Monitoring of physical state

Course unit code

Specialization 49.04.01 Physical culture

Course unit title

Monitoring of physical state

Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)

Professor Leonid V. Kapilevich

Level of course

Master

Semester

2

ECTS credits

6

Working hours

Classwork

84

lectures

28

seminars

practical classes

56

laboratory classes

consultations

Self –study

132

Total

216

Work placement

none

Language of instruction

English

Prerequisites

To study the discipline "Monitoring of physical state" students need to know human anatomy, physiology, sports-oriented physiology, biochemistry, sports biochemistry, age morphology. This knowledge must be obtained at the stage of undergraduate program (specialists program) and confirmed by bachelor's degree (specialist’s degree) in the corresponding direction and /or by the results of entrance examinations to master program

Objectives of the course

 Learning outcomes

Student’s assessment methods

• formation of students' knowledge and practical skills to monitor physical state of a man of different age and gender during special recreational and tourist activities;
• teaching students how to use knowledge and skills in order to monitor physical state of different socio-demographic groups of people;
• mastering the survival techniques in natural environment and in emergency conditions, in providing first aid and organizing rescue units before the MES arrival in the process of sports, recreational and tourist activities.

Formation of competence:

professional:

PC-6. Ability to define priorities in the preparation of athletes for solving professional problems, taking into account their specific features.

PC-11. Ability to control physical and mental state in order to improve the effectiveness of coaching.

PC-21. Ability to control and monitor the activities of sports organizations and the external environment in order to use this information for the development of the organization.

Presentations, tests and written exam.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, delivery of individual presentations, self-study of references.

Content of the course

Title

Lecturers  (academic

hours)

Self-study (academic

hours)

1. Subject, tasks and components of physical state’s monitoring in the process of recreational and tourist activities.

6

6

1. Fundamentals of general pathology.

3

9

1. General characteristics of diseases.

3

9

1. Acute pathological conditions.

6

6

1. Key ways for rehabilitation and reconstruction of physical performance.

6

6

1. Morphological and functional characteristics of the human body.

6

6

1. Morphofunctional state of visceral systems of people involved in various types of tourism, sports and recreational activities.

6

6

1. Characteristics of a healthy lifestyle and the basic ways of its formation.

6

6

1. Bad habits as a risk factor for health problems.

6

6

1. Functional tests as the main method of analyzing the level of functional readiness and physical performance.

6

6

1. The medical monitoring of children, teenagers, boys and girls.

6

6

1. The medical monitoring of women.

6

6

1. Medical care and self-control during mass forms of recreational and tourist activities.

6

6

1. Medical and pedagogical follow-up as the main part of the educational and medical control during recreational and tourist activities.

6

6

1. Medical support of sports, recreational and tourist activities.

6

6

TOTAL

84

132

Assessment requirements

Student’s skills in this subject will be evaluated by means of presentations at the seminars, written tests and final examination.

Assessment criteria

The assessment of the presented works is carried out by the following criteria:

– compliance of the contents to a subject;

– existence of logical communication of stated information;

– compliance of registration to requirements;

– accuracy and literacy of a statement;

– work is handed over in time.

The composition of final accumulative mark

Final accumulative mark consists of  individual task – 20 %, group case analysis and presentation – 30 %, exam –  50 %

Course outline arranged by

The Department of Recreational tourism, Sports physiology and Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education