2023

Seminars II

Name: Seminars II
Code: DES11431M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

This course aims to prepare students for a cross and longitudinal perspective of the various dimensions of sport, from the physical activity and sport for all to the sport of high performance and sports performance, with emphasis on technical management of sports organizations, as well as the aspects of sport for persons with disabilities.

Objectives:
a) To know the main benefits associated with regular physical activity and sport, the adaptations of the human organism to stress and exercise prescription notions, as well as the impact on public health and international recommendations in this regard;
b) Examine how to access by people with disabilities in sports practices, favouring an inclusive strategy in various aspects, in particular, educational, recreational, therapeutic and competitive in order to apply to special populations and foster social integration;
c) o address the fundamental role of middle management frameworks in the promotion and technical coordination of training programs process;
d) Understand the models sporting performance of high-level, in which athletes get sports results and classifications of high merit, checked against the international sports standards.

Contents

1. Physical Activity and Health.
2. Technical Director of Sports Programs.
3. Sport in Special Populations.
4. Sports High Performance.

Teaching Methods

The course is organized in lectures and tutorials, as indicated in the School Rules (REI) of the University of Évora. The lectures are plenary and based on scientific method, valuing the transmission of information, the interpretation of applied research results as well as a critical attitude and scientific rigor in students. Are provided 20 hours of lectures. In addition to the oral presentation is intended through questioning, check the acquisition of knowledge by students.

The final grade is the writing assessment, through a frequency or final exam. All students must obtain 9.5 at least, otherwise you will not successfully complete the UC.