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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Physiology of Exercise 2 (Applied Physiology)

  • Unit Code

    SPS3301

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

    N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Daniel HISCOCK

Description

This unit examines the function and adaptability of the different metabolic energy systems involved in physical activity, with special emphasis on their role in improving performance with training and recovery. In addition, environmental factors (altitude and thermal physiology), ergogenic aids and overtraining are covered within the context of their effects on human performance.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from SPS2201

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HMS3322

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of exercise training as they relate to optimisation of the energy systems of the body.
  2. Describe the acute and chronic effects of exercise training on the endocrine system.
  3. Describe the basic physiology and pharmacology of ergogenic aids used by athletes.
  4. Describe the concepts behind the measurement of energy expenditure.
  5. Describe the metabolic processes of energy production in relation to exercise intensity and duration.
  6. Describe the particular problems associated with exercise (a) in the heat, and (b) at altitude.

Unit Content

  1. Energy transfer from substrates to ATP, size of energy reservoirs and rates of ATP replenishment.
  2. Energy, work, metabolic and mechanical efficiency.
  3. Exercise and acid-base balance.
  4. Heat generation and storage during exercise, thermoregulation.
  5. Mechanisms of exercise induced fatigue.
  6. Metabolic responses to high intensity exercise.
  7. Metabolic responses to prolonged exercise.
  8. Specific training effects on energy systems.
  9. The signs and physiological mechanisms of overtraining and detraining.
  10. Use of ergogenic aids, physiological and pharmacological actions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationFinal examination25%
AssignmentLaboratory manuals50%
TestMidsemester test25%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Physiology of Exercise 2 (Applied Physiology)

  • Unit Code

    SPS3301

  • Year

    2017

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

    N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Daniel HISCOCK

Description

This unit examines the function and adaptability of the different metabolic energy systems involved in physical activity, with special emphasis on their role in improving performance with training and recovery. In addition, environmental factors (altitude and thermal physiology), ergogenic aids and overtraining are covered within the context of their effects on human performance.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from SPS2201

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HMS3322

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of exercise training as they relate to optimisation of the energy systems of the body.
  2. Describe the acute and chronic effects of exercise training on the endocrine system.
  3. Describe the basic physiology and pharmacology of ergogenic aids used by athletes.
  4. Describe the concepts behind the measurement of energy expenditure.
  5. Describe the metabolic processes of energy production in relation to exercise intensity and duration.
  6. Describe the particular problems associated with exercise (a) in the heat, and (b) at altitude.

Unit Content

  1. Energy transfer from substrates to ATP, size of energy reservoirs and rates of ATP replenishment.
  2. Energy, work, metabolic and mechanical efficiency.
  3. Exercise and acid-base balance.
  4. Heat generation and storage during exercise, thermoregulation.
  5. Mechanisms of exercise induced fatigue.
  6. Metabolic responses to high intensity exercise.
  7. Metabolic responses to prolonged exercise.
  8. Specific training effects on energy systems.
  9. The signs and physiological mechanisms of overtraining and detraining.
  10. Use of ergogenic aids, physiological and pharmacological actions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationFinal examination25%
AssignmentLaboratory manuals50%
TestMidsemester test25%

Core Reading(s)

  • n.d. (2015). ACSM's resources for the exercise physiologist : a practical guide for the health fitness professional (Revised edition.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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