SPCO242-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)

Nutrition and Exercise Prescription

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2024
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 28 July 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 29 September 2024

Description

This course provides students with a multidisciplinary perspective and appreciation of contemporary issues in weight management. Applied weight management strategies and techniques fundamental to strength and conditioning will be developed. The coursework is designed to assist students in gaining proficiency supporting and working with weight management clientele.

Learning Outcomes

1.  Develop critical thinking skills around health inequities and the determinants of health that influence  food choices and physical activity levels.
2. Understand adherence issues, barriers to success and associated behaviours of individuals undertaking performance and health enhancing programmes.  
3. Develop an intermediate level of knowledge, understanding and pedagogical skills necessary to enhance food choices and physical activity levels.
4.  Critically evaluate performance and health education programs using scientific research evidence
5.  Apply contemporary research to nutrition and exercise prescription practices.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Any 60 points at 100 level from any subject, or
any 15 points at 100 level from SPCO.

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Workshop A (Optional)
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 11:00 Warehouse 122 Strength and Conditioning Lab
21 Oct - 27 Oct
Workshop B (Optional)
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 12:00 - 14:00 Warehouse 122 Strength and Conditioning Lab
21 Oct - 27 Oct
Workshop C (Optional)
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 11:00 Warehouse 122 Strength and Conditioning Lab
21 Oct - 27 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 14:00 Warehouse 140 Sport Science Laboratory
21 Oct - 27 Oct

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Carl Petersen

Lecturer

Dr Naj Soomro

Tutors

Carl Petersen and Kevin Mangan

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Competition Peaking Plan 13 Sep 2024 50% Develop a performance plan (including nutrition and exercise prescription) to peak an athlete for their season peak. Learning outcomes 3,4,5
In-Class Test 22 Oct 2024 50% During Residential Course. Covers the theoretical content of the course. Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Campbell B; NSCA’s Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition ; 2nd Edition; 2020.

Edited by Haff and Tiplett; Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning ; 4th edition; 2016.

McGuigan; Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes ; 2017.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $978.00

International fee $4,988.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 20 people apply to enrol.

For further information see School of Health Sciences .

All SPCO242 Occurrences

  • SPCO242-24S2 (C) Semester Two 2024
  • SPCO242-24S2 (D) Semester Two 2024 (Distance)
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