Paediatric Exercise and Health

Module title	Paediatric Exercise and Health
Module code	SHSM014
Academic year	2018/9
Credits	30
Module staff	(Lecturer) Professor Craig Williams (Lecturer) Dr Brad Metcalf (Lecturer) Professor Alan Barker (Convenor)

Duration: Term	1	2	3
Duration: Weeks		11

Number students taking module (anticipated)	15

Description - summary of the module content

Module description

It is well known that the first two decades of life represents an important window of opportunity to not only improve the health and wellbeing of young people, but also their health status into adult life. The role that physical activity and fitness can play in improving markers of health and wellbeing in young people is an important area of study, especially given concerns of declining fitness and increasing obesity in today’s children and adolescents. The module will provide you with a detailed insight into the immediate and possible future benefits of physical activity and exercise training for health in normal individuals, young athletes and select disease states. The module is suitable for both specialist and non-specialist students.

Module aims - intentions of the module

This module aims to develop your understanding of the relationships between fitness, physical activity, exercise training and health during growth and maturation. The module will be research-driven and will benefit from recent and ongoing research in Sport and Health Sciences and the Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre.

The module content and the practical skills learnt are crucial for those looking towards a career in working with children or adolescents in either a sports performance, educational or health domain. In particular you will develop the following specific skills / knowledge of how to:

Understand the distinction between fitness and physical activity with respect to health related outcomes
Evaluate the measurement of physical activity in children
Benefits and risk of exercise training during health and disease

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

1. Appraise the methods of assessing young people's physical activity
2. Examine the relationships between physical activity, fitness and health-related outcomes in children and adolescents
3. Develop contemporary research questions in relation to physical activity, fitness, nutrition and health-related outcomes in children and adolescents

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

4. Critically analyse and evaluate research data
5. Develop and present detailed evidence-based arguments

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

6. Discuss and present information
7. Work co-operatively and effectively with others
8. Digest, select and organise material to produce, to a deadline, a coherent and cogent written argument

Syllabus plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Introduction to the module, rationale and key concepts
Exercise and cystic fibrosis
Exercise and congenital heart disease
Exercise and type I diabetes
Exercise and arrhythmias
Assessment and interpretation of physical activity in young people
Physical activity, fitness and cardiovascular health in young people
High-intensity interval exercise for health promotion in young people
Physical activity and body composition (fat and bone mass) in young people
Intervention to increase physical activity
Contemporary issues in paediatric nutrition
Future directions for paediatric health research

Learning and teaching

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
48	252	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching	48	Lead lectures, seminars, presentations and discussion groups
Guided Independent Study	177	Preparation for weekly lecturers through reading and ELE tasks
Guided Independent Study	75	Coursework/exam preparation

Assessment

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Oral presentation	10-20 minutes	1-7	Oral and peer
Written report	500-700 words	1-8	Oral and peer

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
70	0	30

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Literature review	40	2500 words	2-5, 7-8	Written
Oral presentation (to be given in pairs)	30	20 minutes and 5 minutes questions	3-7	Written
Information booklet	30	2-page infographic with technical summary	1-8	Written

Re-assessment

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Literature review	Literature review	2-5, 7-8	August/September assessment period
Oral presentation (to be given in pairs)	Oral presentation (individual)	3-7	August/September assessment period
Information booklet	Information booklet	1-8	August/September assessment period

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 50%) you will be required to sit a further examination. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 50%.

Resources

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

The following text books provide an excellent overview of the material covered in this module. In addition, key texts will be provided throughout the module to extend your understanding.

Armstrong, N. (2007). Paediatric Exercise Physiology. In Advances in Sport and Exercise Sciences Series (edited by N. Spurway and D. MacLaren). London: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
Armstrong, N. and Welsman, J.R. (1997). Young People and Physical Activity. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Armstrong, N. and Van Mechelen, W. (2008). Paediatric Exercise Science and Medicine (2nd edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Armstrong, N. and McManus, A.M. (2011). The Elite Young Athlete (volume 56). In: Medicine and Sport Science (edited by J. Borms, M. Hebbelinck, A.P. Hills and T. Noakes). Basel: Karger.
Bar-Or, O. and Rowland, T.W. (2004). Pediatric Exercise Medicine. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.
Goldberg, B. (Ed). (1995). Sports and Exercise for Children with Chronic Health Conditions. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.
Khan, K., McKay, H., Kannus, P., Bailey, D., Wark, J. and Bennell, K. (2001). Physical Activity and Bone Health. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.
Malina, R.M., Bouchard, C. and Bar Or, O. Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity (2^nd edition). Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.
Rowland, T.W. (2005). Children’s Exercise Physiology (2^nd edition). Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1656

Module has an active ELE page

Key words search

Exercise, young people, wellbeing, health, fitness, training, disease, medicine, children

Credit value	30
Module ECTS	15
Module pre-requisites	None
Module co-requisites	None
NQF level (module)	7
Available as distance learning?	No
Origin date	27/07/2012
Last revision date	10/07/2018