Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | AN106 | Exercise in Extreme Conditions | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
To teach students the principles of physiology stress created by different environmental conditions and the responses given to it in terms of adaptation. |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Dr. Öğr. Yunus Emre ÇİNGÖZ |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | The student will define different environmental conditions. | 2 | The student will understand the physiology, stress and responses to different environmental conditions. | 3 | Learn the precautions to be taken during exercise in different environmental conditions | 4 | Discuss the adaptation responses activated during the adaptation process in different environmental conditions. | 5 | Learn the impact of different environmental conditions on performance |
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Mode of Delivery |
Normal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
NO |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
NO |
Course Contents |
Examining how human physiology is challenged in different environmental conditions (temperature, cold weather, high altitude and hypoxia). |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | Treatment of general theories of environmental physiology | | | 2 | Basic concepts of thermoregulation | | | 3 | heat stress | | | 4 | Heat stress II | | | 5 | Hydration strategies in exercise | | | 6 | cold weather exposure | | | 7 | Cold weather exposure II | | | 8 | Midterm Exams | | | 9 | getting into cold water | | | 10 | Physiology of diving and hyperbaria | | | 11 | Medium altitude training and performance | | | 12 | Mountaineering and high altitude physiology | | | 13 | Mountaineering and high altitude physiology II | | | 14 | Microgravity and space travel | | | 15 | Chronobiological rhythm and exercise performance | | | 16 | Final Exams | | | 17 | Final Exams | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
McArdle W.D, Katch F.I,Katch V.L, Exercise Physiology, Energy, Nutrition &Human performance: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Seventh edition;2010;p.303-352. Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, Stephen S. Cheung, Human Kinetics, 2010 |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | NO |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Attending Lectures | 6 | 29.5 | 177 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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