Specific objectives:
The basic goal of the course is to make graduates acquire advanced scientific knowledge in the field of human motorial activities, with respect, in particular to the preventive and adaptive areas.
The course provides competences for maintaining better physical efficiency, during lifetime, both in normal subjects and in populations susceptible to - or affected by - pathologies related with a sedentary life, or with inappropriate lifestyles, also adapting motorial activities to the needs of individuals with disabilities, or suffering from conditions that can benefit from exercise, the course also provides the acquisition of skills aimed at prevention and recovery, through physical activity, from dysfunctional childhood and adolescence.
These objectives are achieved: by means of seminar-like lectures and meetings with experts and successful professionals; through case studies, technical and practical demonstrations on the field and individual exercises with the use of advanced tools of analysis of motorial and physical fitness; with the compilation of bibliographic reviews and individual essay writing on the studied disciplines and techniques; through internship in qualified structures for the different preventive, post-rehabilitation and adaptive activities.
Students will also acquire adequate knowledge and skills to induce in athletes the optimisation of physiological and technical performance, in order to achieve the best competitive performance using advanced training techniques. These objectives will be achieved through lectures and practical exercises in the laboratory and in the field. Particular attention will be paid to the evaluation of the athlete and the design and conduct of basic scientific research and applied to sport. Lectures will be supplemented with seminars by technicians of various sports federations and with meetings with elite athletes.
In particular, technical-practical demonstrations are provided on the field, as well as individual exercises with the use of advanced tools of performance analysis.
The preparation will be tested by compiling individual bibliographic reviews and writing original papers on the studied disciplines and techniques and also through internships at companies and sports centres qualified for different sports
The final examination consists in the elaboration of a thesis on a topic related to the curriculum
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Making judgments:
Graduates:
- will be able to select the information necessary for the resolution of problems related to the state of fitness of individuals who practice physical activity, in relation to age, gender and health status in the manner and content of the learning areas of the Degree Course.
- will have the ability to interpret and systematise information in order to arrive at an adequate and multidisciplinary diagnosis of the observed problems.
- will be capable of assessing the physical condition of athletes, according to instrumental quality and quantity analyses, and to route them appropriately to the more suitable disciplines and roles,
- will be capable of assessing the performance improvements deriving from individual and team training programs, and to adapt and properly correct programs in order to achieve the chosen objectives;
- will be able to identify the more appropriate teaching and psychological strategies for the management of training, the motivation of the athletes, the resolution of any conflicts in groups or teams.
- During the internship period, students can provide evidence of their ability to analyse and solve complex problems in a learning environment different from that experienced in during the traditional activities.
- The making judgment autonomy is ascertained both in the discussion of the degree dissertation and in examinations, in which the student must demonstrate the ability of argument from which to infer its independent judgment.
Communication skills:
Graduates:
- have the ability to relate and to work in teams, when the issues at stake require collaboration with doctors and medical personnel responsible for the care or the prevention of clinical issues of subjects who undergo exercise programs with different subjects knowledge and skills.
- are capable of interacting with customers effectively, to promote motivation and adherence to exercise programs.
- Effectively communicate with the team athletes and staff of the, to promote motivation and performance, both in training and competitions;
- Promote interpersonal communication and communicate effectively with the media, associations and companies.
- Use computer tools not only for the improvement of performance and the organization of training, but also for optimal communication of information.
The actual possession of the communication skills is ascertained:
- By means of examinations n the subjects of the Degree Course, in which students demonstrate the ability to effectively convey their knowledge and expertise on the issues presented and the problems addressed.
- Through internships in different areas of learning, which provide an important occasion both for the company tutor and for the academic tutor to determine the student's ability to interact and communicate their skills within a complex organization.
- Through the drafting and discussion of the thesis, in which students provide evidence of their ability to synthesize and transmit concepts and methodological applications, by implementing various methods of research and analysis of preventive activities.
- The acquisition of the four language skills (reading, writing, listening, and dialogue) and the mandatory course attendance might be also provided, according to criteria to be specified during the course in accordance with the requirements of the academic bodies.
Learning skills:
2nd cycle Graduates:
- can independently deepen the knowledge and skills acquired during the course years, so as to promote self-updating with respect to scientific and regulatory innovations, as well as to the evolution in best practices.
- Acquire and use the scientific information needed to assess the validity of their professional activities, in accordance with the principles of good practices based on scientific evidence.
- Apply methods and learning tools developed to deepen the contents studied, to be used both in professional contexts which to undertake further studies.
- Updating and expanding their own knowledge of high level, depending on the specific use and progress of sports sciences.
- Acquires and uses the scientific information needed to assess the validity of their professional activities, in accordance with principles of good practices based on scientific evidence.
The actual possession of the capacity for further learning is assessed:
- Through the educational activities that involve literature searches aimed at finding scientific evidence to support individual disciplines.
- Through the different stages which make up the final test: the design, the collection and subsequent processing of the necessary information, the sequential and consistent writing, the quality of the arguments, the richness and relevance of national and international literature sources.
- Through the discussion of the final dissertation, aiming at assessing the ability of the student to go in depth with autonomy on the specific relevant topics.
