population.

Unit Content

  1. The structure of the Australian health system.
  2. The aetiology, prevention and management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
  3. Individual and community based interventions to maintain the health and wellbeing of the population and sub-groups including; people with chronic disease, the elderly, children and pregnant women.
  4. Benefits of different exercise modalities and participation in physical activity.
  5. Mechanisms underpinning Exercise is Medicine' in the prevention of chronic disease.
  6. Social determinants of aboriginal health.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

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.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information 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
AssignmentResearch Assignment and Presentation40%
TestMid Semester Test30%
ExaminationFinal Theory Exam30%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

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 as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. 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 or generative artificial intelligence tools, 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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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.

  • Unit Title

    Physical Activity and Health
  • Unit Code

    SPS3111
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Favil SINGH

Description

The unit focuses on developing and sustaining sound health practices by adopting a wellness approach to lifestyle education and the development of practical skills which address concerns related to physical inactivity and/or sedentary behaviour. The unit will emphasise the role of specific modes of exercise in the prevention and management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed SPS1104 or SPS1111.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS2108, SPS2120, SPS3103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Explain the impacts of sedentary behaviour and physical activity in the aetiology, prevention and management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
  2. Identify populations at risk due to insufficient activity or sedentary behaviour and develop appropriate individual or community based interventions.
  3. Relate the benefits of physical activity and apply best practice to recommend appropriate levels and types of physical activity for diverse populations.
  4. Explain and evaluate the underpinning mechanisms and research related to exercise and physical activity, and the role they play in the prevention of chronic disease.
  5. Identify barriers to maintaining health and physical activity in the aboriginal population.

Unit Content

  1. The structure of the Australian health system.
  2. The aetiology, prevention and management of lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
  3. Individual and community based interventions to maintain the health and wellbeing of the population and sub-groups including; people with chronic disease, the elderly, children and pregnant women.
  4. Benefits of different exercise modalities and participation in physical activity.
  5. Mechanisms underpinning Exercise is Medicine' in the prevention of chronic disease.
  6. Social determinants of aboriginal health.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

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.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information 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
AssignmentResearch Assignment and Presentation40%
TestMid Semester Test30%
ExaminationFinal Theory Exam30%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

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 as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. 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 or generative artificial intelligence tools, 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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