Exercise gerontology and agingLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: GE00CO53
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits
Enrollment
07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 17.12.2027
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
Teacher in charge
Annele Urtamo
Groups
-
GEKV24SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits
Enrollment
08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024
Timing
01.08.2024 - 11.12.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
Groups
-
GEKV23SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits
Enrollment
06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 05.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
Groups
-
GEKV22SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits
Enrollment
07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022
Timing
01.01.2023 - 30.05.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
- Sari Ranta
Groups
-
GEKV22KMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Opiskelumateriaali
Ilmoitetaan jakson alussa.
Yksilölliset oppimisväylät
Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä:
Jakson osa Lige 1, 1 op.
Lähiopetus Pajulahdessa.
Ryhmä A 6.-7.2.23
Ryhmä B 13.-14.2.23.
Jakso osa Lige 2
Lähiopetus Pajulahdessa
Ryhmä A
Ryhmä B
Aloitus ma klo 10, lopetus ti klo 16.
Työhön integroitu oppimisväylä:
Liikuntagerontologian osuus oman ryhmän kanssa ja samanaikaisesi ikääntyvien liikunnan osan suoritus edellisen (GE16) ryhmän mukana.
Tentit ja muut määräajat
Liikuntagerontologian tentti: sovitaan jakson alussa
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Aktiiivnen osallistuminen lähijaksoihin, hyväksytyt tehtävät ja tentti.
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
Puuttuvat osallistuminen lähijaksoihin, puuttuvat tehtävät, hylätty tentti.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
Moodle-tentti. Arviointi pohjautuu hyväksyttyjen suoritusten prosentuaaliseen osuuteen.
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits
Enrollment
06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 13.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
- Sari Ranta
Teacher in charge
Sari Ranta
Groups
-
GEKV21SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits
Enrollment
12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021
Timing
01.08.2021 - 08.12.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
- Sari Ranta
Teacher in charge
Sari Ranta
Groups
-
GEKV20SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
01.08.2020 - 09.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Sari Ranta
Teacher in charge
Sari Ranta
Groups
-
GEKV19SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You know how to apply exercise methods in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases, functional deficits and psychological and social problems.
You can maintain and improve your own and your working community members' working and functional capacity with exercise.
You can adapt various types of exercise and its possibilities in order to promote functional capacity in various working enviroments of elderly care.
You know basic fitness tests.
You know how to use fitness tests as part of exercise program planning and implementation.
Content
What are the basic methods to assess endurance?
What are and how does one apply functional tests of elderly people?
How do diseases effect planning and implementation of exercise programs?
How can work and functional capacities be supported by exercise?
What is the role and meaning of exercise in society?
What are national outlines and recommendations of exercise?
How can exercise enhance operations and activities in elderly care?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits
Gerontological knowledge base 10 ECTS credits