Courses Handbook 2008

301301 (v.3) Work Physiology 331


Area: School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 302421 (v.2) Human Movement and Health 301 or any previous version
AND
305077 (v.3) BIO30 Human Movement and Health or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 8472 (v.12) Physiology 231 or any previous version
AND
8846 (v.8) Physiology 232 or any previous version
Syllabus: Human movement, optimal use of muscle strength, body dimensions, and composition, and work efficiency. Types of work - positive, negative, dynamic and static. Bioenergetics - aerobic and anaerobic metabolism. Cardiovascular, pulmonary and neuroendocrine;;adaptions to exercise. Fatigue. Immune function. Fluid, electrolyte and heat balance. Evaluation of physical performance, fitness, factors affecting performance, exercise, health and disease.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010913 Human Biology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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