| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Clinical Exercise Physiology Thesis |
| Unit ID: | EXPHS7004 |
| Credit Points: | 45.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (At least 120 credit points from program PJ4 or PJ9) |
| Co-requisite(s): | (HEASC4001) |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 061799 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit will enable students to apply knowledge and skills gained in unitwork studies to investigate a question, problem or issue of individual interest in a practical, scholarly and relatively autonomous manner. Students will demonstrate skills to plan, conduct and present a small-scale study in the form of a thesis.
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| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
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| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| 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 and plan a process of independent research within the context of the exercise physiology discipline/professional practice
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| K2. | Critically and systematically evaluate and integrate knowledge from different sources
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| K3. | Examine research principles and methods of research within exercise physiology
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| K4. | Demonstrate consciousness of the ethical aspects of research and development work |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Select, justify and apply appropriate research methods for the research to be performed
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| S2. | Search and apply theory and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at a higher level within the exercise physiology area.
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| S3. | Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills to clearly present and discuss the research process and findings with regard to the selected research project
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| S4. | Appraise advice to select and apply appropriate statistics for purposes of analysis
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Plan and execute a substantial research-based project
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| A2. | Apply the process of independent research, including data collection and analysis, with a high level of personal autonomy
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| A3. | Present written research findings as a formal thesis
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| Unit Content: |
•Be appropriate for the Masters by unitwork level;
•Be feasible for the student to complete successfully;
•Develop work completed in the unitwork component;
•Lead to the submission of a research thesis of suitable length for the 45 credit point weighting.
•Demonstrate research skills at a high level. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1-K4, S1-S4, A1, A2, A3
| Plan and execute a substantial research-based project Apply the process of independent research with a high level of personal autonomy Present written research findings as a formal thesis | Research thesis | 100% |
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