Kinesiology 297K - ST- Phys Activity Research II

This course is the second in a two-semester series. This course is designed to provide students with practical experience related to measuring children's free-living physical activity and sedentary behavior in unstructured environments. In the fall semester, students learned about and become proficient with direct observation methods, accelerometry and anthropometric measurements. These skills will be used in this course during hands-on data collection efforts and/or work in other laboratory and community settings. Student work in this course will contribute to data collection efforts as we develop new observation methods and better use of accelerometer technology, including research-grade devices and consumer activity trackers. Students will continue to learn best practices regarding human subjects' related research and the behavioral theory that is the foundation for using wearable technologies to increase physical activity behavior.