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Rationale

This course provides an introduction to nutrition and exercise and will enable students to apply foundational knowledge and skills to provide general advice on nutrition to groups and individuals to support general health, well-being, fitness and exercise performance. Students will explore a range of nutrition related issues and concerns so that they will develop a foundation level of knowledge and competence. Students will be required to recognise the limitations on the general advice that they might provide and it will be emphasised that individuals should seek specialist nutritional advice from suitably qualified professionals in the diet and nutrition discipline area.

Synopsis

This course provides an understanding of the principles of nutrition applied to exercise and health of a range of population groups throughout the lifespan (including body composition of individuals). It will describe the roles of macro and micro-nutrients during exercise and outline the relationship of nutrition and exercise and its role in the prevention and treatment of chronic metabolic conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The course will also provide students with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills associated with various age groups and special populations with regards to nutrition and exercise.

Nutritional guidelines and any relevant exercise strategies for optimal health will be provided in relation to weight loss, eating disorders, and the requirements of special populations. The course will outline the special requirements of people engaged in various sports and physical activities and address a range of issues relevant to this group. The role of dietary supplements, sports drinks, vitamins and ergogenic aids as they relate to athletes and other groups will be outlined. A focus will be on outlining a healthy lifestyle where nutrition and exercise are important components.

This course contains a mandatory residential school for external students at the Ipswich Campus and mandatory on-campus practicals for on-campus students.

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Assessment Details

Important assessment information

1. Attendance requirements:
   
   It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Attendance and participation in the practicals or residential school is mandatory and students must complete 80% attendance.
   
   
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   
   To satisfactorily complete the practicals or residential school students must attend, participate and achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for the assessment item. To complete each of the other assessment items satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for each assessment item.
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   
   Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve a mark of 1 out of 1 for the practical or residential school assessment item and obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
   
   Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.
   
   To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).
   
   
   
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   
   There is no examination in this course.
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   
   Deferred and Supplementary examinations will be held in accordance with the Assessment Procedure .
   
   
8. University Student Policies:
   
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
   
   

Assessment Notes

1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.
   
   
2. If electronic submission is specified for a course assessment, students will be notified of this on the Course Study Desk. The due date for an electronically submitted assessment is the date by which a student must electronically submit the assignment irrespective of holidays. The assignment files must be submitted by 11.55pm on the due date using USQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time).
   
   
3. If hardcopy submission is specified for a course assessment students will be notified of this on the Course Study Desk. The due date for a hardcopy assignment is the date by which a student must submit at USQ or despatch the assignment to USQ irrespective of holidays.
   USQ will NOT accept submission of assignments by facsimile or email unless expressly requested by the course examiner.
   
   
4. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at
   
   

Evaluation and Benchmarking

In meeting the University’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:

1. Conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. Forms part of the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise program and is benchmarked against the

Other Requirements

1. Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
   Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at
   
   
2. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in this course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect the same grades as those students who do possess them.
   
   
3. Students undertaking this course in external mode will be expected to attend a residential school at the Ipswich Campus to complete practical aspects related to the course. This will involve 12 hours of necessary practical work over a two day period to successfully complete the course. The dates and location of the mandatory residential school are available from the Residential School Timetable (. On-campus students can follow the Class Timetables ( as a guide or enrolled students can refer to their student portal and navigate to Student Centre>Self Service>Timetables>My Weekly Schedule.