| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Clinical Exercise Physiology Thesis Part A |
| Unit ID: | EXPHS7005 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| 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 course will enable students to apply knowledge and skills gained in coursework studies to plan and prepare to investigate a question, problem or issue of individual interest in a practical, scholarly and relatively autonomous manner. Students will demonstrate skills to plan a small-scale study in the form of a thesis. This course forms the first semester (Part A) of the Masters Thesis for the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology. To complete the thesis requirements of the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology program a student must complete both Part A and Part B in sequential order. Part B cannot be undertaken unless satisfactory progress has been made in Part A (ie a passing grade must be achieved in Part A before progressing to Part B of the thesis course). |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| 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 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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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Plan and prepare a substantial research-based project |
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| Unit Content: |
Topics may include: 1.Be appropriate for the Masters by coursework level; 2.Be feasible for the student to complete successfully; 3.Develop work completed in the coursework component; |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1 | Plan and prepare a substantial research-based project Apply the process of independent research with a high level of personal autonomy | Progress towards or completion of literature review, methodology and ethics components of the research thesis | 100 |
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