COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PERFORMANCE TESTS IN SPORTS SCIENCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BSH 5554 PERFORMANCE TESTS IN SPORTS SCIENCES COMPULSORY 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Movement and Training Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESRA KÜRKCÜ AKGÖNÜL

Offered to

Movement and Training Sciences

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to help students learn and apply some basic concepts related to the measurement and evaluation of physical and physiological performance in sports health science, the importance of testing, its rules, exercise protocols, methods for determining exercise intensity, the purposes of testing, and field and laboratory tests theoretically and practically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Measurement and evaluation concepts and their importance in sports sciences
2   To be able to apply physical and physiological laboratory tests
3   To be able to apply physical and physiological field tests
4   To be able to evaluate physical and physiological field tests
5   To be able to apply and evaluate tests specific to sports branch

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of sports, exercise and performance
2 Physiological and cognitive parameters affecting performance
3 Concepts and units of mass, force, work, speed, power, energy, their importance in terms of athletic performance
4 Test validity, reliability, objectivity, norming and economy
5 Equipment for exercise tests, measurement theories, courses, measurement devices
6 Pre-test preparations, prerequisites, test procedure, appropriate warm-up, selection of protocol, test termination criteria, laboratory equipment, field examination
7 Review of scientific literature on physiological and cognitive performance measurement methods
8 Midterm exam
9 Body composition measurement methods and tests
10 Aerobic capacity measurement methods and tests
11 Strength tests and measurement methods
12 Anaerobic power and reaction time measurement methods and tests
13 Speed and agility measurement methods and tests
14 Flexibility, balance and coordination measurement methods and tests
15 Homework and presentations
16 Homework and presentations
17 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Disciplined Entrepreneurship (Bill Aulet MIT)
Morrow, J.R., Jackson, A.W., Disch, J.G., & Mood, D.P. (1995). Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance. Human Kinetics: USA. * MacDougall, J.D., Wenger, H.A., & Green, H.J. (1991). Physiological Testing of the High-performance Athlete. Human Kinetics: USA. * Tamer K. (2000). Sporda Fiziksel-Fizyolojik Performansın Ölçülmesi ve Değerlendirilmesi. Bağırgan Yayınevi: Ankara. * Howley, T.E., & Franks, D.B. (1997). Health and Fitness Instructor s Handbook. 3rd Ed. Human Kinetics: USA. * Özer, K. (2006). Fiziksel Uygunluk, 2. baskı, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım: Ankara. * Fox, E.L., Bowers, R.W., & Foss, M.L. (1993). The Physiological Basis for Exercise and Sports, 5th ed., Wm.C Brown Communications Inc: Dubuque, Iowa, USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses in the classroom as a theoretical explanation of the course by the student using video projection is explained with the aid of visuality.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ * 0.30 +FN* 0.70
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ * 0.30 + BUT* 0.70


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exam, attendance, homework, actuality and presentations in class

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

esra.kurkcuakgonul@deu.edu.tr, Tel: +90 (232) 743 51 10

Office Hours

Will be given the information at the begining of the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Final Exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 14 2 28
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Final 1 5 5
Mid-term 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15454
LO.25454
LO.35454
LO.45454
LO.55454

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