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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
KINANTHROPOMETRY SPS540 - 3 + 0 6

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Sinem Hazır Aytar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Know and apply height, weight, circumference, girth and skinfold measurements
2) Know and apply different body composition measurement methods
3) Know and apply determination of somatotype
4) Know body composition characteristics of different sports
5) Know body composition characteristics of sedentary individuals
6) Plan and apply a research related with kinanthropometry
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONAfter this course students learn and apply determination of the body composition, different methods of body composition assessment and evaluation of physical characteristics of athletes from different sport branches.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction to kinanthropometry
2nd Week Validity and reliability of measurements
3rd Week Measurement of height and weight
4th Week Measurements of length, circumference and breath
5th Week Skinfold measurements
6th Week Different body composition measurement methods
7th Week Different body composition measurement methods
8th Week Different body composition measurement methods
9th Week Different body composition measurement methods
10th Week Body composition in children and youth
11th Week Body composition in elderly
12th Week Sex differences in body composition
13th Week Body composition in athletes
14th Week Factors affecting body composition
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING1. Heymsfield, SB, Lohman, TG, Wang, Z, & Going, SB. (2005) Human Body Composition, Human Kinetics, Second edition, Champaign, IL.
2. Heyward, VH & Stolarczyk, LM. (1996) Applied Body Composition Assessment, Human Kinetics, Second edition, Champaign, IL.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Experiment,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Assignment130
Project120
Other120
Total(%)70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)30
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam224
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam16565
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam24080
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework
Total Workload193
Total Workload / 306,43
ECTS Credits of the Course6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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