HSE314 - Applied Sports Science 2
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Amelia Carr |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D394, E377, H343, H353, S307, S308, S379, S408 and S479. Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to a Student Adviser in Student Central. Enrolment quotas apply. |
| Campus contact: | Waurn Ponds (Geelong): Chris Young |
| Prerequisite: | HSE311 |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010 and any one of HSE201, HSE202, HSE203 or HSE204 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 11 x topic modules delivered online across the 11 weeks of the trimester (1 hour each week) |
| 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
Students will learn skills associated with the analysis and reporting of sport science data. Students will also learn techniques in annual planning for an athlete or team, and the implementation and evaluation of sport science services.
Topics covered will include working within sport science teams, data analysis and reporting, advanced annual planning for individual athletes and teams, sport science services and current professional issues for practicing sport scientists.
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 | Define and explain sport science principles. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Develop and present a sport science report and sport science services plan that could be targeted to a specific audience. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Analyse and report on sport performance data, in order to objectively identify athlete strengths and weaknesses, as a basis of providing recommendations to improve athletes’ performance. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Locate, review and analyse sports science literature. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO5 | Design an evidence-based sport science services plan for an athlete, which includes a broader annual plan and specific sport science strategies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Written report and presentation | Written report: 750 words, presentation 5 minutes | Report: 25% Presentation 5% Total 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Written report and presentation Part A: Annual plan (written report). Part B: Annual plan sub-phase and evaluation (written report) and presentation. | Part A: Annual plan: written report - 350 words. Part B: Annual plan sub-phase and evaluation: written report: 650 words, and presentation 10 minutes. | Part A: Written report 10% Part B: written report: 20% and presentation: 10% Total: 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 90 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.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HSE314 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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