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Unit Overview

Description

This unit focuses on the employment environment and employment laws relating to health, safety, injury management and injury prevention, the elements of a successful occupational safety and health management system, risk management and rehabilitation principles for workplace injury management.

Credit
6 points
Offering
(see Timetable)
AvailabilityLocationMode
Semester 1UWA (Perth)Face to face
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) explain the systematic basis of injury prevention and rehabilitation and (2) describe the psychosocial interactions that can affect rehabilitation, with respect to the benefits and

contraindications of exercise.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) quizzes and (2) case file assignment. Further information is available in the unit outline.



Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Martin Anderson
Unit rules
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
73520 Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
or CM018 Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Contact hours
The lectures, laboratories and seminars will occur in two 3-week intensive blocks (at the beginning and end of semester), leaving a 8-week space in between for industry placements. These intensive teaching blocks will require your presence on campus full time.
  • The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
  • All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
  • Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.