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

    Strength and Conditioning - Practicum
  • Unit Code

    SPS6105
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christopher LATELLA

Description

This unit builds upon and consolidates skills and knowledge learnt in the virtual classroom environment. Students further their understanding of theoretical concepts of strength and conditioning by undertaking a two-week series of workshops and practical experiences on the Joondalup campus. Completion of this unit enables students to meet the requirements of the ASCA Strength Coaching Accreditation Process.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students are required to participate in an intensive two week workshop held at the Joondalup campus. The off-campus option is only available for graduating students under government travel restrictions.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed SPS5113 and SPS5133.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discuss the ethical and professional practice of an accredited strength and conditioning coach in collaboration with peers and industry experts.
  2. Propose a year-long training plan for an athlete.
  3. Propose appropriate strength training techniques in accordance with an ASCA Level 2 Accreditation or NSCA CSCS Certification.
  4. Analyse the performance needs of an athlete and design and conduct a basic assessments of athletic performance capacities and interpret the findings in order to effectively train athletes.
  5. Evaluate weightlifting performance and propose technical corrections in accordance with industry standards.

Unit Content

  1. Personal, behavioural and cultural competence for strength and conditioning professionals.
  2. Professional development, building a career and reflective practice in strength and conditioning.
  3. Practical and technical skills for designing and implementing strength, speed and conditioning sessions.
  4. Weightlifting techniques and how to teach them.
  5. Case studies involving athlete testing, monitoring and advanced program design.
  6. Contemporary issues for strength and conditioning professionals.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 265 x 10.5 hour practical classNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Project

Students undertake an activity in collaboration or consultation with an industry partner but do not spend any time or only a very small amount of time  (e.g. 1-2 short visits) in an actual workplace.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit is an intensive on-campus practicum experience in which students engage with strength and conditioning professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Students will be required to participate in a variety of activities which align with the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certification and the Australia Strength and Conditioning Association Level 2 Accreditation. Learning activities and assignments will develop communication and analytical abilities as well as provide opportunities to discover, discuss and apply theory in a meaningful context. Students will engage in the unit by participating in intensive applied activities which address the key competencies outlined by the major professional organisations which govern strength and conditioning

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

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
TypeDescription
JournalStudent Report/Journal
PracticumPracticum Coordinator Report
Test ^ASCA Practical Skills Assessment
AssignmentGroup Assignment
ONLINE
TypeDescription
JournalStudent Report/Journal
PracticumPracticum Coordinator Report
Test ^ASCA Practical Skills Assessment
AssignmentGroup Assignment

^ Mandatory to Pass


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

    Strength and Conditioning - Practicum
  • Unit Code

    SPS6105
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christopher LATELLA

Description

This unit builds upon and consolidates skills and knowledge learnt in the virtual classroom environment. Students further their understanding of theoretical concepts of strength and conditioning by undertaking a two-week series of workshops and practical experiences on the Joondalup campus. Completion of this unit enables students to meet the requirements of the ASCA Strength Coaching Accreditation Process.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students are required to participate in an intensive two week workshop held at the Joondalup campus. The off-campus option is only available for graduating students under government travel restrictions.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed SPS5113 and SPS5133.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS4100

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Discuss the ethical and professional practice of an accredited strength and conditioning coach in collaboration with peers and industry experts.
  2. Propose a year-long training plan for an athlete.
  3. Propose appropriate strength training techniques in accordance with an ASCA Level 2 Accreditation or NSCA CSCS Certification.
  4. Analyse the performance needs of an athlete and design and conduct a basic assessments of athletic performance capacities and interpret the findings in order to effectively train athletes.
  5. Evaluate weightlifting performance and propose technical corrections in accordance with industry standards.

Unit Content

  1. Personal, behavioural and cultural competence for strength and conditioning professionals.
  2. Professional development, building a career and reflective practice in strength and conditioning.
  3. Practical and technical skills for designing and implementing strength, speed and conditioning sessions.
  4. Weightlifting techniques and how to teach them.
  5. Case studies involving athlete testing, monitoring and advanced program design.
  6. Contemporary issues for strength and conditioning professionals.

Learning Experience

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

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 265 x 10.5 hour practical classNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Project

Students undertake an activity in collaboration or consultation with an industry partner but do not spend any time or only a very small amount of time  (e.g. 1-2 short visits) in an actual workplace.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit is an intensive on-campus practicum experience in which students engage with strength and conditioning professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Students will be required to participate in a variety of activities which align with the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certification and the Australia Strength and Conditioning Association Level 2 Accreditation. Learning activities and assignments will develop communication and analytical abilities as well as provide opportunities to discover, discuss and apply theory in a meaningful context. Students will engage in the unit by participating in intensive applied activities which address the key competencies outlined by the major professional organisations which govern strength and conditioning

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

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
TypeDescription
JournalStudent Report/Journal
PracticumPracticum Coordinator Report
Test ^ASCA Practical Skills Assessment
AssignmentGroup Assignment
ONLINE
TypeDescription
JournalStudent Report/Journal
PracticumPracticum Coordinator Report
Test ^ASCA Practical Skills Assessment
AssignmentGroup Assignment

^ Mandatory to Pass


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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