COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH RESEARCH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EFZ 6043 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH RESEARCH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Exercise Physiology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR OSMAN AÇIKGÖZ

Offered to

Exercise Physiology

Course Objective

A sedentary life's risks, benefits of physical activity to learn.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the relationship between physical activity and mortality.
2   Physical activity and able to explain the relationship between cardiovascular disease.
3   Physical activity and able to explain the relationship between diabetes mellitus.
4   Physical activity and able to explain the relationship between obesity.
5   Explain the relationship between physical activity and aging.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Physical Activity
2 Physical Activity and Mortality
3 Physical Activity and Mortality Articles
4 Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease
5 Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Articles
6 Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Articles
7 Physical Activity and Diabetes Mellitus
8 Physical Activity and Diabetes Mellitus Articles
9 Midterms
10 Physical Activity and Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
11 Physical Activity and Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome Articles
12 Physical Activity and Aging
13 Physical Activity and Aging Articles
14 Physical Activity and Mental Health

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Source:
Hardman AE, Stensel DJ, Physical Activity and Health, Second Edition, Routledge, 2009
Refferance Book:
1. Bouchard C, Blair SN, Haskell WL, Physical Activity and Health, Second Edition,
Human Kinetics, 2012
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.
7. Dishman RK, Heath GW, Lee I-M, Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition,
Human Kinetics, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

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
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 6 10 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 233

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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