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Group Exercise (4 cr)

Code: AS00BY27-3006

General information


Enrollment

03.08.2025 - 01.09.2025

Timing

02.09.2025 - 31.12.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Sote

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree in Sports and Leisure Management

Teachers

  • Kaisa Loikkanen
  • Tiina Virtanen

Groups

  • ASL24S
    ASL24S

Objective

The students will be able to develop memorable group exercise products. They will be able to plan and implement group exercise sessions and give reasons for their actions. The students will be able to combine movements to form series.

Content

Group exercise: aerobics, indoor cycling and aqua gym
Using music with exercise

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

• Knowledge: demonstrates ability to use and apply the concepts and theoretical framework of group exercises
• Skills: demonstrates ability to critically analyze, compare, combine and select information and present alternative practices using the acquired knowledge; demonstrate ability to work independently, responsibly, with initiative and flexibly in all learning and operational environments; demonstrate creative but realistic and pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Attitudes: work smoothly and professionally as a team to achieve common goals of the group by applying critical professional ethical principles; contributes excellent team work and output

Assessment criteria, good (3)

* Knowledge: demonstrate ability to systematically use the concepts of group exercises with ability to name, describe and give reasons for basic knowledge of the theories and concepts of group exercises
• Skills: demonstrates ability to select appropriate practices based on acquired knowledge and instructions and ability to work independently and responsibly completing different tasks in all learning and operational environments; demonstrates ability to apply techniques and concepts learned under minimal guidance in a reasonable manner to problem solving.
• Attitudes: works smoothly and professionally as a team to achieve common goals of the group according to ethical principles; demonstrates good team work and output

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

* Knowledge: ability to identify the main/individual concepts of group exercises and applies basic analysis using the concepts and theories of group exercises; ability to name and describe the concept.
• Skills: demonstrates ability to work in an appropriate manner with more guidance and supervision, though some uncertainty may be evident in the work; shows basic ability to use the techniques and models of the professional field in basic application
• Attitudes: demonstrates professional conduct in communication, updates, interactions within the team and with supervisor according to professional ethical principles; team work with peers is largely satisfactory