Study Guide

Objective

You know the physiological effects of cold and understand the physical and psychological effects of cold on a person’s ability to function, health, and movement. You understand the importance of the cold to the implementation of exercise and know the risks associated with cold exposure and the appropriate methods to manage them. You take into account the requirements of clothing and protection against the cold set by northern conditions, and you know the most typical accidents related to cold exposure.

Competences: Sports pedagogy, nature sports skills

Content

Theme 1. Physical Activity in Cold: physical and psychological performance, wellbeing and movement
Theme 2. Cold Protection: unintentional injuries in cold

Teaching methods

Non-stop online course. Course can be conducted autonomously.

Content scheduling

The main themes of the course:
-Human Physiology in Cold Protection
-Physical and Psychological Performance in Cold
-Health and Different Forms of Exercise
-Cold Protection
-Unintentional Injuries in Cold

Further information

The course has three possible deadlines for your assignments. You can choose which ever deadline you want. Assignments that have been turned in by the deadline, will be graded within a month from submission.
Deadlines are:
1. 31.5. at 23:59
2. 31.8. at 23:59
3. 30.11. at 23:59

A degree student attending the University of Lapland can register free of charge for LUC studies offered by the Lapland University of Applied Sciences, if the studies can be linked to their own degree. Enrollment takes place through: https://hakeutuminen-amk.peppi4.lapit.csc.fi/web/hakijan-tyopoyta/#4497

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved
Human physiology and performance in cold:
- You know the physiological effects of cold and understand the physical and psychological effects of cold on a person’s ability to function, health, and movement.

Cold protection and unintentional injuries in cold:
- You understand the risks associated with cold exposure and the appropriate methods to manage them. You know the most typical accidents related to cold exposure.

Failed
Human physiology and performance in cold:
- You don’t know the physiological effects of cold and don’t understand the physical and psychological effects of cold on a person’s ability to function, health, and movement.

Cold protection and unintentional injuries in cold:
- You don’t understand the risks associated with cold exposure and the appropriate methods to manage them. You don’t know the most typical accidents related to cold exposure.

Assessment methods and criteria

-You know the physiological effects of cold and understand the physical and psychological effects of cold on a person’s ability to function, health, and movement.
-You understand the importance of the cold to the implementation of exercise and know the risks associated with cold exposure and the appropriate methods to manage them.
-You take into account the requirements of clothing and protection against the cold set by northern conditions, and you know the most typical accidents related to cold exposure.

Assingments/exams:
-One exam per main theme = total of five exams | Details can be found in the exam activities in Moodle
-Three (3) reflective reports. Length: Four (4) to seven (7) pages per report | Details can be found in the Reflective reports activity in Moodle.