PE 185
Lifetime Wellness

Syllabus

Fall 2003

INSTRUCTOR:

	Dr. Donna Woolard	100 Carter Gymnasium
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TEXT:

Hoeger and Hoeger. (2004) Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness, 7th Edition. Wadsworth Publishing. (Comes with Health, Fitness and Wellness Internet Explorer, Profile Plus 2004 CD-ROM, Personal Daily Log, and InfoTrac)
ISBN: 0534599869
Book Companion Website

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT:

Many of the laboratories require math calculations therefore it is recommended that you bring a calculator to class with you.

RELATIONSHIP TO UNIVERSITY MISSION:

This class aids in achieving the University Statement of Purpose by:

	Preparing and aiding students to be good stewards of their bodies;
	Helping students develop an integrated Christian personality characterized by a wholeness of body, mind and spirit;
	Transferring knowledge and values related to fitness and wellness to students;
	Equipping students with needed skills and insights related to fitness and wellness;

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to guide students in developing a personal fitness program and to understand the basic tenets of health and wellness that can be carried with the student throughout their life. Lectures are supplemented with laboratory experiences and a variety of fitness activities. Students are required to participate in the fitness activities.

PROBLEM-SOLVING EMPHASIS:

Each student will learn to design an exercise and fitness program that is appropriate for their needs and fitness level. The students will also learn how to alter various lifestyle and behavioral factors to enhance wellness.

TECHNOLOGY INFUSION:

Students are required to have an email address and check it regularly. Assignments and class information will be routinely distributed by a class mailing list and Dr. Woolard's Home Page. Online resources, computer programs, and the World Wide Web will be used in assignments and class activities. SmartBoard demonstrations and interactions, videotapes, PowerPoint presentations and online quizzes will also be used in this course.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:

This course is designed to enable the student to:

Understand the factors affecting one's overall fitness.
Demonstrate a commitment to improve one's own fitness level by engaging in fitness activities outside of class time.
Exercise at own target heart rate and/or perceived rating of exertion during the activity portion of the class.
Analyze own personal physical fitness level and develop a personal physical fitness profile.
Analyze current lifestyle and associated behaviors and understand how various behaviors can influence wellness factors such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Develop skill competence and apply an understanding of the rules, skills, and strategies of various activities and sports.

REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS

Students are expected to come to class prepared to take notes, complete reading assignments, take part in class activities and discussions, and to be involved in physical activity. Shorts or sweats, T-shirt, socks and tennis shoes are required. A student not properly attired for activity or who fails to participate fully in the day's class activity will be marked as absent from class for that day. Please note that missing 15% of the class meetings may result in automatic failure of the class.

	Each student is required to have a physical on file with the infirmary.
	Each student must complete a medical history form (Lab 1B in the textbook).

ASSIGNMENTS:

All written work is to be turned in at the beginning of class. If you are absent, please arrange to have the work turned in for you.

Participate in an appropriate personal program of exercise and/or physical activity.
Keep a record of regular physical activity.
Perform the fitness assessments and compare individual results with the health-related fitness standards appropriate for age and gender.
Turn in laboratory reports as assigned.
Using the results of your health-related fitness assessments and the frequency, intensity, time, and type principles construct a personal fitness plan that improves or maintains each of the health-related components of physical fitness.
For extra credit, write a 3 to 5 page, double-spaced, essay on the following question, "How Does Physical Wellness Affect Mental and Spiritual Wellness?" This essay may deal with Biblical principles and you should reference the book, chapter and verses that the principle is located, with a notation in the reference section. The reference section does not count towards the 3 to 5 page requirement.

EVALUATION:

All tests and assignments will be given a point value. Student grades will be assigned according to the percentage of possible points earned by the end of the semester. See the example below.

Assignment	Points Earned	Points Possible
Chapter 1 Test	60	65
Flexibility Lab	48	56
Lesson/Drill	90	100
Quiz # 1	8	10
Final Exam	180	200
Totals	386	431
Grade Calculated	386 ÷ 431 = 0.895 = 90% 90% = B

Final grades will be assigned using the 7-point scale.

Laboratories: The labs must be turned in on the assigned due date: labs later that are 2 days late will not be accepted.

Laboratories will be worth between 1 and 10 points.

	Simple labs will be assigned a low point value, while complex labs and fitness assessment labs will be assigned greater values.
	For example, Lab 1B: Clearance for Exercise Participation is a simple lab that will not take a great deal of effort to complete. Lab 1B will be valued at 1 point. On the other hand, Lab 3A: Nutrient Analysis is a complex lab that requires work over a number of days. Lab 3A will be valued at 10 points.
	All health-related fitness assessment labs will be valued at 10 points.

Record (log, journal, or diary) of Physical Activity: The physical activity log is simply a record of your physical activities. Some of you may be exercising regularly and may start recording the activities that you are currently doing. Otherwise the initial entry in the exercise log should be the our first physical activity and laboratory assignment. Record all fitness activities, including those done in and out of class time. All activity sessions done during class time should be recorded. Once we learn about exercise heart rates and RPE (rating of perceived exertion) you might want to consider keeping a record of that data as well. Performing activities outside class is encouraged! The exercise log will be counted evaluated as an indicator of participation and will be marked as a participation grade. The exercise log will be periodically turned into the instructor to review your participation in exercise outside of class. The exercise log will be turned in for final assessment on exam day.

Personal Fitness Plan: Using the results of your health-related fitness assessments and the frequency, intensity, time, and type principles construct a personal fitness plan that improves or maintains each of the health-related components of physical fitness.

Paper on the Effect of Physical Wellness and Mental and Spiritual Wellness: This paper is for extra credit and must be typed double-spaced. Include a single title page with your title, name, date, course name and number, and professor centered on the page. The text of the paper should be 3 to 5 pages. A references page should be included for sources that you refer to in your text. Remember that anything you use from another source is not your own. Give credit to the source by using a number in parentheses in the text, like (2), which refers to the item number in the reference page. Students need to make a copy of the paper for their own needs.

ATTENDANCE:

Students should attend class and be punctual. Tests and class work may be made-up only if the absence is excused. The instructor should be notified of absences in advance whenever possible. Nonetheless, it is the student's responsibility to be up-to-date and to arrange for make-up work.

It is University policy that instructors take attendance and that excessive absences (15 percent) may result in automatic failure of the course. Instructors may set more restrictive standards at their discretion. It is important to note that the 15 percent rule covers all absences from class, excused and unexcused, including absences related to participation in athletic events, choir performances, major field trips and the like.

	For MWF classes, 7 absences may invoke the 15 percent rule
	For TTh classes, 5 absences may invoke the 15 percent rule
	For evening classes, 3 absences may invoke the 15 percent rule
	In physical activity classes, students inappropriately dressed for class activities may be marked as absent for that day.

Attendance Grades: In this class a reward and penalty system has designed to reward students that attend class regularly and penalize students that fail to attend class as scheduled. Your attendance record contributes to your final grade in the same manner as a test or assignment score. A student's score equals the number of days he/she attended class. The possible points are the total days that roll was taken.

Students that miss more than 5 MWF classes or 3 TTh classes will be assessed an additional penalty. The penalty is the loss of 2% (2 points) of your final grade for each absent in excess of the allowed days.

Penalty Days: A Penalty Day affects your grades in the same manner as an absence.

	All absences are penalty days.
	Absences in excess of the allowed classes are penalized by the loss of 2% (2 points) of your final grade for each absence in excess of 5 MWF classes or 3 TTh classes.
	After 3 tardies, you may be assessed a Penalty day.
	Days marked as "Very Tardy" are penalized in the same manner as an absence.
	Students "Dressed Inappropriately" for class may also be assessed a Penalty day.

Excused Absences and Games Days: Excused absences and game days are not assessed penalties, provided they are properly documented.

Late Enrollment: - Attendance records begin with the first class meeting and end with the exam. Students who were added to the class after attendance records began will have excused absences recorded for the days they were not enrolled. However, the late enrollee is expected to be in class starting with the first class after the class was added.

TOPICAL OUTLINE:

Course Overview
Chapter 1: Principles of Fitness and Wellness
Chapter 2: Behavior Modification
Chapter 10: Stress Assessment and Management Techniques
Chapter 9: Skill Related Fitness
Chapter 3: Nutrition
Chapter 4: Body Composition Assessment
Chapter 5: Principles of Weight Control
Chapter 6: Cardiovascular Endurance Assessment
Chapter 7: Muscular Strength Assessment and Prescription
Chapter 8: Muscular Flexibility
Chapter 11: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
Chapter 12: Cancer Risk Management - TBA as time permits
Chapter 13: Addictive Behaviors and Wellness - TBA as time permits
Chapter 14: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - TBA as time permits
Chapter 15: Lifetime Fitness and Wellness - Culminating Chapter

LABS: See the Assignments page

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES:

Please see the Bibliography at the end of each chapter and the websites listed in the pamphlets that accompanied the textbook.

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