EPN-V2

MAVIT5600 Physical Activity and Exercise in a Life Course Perspective and with a Special Focus on Aging Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Fysisk aktivitet og trening i et livsløp med spesielt fokus på aldring
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2025
Schedule
Programme description

  • Introduction

    Grade scale A-F.

  • Required preliminary courses

    The course builds on human biology corresponding to knowledge acquired from a bachelor’s degree in health sciences.

  • Learning outcomes

    -

  • Teaching and learning methods

    The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work methods include flipped classroom, seminars with group work that will include round-table discussions, presentations and discussions. Lectures will be in both traditional and digital form. The course assumes a high degree of self-study and supervision on assignments. Skills training also forms part of the course, where the students will be taught how to determine the dosing of exercise.

  • Course requirements

    The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

    • a minimum of 80% attendance in group supervision and seminars where students present their assignments
    • an individual written and oral presentation of an individually-adapted exercise programme with appropriate dosage for an older adult.

  • Assessment

    Individuell hjemmeeksamen over tre uker, inkludert beskrivelse av et treningsprogram for en eldre person med redusert funksjon. Omfang: 3000 ord (+/- 10 %).

    Ved engelsk gjennomføring av emnet kan studenter som ønsker det besvare eksamen på norsk.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

  • Grading scale

    Pass/fail.

  • Examiners

    All answers are assessed by one examiner.

    An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.