SP4002 - Sport and Exercise Science Honours Part 2 of 2

Credit points:	12
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

The main objectives of the honours programme in Sport and Exercise Science are to facilitate the development of the student's abilities in a particular sport and exercise science field and to provide a basis for further postgraduate research studies.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the design, conduct and evaluation of independent research;
• Demonstrate skills in information retrieval and critical analysis of published scientific material used in the field of sport and exercise science;
• Demonstrate the skills required for independent study and research in one specific discipline of sport and exercise science;
• Demonstrate individual written and oral presentation skills for effective communication to a range of audiences.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

SP4001

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Robert Crowther
Assessment:	presentations (30%); thesis (70%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Robert Crowther
Assessment:	presentations (30%); thesis (70%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Robert Crowther
Assessment:	presentations (30%); thesis (70%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Dr Robert Crowther
Assessment:	presentations (30%); thesis (70%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.