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Instructing Physical ActivityLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: SFTS2014

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Maija Jylhä

Objective

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Qualifications

-

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 04.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Jylhä
Teacher in charge

Maija Jylhä

Groups
  • ZJASFT23S1
    Avoin AMK, sote, AMK-polut, fysioterapeutti, päivä
  • SFT23S1
    Fysioterapeutin tutkinto-ohjelma (AMK)

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study instructing skills, how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selfleraning and dialogues. You instruct four sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning, planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups four times.
You instruct break out session for three times

Student workload

Contact lessons 2Cr
Instructing client groups, planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

Open Studies 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Prerequisites

-

Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 04.01.2024

Timing

08.01.2024 - 19.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Jylhä
Teacher in charge

Maija Jylhä

Groups
  • ZJASFT24KM
    Avoin AMK, sote, AMK-polut, fysioterapeutti monimuoto
  • SFT24KM
    Fysioterapeutin tutkinto-ohjelma (AMK)

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study instructing skills, how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selfleraning and dialogues. You instruct four sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning, planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups four times.
You instruct break out session for three times

Student workload

Contact lessons 2Cr
Instructing client groups, planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

Open Studies 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Prerequisites

-

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 24.08.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 19.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Jylhä
Teacher in charge

Maija Jylhä

Groups
  • SFT23SM
    Fysioterapeutin tutkinto-ohjelma (AMK)
  • ZJASFT23SM
    Avoin AMK, sote, AMK-polut, fysioterapeutti monimuoto

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study instructing skills, how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selfleraning and dialogues. You instruct four sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning, planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups four times.
You instruct break out session for three times

Student workload

Contact lessons 2Cr
Instructing client groups, planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

Open Studies 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Prerequisites

-

Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 09.01.2023

Timing

09.01.2023 - 19.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Jylhä
Teacher in charge

Maija Jylhä

Groups
  • SFT22S1
    Fysioterapeutti (AMK)

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study instructing skills, how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selfleraning and dialogues. You instruct four sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning, planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups four times.
You instruct break out session for three times

Student workload

Contact lessons 2Cr
Instructing client groups, planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

Open Studies 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Prerequisites

-

Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 25.08.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Jylhä
Teacher in charge

Maija Jylhä

Groups
  • SFT22SM
    Fysioterapeutin tutkinto-ohjelma (AMK)
  • ZJASFT22SM
    Avoin AMK, sote, AMK-polut, fysioterapeutti monimuoto

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study instructing skills, how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selfleraning and dialogues. You instruct four sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning, planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups four times.
You instruct break out session for three times

Student workload

Contact lessons 2Cr
Instructing client groups, planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

Open Studies 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Prerequisites

-

Timing

10.01.2022 - 31.03.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Jylhä
Teacher in charge

Maija Jylhä

Groups
  • ZJA21SSHKKD
    Avoin amk, KKD, Hyvinvointivalmennuksen KKD

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study instructing skills, how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selfleraning and dialogues. You instruct six sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning, planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups six times.

Student workload

Contact lessons 2Cr
Instructing client groups, planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

Open Studies 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Prerequisites

-

Enrollment

01.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

03.01.2022 - 20.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Maija Jylhä
Teacher in charge

Maija Jylhä

Groups
  • SFT21S1
    Fysioterapeutti (AMK)

Objectives

In this course you will learn the principles of instructing physical activity and get knowledge how to instruct Physical Activity to adults and The Elderly

You are able to plan and instruct physical safe and goal-oriented group activity to adults and The Elderly.
You are able to adapt and instruct meaningful physical activity concerning participants` special needs and functioning capacity. You know your strengths and development areas as an instructor. You are able to contact the group of children with natural and professional interaction

Competences:
Guidance and counselling competence

Content

The principles of planning Physical Activity session: structure and areas
Goal setting concerning physical, social, kognitive and emotional functioning capacity
Muscle strength exercising and instructing by using music
The Elderly, persons with physical functioning disorders, sight and hearing problems, persons with obesity, mental disorders and substance abuse problems
Instructing Physical Activity sessions for different client groups

Teaching methods

In this course we learn together through physical exercises. You study instructing skills, how to adapt physical activity to diverse client groups. Study method is learning by doing, selfleraning and dialogues. You instruct six sessions for diverse client groups. You write a review and session plan for the instructions of client groups. In final seminar you present your learning experiences to other students.

Lectures, groupwork, contact lessons, self learning, planning, instructing and reflecting group sessions.

Practical training and working life connections

You instruct physical activity sessions for diverse client groups six times.

Student workload

Contact lessons 2Cr
Instructing client groups, planning, report and presentation 3Cr

Further information for students

Open Studies 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

You are able to instruct meaningful and goal-oriented group activity
You are able to consider the special needs of the participants and safety of exercising
You are able to control your body movement and know how to show the right performance techniques and repeat the exercises and different step sequences guided by the others
You can take natural contact with, observe the participants and guide them to correct movement techniques
You can instruct a session by using music

Prerequisites

-