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EHR416 Advanced Concepts in Exercise Science (16)

Abstract

This subject will provide students with the opportunity to explore advanced concepts within the exercise sciences specifically relating to movement science, professional studies, or sociocultural issues. Students will select one module of study from a list of three (Movement Science or Professional Studies or Socio-cultural Studies) where they will complete set work and participate in laboratories and/or tutorials aimed at extending their knowledge and understanding of the area beyond the undergraduate level.

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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Human Movement Studies

Enrolment restrictions

Available to Bachelor of Exercise Science (Honours) students

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:
(Movement Science Module)
students undertaking the Movement Science module should be able to:
- Discuss pertinent factors influencing the control of human movement and motor performance;
- Discuss measures of performance and their clinical signifcance;
- Understand the main psycho-social issues dealing with returning to physical activity following injury;
- Understand, measure, collect and interpret biomechanical data related human movement.

be able to:
(Professional Studies Module)
- Interogate the role of the client, practitioner, associations and other professional development opportunities in sustaining professional currency, standards and responsibilities;
- Acknowledge the need for and rehearse the application of ethical, responsible and principled practices in a range of professional settings;
- Affirm the need for and evaluate the application of policy and guidelines to professional practice;
- Synthesise scholarly literature to critique pedagogical theories relating to professional practice.

be able to:
(Socio-cultural Studies Module)
- Identify, juxtapose and critically evaluate differing perspectives, philosophies and approaches to research in exercise science;
- Critically engage epistemological and ontological debates prominent in socio-cultural research in exercise science;
- Examine and discuss different methodological and research methods employed in socio-cultural research in exercise science;
- Synthesise and apply scholarly research to analyse text/data to identify the ways sport, physical activity and leisure contribute to the reproduction or disruption of social norms and values.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
Movement Science Module - Neuromuscular control - Biofeedback - Biology of muscle, bone, and ligament - Neuromechanics of physical activity - Clinical biomechanics - Clinical nutrition - Motivation in sports and exercise - Psychological aspects of injury - Clinical exercise testing - Erogenic and recovery aids Professional Studies Module - Practitioner roles and responsibilities - Professional standards - Practitioner knowledge and skills - Intersection of roles - Safety in relation to preparation, implementation and follow-up of clinical practice - Guidelines: warm up/preparation, temperature, weight/load, invasive procedures - Role of professional associations in sustaining currency - Deconstructing? empirical research reading between the lines - Mentor relationships - Contributing to the profession practice, policy & research Socio-cultural module - Positivistic vs Post-positivistic research a question of truth - Perspectives of the society and the individual a question of choice - Structural approaches to researching in human movement - Post-structural approaches to researching in human movement - Identifying research perspectives - What is ethnography - Exploring individuals/people/selves - Exploring contexts and interaction - Approaches to text analysis - A focus on discourse analysis - Interrogating particular texts, including: historical texts, policy and the popular media. - Relationship between philosophy and science - Science as a place of legititamacy

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.