| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Psychological and Socio-Cultural Factors of Physical Activity |
| Unit ID: | ISMAN1004 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090301 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit provides students with an understanding of the key psychological principles and techniques underlying healthy behaviour and physical activity involvement. It addresses the psychological and socio-cultural factors that influence participation in physical activity and sport across the lifespan of the overall health of individuals and communities. The relationship between physical activity, socio-cultural and psychological factors will be explored to inform the different physical activity and sport interventions to implement change in health behaviour of communities and minority population groups. Students will be exposed to global aspects that influence health behaviour through participation in sport. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| 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 explain psychological and socio-cultural factors that influence participation in physical activity across the lifespan for general and minority population groups. |
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| K2. | Identify strategies that promote physical activity and sport participation and inform program/intervention design for communities and minority population groups. |
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| K3. | Identify and explain how the values, behaviours and norms of different cultures and sub-cultures influence participation in physical activity and sport. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Critically evaluate the influences of physical activity and sport participation on health behaviour from a psychological and socio-cultural perspective. |
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| S2. | Compare and contrast physical activity and sport participation across different cultures and sub-cultures. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Plan and propose an initiative to improve participation in physical activity and sport considering the psychological and socio-cultural factors. |
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| Unit Content: |
Unit content topics may include: Relationship between physical activity, sport and health Physical acitivity and sport participation trends Understanding health behaviours Psychological and socio-cultural aspects of why people are physically active or play sport Changing health behaviours Socio ecological model of health behaviour Equity, inclusion and diversity in sport Designing sport programs and interventions Future trends and developments in sport programs |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K3, S1 | Student reflection on psychological and socio-cultural factors that influence their participation in physical activity and sport participation. | Reflective journal | 10-20% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2 | Critically review the influences of physical activity and sport participation on health behaviour from a psychological and socio-cultural perspective. | Report | 30-50% | | 3. | K2, S1, A1 | Propose an initiative to improve aspects of health behaviour across different socio-cultural groups to promote physical activity and sport participation | Proposal | 30-50% |
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