Measuring Physical Activity with Focus in Wearable Monitors - Applications for Clinical and Epidemiological Studies

Third-cycle level | 3.0 credits (HEC) | Course code: H1F2693
HT 2024
Study period: 2024-11-11 - 2024-12-06
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-04-15 - 2024-08-12
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Course description

This doctoral course comprises 3 credits, which corresponds to two weeks full-time studies. The course runs over four weeks. The primary objective of the course is to promote high quality research in clinical and epidemiological studies through understanding of principles for measuring physical activity and methods for analyzing physical activity data.

The course is a mix of distance learning with online interactive lectures, demonstrations, workshops, quiz and seminars to promote a reflective, analytical and critical approach towards this research field.  Students will be encouraged to be interactive in workshops and seminars. There will be hands-on experience with students wearing accelerometer throughout a week and opportunities for exploring, processing and analysis this data.

For the interactive lectures, demonstrations, workshop and examination Zoom will be used. See schedule for more details.

Prerequisites and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 
 

Selection

Selection will be based on:  
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation). 
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

 

Course director

Course leader and examinator:

Maria Hagströmer, professor
Division of Physiotherapy
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
Mail: maria.hagstromer@ki.se

Course syllabus

H1F2693

Department

Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Doctoral programme

Health Care Science (Puf-V)

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

Physical activity, measurement, epidemiology, clinical

CONTACTMaria Hagströmer
0707129590
maria.hagstromer@ki.se