XNH460 Clinical Exercise Physiology Professional Practice
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| Unit code: | XNH460 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | (XNH481 or XNH461) and (XNH482 or XNH462) and (XNB488 or XNB468) and (XNB489 or XNB469 or XNB490 or XNB492). XNB488 or XNB468 or XNB489 or XNB469 or XNB490 or XNB492 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as XNH460. |
| Equivalent(s): | XNH480 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,192 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,704 |
| International unit fee | $4,848 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | XNH460 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | (XNH481 or XNH461) and (XNH482 or XNH462) and (XNB488 or XNB468) and (XNB489 or XNB469 or XNB490 or XNB492). XNB488 or XNB468 or XNB489 or XNB469 or XNB490 or XNB492 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as XNH460. |
| Equivalent: | XNH480 |
| Coordinator: | Tania Best | tania.brancato@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This capstone unit is a final year unit that will draw together your exercise physiology learning from your entire course. This unit enables you to integrate and synthesise your knowledge and skills, as well as drawing on your work integrated learning experience to demonstrate your readiness to practice in the exercise physiology profession. It provides an opportunity for you and the University to reflect and endorse your readiness to practice in the exercise physiology profession.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Present, appraise and discuss real-world case scenario examples of your evidence-based practice approach to exercise physiology service delivery.
- Integrate and synthesise your knowledge and skills developed throughout the course by demonstrating your competence and safety in clinical exercise physiology practice.
Content
You will synthesise professional readiness, clinical skill and theoretical understanding as part of the final clinical unit.
Module 1: Professional Practice Case Scenarios
Collegial discussions of real world case scenarios will be conducted with a focus on the patient consultation and exercise management strategies within the scope of exercise physiology practice.
You will be required to de-identify client scenarios completed within your course units and clinical placements and share the learning experience with your peers.
Issues such as cultural sensitivity and challenging patient experiences will be incorporated into the discussions.
Module 2: Demonstrating Professional Readiness
Demonstrate evidence of your own exercise physiology competencies which align with the graduate attributes of a new graduate exercise physiology practitioner.
You will achieve this through demonstrating your exercise physiology skill competencies in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) aligned to the level of a new graduate exercise physiology practitioner.
Learning Approaches
This capstone unit will be completed in the final semester of your degree. The unit will be delivered through online and face to face learning, concluding with a final assessment. The timing of this unit allows intergration with your practicum experience within the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units and facilitates your ability to reflect on your course learning and readiness to practice within the profession.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will be provided with formative feedback across the semester to inform your learning and summative feedback at the completion of the two assessment tasks within this unit.
In this unit, for you to be eligible to receive a passing grade, threshold assessment conditions apply. If you do not achieve the pass level for assessment tasks 1 and 2 you are able to make one resubmission or resit of this work for the minimum pass level, only when your achieved mark/grade is within 10% (or 1 grade) of the pass level for the assessment item. You are advised to seek feedback from the unit coordinator prior to resubmission or re-sit.
Formative feedback activities facilitate self-reflection, peer review.
Summative assessment includes academic and industry, written and verbal feedback.
Generic comments back to cohort via QUT Canvas.
Criteria sheet grading.
Assessment
Overview
Summative assessment consists of 2 items as outlined below. Both the Presentation (Complex Case Management) and the Practical Assessment (OSCE) must be successfully completed to a grade of 4 or above to pass the unit.
Threshold Assessment Conditions
In this unit, for you to be eligible to receive a passing grade, threshold assessment conditions apply. If you do not achieve the pass level for an assessment task you are able to make one resubmission of this work for the minimum pass level, only when their achieved mark/grade is within 10% (or 1 grade) of the pass level for the assessment item. You are advised to seek feedback on your submission from the unit coordinator prior to resubmission.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Complex Case Management Presentation
You will be required to present a complex case scenario of a real, de-identified, patient that you have provided exercise physiology services to during your WIL placement. This presentation format models real-world clinical case conferences that occur in clinical practice settings and at professional association conferences and are used to share applied evidence based practice within and between health disciplines.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Threshold Assessment:
In this unit, threshold assessment conditions apply for you to be eligible to receive a passing grade. If you do not pass the Complex Case Management Presentation, you can resit the assessment for the minimum pass level only when your achieved mark/grade is within 10% (or 1 grade) of the pass level for the assessment item. You are advised to seek feedback from the unit coordinator before the re-sit.
Assessment: OSCE
You will be required to provide evidence of your exercise physiology skill competencies across the exercise physiology scope of practice during simulated stations designed to represent core components of exercise physiology assessment and treatment sessions.
Threshold Assessment:
In this unit, threshold assessment conditions apply for you to be eligible to receive a passing grade. If you do not pass the OSCE, you can resit the assessment for the minimum pass level only when your achieved mark/grade is within 10% (or 1 grade) of the pass level for the assessment item. You are advised to seek feedback from the unit coordinator before the re-sit.
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
Unit Canvas Site
Resource Materials
Reference book(s)
Clinical Exercises Physiology Guide (Library Subject Guide)
Risk Assessment Statement
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.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: Complex Case Management Presentation, OSCE - Apply problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical reasoning to implement, analyse and evaluate evidence-based interventions for diverse clients and stakeholders.
Relates to: Complex Case Management Presentation, OSCE - Communicate and collaborate to transfer complex knowledge to clients and health professionals in a culturally safe manner.
Relates to: Complex Case Management Presentation, OSCE - Apply knowledge, skills, and clinical reasoning within the professional, legislative, and ethical standards of practice.
Relates to: OSCE