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The following issues reported previously were resolved:<ul><li>having a longer time period between the deadline for course work 3 and the exam period</li><li>faster grading of course work assignments</li></ul> The following issue was not resolved:<ul><li>making sure that the modules are more closely linked, clearer transition between modules</li></ul>Comment: it is possible that the course would benefit from a structural re-organization. This will be considered as part of the 5-year periodic evaluation of the master`s programme, which will start Autumn 23.

PAH3000 Physical Activity and Health is set up as four 3-week modules with four module coordinators which are experts in the module-themes:1) From experimental to clinical research2) Innovation and entrepeneurship (within physical activity and health)3) Epidemiology of physical activity and health4) Physical activity in everyday life There were three graded course work assignments in groups, each counting 15% of the grade, linked to modules 2-4 (i.e. course work counted 45% of the total grade, and a 90 min individual multiple choice exam counting 55% of the grade. The following question was asked to assess students` satisfaction with the course: All things considered, how satisfied are you with PAH3000 Physical Activity and Health on a scale from 1 (to a low degree) to 5 (to a high degree). In addition they were asked if they had any free text comments about each course. Most students answered the survey (n=37). The mean for PAH3000 was 3.4 (Median: 4). The mean overall satisfaction for the 8 Autumn courses on the master`s programme was 3.8 (range: 3.3-4.4).  The free text comments (n=22) and communication with the reference group provided useful feedback. The learning activities support the learning activities. However, as has been reported previous years, the four modules do not clearly build on each other, but cover different themes within physical activity and health. This is not something that can be easily changed, as it would require a change in the structure of the course. This will be considered during the next academic year, as part of the five-year periodic evaluation of the MSc, but major structural changes cannot be implemented by Autumn 23.

NTNU:TIA:REST

Institutt for nevromedisin og bevegelsesvitenskap

Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science

Ingen hjelpemidler tillatt.

Engelsk

Mer om vurdering

Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester. Regular final examination is given in the autumn semester only.All 4 assessment components must be passed in order to get a valid result. Students with legitimate leave of absence and students who receive the grade F (fail) on the written examination may take a re-sit examination in the spring semester. If few candidates, the re-sit examination may be conducted as an oral examination. Students who fail the course work components or want to improve their grade must retake the course work in the next teaching semester.

Forkunnskapskrav

Admission to the MSc in Physical Activity and Health. The course is compulsory for students admitted to the master's programme. Exchange students may be accepted after an individual evaluation.

Faglig innhold

Relationship between physical activity and physical- and mental health, and mortality. Exercise in medicine. Promoting change at the individual and societal level. Physical activity and everyday life. Activity guidelines. Performance and health. Critical appraisal of evidence. Nature of evidence: epidemiology, laboratory research, qualitative studies. Physical activity and social inequality. Adverse impact of physical activity. Innovation and entrepreneurship in physical activity and health.

Kursmateriell

Course literature will be presented at the start of the semester.

Læringsutbytte

KnowledgeThe candidate<ul><li>has knowledge about the nature of scientific evidence relevant for physical activity and health (epidemiology, clinical studies, laboratory-based research, qualitative methods)</li><li>has advanced knowledge on how physical activity and inactivity affect health and disease across the lifespan</li><li>has thorough knowledge about current strategies and approaches to increase physical activity, and their evidence base</li><li>has in depth knowledge on how physical activity can be promoted at the individual and societal levels</li><li>has knowledge on how exercise training principles can be used to improve health and performance</li><li>has knowledge on how social inequities affect health and participation in physical activity</li></ul>SkillsThe candidate<ul><li>can acquire and critically assess scientific evidence concerning the relationship between physical activity, health, disease, participation and performance</li><li>can describe challenges related to physical activity and health, and discuss appropriate solutions</li><li>can work independently and in groups to solve advanced problems related to physical activity and health, and propose innovative solutions</li></ul>General competenceThe candidate<ul><li>can integrate knowledge and skills from relevant disciplines and professions into a common perspective on physical activity and health</li></ul>

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Lectures, seminars, exercises, team-based learning, and more.

Physical Activity and Health

Helsevitenskap

Idrettsvitenskap

Bevegelsesvitenskap

Master of Science in Physical Activity and Health

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PAH3000 Physical Activity and Health is set up as four 3-week modules with four module coordinators which are experts in the module-themes:1) From experimental to clinical research2) Innovation and entrepeneurship (within physical activity and health)3) Epidemiology of physical activity and health4) Physical activity in everyday life There were three graded course work assignments in groups, each counting 15% of the grade, linked to modules 2-4 (i.e. course work counted 45% of the total grade, and a 90 min individual multiple choice exam counting 55% of the grade. NTNU states that every third time a course is held, the course coordinator should actively gather feedback from all of the course's students to ensure that all the students are represented. This was the third run-though for this course. It was decided in a study programme meeting for the MSc in Physical Activity and Health (MPAHE) that the study programme leader (who is also the course coordinator for this course) would do this on behalf of all course coordinators, to ensure high representativity and comparable results for the courses. The following question was asked: All things considered, how satisfied are you with PAH3000 Physical Activity and Health on a scale from 1 (to a low degree) to 5 (to a high degree). In addition they were asked if they had any free text comments about each course. 40 of 45 students (89%) answered the survey. The mean for PAH3000 was 3.5 (n=39). The mean overall satisfaction for the 8 Autumn courses on the MSc in Physical Activity in Health was 3.9 (range: 3.0-4.4). I will continue doing the survey to track the development regarding overall satisfaction of the course. The free text comments (n=21) and communication with the reference group provided some useful input for improvement, including: <ul><li>making sure that the modules are more closely linked, clearer transition between modules</li><li>having a longer time period between the deadline for course work 3 and the exam period</li><li>faster grading of course work assignments</li></ul>

Ikke bestått

Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester. Regular final examination is given in the autumn semester only.All 4 assessment components must be passed in order to get a valid result. Students with legitimate leave of absence and students who receive the grade F (fail) on the written examination may take a re-sit examination in the spring semester. If few candidates, the re-sit examination may be conducted as an oral examination. Students who fail the course work components or want to improve their grade must retake the course work in the next teaching semester.

Relationship between physical activity and physical- and mental health, and mortality. Exercise in medicine. Promoting change at the individual and societal level. Physical activity and everyday life. Activity guidelines. Performance and health. Critical appraisal of evidence. Nature of evidence: epidemiology, laboratory research, qualitative studies. Physical activity and social inequality. Adverse impact of physical activity.

KnowledgeThe candidate<ul><li>has knowledge about the nature of scientific evidence relevant for physical activity and health (epidemiology, clinical studies, laboratory-based research, qualitative methods)</li><li>has advanced knowledge on how physical activity and inactivity affect health and disease across the lifespan</li><li>has thorough knowledge about current strategies and approaches to increase physical activity, and their evidence base</li><li>has in depth knowledge on how physical activity can be promoted at the individual and societal levels</li><li>has knowledge on how exercise training principles can be used to improve health and performance</li><li>has knowledge on how social inequities affect health and participation in physical activity</li></ul>SkillsThe candidate<ul><li>can acquire and critically assess scientific evidence concerning the relationship between physical activity, health, disease, participation and performance</li><li>can describe challenges related to physical activity and health, and discuss appropriate solutions</li><li>can work independently and in groups to solve advanced problems related to physical activity and health, and propose innovative solutions</li></ul>General competenceThe candidate<ul><li>can integrate knowledge and skills from relevant disciplines and professions into a common perspective on physical activity and health</li></ul>

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The course coordinator and the four module coordinators had an evaluation meeting in December 2020. We agreed that we generally were quite happy with the main changes we had made from the previous (first) year: 1) Organizing it as four modules, and 2) Introducing three graded assignments which combined accounted for 45% of the course grade. Albeit more work demanding, we feel that this fairer than having course works (that are approved/not approved) and then letting the exam decide the grade 100%. All agreed it would be beneficial to have a technical/teaching assistant supporting the course. This was the second time we arranged this course. It was demanding to run the course due to the covid-19 situation. Several of our international students studied only digitally from their home country, and it was challenging to ensure that both students living in Trondheim and elsewhere had the same quality on the teaching. However, I think our measures were quite good for both students in Trondheim and those located elsewhere. Particularly in how we organized group work. Next time we want to continue with the same organization (modules and graded assignments), but 1) make sure that students get their grades on the assignments sooner (there were administrative things that had to be sorted out which we now are familiar with), 2) Improve the information given to students (earlier and clearer; this was demanding as things were developed during the course: first module-based run through + the covid-19 situation on top of that).

1) Learning outcomes are updated and relevant. This is a relatively new course. This was the 2nd run-through.2) LO`s are presented in the first session, including links to the course site which they are encouraged to check out on their own.3) Quite good or at least satisfactory, in my opinion. N/A in comparison to previous courses as this is the first semester on the MSc.

To make it more structured than it had been the previous (first) year, the course was divided into four modules instead of having the topics spread out through the semester. This was well perceived by the students. The modules were:1)     Innovation and Entrepreneurship (linked to physical activity, exercise, and health)2)     From Experimental to Clinical Research3)     Observational Research on Physical Activity and Health Outcomes4)     Physical Activity in Everyday LiveBased on feedback from students, the innovation module was moved from the middle to the start of the course.This has improved the course from the previous year.Students have worked very well in groups during the 3 graded assignments. The level of engagement was high. And results were good (all group exercise grades A-C; it was lower for the individual exam).

Quite good I would say, as a consequence of a change we made from the first year. Introducing three graded assignments which combined accounted for 45% of the course grade. This allows us to assess the skill components of the learning outcomes. Albeit more work demanding, we also feel that this is fairer than having course works (that are approved/not approved) and then letting the exam decide the grade 100%. Three group works, each counting 15% of the grade, linked to module 1, 3 and 4.Assignment 1: 10 min (+ 5 min for questions) live group presentation on zoom (due to covid-19), submitting a short video (1 minute) of the work process. In addition everyone had to submit a one-page (max) personal reflection (not part of the grading).Assignment 2: Groups make a recorded powerpoint presentation of an assigned article. In addition, each group participates in evaluating another group. Module leader`s and group`s scores are averaged and converted to letter grades.Assignment 3: 3000 word written reflection in groups on how physical, socio-cultural and individual factors can act as promoters or barriers for physical activity in every-day life based on pictures that the group has taken of their living environment (both inviting and uninviting for physical activity) Exam: 45 MCQs in 90 minutes, individual, 55 % of grade. As there was no graded assignment linked to module 2 there were more questions from this module on the exam (students informed in advance).

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Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester. Regular final examination is given in the autumn semester only. Students with legitimate leave of absence at the final examination and students who receive the grade F may take a re-sit examination in the spring semester. If few candidates, the re-sit examination may be conducted as an oral examination. The compulsory activities are approved for 4 semesters. With approved compulsory activities, the students resit the examination only.

Knowledge
The candidate
- has knowledge about the nature of scientific evidence relevant for physical activity and health (epidemiology, clinical studies, laboratory-based research, qualitative methods)
- has advanced knowledge on how physical activity and inactivity affect health and disease across the lifespan
- has thorough knowledge about current strategies and approaches to increase physical activity, and their evidence base
- has in depth knowledge on how physical activity can be promoted at the individual and societal levels
- has knowledge on how exercise training principles can be used to improve health and performance
- has knowledge on how social inequities affect health and participation in physical activity

Skills
The candidate
- can acquire and critically assess scientific evidence concerning the relationship between physical activity, health, disease, participation and performance
- can describe challenges related to physical activity and health, and discuss appropriate solutions
- can work independently and in groups to solve advanced problems related to physical activity and health, and propose innovative solutions

General competence
The candidate
- can integrate knowledge and skills from relevant disciplines and professions into a common perspective on physical activity and health

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