Paediatric Exercise Physiology
Module title | Paediatric Exercise Physiology |
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Module code | SHSM003 |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
Credits | 30 |
Module staff | Professor Alan Barker (Convenor) |
Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Duration: Weeks | 11 |
Number students taking module (anticipated) | 5 |
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Module description
Children and adolescents are not simply ‘mini-adults’. They are growing and maturing at their own rate, and consequently their physiological responses to exercise are profoundly different from adults. This module will explore the impact that growth and maturation have on physiological function and exercise performance, and equip you with the necessary skills to interpret data independent of body size and maturity status. The benefits (e.g. improved physical fitness) and risks (e.g. overtraining, injury) of exercise training will be explored in the context of the youth athlete. The module is suitable for both specialist and non-specialist students with a science or medical background.
Module aims - intentions of the module
The aim of this module is to develop your understanding of the unique physiological responses of children and adolescents to exercise and your ability to discuss this in relation to age, sex, growth, and biological maturity. The module will be underpinned from past and ongoing research in the Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC), meaning the learning experience will not only be research-informed, but you will be challenged to act and think like researchers. You will develop the following specific skills / knowledge:
- Detail how age, sex, body size and maturation impact fitness
- Control for performance differences due to biological maturation and body size
- Understand the risks (e.g. overtraining, injury) and benefits (e.g. fitness conditioning) of long-term training
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Explain the physiological responses to exercise in relation to growth, maturation and sex
- 2. Evaluate the benefits and risks of young peoples participation in exercise training
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 3. Critically analyse and evaluate research data
- 4. Develop and present detailed evidence-based arguments
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 5. Learn independently
- 6. Present material for discussion
- 7. Digest, select and organise material to produce, to a deadline, coherent and cogent written argument, developed through the mode of assessment
Syllabus plan
Indicative content and structure includes:
- Introduction, rationale and considerations
- Growth and maturation: measurement and definitions
- Growth and maturation: effect of exercise
- Scaling for body size
- Aerobic fitness
- Anaerobic fitness
- Cardiovascular function
- Muscle strength
- Exercise training
- Overtraining
- Injury
- Development of the youth athlete
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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40 | 260 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | Lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 18 | Seminar and practical sessions |
Guided Independent Study | 185 | Preparation for weekly lecturers through reading and ELE tasks |
Guided Independent Study | 75 | Coursework/exam preparation |
Formative assessment
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Critical essay | 1,250 words | 1-5, 7 | Written and verbal |
Oral presentation | 20 minute tutorial 5-10 minutes | 1-4, 6 | Written and verbal |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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70 | 0 | 30 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Oral presentation | 40 | 20 minutes plus 5 minutes questions | 1-4, 6 | Written |
Essay question | 30 | 2,000 words | 1-5, 7 | Written |
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 |
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Oral presentation | Oral presentation | 1-4, 6 | August/September assessment period |
Essay question | Essay question | 1-5, 7 | 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%.
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 Van Mechelen, W. (2023). Oxford Textbook of Children’s Sport and Exercise Medicine(4th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Malina, R.M., Bouchard, C. and Bar Or, O. Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity (2nd edition). Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics.
- Rowland, T.W. (2005). Children’s Exercise Physiology (2nd edition). Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics.
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
- ELE page: http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1650– readings, lecture notes, web-links and follow-up exercises will be posted on the module’s ELE site.
Credit value | 30 |
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Module ECTS | 15 |
Module pre-requisites | None |
Module co-requisites | None |
NQF level (module) | 7 |
Available as distance learning? | No |
Origin date | 26/07/2012 |
Last revision date | 26/04/2024 |