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

    Current Issues in Strength and Conditioning
  • Unit Code

    SPS6107
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Guy Gregory HAFF

Description

This unit addresses current and emerging issues within the strength and conditioning profession. Issues related to the use of strength and conditioning methods with various populations will be explored. Specific attention will be paid to the health and wellness effects of resistance training and issues related to cross-cultural and Indigenous populations will be addressed. Furthermore, management issues related to the design and layout of facilities as well as scheduling, policy development, and procedures will be addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from SPS5133, SPS5134

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS5119

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create an industry-specific review of literature based upon the contemporary scientific literature.
  2. Critically analyse current issues in strength and conditioning specific to various population groups.
  3. Define contemporary issues that are of importance to strength and conditioning professionals.
  4. Understand cross cultural issues including those specific to Indigenous populations.

Unit Content

  1. Androgen use and doping issues in modern sports.
  2. Contemporary trends in resistance training in the older adult and ageing populations.
  3. Cross cultural and Indigenous issues in strength and conditioning.
  4. Current issues related to resistance training and youth populations.
  5. Current trends involving dietary supplement use in sports.
  6. Facility planning and management.
  7. Resistance training and health and wellness.
  8. Resistance training for selected clinical populations.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, discussion boards, other e-learning activities, and guest speakers.

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
Literature ReviewComprehensive Research Literature Review55%
AssignmentDiscussion Board Group Engagement Assignment15%
Assignment ^ASADA Training Certificate0%
Assignment ^Keep Australian Sport Honest Certificate0%

^ 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.

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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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

    Current Issues in Strength and Conditioning
  • Unit Code

    SPS6107
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Guy Gregory HAFF

Description

This unit addresses current and emerging issues within the strength and conditioning profession. Issues related to the use of strength and conditioning methods with various populations will be explored. Specific attention will be paid to the health and wellness effects of resistance training and issues related to cross-cultural and Indigenous populations will be addressed. Furthermore, management issues related to the design and layout of facilities as well as scheduling, policy development, and procedures will be addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from SPS5133, SPS5134

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS5119

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Create an industry-specific review of literature based upon the contemporary scientific literature.
  2. Critically analyse current issues in strength and conditioning specific to various population groups.
  3. Define contemporary issues that are of importance to strength and conditioning professionals.
  4. Understand cross cultural issues including those specific to Indigenous populations.

Unit Content

  1. Androgen use and doping issues in modern sports.
  2. Contemporary trends in resistance training in the older adult and ageing populations.
  3. Cross cultural and Indigenous issues in strength and conditioning.
  4. Current issues related to resistance training and youth populations.
  5. Current trends involving dietary supplement use in sports.
  6. Facility planning and management.
  7. Resistance training and health and wellness.
  8. Resistance training for selected clinical populations.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, discussion boards, other e-learning activities, and guest speakers.

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination30%
Literature ReviewComprehensive Research Literature Review55%
AssignmentDiscussion Board Group Engagement Assignment15%
Assignment ^ASADA Training Certificate0%
Assignment ^Keep Australian Sport Honest Certificate0%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Core Reading(s)

  • GG, H., & Triplett N. (2016). Performance Enhancing Subnstances and Methods. In Essentials of strength training and conditioning (pp. 225–248). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • GG, H., & N, T. (2016). Facility Design, Layout and Organization. In Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning. (4th ed., pp. 623–641). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Baechle, T. R., & Earle, R. W. (2008). Essentials of strength and conditioning (3rd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

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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