COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXERCISE FOR CHILDREN, WOMEN AND ELDERL PEOPLE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EFZ 5014 EXERCISE FOR CHILDREN, WOMEN AND ELDERL PEOPLE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Exercise Physiology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN AÇIKGÖZ

Offered to

Exercise Physiology

Course Objective

Knowing acute and chronic effects of exercise on the human body. Understand the changes caused by different exercise conditions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the steps of growth and development in children.
2   Know the physical performance characteristics of children.
3   Understand the basic principles of children training.
4   Know the physiological changes that occur with aging.
5   Understand the principles of exercise and training in elderly.
6   Know the physiological differences in women associated with exercise.
7   Know the increasing performance and women training principles.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Child growth and development
2 Exercise and fitness in children
3 Child athletes training
4 Teenage properties
5 Adolescent athletes training
6 Physical and physiological features of the elderly
7 The elderly exercise
8 Mid-term exam
9 Training at an advanced age
10 Physical and physiological characteristics in women
11 Exercise for women
12 Characteristics of female athletes
13 Treatment of diseases associated with the exercise
14 Exercise therapy in pediatric patients
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Physiology of Sport and Exercise Yazar: Kenney, Wilmore, Costill. 5th ed.
Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, Yazar: William D. McArdle,Frank I. Katch,Victor L. Katch

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical courses and presentation
Problem solving
Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRF PERFORMANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRF* 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Theoretical exam
Assignment and presentation ratings

Assessment Criteria

Knowing the physiological characteristics of the elderly.
Knowing the answers to both acute and chronic exercise in the elderly.
Knowing Performance evaluation based on the growth of children and adolescents.
Principles of training in children and adolescents.
Exercise for women to know the effect of physical and physiological characteristics.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Must attend 70% of the classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Cem Şeref Bediz, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, cem.bediz @ deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday-Thursday 09:00 to 10:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing the laboratory notebook 2 5 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14454
LO.2343
LO.3534
LO.4445
LO.5444
LO.633
LO.7532

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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