Kinesiology 499F - Research Methodology-WearTech

This course is the second in a two-semester series fulfilling the honors capstone thesis requirement. Wearable technologies are now widely used by researchers, practitioners and the lay public to a track a variety of free-living physical activity and health parameters in real time. The market for fitness and health-related apps is large and growing. There will be continued need to expose students to these technologies and their possible applications. This course is designed to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge related to using wearable technologies as an objective way to monitor individuals? physical activity in the laboratory and free-living environments. Students will learn about pedometers, accelerometers, and other wearable technologies for assessing physical activity in conjunction with traditional laboratory/clinical metabolic, anthropometric, and health assessments. Students will also learn about human subjects? related research and best practices and the behavioral theory that is the foundation for using wearable technologies to increase physical activity behaviors.

This second semester class builds on the foundation built in the first semester. The focus is on individual work towards thesis completion, however, we will still meet as a class once a week to continue academic discussions, cover practical issues related to thesis completion, and share student experiences and presentation. The thesis will be evidence of your involvement in the process of discovery and the creation of new knowledge as it relates in some way to wearable technologies.

KIN 499E