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Content and Methodology of Outdoor and Adventure Activities I - Orientation
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:19.06.2024 09:59:32
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_229 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer; Pedagogy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Liepiņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 15 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 15 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Teaching and Learning in the Context of Diversity, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Basketball, Foundations and Methodology of Football, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field Exercises, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, Theory of Sport, Innovative Information Communication Technologies and Methods in Sport Pedagogy, Biomechanics and Ergonomics, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Health Promoting Physical Activities, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Sports Medicine, Professional Communication and Terminology I (English, German, Russian), Project Development, Teacher’s Placement I, II. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To enable students to acquire basic theoretical and practical knowledge in outdoor and adventure activities (orienteering), according to the content of primary, basic and secondary school studies. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Study environment, assessment. Safety aspects of outdoor and adventure activities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Description of orienteering. Orienteering activities in Latvia and the world. Types of orienteering – running, bike, ski and trail orienteering. Rogaining, indoor orienteering and other orienteering activities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Orienteering sports map. Card signs. Scale. Landscape shapes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Orienteering technique – orienteering map using terrain and compass, methods of measuring distance on the map and moving around the terrain, ways of determining direction, understanding and reading a map. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Specifics of teaching orienteering to people of different ages, genders and technical fitness. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Outdoor activities as an element of competition – individual orienteering competitions. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Participation in rural tourism and orienteering camp. Application of orienteering skills in an unfamiliar environment. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Study environment, assessment. Safety aspects of outdoor and adventure activities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Description of orienteering. Orienteering activities in Latvia and the world. Types of orienteering – running, bike, ski and trail orienteering. Rogaining, indoor orienteering and other orienteering activities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Orienteering sports map. Card signs. Scale. Landscape shapes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Orienteering technique – orienteering map using terrain and compass, methods of measuring distance on the map and moving around the terrain, ways of determining direction, understanding and reading a map. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Specifics of teaching orienteering to people of different ages, genders and technical fitness. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Outdoor activities as an element of competition – individual orienteering competitions. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Participation in rural tourism and orienteering camp. Application of orienteering skills in an unfamiliar environment. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | During studies, students, using lecture materials and various other sources of information, perform independent work: 1. Plan an outdoor activity with basic orienteering skills, including using modern technologies – mobile apps and/or GPS recording devices. 2. Preparation for the practical examination in orienteering – improvement of individual skills in the reading and understanding a map, determining distance and direction, determining the choice of the most appropriate route. 3. Preparation for the theoretical examination in orienteering – test and practical test, in accordance with instructions of the teaching staff. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The final assessment of the study course is formed by summing up tests during the course. Assessment criteria of learning outcomes: 1. Purposeful activity in seminars and practical classes – 30% 2. Independent work performed by the student when preparing for practical management of study activities and other examinations – 50% 3. Tests of acquired knowledge and skills – 20% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Knows the facts, understands theories and patterns in outdoor and adventure activities (incl. orienteering). 2. Knows learning strategies, methods and techniques. 3. Understands the ways in which learning performance is assessed and the criteria for determining it. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 4. Uses various learning methods, techniques and study aids to master the content of the subject and develop general skills. 5. Builds a supportive study environment, respecting the principles of confidentiality and privacy. 6. Organises situations close to real life in the study process. 7. Chooses appropriate methods for assessing learning achievements. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 8. Uses fact-based, theoretical knowledge and knowledge of patterns in an integrated way, purposefully and critically selects and uses different methods, technologies and teaching methodological materials in the study process for the needs of students and according to the learning outcomes. 9. Able to creatively organise a study environment appropriate for the objective and tasks of studies, choose study aids in learning outdoor activities by integrating health and safety content, other subject areas, transversal skills and values. 10. Able to justify the role of feedback, formative and summative assessment in achieving the objective and outcome of studies. 11. Able to identify security hazards and risks in different environments and situations in outdoor and adventure activities, take preventive safety measures, choosing the most appropriate problem-solving strategies. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 1. Indriksone, L., & Smila, B. (2000). Orientēšanās I daļa. Rīga, LSPA, 83lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2. Indriksone, L., & Smila, B. Orientēšanās II daļa. Rīga, LSPA, 67lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3. Noteikumi par valsts pamatizglītības standartu un pamatizglītības programmu paraugiem. Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 747. Rīgā 2018. gada 27. novembrī (prot. Nr. 56 38. §). | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 4. Orientēšanās bērniem un jauniešiem. (2012). Svenska Orientierinsgs forbundet. Rīga, 144lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | 5. Tūrisma ceļvedis. (2012). Rīga, Jāņa sēta, 280lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | 6. Larss, E. (1994). Orienteering technic from start to finish. SOF, 38lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | 7. Smila, B., & Indriksone, L. (2017). Orientēšanās tehnika. Ceļa izvēle etapā. Rīga, LSPA Metodiskais līdzeklis. | ||||||||
| 5 | 8. Smila, B., & Indriksone, L. (2017). Orientēšanās ievads. Rīga, LSPA, Metodiskais līdzeklis. | ||||||||
| 6 | 9. Smila, B., Vārna, A., & Indriksone, L. (2016). Orientēšanās pamati. Rīga, LOF, 50lpp. | ||||||||
| 7 | 10. Smila, B., & Indriksone, L. (2017). Orienteering Basic I. Metodiskais līdzeklis, Rīga, LSPA. | ||||||||
| 8 | 11. Smila, B., & Indriksone, L. (2017). Orienteering Basic II. Metodiskais līdzeklis., Rīga, LSPA. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | 1. My Trails | ||||||||
| 2 | 2. MOBO | ||||||||
| 3 | 3. GPS Orienteering | ||||||||
| 4 | 4. Endomondo | ||||||||
| 5 | 5. Sport Traker | ||||||||
| 6 | 6. ONZ | ||||||||
| 7 | 7. Magnēts | ||||||||
