XNB280 Exercise Conditioning
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| Unit code: | XNB280 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | XNB273 or XNB263 or XNB187 or XNB167 or XNB198 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,124 |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,204 |
| International unit fee | $4,572 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | XNB280 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | XNB273 or XNB263 or XNB187 or XNB167 or XNB198 |
| Coordinator: | Vince Kelly | v6.kelly@qut.edu.au |
Overview
The prescription and programming of exercise are essential competencies of any exercise and sport scientists. This unit focuses on exercise programming and delivery to improve aerobic and anaerobic capacity in general populations through to athletic populations, and complements the resistance training unit which focuses on improving strength.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe the physiological basis for aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance
- Explain the acute responses to and chronic adaptations to aerobic and anaerobic conditioning
- Plan and deliver well-designed conditioning programs for a variety of performance and health goals that demonstrate a sound knowledge of evidence-based exercise programming principles for improving performance
- Recognise the limitations of the evidence base for the prescription of aerobic and anaerobic exercise and be able to independently source current peer-reviewed scientific evidence that relates to the prescription of exercise conditioning
- Apply communication, collaboration, and problem-solving in an interdisciplinary team environment, and reflect on personal and team performance
Content
The topics covered in this unit have been developed to advance your knowledge, understanding and skills relating to improving exercise conditioning. Major topics include:
- Physiological basis of metabolic conditioning
- Principles of fitness testing as they relate to exercise conditioning
- Exercise prescription and programming for exercise conditioning
- Exercise delivery for exercise conditioning
The unit implements and teaches Exercise and Sports Science Australia Accredited Exercise Science Professional Standards, requiring an awareness of diversity and considerations such as beliefs, attitudes, safety, cultural practices, communication, and child protection legislation, covered in modules on client needs, motivational interview, and needs assessment.
Learning Approaches
This unit will involve a combination of online lectures and tutorials. The lectures will cover evidence for the efficacy and appropriateness of different types of exercise programs and their constituent activities, as well as the principles which govern program design.
Tutorial classes will involve integrating theory and practice, including participation in activities to develop practical skills that promote an understanding of the demands of exercise and real-world issues for their implementation in an exercise program. These scenarios will present a range of fitness conditions, different exercise modes and training modalities. Tutorials will also incorporate the delivery of exercise conditioning sessions, focusing on exercise instructional skills. Knowledge and skills will be further applied during Work Integrated Learning experiences, where you will be required to deliver a conditioning program to a general population. Interdisciplinary and interprofessional learning will also be facilitated via the involvement of nutrition and dietetics students in offering a more holistic approach to optimising health and fitness.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Assessment will be spaced throughout the semester to provide the opportunity for feedback on your learning to that point. Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- You will be provided with verbal and/or written feedback on each piece of formative and summative assessment during the semester
- criteria sheet grading
- comments on summative assessment work in addition to criteria sheets
- generic comments back to the cohort via QUT Canvas
You are encouraged to communicate with the unit coordinator or unit tutor if you have any questions or concerns about the assessment items.
Assessment
Overview
Each assessment item is designed to measure your knowledge and mastery of professional skills stated in the learning outcomes.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Demonstration (Practical)
The design and delivery of exercise in a group context is core business for exercise professionals. This assessment will require you to demonstrate the skills and competencies learnt in the practicals to plan and deliver a group exercise session based on fitness or sports performance goals. You will identify clients' problems with their technique and correct them as you would working as an exercise professional. The delivery is to be filmed to produce a digital presentation. Each member of the group must deliver aspects of the exercise session delivery.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Mid-Semester Examination
A theory examination of course material delivered prior to this date, including the design of an exercise program that meets the needs and capacity of a client, based on current, best practice guidelines.
Assessment: PersonalTraining Client Report
You will be required to personally train a client twice a week for a four-week period and perform an initial and final assessment. You will be required to write a report on various aspects of the process. This report will require you to collate, critically evaluate and transfer into practice a wide range of research to ensure the programs provided to your clients are evidence-based. The devised report will reflect the requirements of an exercise professional and will be coupled with a brief critical self-reflection on this experience and your performance.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
American College of Sports Medicine. (2014). ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (9th ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment
1st Edition
Authors: Jeff Coombes Tina Skinner
Recommended text(s)
Joyce, D., & Lewindon, D. (2014). High Performance Training for Sports. Human Kinetics. USA.
Risk Assessment Statement
You are required to read the Health and Safety Rules for School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Laboratories and Clinics prior to undertaking any of the practicals for this unit. These Health and Safety Rules are provided in electronic form on the online teaching site for this unit and are prominently displayed in hardcopy within the laboratory/clinic. The tutorial components of this unit are practical and involve strenuous physical activity that may present some possible risk of injury or complication. You will be required to complete a pre-participation medical screening questionnaire.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.XN50 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
- Design and deliver exercise assessments and programs to meet the specific needs of contemporary sport, exercise and health contexts.
Relates to: Demonstration (Practical), Mid-Semester Examination, PersonalTraining Client Report - Apply problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical reasoning to implement, analyse and evaluate evidence-based interventions for diverse clients and stakeholders.
Relates to: Mid-Semester Examination, PersonalTraining Client Report - Communicate and collaborate to transfer complex knowledge to clients and health professionals in a culturally safe manner.
Relates to: Mid-Semester Examination - Apply knowledge and skills within the professional, legislative, and ethical standards of practice.
Relates to: Demonstration (Practical), Mid-Semester Examination
XN51 Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Design and deliver exercise assessments and programs to meet the specific needs of individuals and populations across the full health spectrum.
Relates to: Demonstration (Practical), Mid-Semester Examination, PersonalTraining Client Report - Apply problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical reasoning to implement, analyse and evaluate evidence-based interventions for diverse clients and stakeholders.
Relates to: Mid-Semester Examination, PersonalTraining Client Report - Communicate and collaborate to transfer complex knowledge to clients and health professionals in a culturally safe manner.
Relates to: Mid-Semester Examination - Apply knowledge, skills, and clinical reasoning within the professional, legislative, and ethical standards of practice.
Relates to: Demonstration (Practical), Mid-Semester Examination
XN52 Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours)
- Design and deliver exercise assessments and programs to meet the specific needs of individuals and populations across the full health spectrum.
Relates to: Demonstration (Practical), Mid-Semester Examination, PersonalTraining Client Report - Apply problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical reasoning to implement, analyse and evaluate evidence-based interventions for diverse clients and stakeholders.
Relates to: Mid-Semester Examination, PersonalTraining Client Report - Communicate and collaborate to transfer complex knowledge to clients and health professionals in a culturally safe manner.
Relates to: Mid-Semester Examination - Apply knowledge, skills, and clinical reasoning within the professional, legislative, and ethical standards of practice.
Relates to: Demonstration (Practical), Mid-Semester Examination