Name of Course: Personal Health (ITV)

Course Name & Number: KINE 1304

Section Number & Synonym:

 

 

Instructor Name: Jamee Stewart

Office: Room 2104, Northridge Campus

Phone: 223-4814

Email: jstewart@austincc.edu

Assistants: Zhna Sharp and Ursula Garza,

email: vazrazhdenye@yahoo.com

Office Hours/Appointments:

 

Course Description: A fundamental course in the principles and the problems of healthful living, as they apply today. This course emphasizes assessment of health status and provides a body of information that can lead to rational choice in lifestyle

 

Over fifty medical and health experts share their knowledge of critical health issues impacting our country at this time. Great care has been taken to provide students with the most up-to-date information available today on personal health. The knowledge gained from this course should assist students in making appropriate choices towards a healthier lifestyle.

Text/Materials: Invitation to Health, Brief Edition; Dianne Hale; 2nd Ed.; Thompson Learning; 2002; Package ISBN 0534046975 [You will need both the text and the Self Assessment Workbook included in the package.]

 

Orientation Packet to be handed out during orientation: includes course syllabus; testing center information; degree program information; volunteer list; study guide; and ITV schedule.

 

Instructional Methodology: This class is an Instructional Television course that includes the viewing of twenty-six videos and completion of corresponding quizzes; completion of five exams as well as completion of the Self Assessment Workbook that goes along with the text.

There will be 26 thirty-minute televised programs that will be shown on cable TV or can be checked out for viewing in ACC LRS centers

 

Course Rationale: The purpose of this course is to learn the specific skills and/or the techniques of the activity. By actively participating in an activity class, the student may gain health benefits such as increased cardiovascular endurance, improved body composition, increased flexibility, increased muscular endurance and increased muscular strength. Participating in activity classes leads to a healthier lifestyle.

 

Course Objectives:

Personal Health is designed to guide you to resources for the latest information regarding making personal decisions about health. There are activities in web search, skill building, and practice tests to help you become aware of your own health practices and evaluate them for continued routine or modification. Ultimately, you will be able to develop these skills to make decisions about changing your attitudes about your health and well being to live a healthier lifestyle.

 

Departmental Objectives:

  1. To learn the fundamentals of personal health and health related issues.
  2. To understand how personal health practices affect one personally as well as those around them.
  3. 3. To understand how Kinesiology relates to a healthy individual lifestyle.

 

Required Course Components:

            Video Quizzes: - Immediately after viewing each televised program, you will be required to answer a series of questions on the ideas covered. You must use the scantrons with which you have been provided. All completed scantrons and Video Quiz sheets should be put in a folder and turned in to me when all work is completed. The deadline for all work to be completed and turned in is ______. Each quiz is worth 1-20 points. There are 26 quizzes. Total point value for this assignment is 520 points. DO NOT WRITE VIDEO QUIZ SHEETS.

            Exams – There will be 5 multiple-choice exams with 25 questions on each exam. Each exam is worth 100 points. Exams are to be taken in the testing center. Total point value for all exams combined is 500. All exams are required. The exam schedule is:

            Exam 1 – Ch. 1, 2, 3

            Exam 2 - Ch. 4, 5, 6

            Exam 3 - Ch. 7, 8, 9                 Deadlines:

            Exam 4 - Ch. 10, 11, 12

            Exam 5 - Ch. 13, 14, 15           Deadline:

Self-Assessment Work Book- You will be required to complete the workbook (Personal Health Self Assessments for An Invitation to Health) that complements the text and has a glossy cover that matches the text. A copy of the completed material should be turned in with your video quizzes. The deadline for all to be completed and turned in is ______. Total value for workbook is 100 points.

            Phone Conferences – You will be required to have at least two (2) telephone, e-mail, mail or personal conferences with your instructor or her assistants during the semester. In the first contact, we request that you provide the following information: name, phone number, address, email address and social security or ACC ID number. Phone conference deadlines coincide with exam deadlines.

A = 1008 – 1120 points

B =  896 -1007 points

C =  784 – 895 points

D =  672 – 783 points 

F =   0 – 671 points
 
Grades:     

A= 90-100%

                        B= 80-89%

                        C=70-79%

                        D=60-69%

                        F=0-59%

 

Grades are based upon attendance, participation and tests. If you have any questions concerning grading, please ask your instructor. The specific grading requirements for this course are as follows:

Quizzes                        520 points        46%                

Exams                          500 points        44%                            

Workbook                   100 points        10%    

1120 point                   

                       

Completion of all of the above is required for completion of the course.

 

Course Policies: 

ALL students will complete required course components in order to receive a grade.

Students are expected to learn course material.

Cell phones, food, gum, and soft drinks are not allowed in classrooms/workout areas.

 

Attendance: All students are expected to attend classes.  Non-attendance will have an impact on the student’s grade. The specific attendance policy for this particular class is as follows:

 

Withdrawal:  It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from a course.  Instructors are allowed to withdraw students but students must not rely on their instructor to withdraw them if they wish to withdraw.

 

Incomplete: An incomplete (I) will be granted to a student in rare circumstances. Generally, to receive a grade of I, a student must have completed all examinations and assignments to date, be passing, and have personal circumstances that prevent course completion that occur after the deadline to withdraw with a grade of W.

 

Austin Community College policies for Academic Freedom, Scholastic Dishonesty, Student Discipline, and Students with Disabilities are as follows:

 

Scholastic Dishonesty: Acts prohibited by the College for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework” (Student Handbook, 2002-2003, p. 32). Penalties for scholastic dishonesty will depend upon the nature of the violation and may range from lowering a grade on one assignment to an F in the course and/or expulsion from this institution.

 

Academic Freedom: Each student is strongly encouraged to participate in class. In any classroom situation that includes discussion and critical thinking, there are bound to be many differing viewpoints. These differences enhance the learning experience and create an atmosphere where students and instructors alike will be encouraged to think and learn. On sensitive and volatile topics, students may sometimes disagree not only with each other but also with the instructor. It is expected that faculty and students will respect the views of others when expressed in classroom discussions. Students may achieve their course goals by more than one method. 

 

Student Discipline:  Classroom behavior should support and enhance learning. Behavior that disrupts the learning process will be dealt with appropriately, which may include having the student leave class for the rest of that day. In serious cases, disruptive behavior may lead to a student being withdrawn from the class. ACC's policy on student discipline can be found in the Student Handbook, 2002-2003, p. 32.

 

OSD (Office of Students with Disabilities) Statement: Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities.  Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester” (Student Handbook, 2002-2003, p. 14).

 

Extra Credit – You may earn up to 10 additional points by collecting 100 health related newspaper and magazine articles from a minimum of 20 different sources. Please date and indicate the source of each article as well as a couple of sentences summarizing each article.

Additional Extra Credit: Volunteer work at any service organization earning 1 point per hour (up to 10 hours). Points will be added to test scores. Written verification required and must be provided on agency letterhead including a contact person and a phone number.

 

At your orientation, you will be issued a study guide, which must not be written on. You must return it at the end of the semester in order to receive a grade. **Please also turn in a copy of your test results as well.** Please turn in all materials by ________ to Northridge campus, room 2104, or to the NRG Mailroom into Jamee Stewart’s mailbox, or by intercampus mail to Jamee Stewart, NRG KINE. Our mailing address is:      ACC KINE

 Jamee Stewart

 11928 Stonehollow Dr.

Austin, TX 78758