Teaching Plan Information

1. General information

The Physical Activity and Health (PAH) subject aims to provide knowledge of the effects of physical activity, and the lack of it, on the organism and, consequently, to know how to assess the components of physical condition related to health and to develop specific and individual physical exercise programs for the subjects assessed. The multidisciplinary work in this area makes it necessary to know a specific terminology that facilitates the work with other professionals involved in the development of health initiatives through physical activity.

These approaches and goals are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030 (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), so that the acquisition of the subject learning results provides training and competence to contribute to some extent to their achievement. In specifically, to the achievement of goals 3.4 of objective 3 and 4.3, 4.4 and 4.7 of goal 4.

2. Learning results

1. Know and understand the dependence of the human organism on movement and the repercussions of exercise and sedentary lifestyles on health.
2. Know the risks and benefits of physical exercise, as well as the procedures necessary to ensure a safe sport.
3. Know the basic elements of assessment in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of those being assessed.
4. Design physical exercise programs for health.

3. Syllabus

1. Physical Activity and Health. General introduction, terminology and Agenda 20-30 (SDGs).
2. Sedentary lifestyles and physical activity, behaviours that influence health.
3. Health-related physical activity assessment.
4. Exercise recommendations for health.
5. Health-related physical fitness and individualised exercise programme prescription guidelines.
6. Guidelines for physical fitness assessment and specific exercise programme designs.
7. Fitness equipment and technologies.
8. PA and exercise in children and the elderly
9. Professional ethics.

4. Academic activities

60 h face-to-face structured in:

- Theoretical classes: Sessions with the lecturer in which the course syllabus will be explained.
- Seminars and problem-solving sessions and case studies: In these sessions, students will carry out activities such as analysis of results, design of exercises and specific training plans aimed at the prescription of physical exercise, problem-solving aimed at the management and design of exercise programs, analysis of cases and texts...
- Laboratory Practicals: These have an eminently practical component of performance or technical application related to the use of equipment, instruments, and tools...

Non-face-to-face:

- Academic work. Preparation and presentation of individual work: 24 hours.
- Study and personal work: 60 hours.

Evaluation:

- Evaluation tests: 6 hours.

5. Assessment system

Students must demonstrate that they have achieved the intended learning outcomes through an assessment of their choice between these 2 options:

A) continuous (subject to the assessment requirements and evidence described below) or B) comprehensive if they opt for a non-face-to-face assessment or if they do not pass the continuous assessment requirements.

A. Continuous assessment:

Assessment requirements and tests:

1. Continuous assessment activities (review questionnaires and theoretical-practical activities) through ADD (30%) having to complete at least 80% of all those proposed and achieving an average score of more than 4 points out of 10.
Periodically, a few minutes of some classes will be dedicated to answering a questionnaire in Moodle on the contents that have been worked on up to that moment. In addition, different theoretical-practical activities can be proposed in seminars or practices through Moodle or other systems. Each review questionnaire or each activity is marked from 0 to 10 and the average of all the review questionnaires and activities carried out counts for 30% of the final grade provided that the average score is higher than 4 points out of 10.

2. Individual work -PROJECT- (25%)

Students will have to select and individually present a scientific article in poster format that relates physical activity, exercise, and health. Students will have to carry out the following activities:

1-Selection of a scientific article (a systematic review cannot be selected) related to the content and objectives of the course.
2-Approval by the teaching staff (6 weeks before the presentation date).
3-Presentation of the poster in class (maximum 3 minutes).

Submission of this poster (1 week before the presentation date) and its presentation are mandatory to qualify for the continuous assessment model (Option A). It will be scored from 0 to 10, and a score below 4 points will result in failure and exclusion from this assessment model.

3. Exam (45%):
The exam will take place during the week of continuous assessment, according to the official exam calendar, mainly during the theory class timetable and students will have 60 minutes to take the exam.

Exam: this may include multiple-choice questions (with the possibility of subtracting failures), short questions and problem-solving or case studies. It will be graded from 0 to 10 and will count for 45% of the final mark, and it is necessary to pass with at least a 5.

In summary, in order to pass the subject by this continuous assessment method, it will be necessary to complete 80% of the continuous assessment activities (average at least a 4), present the individual work (at least a 4) and pass the exam with at least a 5 out of 10. The FINAL grade for the subject will be calculated by weighting the grade obtained in the work (25%), the continuous assessment activities (30%) and the exam (45%).

B. Global assessment:

The overall assessment will consist of the completion of an objective test (Exam):

The exam will take place on the date and at the time established in the official exam calendar and students will have 60 minutes to take it.

Exam: which may include multiple-choice questions (with the possibility of subtracting failures), short questions, problems and case resolution. It will be graded from 0 to 10 and it is necessary to pass with at least a 5.

The FINAL grade of the subject will be calculated according to 100% of the grade obtained in the exam*.

Note* Students will have the possibility of improving their final grade by obtaining a maximum of 1 extra point, which in the best case scenario will allow those who have passed the course to improve their grade. The activity to be carried out, and its corresponding grade, must be agreed in advance with the lecturers responsible for the curse before the activity is carried out. An example of an activity is attendance and participation in conferences or other events considered to be of interest due to their content for the training of students in this subject.

Exams for students who sit for exams other than the first one.

For those students who have not passed the continuous assessment or who have to sit for successive exams, because they have not passed the subject at the first sitting, the assessment will be governed by the global assessment criteria.

Fraud or total or partial plagiarism in any of the assessment tests will result in failure of the subject with the minimum mark, in addition to the disciplinary sanctions adopted by the guarantee committee for these cases. For more detailed information on plagiarism and its consequences, please consult: https://biblioteca.unizar.es/propiedad-intelectual/propiedad-intelectual-plagio#Que

6. Sustainable Development Goals

3 - Good Health and Well-being
4 - Quality Education