units

EDF2615

Faculty of Education

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Education
OfferedPeninsula First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Justen O'Connor

Synopsis

In this unit, students are introduced to the concepts of community physical activity promotion as it relates to health/wellness. The unit uses a theoretical framework about the 'upstream' contexts of physical activity including those of policy, engagement, community action and advocacy. Several physical activity promotion theories are examined, however much of the content of this unit is developed using a social-ecological framework. This framework is applied to schools, local shires, youth groups, hospitals, parks and in built, social, community and natural environments. Field day experiences are used to consolidate learning in this unit.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. apply knowledge of lifespan physical activity and wellness in community wide approaches to physical activity promotion
  2. list and describe the determinants and conceptual approaches in intra- and interpersonal environments, micro-, meso- and macro-environments
  3. understand the differences between downstream (choice-driven) and upstream (choice-enabling) physical activity promotion policies
  4. define the terms: physical activity, epidemiology, inequality, inequity, risk factors, ecological fallacy and other related terms
  5. develop quantitative and qualitative understandings of research design and approaches in community physical activity and wellness studies
  6. engage with the professional literature on community physical activity promotion
  7. develop appropriate strategies for the promotion of physical activity in community settings
  8. critically reflect on community programs engaged to promote physical activity in the population
  9. evaluate community settings using appropriate fieldwork measuring and interpretive devices
  10. participate effectively in a community fieldwork setting.

Assessment

Assessment task 1 (2400 words, 60%)
Assessment task 2 (1600 words, 40%)
Satisfactory completion of practical components and fieldwork

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 24 contact hours per semester plus additional days for fieldwork may be required

(b.) Additional requirements:

  • independent study to make up the required minimum hours per semester

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Justen O'Connor

Prerequisites

EDF1605 or EDF1616 or approved equivalent