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SYLLABUS
Outdoor Education towards Health, Diet, Physical Activity, Exercise and Learning , 7,5 ECTS Credits
 
COURSE CATEGORY   Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY  
SUBJECT AREA  
  COURSE CODE   917G03
AIM OF THE COURSE
On completion of the course, the student should have:
- knowledge of the importance of the outdoor environment to give children and adolescents the possibility to stimulate health development and learning through physical activity.
- knowledge of the importance of diet and staying out-of-doors from a health educational perspective
- ability to use various types of outdoor environments to stimulate children to physical activity through an active leadership
CONTENTS
In the course, current research on diet, motion, health and learning and guided motion stimulating activities in pre-school and school yards are included, related to the pre-school and school curricula. The course contents are based on basic outdoor activities, practical nutrition and the social and physical importance of diet.
TEACHING
The working methods take the form of lectures, seminars and experience-based learning in the outdoor environment. The major part of the education is located in different environments out-of-doors. The assignments are carried out as group work and/or independent work.

EXAMINATION
The course is examined continuously through an individual, written reflection assignment linked to the activity at each course date and the course literature. A presented final assignment in the form of a field-related educational development work is required for passing the course.

Students failing an exam covering either the entire course or part of the course two times are entitled to have a new examiner appointed for the reexamination.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

GRADING
A grade of Pass or Fail is given for the course
CERTIFICATE
Course certificate is issued by the Faculty Board on request. The Department provides a special form which should be submitted to the Student Affairs Division.
COURSE LITERATURE
The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.
OTHER INFORMATION
Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.
 
Outdoor Education towards Health, Diet, Physical Activity, Exercise and Learning
Utomhuspedagogik med inriktning mot hälsa och lärande
 
Department responsible
for the course or equivalent:
IKK - Department of Culture and Communication
           
Registrar No: 242/07-41   Course Code: 917G03      
    Exam codes: see Local Computer System      
Subject/Subject Area :          
           
Level   Education level     Subject Area Code   Field of Education  
G1X   Basic level     UV2   NA  
The syllabus was approved by the Board of Educational Sciences 2006-12-11