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ESSC13005 - Advanced Clinical Exercise Science

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will learn how exercise is used in the assessment, treatment, or prevention of chronic or complex health conditions. You will also undertake a supervised placement in a clinical setting where you will apply and reflect on your knowledege and skills in the use of exercise in this population. The knowledge and experience gained in this unit will enhance your understanding of the healthcare sector, and of employment opportunities in the field.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites

ESSC13008 - Advanced Exercise Prescription and Delivery

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 71.43% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 25.93% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Personal reflection.
Feedback
Moodle forums remain under utilised by students as a form of student communication and interaction.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue to pursue strategies including consultation with colleagues on how to increase student engagement through the forums.
Action Taken
Additional strategies to promote the use of Moodle forums were employed to increase interaction with and between students, including a forum specifically for discussion related to practicum placement.
Source: Student discussion.
Feedback
Work Integrated Learning is well organised and supported with easy to understand resources.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue streamlining the Work Integrated Learning process for improved understanding of student and placement supervisor expectations.
Action Taken
Ongoing collaboration with the placement coordinator is occuring to continue to streamline the placement process, and improve understanding of expectations for both students and placement supervisors.
Source: SUTE survey.
Feedback
There were some aspects of the AI-based assessment that were confusing and lacked clarity of purpose in relation to the unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended to improve the clarity of the AI-based assessment including the requirements and purpose to improve student's understanding.
Action Taken
Asessment task instructions including the background which describes the application of this assessment task to contemporary Exercise Science practice have been revised for clarity.
Source: Personal reflection.
Feedback
Moodle forums could be better utilised as a form of communication and interaction between students and teaching staff.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue to pursue strategies including consultation with colleagues on how to increase student engagement through the forums.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student discussion.
Feedback
Opportunities for students to undertake Professional Practicum Placement across a wide variety of location is well-appreciated by students.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue to work closely with the placement co-ordinator to identify suitable sites and supervisors for the Professional Practicum Placement aspect of this unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE report
Feedback
Students report the teaching strategies utilised in this unit to be extremely effective.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue with many of the current teaching strategies employed in this unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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