| Effective Term: | 2027/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Introduction to Clinical Exercise Physiology Practice |
| Unit ID: | EXPHS3001 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 061799 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit outlines the knowledge, skills and values required in the clinical exercise physiology profession to appropriately screen and assess clients to plan for appropriate clinical exercise physiology interventions. Students will understand the clinical exercise physiology scope of practice, ethical practice, legislation, regulations and professional roles within inter-disciplinary client management. Students will understand the importance of reflective practice and self-care to inform professional practice. Students will learn effective documentation and management of written medico-legal records. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Describe the scope, legislation and regulations governing Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEP's) to ensure ethical and professional practice within the Australian healthcare system. |
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| K2. | Evaluate theories of behaviour change, barriers and facilitators to participation and goal setting in clinical populations. |
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| K3. | Understand commonly used pharmacological interventions for clinical populations, including key terms and effects on exercise. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Conduct, interpret and integrate appropriate risk screening and assessment protocols, including surgical and medical interventions, medications and exercise guidelines, to determine clinical safety and inform exercise prescription for clinical populations. |
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| S2. | Display reflective practice and self-care techniques that inform professional practice. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Under supervision, demonstrate skills and competencies which are fundamental to clinical exercise physiology practice. |
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| A2. | Employ evidence based information in the design, delivery and reporting of exercise programs and interventions for individual clients. |
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| A3. | Apply clinical judgement, including contraindications, special considerations and medications, to measure, monitor and evaluate clinical data to modify exercise physiology interventions |
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| Unit Content: |
- AEP service delivery in the context of AEP Scope of Practice, national and state legislation and regulations and compensable scheme frameworks.
- Medical history documentation, medical history, medico-legal communication, informed consent, privacy, confidentiality, medical & anatomical terminology.
- Theories of behaviour change, barriers to participation and goal setting in therapeutic exercise and program development.
- Introduction to outcome measures: written and practical outcome measures commonly used in Exercise Physiology practice.
- Risk stratification and pre-participation screening, safety precautions and contraindications, monitoring of sign and symptoms during exercise.
- Pharmokinetics and pharmodynamics: introduction to pharmacological terminology and medications commonly used in clinical conditions and diseases and their potential effects on exercise.
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, K2, K3, A2 |
Students will complete multiple quizzes throughout the semester to test knowledge. |
Quizzes |
20-40% |
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| 2. |
K3, S1, S2, A2, A3 |
Evidence based review of an assessment guideline &/or protocol used in AEP clinical practice |
Evidence Based Review |
20-40% |
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| 3. |
S1, A1, A2, A3 |
Practical demonstration of outcome measures and/or assessment protocols. |
Observed Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) |
30-50% |
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| 4. |
K1, K2, S2 |
Lab Manual Completion: In accordance with active participation in lab classes, students are to complete a Lab Manual to display and develop proficiency in study strategies that promote knowledge acquisition and retention. |
Completion of workbook to a satisfactory standard |
S/U |
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