COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BAE 5007 EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHING

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESRA KÜRKCÜ AKGÖNÜL

Offered to

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHING

Course Objective

The purpose of this lecture is to learn basic concept of Exercise Psychology, to be able to interpret behaviours of people in exercise settings, and to comprehend the relationship between exercise and psychological health

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the basic concepts of Exercise Psychology
2   To examine relationship between exercise and mental health
3   To have knowledge about the psychology of physical activity behaviour
4   To have knowledge about different exercise behaviour
5   To be able to interpret different exercise settings

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Foundations of Exercise Psychology
2 Basic Concepts in Exercise Psychology
3 Behavioral Neuroscience
4 Stress
5 Affect, Mood, and Emotion
6 Anxiety and depression
7 Cognition
8 Energy and Fatigue
9 Sleep and pain
10 Self-Esteem
11 Correlates of Exercise and Physical Activity
12 Theories of Behavior Change
13 Interventions to Change Physical Activity Behavior
14 Perceived Exertion

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

Spor ve Egzersiz Psikolojisinin Temelleri Weinberg, R.S. And Gould, D. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık 2015


Supplementary Books:

Exercise Psychology. Buckworth J, Dishman R, O'Connor P, Tomporowski P. Human Kinetics, 2013

Psychological Foundations of Sport. Silva, J.M. And Stevens, D.E. Allyn and Bacon, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, research, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül University Necat Hepkon Faculty of Sport Sciences
Lect. Fırat ÖZDALYAN
firat.ozdalyan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Vary according to the individual schedule which arranges every term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.135
LO.2434
LO.355
LO.443
LO.534