Assessment/Standards

Macquarie University uses the following grades in coursework units of study:  

Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading are contained in the Macquarie University Grading Policy, which is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html

Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn including marking rubrics.

All final grades in the Department of Health Professions are determined by a grading committee and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.

Students will be awarded one of these grades plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in the Grading Policy.

To pass this unit, students must complete all assessments and receive a total mark of at least 50%.

Extensions for Assessment Tasks

Applications for assessment task extensions must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Disruption to Studies Policy available at http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html 

Late Submission of Work

All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the course convenor or tutor, will incur a deduction of 10% for the first day, and 10% for each subsequent day including the actual day on which the work is received. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:  

Assumed knowledge

This unit assumes that you have comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and basic physiology. You should compare your knowledge against the “Assumed Knowledge” description on ilearn. If you do not have adequate knowledge in this area we have listed a number of resources on ilearn to help you revise and perform well in this unit.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit will have a 2 hour lecture and 2 hour tutorial every week. Lectures will provide foundation knowledge and also use large group demonstrations and discussion, enabling students to use tutorial time efficiently to practice testing and prescribing exercise for a wide range of impairments and scenarios. The teaching approach will be based on students developing a deep understanding of principles and ability to independently solve problems with the expectation that students can then translate this knowledge to different scenarios (e.g. different parts of the body with similar problems).

Unit Organisation

This is a four credit point unit run over a 13 week session. Each week there is a two hour lecture and a two hour tutorial. Further information is available via the PHTY800 online unit.

Attendance

All lectures and tutorials are scheduled in your individual timetable. You may make a request to your tutor to attend a different tutorial on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances. In most cases lectures are recorded however, attendance is expected at both lectures and tutorials, as this is where the majority of learning occurs. Failure to attend may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their tutor by email to inform tutors if they are going to be absent. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/.

Textbooks 

The following exercise physiology text is strongly recommended, however if you have a similar text from previous studies that is fine. Copies will be held in library reserve.

Powers SK and Howley ET (2012) Exercise physiology: Theory and application to Fitness and Performance (8^th Edition) New York: McGraw Hill

Other useful texts include:

Baechle TR and Earle RW (2008) Essentials of strength training and conditioning: National Strength and Conditioning Association (3^rd Edition) Champaign: Human Kinetics

Readings

The readings for each week will be listed in the tutorial worksheets available on ilearn. For readings that are journal articles available electronically thorough the library it is your responsibility to find and download these. For readings that are chapters from a textbook and meet copyright restrictions they will be available on e-reserve as a PDF.

Technology and equipment

On-campus

Teaching rooms are equipped with state of art audio-visual and ICT equipment including ipads,laptops, internet connection, high quality video cameras and multiple LCD screens. Students will use a range of physiotherapy specific equipment typically used in the assessment and management of people with a range of health conditions.

Off-campus

To study optimally when off campus you will need to have access to a reliable internet connection to retrieve unit information & at times to submit assessment tasks via iLearn.