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Course Prescription

Individual interdisciplinary practice in exercise screening, exercise and physical activity assessment, exercise prescription and supervision, exercise, physical activity and health education and promotion in clinical populations. The course integrates ethical, safe, reflective and culturally responsive practice through supervised clinical work of not less than 200 hours.

Course Overview

This course provides the practical experience required for students enrolled in the 120 point PG Dip Sci (CEP) specialisation to allow students to acquire the clinical contact hours required for accreditation purposes. This course allows the student to apply theory taught in EXERSCI 720 through interactions with clients in a clinical environment. This is a mandatory practicum course for students who are enrolled in the 120 point PG Dip Sci or the 240 point MSc CEP qualifications.

Main Programme

Workload Expectations

This course is a 30 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

Clinical services are provided to patients throughout the calendar year. Client appointments occur during the mid-semester break through to the last day of semester. Therefore for this course, you can expect 20 hours of participation in clinic practicum-related work per week over 16 weeks which includes but is not limited to: direct exercise-related supervision and assessment; maintenance of client records and data; applying scientific, exercise and clinical content to clinical skills development and to management of individual clients; and working on assignments and/or practical assessment preparation.

Course Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions

Restriction

Locations and Semesters Offered

LocationSemester
Newmarket

Other Attributes

Level 8 (Bachelor Honours Degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma)

Teaching and Learning

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled clinical activities to receive credit for components of the course. Learning activities will not be available as recordings. Attendance on campus is required for all clinical appointments and practical skills sessions and assessments.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Additional Information on Learning Resources

All required readings will be announced and available via Canvas. A central theme in the Clinical Exercise Physiology postgraduate  programme is one of self-directed learning. You are expected to independently seek out and review information related to the field. The academic staff and your peers are another good resource.
Suggested Textbook Resources: • W Thompson (2019). ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Physiology. Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA USA. ISBN: 9781496387806. • G Liguori (2021). ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription 11th edition. Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA USA. ISBN: 9781975150181• VH Heyward & AL Gibson (2014). Advanced Fitness Assessment & Exercise Prescription 7th edition. Human Kinetics, Torrens Park, South Australia. ISBN-13: 9781450481021. Available at http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/Advanced-Fitness-Assessment-and-Exercise-Prescription-7th-Edition-eBook

Copyright

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.


You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

Health and Safety

All UoA students engaged in onsite activity within the Health and Rehabilitation Clinic must be fully vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 to protect against COVID-19. Unvaccinated staff and students can not be onsite and are prohibited from engaging in work-integrated learning and provision of services.The Clinical Exercise Physiology postgraduate programme has a work-placement dress code that is to be adhered to.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Other Information

Fitness to Practise Requirements

  • In order to complete the requirements for this degree, a student must meet the applicable fitness to practise requirements for this programme.
  • Where a student is being investigated with regard to a fitness to practise matter under the policy, and there is a concern that the student’s attitudes or practice are inappropriate, offensive, disruptive, or may pose a risk of harm to the welfare of any party, that student’s attendance at lectures, classes and any clinical, industry or practice attachments may be suspended by the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science pending the outcome of the investigation.
  • If a student is found, after due and fair inquiry, and taking into account any written response from the student, to be not fit to practise, the student’s enrolment in the programme may be suspended or terminated in accordance with the policy.
  • Where a student’s enrolment in the programme has been terminated under Regulation 13c, any application to re-enrol may be declined.
  • A student whose enrolment is suspended or terminated under Regulation 13c or whose application to re-enrol is declined under Regulation 13d may apply to the Provost for the appeal of that decision in accordance with the policy.
  • The fitness to practise policy can be viewed here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/about-us/about-the-university/policy-hub/education-student-experience/codes-fitness-to-practise/fs-fitness-practise-policy.html

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Assessment and Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

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Assessments

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Special Requirements

Work-integrated learning forms a significant component of this course. Part of work-integrated learning involves being on placement, which may involve work outside standard teaching hours as required by each placement site, and/or placements around and outside of the Auckland region. Work placements extend into the inter-semester break. You will be required to sign a placement agreement between the placement site and yourself.

Assessment to CLO Mapping

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Student Feedback, Support and Charter

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Class representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana

Tuākana Science is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/study-with-us/pacific-in-our-faculty.html
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/study-with-us/maori-in-our-faculty.html

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page .

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.