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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Sports Injury Prevention and Management
  • Unit Code

    SPS2615
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Kristeen Fiona IREDALE

Description

This unit comprises selected theoretical and practical skills related to sports injury management and sports massage. Students will learn how to prevent and manage sports injuries by applying anatomy and physiology knowledge to real-world examples Injury prevention, sports first aid, sports strapping and management of injured athletes will be covered. Students will also learn how to effectively administer sports massage with the goal of assisting sports performance and recovery from injuries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge of injury prevention which reduces the risk of injury in sport and exercise settings.
  2. Apply injury management techniques which minimise the impact of common sporting injuries.
  3. Discuss the benefits of sports massage with reference to the physiological, performance and prevention features.

Unit Content

  1. Equipment, facilities and concepts required for injury prevention.
  2. Roles and responsibilities of the sports trainer.
  3. Theoretical and practical application of the immediate care of sports injuries.
  4. Etiology, signs and symptoms, and management of common sports injuries.
  5. Strapping for the prevention and management of sports injuries.
  6. Sports massage.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 1.5 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1.5 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit is highly interactive and will be conducted under the guidance of both academics and industry specialists. Tutorials are interactive, and students work in groups to consolidate lecture material and to solve case studies.

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.

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 plan 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
AssignmentSports Massage Assessment30%
PerformanceInjury Management Activities30%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Sports Injury Prevention and Management
  • Unit Code

    SPS2615
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Kristeen Fiona IREDALE

Description

This unit comprises selected theoretical and practical skills related to sports injury management and sports massage. Students will learn how to prevent and manage sports injuries by applying anatomy and physiology knowledge to real-world examples Injury prevention, sports first aid, sports strapping and management of injured athletes will be covered. Students will also learn how to effectively administer sports massage with the goal of assisting sports performance and recovery from injuries.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge of injury prevention which reduces the risk of injury in sport and exercise settings.
  2. Apply injury management techniques which minimise the impact of common sporting injuries.
  3. Discuss the benefits of sports massage with reference to the physiological, performance and prevention features.

Unit Content

  1. Equipment, facilities and concepts required for injury prevention.
  2. Roles and responsibilities of the sports trainer.
  3. Theoretical and practical application of the immediate care of sports injuries.
  4. Etiology, signs and symptoms, and management of common sports injuries.
  5. Strapping for the prevention and management of sports injuries.
  6. Sports massage.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 1.5 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1.5 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit is highly interactive and will be conducted under the guidance of both academics and industry specialists. Tutorials are interactive, and students work in groups to consolidate lecture material and to solve case studies.

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.

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 plan 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
AssignmentSports Massage Assessment30%
PerformanceInjury Management Activities30%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination40%

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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