Module manager: Dr Scott Bowen
Email: T.S.Bowen@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
Successful completion of levels 1 and 2
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Students will understand how to;
- stratify individuals into risk categories in health screening;
- describe and utilize the general principles of exercise testing and prescription;
- interpret the results of health related physical fitness testing and clinical exercise testing;
- critically evaluate the utility and diagnostic value of health related physical fitness and clinical exercise testing;
- correctly modify exercise prescription for special populations (for example cardiac patients, the elderly, children, pregnant women) and clinical conditions (eg dyslipdemia, obesity, hypertension, diabetes).
On completion of the module students will be able to:
- Explain the principles of patient risk stratification;
- Analyse and interpret data from an exercise test;
- Construct an exercise prescription;
- Differentiate prescriptions for special population groups.
The syllabus includes:
- Preparticipation health screening and risk stratification;
- Pre-exercise evaluations;
- Clinical exercise testing 1;
- Clinical exercise testing 2;
- General principles of exercise prescription;
- Prescription modifications for cardiac patients;
- Other special populations and clinical conditions.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Tutorial | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 80 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100 | ||
Details of private study and independent learning:
Students will be expected to study towards a seminar and towards a written examination. This study will be via independent reading and literature searching.
This will be undertaken by summative assessments as in course work, attendance records and an exam at the end of semester 2.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Case Study | Case study/data interpretation | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Online Time-Limited assessment | 24.0 Hrs Mins | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 29/04/2024
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