James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023
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SP3008 - Practicum in Sport and Exercise Science/Clinical Exercise Physiology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Prerequisites: | SP2016 AND SP2207 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
Subject Description
- This subject involves practicum experience in a variety of sport and exercise/clinical exercise physiology settings that may include individual and group exercise prescription and delivery, conduct of health and exercise assessments, research activities and other exercise science/exercise physiology related tasks.
Learning Outcomes
- experience the workplace in the area of health and fitness
- conduct and evaluate risk assessments
- construct, implement and evaluate programs appropriate to sport and exercise science/clinical exercise physiology
- demonstrate competency in exercise assessment, prescription and delivery
- apply communication and interpersonal skills
- apply effective assessment, programming and management skills
Subject Assessment
- Participation > Class participation - Individual
- Written > Job application - Individual
- Must pass hurdle requirement: oral interview; written reflection/reflective task; workbook - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Professional placement performance - Individual
Note that 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.
Special Assessment Requirements
Passing requirements: complete and submit all assessment items; pass every assessment item; participate in all scheduled workshops; refer to subject outline for further detail regarding must pass requirements. This subject will be marked as a non-graded pass/fail.
Availabilities
Townsville Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 23 Mar 2023 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 20 Feb 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023 |
| Coordinator(s): | DR Fiona Crowther DR Teneale McGuckin |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Fiona Crowther DR Teneale McGuckin |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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