Course Title: Exercise and Sports Nutrition
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Exercise and Sports Nutrition
Credit Points: 12.00
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH2119 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
160H Medical Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016 |
OHTH2119 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021 |
OHTH2130 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
160H Medical Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009 |
Course Coordinator: Professor Stephen Bird
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7257
Course Coordinator Email: stephen.bird@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.019
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
Course Description
Exercise and Sports nutrition links food with physical performance. It refers to the nutritional needs of all active people, covering the areas of exercise for health and performance in sport. It focuses on nutrition providing the fuel for exercise, recovery, performance and the essential elements for growth, maintenance and repair of the body’s tissues.
This course will provide the skills and knowledge for a range of accreditation standards required by Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA).
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the development of the following BP296 Exercise and Sport Science Program Learning Outcomes:
- Apply knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts of Exercise and Sport Science. Including the core areas of: Human Physiology, Anatomy, Functional Anatomy, Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, Motor Learning and Control, Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition, and Psychology (PLO 1).
- Review, analyse and interpret information, and independently generate conclusions (PLO 3).
- Communicate knowledge through a variety of modalities (PLO 4).
- Contextualise discipline knowledge to performance sports and / or health, disease and ageing (PLO 7).
This course contributes to the development of the following BP041 Physical Education Program Learning Outcomes:
- Develop content knowledge and how to teach it (PLO 2).
This course will provide the skills and knowledge for a range of accreditation standards required by Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA).
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Relate key theories of nutrition to typical factors of health, exercise and sport.
- Relate roles of nutrition in physical performance, recovery and adaptations to exercise.
- Undertake a basic dietary assessment, and relate to the needs of the individual.
- Investigate issues in sports nutrition.
- Provide sound nutritional advice to athletes and healthy individuals, and know when to refer to a dietician.
Overview of Learning Activities
Recorded lectures, directed readings, on-line material, tutorials and use of related software are the primary student learning experiences.
Teacher guided hours: 50 – 60 hours
Learner directed hours: 60 – 70 hours
Overview of Learning Resources
Learning resources in this course include recorded material, class readings, lecture notes, handouts and references on selected topics, as well as industry standard software for dietary analyses.
Overview of Assessment
This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Quizzes
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 2
Assessment Task 2: Assignment
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLO 3
Assessment Task 3: Exercise and Sports Nutrition Fact Sheet
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLO 4
Assessment Task 4: Presentation
Weighting 15%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 5