COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EFZ 5008 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Exercise Physiology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN AÇIKGÖZ

Offered to

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to learn risks of sedentary lifestyle, benefits of physical activity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain risks of sedentary lifestyle
2   To explain the relationship between physical activity and mortality
3   To explain the relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular diseases
4   To explain the relationship between physical activity and obesity, diabetes mellitus
5   To explain the relationship between physical activity and osteoporosis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Physical Activity and Mortality
3 Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Diseases
4 Physical Activity and Diabetes Mellitus
5 Physical Activity and Obesity
6 Physical Activity and Metabolic Syndrome
7 Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal System
8 Mid-exam
9 Physical Activity and Cancer
10 Physical Activity and Aging
11 Physical Activity and Mental Health
12 Exercise in Treatment
13 Reccommondations for Physical Activity, Hazards of Exercise
14 Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Public Health
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Hardman AE, Stensel DJ, Physical Activity and Health, Second Edition, Routledge, 2009
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Bouchard C, Blair SN, Haskell WL, Physical Activity and Health, First Edition, Human Kinetics, 2007.
2. Woolf-May K, Exercise Prescription: Physiological Foundations, First Edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2006.
3. Buckley J, Exercise Physiology in Special Populations, First Edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2008.
4. McArdle WD, Katch FI, Katch VL, Exercise Physiology, Sixth Edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007.
5. Wilmore JH, Costill DL, Kenney WL, Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Fourth Edition, Human Kinetics, 2008.
6. Stocchi V, De Feo P, Hood DA, Role of Physical Exercise in Preventing Disease and Improving the Quality of Life, First Edition, Springer, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RST* 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)

4124456

Office Hours

Monday 12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 20 20
Preparation for Final Exam 1 35 35
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.455
LO.555

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