HSE301 - Exercise Prescription for Fitness and Health
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online^ with significant campus requirements |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Troy Castricum |
| Cohort rule: | Available to students enrolled in E377,H300, H315, D368, M320 |
| Campus contact: | Burwood (Melbourne): Troy Castricum |
| Prerequisite: | One of HSE201 or HSN211 |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour TBL seminar each week; 9 x 2 hour practical experience (laboratory) |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1 hour online learning activities each week |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Online students: 2 days of practical intensives at Burwood (Melbourne), scheduled on weekends during trimester |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit is designed to enable students to understand and apply the basic requirements of health and fitness testing, exercise prescription, instruction, supervision and communication for the general population. This unit will be taught via a modified team-based learning model, and students will be responsible for delivering health and fitness tests and training programs of their own design to their peers.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Evaluate whether a client is able to safely commence exercise by conducting a formal health appraisal. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Construct, justify and supervise multiple evidence-based training programs to improve a client's cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and muscular endurance, appropriate to their level of fitness and health. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate teamwork skills through being able to articulate key processes required to work effectively in a team and collaboratively applying knowledge related to health appraisal, exercise testing, exercise prescription and programming for the general population to case study examples. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Conduct a range of health and fitness tests, including those to assess cardiovascular health, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Synthesise knowledge in the areas of health appraisal, exercise testing and programming, body composition and dietary intake to hypothesise appropriate solutions for a range of case studies relevant to the health and fitness of the general population. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Conduct critical peer-assessments and self-assessments with statements of recommendations for improvement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Online quizzes | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Individual and Team Based Learning (TBL) tasks | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Minor practical assessment | Video submission | 20% |
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| Assessment 4: End-of-unit assessment | 30 minutes | 30% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
- Passing the major practical assessment
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSE301 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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