SP3008 - Sport and Exercise Science Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

Practicum experience in a variety of sport & exercise settings that may including individual exercise prescription, sport association/club activities, sports academies/institutes, community events and research activities.

Learning Outcomes

• to enable students to develop communication and interpersonal skills;
• to enhance the students capacity to construct, implement and evaluate programs appropriate to sport and exercise science;
• to provide students with an opportunity to develop effective assessment, programming and management skills;
• to provide students with experience in the workplace in the area of health and fitness;
• to conduct and evaluate rist assessments.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams.

Prerequisites:

SP2006 and SP2009

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Robert Crowther.
Contact hours:	10 hours workshops/Seminars 100 hours professional experience
Assessment:	satisfactory completion of subject requirements.
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject will be marked as a non-graded pass fail.Satisfactory completion of 100 hours of practicum placement, on course assignment, set practicum placement competency tasks, attendance at tutorials/workshops/seminars.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Robert Crowther.
Contact hours:	10 hours workshops/Seminars 100 hours professional experience
Assessment:	satisfactory completion of subject requirements.
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject will be marked as a non-graded pass/fail. Satisfactory completion of 100 hours of practicum placement, on course assignment, set practicum placement competency tasks, tutorial/workshop/seminar attendance.

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.