Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate:

• Can give an account of the physiological variables that are tested.
• Has knowledge about who can be tested, what can be tested and how to use a variety of endurance tests, as well as strength, power and speed tests.
• Can assess the safety aspects involved in testing various subjects.

Skills

The candidate can:

• Execute ergospirometry tests (oxygen uptake) and lactate tests, as well as agility, strength and power tests, and calibrate test equipment.
• Write a laboratory report.
  

General competence

The candidate:

• Has insight into relevant professional and ethical issues related to laboratory and test work.
• Can plan, implement and evaluate a variety of tests.

Course Description

The course is an introduction to the use of a sport physiological testing laboratory. Students will be given a review of the following:

• Why and how to test?
• Safety in the laboratory
• Practical use of test apparatus
• Semi-automatic defibrillator courses
• Writing a laboratory report

Students are required to have completed, and had approved, a semi-automatic defibrillator course. The college offers training for those who have not taken this course, and students are expected to cover the costs of this.

Teaching and Learning Methods

• All teaching sessions are given in a single unit in the first half of the autumn semester.
• Lecture on theory (three hours).
• Teacher-led session in the use of ergospirometry and lactate analyser (four hours).
• Student-led session with supervision as required in the use of ergospirometry and a lactate analyser (four hours).
• Teacher-led session in the use of force, speed and power meter (four hours).
• Student-led session with supervision as required in the use of force, speed and power meter (four hours).

Course and skills test in the use of semi-automatic defibrillator (four hours), as well as a student-led session to gather data for a laboratory report (time spent: as required, from two to six hours).
The sessions will be held in the laboratory and will possibly be supplemented with data collection on the athletics track.

Assessment Methods

• Approved practical testing (evaluation by the instructor).
• Lab report; pass/fail.
• Approved compulsory attendance.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean