LLTS010 Physical Activity Assessment (4 cr)
Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028
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During the course students will learn to use different methods to assess physical activity and to evaluate reliability and validity of different methods.
Description
- How to measure physical activity
- Questionnaires and self-reports
- Accelerometer assessments
- Heart rate assessment
- Exercise duration and intensity assessments
- Total daily energy expenditure assessments
- Sedentary behaviour
- Reliability and validity of different assessments of physical activity
- Interpretation of physical activity measurements
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student is able to
- use different methods to assess physical activity
- evaluate what can be measured and what can be estimated by different methods
- analyze the reliability and validity of different assessments of physical activity
Additional information
Autumn semester
Study materials
Materials given at lectures
Completion methods
Method 1
Description:
Lectures and demonstrations 28 hours, all contact teaching; independent and group work; literature reading; active participation in the lectures and demonstrations; group and individual presentation, writing assignments.
Evaluation criteria:
Group work and presentation 40%, final independent report 60%, active participation.
Time of teaching:
Period 1, Period 2
Select all marked parts
Parts of the completion methods
x
Participation in teaching (4 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English