School: Medical and Health Sciences

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  • Unit Title

    Strength and Conditioning - Practicum
  • Unit Code

    SPS6105
  • Unit Type

    Assessment Unit
  • Year

    2027
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Christopher LATELLA

Description

This unit builds upon and consolidates skills and knowledge learnt in the virtual classroom environment. Students further their understanding of theoretical concepts of strength and conditioning by undertaking a two-week series of workshops and practical experiences on the Joondalup campus. Completion of this unit enables students to meet the requirements of the ASCA Strength Coaching Accreditation Process.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students are required to participate in an intensive two week workshop held at the Joondalup campus.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed SPS5113, and either SPS5133 or SCS6300.

Co-Requisite Rule

SCS6016 and SCS6017.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded SPS4100.

Capabilities

In this unit, students will be developing the following capabilities:

  1. Creative Thinking
  2. AI Literacy
  3. Digital Literacy
  4. Problem-solving
  5. Communication
  6. Collaboration
  7. Career Development Learning
  8. Global Orientation

Unit Content

  1. Personal, behavioural and cultural competence for strength and conditioning professionals.
  2. Professional development, building a career and reflective practice in strength and conditioning.
  3. Practical and technical skills for designing and implementing strength, speed and conditioning sessions.
  4. Weightlifting techniques and how to teach them.
  5. Case studies involving athlete testing, monitoring and advanced program design.
  6. Contemporary issues for strength and conditioning professionals.

Learning Experience

MIXED MODE

On-campus attendance at scheduled classes in designated weeks is expected, intermitted with periods of online learning.

This is an Assessment Unit. Assessment Units are where students integrate, apply and demonstrate their learning from Learning Units.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit is an intensive on-campus practicum experience in which students engage with strength and conditioning professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Students will be required to participate in a variety of activities which align with the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certification and the Australia Strength and Conditioning Association Level 2 Accreditation. Learning activities and assignments will develop communication and analytical abilities as well as provide opportunities to discover, discuss and apply theory in a meaningful context. Students will engage in the unit by participating in intensive applied activities which address the key competencies outlined by the major professional organisations which govern strength and conditioning.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

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 School Assessment Panel.

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
TypeDescription
CompositeComposite: Performance-Based Task, Professional Simulation Task, Portfolio-Based Task.

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 Integrity in Assessment Units

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and all sources used must be correctly referenced, including artificial intelligence tools.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

  • Plagiarism: Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without correct referencing.
  • Fabrication: Including references or content that does not exist.
  • Falsification: Including misleading information, such as using citations to support unrelated information.
  • Unauthorised collaboration (collusion): Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work when an individual submission was required. This includes sharing your work with others for them to copy.
  • 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 an assignment.
  • Cheating in exams: 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 a suspension or an 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 Course 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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