11111 (v.5) Lifespan Health Issues 251

Area:

School of Physiotherapy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Development of the foundation competencies in understanding human development and cardiopulmonary and exercise physiology. Topics on human development include physical, cognitive and social development in children, adolescence, adulthood, ageing, dying. Topics on physiology include pathophysiology and clinical features of pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, muscle strength and endurance measurement, exercise program development and evaluation.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - Described human physical and psychosocial development across the lifespan, providing information about the metabolic pathways and energy systems of the human body. Demonstrated an understanding of the physiology and neurophysiology of the muscular system, including the identifying factors influencing muscle performance and strength training. Described the pathophysiology of the cardiopulmonary system and the clinical manifestations of pulmonary and cardiac disease.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Haywood K.M., (1993), Lifespan Motor Development, 2nd ed., Illinois, Human Kinetics Publishers. McComas A.J., (1996), Skeletal Muscle - Form and Function, Champaign, Human Kinetics Publishers. Robergs R.A. and Roberts S.O., (1996), Exercise Physiology- Exercise, Performance and Clinical Applications, McGraw-Hill. West, (1995), Pulmonary Pathophysiology - The Essentials, 5th ed., Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins. Green, (1987), Fundamental Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physiology, 2nd ed., Philadelphia,Lea and Febiger.

Unit Texts:

McArdle W.D., Katch F.l. and Katch V.L., (2000), Essentials of Exercise Physiology, 2nd ed., Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Gormly A.V., (1997), Lifespan Human Development, 6th ed., Philadelphia, Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Pryor J.A. and Webber B.A., (eds), (1998), Physiotherapy for Respiratory and Cardiac Problems, 2nd ed., Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone. McArdle W.D., Katch F.l. and Katch V.L., (2000), Exercise Physiology - Energy, Nutrition and Performance, 5th ed., Baltimore, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignments 33%. Quiz 6%. Written Examinations 61%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y