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
Study programme
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Physiotherapy for Children and Adolescents
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Physiotherapy for the older adult
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Rehabilitation and Habilitation
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Nursing; Clinical Research and Professional Development
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Health
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Psychomotor Physiotherapy
Master's Programme in Health Sciences
Master's Programme in Health Sciences - specialisation in Occupational Therapy
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
FALL 2022
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Language of instruction: English (Norwegian if no English-speaking students have registered for the course)

This course has a focus on knowledge about the interaction between disease mechanisms and exercise and specific physical activities. This includes basic insight into disease manifestations and mechanisms seen in conjunction with prevention, treatment and rehabilitation from a life course perspective. The course looks at the prescription of physical activity and exercise with a view to elaborating on the general guidelines in terms of components frequency, intensity, type and duration.

Required preliminary courses

Sjå fagplanen.

Learning outcomes

The master's thesis is an independent research work conducted under supervision.

The students are offered research topics that can be related to either research projects at OsloMet or external Norwegian and foreign institutions with which the university has signed agreements. In special cases, the topic may stem from the student’s own idea for a research project.

Students choose their master’s thesis topic based on their academic background and interests. Relevant project outlines are made available digitally.

Teaching and learning methods

Retten til å avlegge eksamen har som vilkår godkjente arbeidskrav og deltaking i bestemte faglege aktivitetar. Sjå fagplandelen ovanfor for nærare informasjon om krav til innlevering og vilkår ved manglande innlevering.

  • Ein digital og interaktiv samansett tekst. I gruppe. Målet er å kunne bruke digitale verktøy til produksjon av samansette tekstar. Tilbakemelding frå faglærar. Omfang: i samråd med faglærar ut frå kva digitalt verktøy som vert brukt. Målform: Nynorsk.
  • Vurdering av ein digital læringsressurs ved hjelp av samskrivingsverktøy. I gruppe. Målet er å kunne bruke og vurdere ulike digitale verktøy. Omfang: i samråd med faglærar ut frå kva digitalt verktøy som vert brukt. Målform: Nynorsk ;

Course requirements

Munnleg gruppeeksamen, samtale om litterære;tema. I tillegg ;ein individuell eksaminasjon/utdjuping. Det blir gitt individuell karakter.

30 minutt førebuingstid etter utlevert oppgåve.

Gruppesamtale: 20 minutt. Individuell utdjuping: 3-5 minutt per student.

Ved ny/utsatt eksamen:;Individuell munnleg eksamen. Omfang: Ca. 20 minutt. Inga førebuingstid.

Assessment

Projects are presented to students during the first semester of the programme. Students’ own projects must be approved by the person responsible for the course during the first semester.

Academic supervisors are assigned in connection with the allocation of thesis topics. The supervision is intended to ensure satisfactory work progress and quality. The student and supervisor sign a supervision contract that regulates responsibilities and rights, time frames and availability.

Students meet for seminars during the period they are working on the master’s thesis. At the beginning of the second year of the programme, students and supervisors attend a start-up seminar. A few weeks later, another seminar is held to present and discuss the individual project plans. Several sessions dealing with relevant topics are held during the year. The process concludes in a seminar where students present their results.

Detailed guidelines for the master’s thesis will be published online.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

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

  • a minimum attendance of 80% at seminars
  • project outline with a progress schedule in accordance with specified criteria

Grading scale

An individual written master’s thesis and an individual oral exam including a presentation of the thesis, up to 1.5 hours. The master’s thesis can be written as a monograph of up to 80 pages or an article manuscript with a supplementary introductory chapter of up to 45 pages.

The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral exam. The final grade is set after the oral exam. The grade can be adjusted up or down by one grade based on the oral exam.

Theses are written in Norwegian or English. The oral exam can be taken in Norwegian or English, regardless of which language the thesis was written in.

Resit exam: If the master’s thesis is awarded the grade F (fail), the student will be given one (1) opportunity to submit a reworked version.

Students can appeal against the grade set for the written part of the exam. If the grade is changed after an appeal against the grade, and the oral exam has already been held, the oral exam must be retaken.

Examiners

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