Studying online
There are now 2 possible online modes for units:
Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
Click on an offering mode for more details.
Unit Overview
- Description
This unit aims to help students understand why more than one type of fuel is needed to support energy demands during exercise; how different energy systems are used during different types of exercise (e.g. marathon, sprint, resistance exercise); how muscles control the rate at which they burn their fuels during exercise; how at the cellular level, strength training increases muscle size, and how to optimise muscle growth; how the skeletal muscles and body adapt to endurance training; why some dietary regimes are better than others for optimal exercise performance; how muscles replenish their fuel stores after exercise even without food intake; how starvation and aging cause muscle atrophy and a fall in exercise performance; how fat stores communicate with the brain to control appetite and energy balance, and how imbalanced diets and low physical activity levels interfere with this communication to cause obesity; and why losing fat is so difficult to achieve for most overweight/obese people. Finally, this unit helps develop a critical attitude toward not only popular beliefs in general, but also the scientific literature.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 2 UWA (Perth) Face to face - Outcomes
Students are able to (1) explain why humans and other animal species rely on more than one type of fuel to support their energy demands during exercise; (2) explain how different energy stores are used during different types of physical activity (e.g. marathon, sprint, resistance exercise); (3) explain how skeletal muscles match their fuel use to their energy demands; (4) explain at the cellular level how strength training increases muscle size and how to optimise muscle growth; (5) understand how skeletal muscles and body adapt to endurance training; (6) explain why some dietary regimes are better than other for optimal exercise performance; (7) describe how skeletal muscles replenish their fuel stores after exercise even without food intake; (8) explain how starvation and aging cause muscle atrophy and a fall in exercise performance; (9) explain how fat stores communicate with the brain to control appetite and energy balance and how imbalanced diets and low physical activity level interfere with this communication to cause obesity; (10) learn at the molecular level why losing fat is so difficult to achieve for most people; and (11) develop a critical attitude toward not only popular beliefs in general but also the scientific literature.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) end-of-semester examination; (2) mid-semester examination; and (3) assignments (small revision assignments and a major end-of-semester 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)
- Professor Paul Fournier
- Contact hours
- lectures: 3 hours per week
tutorials: 1 hour per week
- 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.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.