Measurement methods 1: Diet and physical activity
Course
IKA301
Master’s level
7.5 credits (ECTS)
Offered by the
Department of Food and Nutrition and Sport Science
at the
Faculty of Education
About
Overall goal
Gain deeper understanding and practical skills in performing and evaluating measurement of diet, food habits and physical activity.
Contents
- Theoretical lectures for understanding and training in critical thinking concerning methodological use of different subjective and objective methods and analysing techniques.
- Practical experiments to design and perform measurements and to evaluate reliability, validity and usability of different methods.
- Presentation seminars to debate and evaluate outcomes of the practical experiments, as well as to train in scientific argumentation and critical thinking.
- Skill training in using measurement devices, methods, softwares, creating datasets, searching databases and reading scientific papers.
Prerequisites and selection
Entry requirements
Bachelor degree in sport science, food and nutrition, nutrition, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy or equivalent.
Selection
Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.
