Seminars on Technology in Sport and Health

Code: CMS14255M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Health Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Presentation

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Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde e bem-estar - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Inovação infraestrutura - Construir infraestrutura resiliente, promover a industrialização inclusiva e sustentável, e fomentar a inovação.

Learning Goals

This curricular unit aims to develop a systematic understanding of the development, use, commercialization, and potential of technology for both sports and health. The seminars will be attended by invited experts seeking to provide a broad transdisciplinary vision in the use of technology in the sports industry, health units, research centers, and universities. In this curricular unit, it is intended that the student acquires a level of comprehensive knowledge in this area. Specific objectives are also to contribute to a broader view of current research using technologies applied in sport and health, their scientific issues, research models and experimental approaches, methodologies, and techniques, applications, and impact on current society.

The course will be taught in an integrated manner by addressing the following topics:
1. technological instrumentation in Sport and Health;
2. conception, development, and conduction of technology applied to Sport and Health;
3. technological instruments already on the market;
4. basic knowledge of building software for viewing and integrating information;
5. implementation of skills in the use of technologies in the community with a view to improving sports performance and health indicators.

Teaching Methods

The adopted methodology aims to motivate the student in the learning process, promoting critical thinking based on applied examples of technology in the service of sport and health. Seminars will be developed on the creation, development, commercialization and application of technology in sport and health. The appreciation and discussion of ongoing projects are relevant topics that allow the acquisition and integration of knowledge related to the theme. The presented contents and learned knowledge will also be applied in the elaboration of a project in the area of technology applied to sport or health, depending on the students' option.
The evaluation process will thus comprise the development of a project in the area of technology applied to sport or health, carried out in groups, complemented with the formal presentation of the project: (i) final document with the project (70%); (ii) formal presentation of the project (30%).