Course: Somatodiagnostics

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Course title Somatodiagnostics
Course code KPK/SOMD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Přidalová Miroslava, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
TOPICS: - Most frequently used somatometric measurement in field-based practice, anthroposkopic methods - Typology of children and adult population - Methods of estimating body composition - Methods of assessing biological age - Stability and predictability of development - Educational and sports correlations and principles - Most frequently used functional measurement - Morphological and functional correlations LECTURE (SEMINAR) TOPICS: 1. Approaches to the selection of talented sportspersons. Genetics with respect to morphological and functional characteristics. 2. Relative dimensions and indexes, proportionality of ontogenetic development and proportionality in sport, application in clinical practice. 3. Typology of children and adult population (Heath-Carter), prediction relationships with motor skills, relationship between typology, biological age and ontogenetic trends, use of typology in relation to the assessment of individual performance. 4. Application of knowledge of body composition and other somatic characteristics in related fields (obesitology, endocrinology, paediatrics, ...). Comparison of various methods and instrumentation for the assessment of body composition (e.g. BIA - QuadScan 4000, Tanita 980, InBody 720, caliperation). 5. Classification of human age, growth models, stability and predictability of development, assessment optimum weight 6. Assessment and significance of biological age 7. Functional diagnostics of the musculoskeletal system, basic posture types, methods of result evaluation, muscle strength (digital multimyometers/pinch grip), muscle elasticity, range of movement in joints 9. Basic kinesiological examinations, adaptation effects of physical activity stereotypes, diagnostics of walking types 11. Human foot and its adaptation systems, static and dynamic function, methods of assessing foot morphology and function 12. Fine motor skills, assessment of selected parameters of fine motor skills according to the Vienna test. 13. Selected knowledge of ergonomy

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Semestral Work - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 23 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to present to the students selected applications of functional anthropology in physical education and sport. Information about this course was translated to English within the project Internationalization of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0028, co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Based on the knowledge acquired, the student is able to work with selected talented sportspersons, practically use the knowledge of stability and predictability of ontogenetic development, assess typological systems, use biological age for the assessment of development and use other research methods of modern functional anthropology.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of anatomy covered by the Functional anatomy course taught at FTK UP, another prerequisite is basic knowledge of kinanthropometry. The students build on the knowledge of kinanthropology. If not, this knowledge must be acquired as agreed with the lecturer by means of a seminar paper and examination.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Activities ( Technical works)

80% attendance, seminar paper and its presentation.
Recommended literature
  • Bláha, P., & Vignerová, J. (2001). Sledování růstu českých dětí a dospívajících: norma, vyhublost, obezita. Praha: Státní zdravotní ústav.
  • Bláha, P., & Vignerová, J. (1999). Vývoj tělesných parametrů českých dětí a mládeže se zaměřením na rozměry hlavy (0-16 let). Praha: Státní zdravotní ústav.
  • Bridger. Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics. .
  • Bridger, R. S. Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics. Cambridge: Taylor and Francis Group. 2018.
  • Cameron, N., & Bogin, B. (2012). Human growth and development. Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press.
  • Carter, J. E. L. (2005). Somatotyping - development and applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Dungl, P. et al. (2005). Ortopedie. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Ferák, V., & Sršeň, S. (1990). Genetika človeka. Bratislava: SPN.
  • Grausgruber, P., Cacek, J. (2008). Sportovní geny. Brno, Computer Press.
  • Hermanussen, M. (Ed.). (2013). Auxology: Studying human growth and development. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart Science Publishers.
  • Kalvach, Z., Zadák, Z., Jirák, R., Zavázalová, H., & Sucharda, P. (2004). Geriatrie a gerontologie. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Kopecký, M., Matejovičová, B., Cymek, L., Roźnowski, J., Švarc, M. (2019). Manual of Physical Anthropology. Olomouc.
  • Kunešová, M. et al. (2016). Základy obezitologie. Praha: Galén.
  • Lohman, T. G., Milliken, L.A. (2020). Body Composition assessment. Human Kinetics.
  • Panda Satchin. (2020). Cirkadiánní kód. Jan Melvil Publishing.
  • Pařízková, J., Lisá, L. (2007). Obezita v dětství a dospívání: terapie a prevence.. Praha: Galén.
  • Pařízková, J. (2010). Nutrition, physical activity, and health in early life. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press.
  • Preedy, V. R. (2012). Handbook of anthropometry. Physical Measures of Human Form in Health and Disease. Springer Berlin.
  • Přidalová, M. (2005). Somatodiagnostika studentů a studentek studijního programu tělesná výchova a sport na FTK UP. Olomouc: Miroslava Přidalová.
  • Riegerová, J., Přidalová, M., & Ulbrichová, M. (2006). Aplikace fyzické antropologie v tělesné výchově a sportu: (příručka funkční antropologie). Olomouc: Hanex.
  • Riegerová, J. (1994). Studium změn somatotypu dětí v období puberty (longitudinální sledování). Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého.
  • Vágnerová, T. et al. (2020). Výživa v geriatrii a gerontologii. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Wilmoth, J. M., & Ferraro, K. F. (2013). Gerontology: Perspectives and issues. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education (2016) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Sec. School and Civic Defence (2019) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Gr. of Primary School and Secondary School with Specializations (2019) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Secondary School (2024-XX) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Physical Education (XX) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Secondary School (2019) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Physical Culture Study plan (Version): Teaching Physical Education for 2nd Grade of Primary School and Sec. School with Focus on Special Pedagogy (2019) Category: Physical education and sport 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -