2025
Functional Assessment Protocols
Name: Functional Assessment Protocols
Code: DES14886M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Human Kinetics
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. Learn how to draw up an assessment protocol
2. Know how to apply the different types of laboratory and field tests available for assessing physical condition;
3. Know and be able to apply the different fitness batteries most commonly used.
4. Know when to resort to the use of questionnaires used in various biomedical investigations.
5. Be able to collect and critically interpret relevant scientific information on the topics covered;
6. Acquire the ability to communicate scientific ideas and knowledge in oral and written form, organised coherently and logically on subjects within the scope of this Unit.
2. Know how to apply the different types of laboratory and field tests available for assessing physical condition;
3. Know and be able to apply the different fitness batteries most commonly used.
4. Know when to resort to the use of questionnaires used in various biomedical investigations.
5. Be able to collect and critically interpret relevant scientific information on the topics covered;
6. Acquire the ability to communicate scientific ideas and knowledge in oral and written form, organised coherently and logically on subjects within the scope of this Unit.
Contents
1. How to develop a protocol
2. Testing and interpretation of the principles of the exercise
2.1. cardiopulmonary assessment
2.1.1. Cardiac Function
2.1.2. function Aerobics
2.1.3. Anaerobic function
2.2. Assessment of body composition
2.3. Assessment of the strength
2.4. Assessment of neuromuscular function
2.5. Evaluation of flexibility
3. Batteries fitness
3.1. AFISAL
3.2. Eurofit
3.3. other
4. The use of questionnaires
2. Testing and interpretation of the principles of the exercise
2.1. cardiopulmonary assessment
2.1.1. Cardiac Function
2.1.2. function Aerobics
2.1.3. Anaerobic function
2.2. Assessment of body composition
2.3. Assessment of the strength
2.4. Assessment of neuromuscular function
2.5. Evaluation of flexibility
3. Batteries fitness
3.1. AFISAL
3.2. Eurofit
3.3. other
4. The use of questionnaires
Teaching Methods
We advocate teaching centred on student learning and learning centred on developing skills. Thus, after a general approach, through the presentation of concepts at a theoretical level, students will carry out the selection and application of protocols during practical laboratory sessions, whose characteristics and tests will be integrated according to the variables they wish to assess. The aim is for them to form multidisciplinary teams using different backgrounds' expertise to build the best response to the problem. In this CU, they will develop transversal skills that will be integrated to meet the objectives to be achieved in other CUs. Digital resources will also be used to manage communication through the Moodle platform, which is used to organise and make available materials relating to the teaching and learning process.
Assessment
Assessment will be centred on the self-regulation of students' learning, where they will receive feedback on their performance at different times throughout the lessons, developing their capacity for self-regulation and autonomous learning to improve their work and assessing the correct application of the protocols.
The students, divided into groups, will prepare a scientific article based on the data collected. This task is intended to give them skills in communicating scientific ideas and knowledge in written form.
The students, divided into groups, will prepare a scientific article based on the data collected. This task is intended to give them skills in communicating scientific ideas and knowledge in written form.
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