Module Descriptors
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS
XCPD70413
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 7
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 108
Independent Study Hours: 192
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Access to an appropriately specified PC, with accompanying Word, PowerPoint, Adobe and Java software.
Module Indicative Content
This module will examine how evidence-based physical activity interventions can be put into practice. Selected population based interventions designed to increase levels of physical activity will be reviewed in three areas;
a) Informational approaches e.g. mass media campaigns, 'Point-of-decision' prompts, school-based health education
b) Behavioural and social approaches e.g. individual health behaviour change, family-based social support
c) Environmental and policy approaches e.g. Socio-environmental models of Stokols, Swinburn
Students will be encouraged to examine efficacy and cost-effectiveness of different types of intervention and to reflect upon the resources and barriers in implementing physical activity interventions in populations. Methods of evaluation will be presented using case study examples.
a) Informational approaches e.g. mass media campaigns, 'Point-of-decision' prompts, school-based health education
b) Behavioural and social approaches e.g. individual health behaviour change, family-based social support
c) Environmental and policy approaches e.g. Socio-environmental models of Stokols, Swinburn
Students will be encouraged to examine efficacy and cost-effectiveness of different types of intervention and to reflect upon the resources and barriers in implementing physical activity interventions in populations. Methods of evaluation will be presented using case study examples.
Module Learning Strategies
Students will follow a twelve week guided study programme and access support material via Blackboard. Students will be required to access additional support material independently. Core required tasks will amount to an average of 8 hours of engagement per week, representing a total of 96 activity engagement hours for the module.
The number of independent study hours is 204, representing a combination of further and additional reading and a series of optional tasks (96 hours) and specific preparation for the module assignments (108 hours).
This module will adopt a collaborative approach to learning where, via a series of on-line discussions (that will form part of the assessment process) students will demonstrate their developing understanding of often different and divergent approaches to the control and coordination of sport related skill.
Central to this approach will be a series of on-line debates or discussion issues that will arise out of the 'Activities' and accompanying 'Tasks' undertaken within the module. Students will be required to initially outline, defend and subsequently reflect on a position or viewpoint offered, that will be critically commented on by fellow students.
The number of independent study hours is 204, representing a combination of further and additional reading and a series of optional tasks (96 hours) and specific preparation for the module assignments (108 hours).
This module will adopt a collaborative approach to learning where, via a series of on-line discussions (that will form part of the assessment process) students will demonstrate their developing understanding of often different and divergent approaches to the control and coordination of sport related skill.
Central to this approach will be a series of on-line debates or discussion issues that will arise out of the 'Activities' and accompanying 'Tasks' undertaken within the module. Students will be required to initially outline, defend and subsequently reflect on a position or viewpoint offered, that will be critically commented on by fellow students.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Additional Assessment Details
Students will be required to complete 1 piece of summative assessment. (4,500 words)
A written outline of how you would design, implement and evaluate a physical activity intervention for either
a) a community-wide, or
b) a specific setting-based approach.
This should pay particular attention to resource issues, longer term sustainability and the threats to validity of your measures of effectiveness. Max word limit 6,000 assessing LO 1-2.
Students will receive formative feedback throughout the module comprising of a combination of task related feedback and also comments directed through discussion boards during the course of the delivery of the module.
A written outline of how you would design, implement and evaluate a physical activity intervention for either
a) a community-wide, or
b) a specific setting-based approach.
This should pay particular attention to resource issues, longer term sustainability and the threats to validity of your measures of effectiveness. Max word limit 6,000 assessing LO 1-2.
Students will receive formative feedback throughout the module comprising of a combination of task related feedback and also comments directed through discussion boards during the course of the delivery of the module.
Module Texts
Currently, there is no recommended text for this module. Appropriate reading materials will be provided each week throughout the module