Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will enhance your professional development in exercise and sport science by becoming a reflective practitioner. Additionally, you will gain authentic practical exercise delivery via work integrated learning, as well as practically focused assessments, which will allow you to gain the skills that are required of a graduating exercise and sport science professional. This will involve working with a variety of populations under the supervision of appropriate health or exercise and sport science practitioners, during which time you will further develop your skills in the development and delivery of exercise and sports science related activities.
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-requisite
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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| Residential School |
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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Practical Assessment | 0% |
| 2. Reflective Practice Assignment | 0% |
| 3. Professional Practice Placement | 0% |
| 4. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | 0% |
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 87.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 26.67% 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: Student feedback
Students have commented that not all practical assessments align with content taught in previous units.
It is recommended to review the current practical assessments to ensure alignment with previous units and content that students have learnt.
The practical assessments were reviewed and revised to ensure they aligned with content that was learnt previously in the course.
Source: Student feedback
Students discussed challenges of situations that can arise during work integrated learning such as receiving and taking on feedback.
It is recommended to include more information regarding feedback and include case studies within the mandatory session that students undertake prior to work integrated learning.
Additional sessions were held with students to allow them to better understand how to receive feedback whilst on placement.
Source: Student feedback and self-reflection
Students undertaking placement often misinterpret completion of minimum hours and attaining competency of practice
It is recommended to further educate students on the minimum hours requirements as well as the attainment of competency whilst on practicum.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Some students reported there was not adequate time to practice all practical assessments during the designated practice times during the residential school, prior to being assessed.
It is recommended that students complete the relevant weekly content prior to residential school attendance. It is also recommended that short videos are developed for each practical assessment to allow students more visual learning aids.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Prepare professional documentation related to employment in the exercise and sport science industry
- Reflect on performance and experiences in the exercise and sport science industry
- Conduct the duties of an exercise and sport science practitioner in a professional setting.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment | • | ||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | ||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement | • | • | • |
| 4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | |
| 5 - Team Work | • | ||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | • | • | • | |||||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | • | • | • | ||||||||