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| Unit | ABDİ SÜTCÜ HEALTH SERVICES VOCATIONAL SCHOOL |
| Code | SHS225 |
| Name | Physical Activity and Healthy Living |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Semester | 3. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi EMİR İBRAHİM IŞIK |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim of this course is to provide students with a perspective on the importance of physical activity on quality of life, ways to gain healthy living habits and ways to evaluate and improve individual physical fitness level.
Course Content
This course covers the effects of physical activity on health, types of exercise, physical fitness components, active lifestyle development strategies and the negative effects of sedentary lifestyle on health. In addition, complementary topics such as nutrition, sleep and stress management that support healthy living are also addressed.
Course Precondition
There is no prerequisite for the course.
Resources
Howley, E.T., & Thompson, D.L. (2021). Fitness Professional's Handbook. Human Kinetics.
Notes
World Health Organisation (WHO) Physical Activity Guidelines 2024 Turkey Nutrition Guide (TUBER)
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Defines the basic concepts of physical activity and healthy living. |
| LO02 | Explain the effects of physical activity on health. |
| LO03 | Theoretically knows simple tests to assess the level of individual physical fitness. |
| LO04 | List the effects of different lifestyles on health. |
| LO05 | Explains the suitability of different physical activity programmes according to the needs of individuals. |
| LO06 | Makes his/her own physical activity plan. |
| LO07 | Compare the health status of sedentary and active individuals. |
| LO08 | Develops solutions against sedentary lifestyle. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basis of human normal structure and function | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Defines disinfection, sterilization and hygiene. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes laboratory tools- materials, and measurement methods. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the procedures to be performed in these phases using detailed information on the preanalytical, analytical and postanalytical phases of measurements. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Receives and accepts biological materials taken from the patient, prepares them for analysis and ensures that they are preserved under appropriate conditions if necessary. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Performs internal and external quality control studies of the analyzes, analyzes patient samples after applying daily control procedures, checks the results and reports to the laboratory specialist. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Performs the calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipments, have them to be calibrated and maintained and monitored by authorized persons as needed, so that they work most efficiently | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Determines inaduquaciesis in the laboratory | |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | It provides coordination by reporting critical values to the clinician in the most appropriate and rapid way. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | After graduation, he/she develops himself/herself and his/her career by following technological developments and critically evaluating the information he/she has learned with his/her own knowledge. | 2 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Having professional and ethical responsibility, they communicate well with colleagues, patients and physicians. | 1 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Uses at least one foreign language to follow developments in his field and to communicate with colleagues adequately. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Takes measures regarding health, biosafety and occupational safety in the work environment. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Concepts of physical activity and health | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Physical fitness components and assessment methods | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Health risks of a sedentary lifestyle | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Physiological effects of physical activity on health | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Activity types | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 6 | Methods of integrating physical activity into daily life | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 7 | Holistic wellness approach with nutrition, sleep and stress management | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Repetition of reading from sources and lecture presentations | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Physical activity programme planning: Approach according to age and health status | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Policies promoting physical activity in the community | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Physical activity safety and injury prevention | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Gösteri |
| 12 | Health literacy and individual awareness raising | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Special programmes to promote physical activity 1 | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Special programmes to promote physical activity 2 | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | General evaluation and review | Reading from sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 16 | Term Exams | Repetition of reading from sources and lecture presentations | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Repetition of reading from sources and lecture presentations | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 91 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,64 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||