Wellbeing technologies in sports medicine and exercise physiology (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to apply different measurement tools and methods to evaluate physical performance and physiology.
You are able to consider issues related to the validity and reliability of the measurement methods.
You know how to use and interpret information produced by technological methods in the planning and implementation of sports and physical activities.
You are able to evaluate an individual’s performance data in relation to exercise response.

Content

How do you apply different measurement tools and methods to evaluate human physiology and physical performance?
How do you consider factors related to the validity and reliability of measurement methods?
How do you interpret and apply the information produced by technological methods in the planning and implementation of sports and physical activity?
How do you evaluate individual physical performance measurement data in relation to exercise response?

Course material

Study materials will be published via the Learn platform at the beginning of the course and are provided by the teacher during the contact week.

Study forms and methods

•The course progresses according to the group's shared schedule. The implementation includes lectures in an online environment preparing for the contact period, week 45 of the contact period, when students will become familiar with exercise technology test and measurement equipment, and a learning assignment related to the contact period. Attendance on the following days is essential.

•The course consists of three components, which are assessed separately: active participation in lectures and small group working (1 credit), active participation in the contact period (2 credits), and a written report as a group assignment (2 credits).

RDI and work-related cooperation

Assignments can be completed with reference to tasks given by one’s employer or in connection to developing a product.

Timing of exams and assignments

During the course, students will work in groups on a project assignment that must be completed by the end of the course. During lectures and small group work, students will plan a project assignment that they will complete during the contact week and report on after the independent work phase.

The course ends at the time indicated in the implementation information, by which time students have returned the small group assignment required for completion and fulfilled other requirements for approved completion.

International cooperation

Teaching is organized in English with students being from different nationalities.

Student workload

• 1 ECTS credits equals 27 hours of work by the student.
• In a 5-credit course, the student's total maximum workload is approximately 135 hours, of which approx. 27 hours are lectures and group work, approx. 54 hours are contact periods and group work under the guidance of the teacher, and approx. 54 hours are learning tasks to be worked on in small groups.

Further information

The contact week will be organized on the Kotka campus in week 45, Monday - Thursday (November 3-6, 2025).

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The student’s performance is assessed with reference to the learning objectives and assessment criteria of the course.