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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Swimming AEP249 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 2 Fall 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Pınar PINARLI
Lecturer Özlem TÖRE

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Will be able to apply to basic swimming techniques that learning and teaching. Do this get accustomed to water area, breathing degree.
2) Apply crawl techniques Apply backstroke techniques

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Learning Outcomes
1 High High High High No relation No relation No relation No relation High Middle Low Middle
2 High High High High No relation No relation No relation No relation High Middle Middle Middle

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

SYP302 Lifesaving First Aid and Rehabilitation, SYP301 Training Information

Course Contents

History of swimming, Development of swimming in the world and Turkey. Learning the Free style and Backstroke style,race rules

Weekly Schedule

1) Giving general information about sportive, visual and getting cool pools. And also examining the pools in Kocaeli City.
2) Giving general information about both World and Turkish swimming and local area swimming schedules. And practising to get use to water.
3) Teaching the basic education steps of swimming and watching the related CD’s via VCD. Starting the learning process.
4) Phase of getting use to water . Explaining to the student why we need respiration and eye-openind practises. Starting with small drills about respiration and eye opening in the water.
5) Giving extensive information about staying on the water surface and moving in the water topics. Explaining and practising the technical education steps at USA, Russia, Europe, Far East and Turkey.
6) Starting the phase of moving in the water and theoretical analysis of freestyle swimming technics. Watching the videos about Turkish and foreigner swimmers and starting the breath, arm and foot/leg coordination drills in the pool. General overview to the backstroke swimming technics.
7) Mid-terms
8) Theoretical analysis of backstroke swimming technics. Harmony of the backstroke swimming technics to the pool environment. Watching the videos via VCD and making practice in the pool for teaching purposes. Making records with camera and analyzing the records.
9) Theoretical analysis of breaststroke swimming technics. Making records with camera of students and comparing the student’s records with swimmers at the educational videos records. Examining the technique at the point of biomechanics view.
10) Theoretical analysis of fly swimming technics. Making records with camera of students and comparing the student’s records with swimmers at the educational videos records. Examining the technique at the point of biomechanics view.
11) Turns related to four technics. Examining and analyzing the starts.
12) Swimming competition and Referee rules and disqualifications in technics.
13) Swimming biomechanics and relations between water resistance and technics for swimming trainers.
14) Lifeguard theoretical information and practising.
15) Application of firstaid and lifeguard
16) Mid- term examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods



Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

30%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

70%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required