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School: Medical and Health Sciences

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  • Unit Title

    Exercise Assessment and Prescription for Osteopathy

  • Unit Code

    OST2202

  • Year

    2027

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Carolyn MCINTYRE

Description

Students will gain knowledge of the underlying physiological principles driving human movement and function. This unit will provide foundational knowledge on theory of exercise assessment and prescription and how to apply the current Australian guidelines for physical activity and exercise. Students will develop practical skills in implementing a range of fitness and functional tests relevant to osteopathy practice. Students will learn to use evidence-based assessment to develop safe and effective exercise prescriptions to facilitate optimal osteopathy practice.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed Osteopathy Practice 1 (OST1001) and Anatomy and Physiology 1 (MHS1101)

Only students studying in the Bachelor of Osteopathy Honours (C00) can enrol in this unit.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Conduct health screening and risk stratification assessments relevant to exercise assessment and prescription in osteopathy patients.
  2. Perform exercise, health and fitness tests to meet the specific health and functional performance goals of osteopathy patients.
  3. Prescribe exercise to meet the specific health and functional performance goals of osteopathy patients.
  4. Clearly communicate evidence-based information relevant to exercise testing and prescription in contemporary osteopathy practice.

Unit Content

  1. Introductory physiology of exercise.
  2. Guidelines for physical activity and exercise for Australians.
  3. Pre-exercise health screening and risk stratification assessments.
  4. Theoretical and practical aspects of exercise, health and fitness testing.
  5. Assessment of posture, gait, range of motion and strength.
  6. Principles of exercise training and prescription.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Tutorials are interactive, and students work in groups to consolidate lecture material and develop clinical reasoning skills.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectDevelop assessment plan and exercise prescription 40%
PresentationPresentation of evidence-based rationale for exercise assessment and prescription20%
Laboratory WorkLaboratory Assessments40%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

  • Plagiarism: Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).
  • Unauthorised collaboration (collusion): Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).
  • Contract cheating: Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.
  • Cheating in an exam: Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment Procedure - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment Procedure - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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