Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BES608175403ANTHROPOMETRY IN SPORTSCompulsory126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to give information about the cocepts of anthropometry and somatotype methods of somatotype identification and analyse of the data, the relationship between somatotype and physical perfomance and the relationship between somatotype and success in sports, the distributions of various sports branches in somatotype fields
Name of Lecturer(s)
öğretim üyeleri
Learning Outcomes
1grasp the concepts of anthropometry and somatotype
2grasp the method of determining somatotype and the analyse of data
3grasp the relationship between somatotype and physical performance in sports
4grasp the relationship between somatotype and success in sports
5analyse the findings that are obtained in olympic games and other international competitions
6study the distributions in somatotype fields in various sports branches
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The concepts of anthropometry and somatotype, the method of determining somatotype and the analyse of data, the relationship between somatotype and physical performance in sports, the relationship between somatotype and success in sports, the findings that are obtained in olympic games and other international competitions, the distributions in somatotype fields in various sports branches.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The concepts of anthropometry and somatotype.
2The measurement techniques and the definitions.
3Measurements of length.
4Measurements of circumference.
5Measurements of diameter.
6Measurements of skinfold.
7Dispersion of somatotypes, somatoplots. somatogram.
8Mid-term exam
9The methods in determining somototype and the analyses of data.
10Somatotype and physical performance in sports.
11Somatotype and success in sports.
12Homework.
13Study of the somatotype findings gathered in the olimpic and other international games and competitions.
14Study of the dispersions in somatotype fields of various sport branches.
15Study of the structural factors in talent selection.
16End-of-term exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Textbook / Material 1 Tamer, K. (2000). Sporda Fiziksel-Fizyolojik Performansın Ölçülmesi ve Değerlendirilmesi, Bağırgan Yayımevi, Ankara. 2 Zorba, E. ve Ziyagil, M.A. (1995). Vücut Kompozisyonu ve Ölçüm Metotları, Trabzon, Gen Matbaacılık Reklamcılık Ltd. Şti. Ankara. 3 Gürses, Ç ve Olgun, P. (1991). Sporda Başarıyı Etkileyen Faktörler, Sportif Yetenek Araştırma Metodu, Türk Spor Vakfı Yayınlar 4 Fox, E.L., Bowers, R.W., Foss,M.L. (Çeviren: Mesut Cerit) (1999). Beden Eğitimin Fizyolojik Temelleri, Bağırgan Yayımevi, Ankara. Recommended Reading 1 Carter, J.E.L., Heath, B.H. (1990). Somatotyping - Development and Applications, The Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, USA, 2 Norton, K., Olds, T. (2004). Anthropometrica, A Text Book of Body Measurement For Sports And Health Courses, Published by University of New South Wales Press Ltd., Australia.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study3515
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14456
Individual Study for Final Examination14570
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)187
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1		PO
2		PO
3		PO
4		PO
5		PO
6		PO
7		PO
8		PO
9		PO
10		PO
11
LO15          
LO2  5        
LO3    5      
LO4      5    
LO5        5  
LO6          5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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