syllabus

1. Health 110: Personal Health and Wellness, Spring Semester, 2004

2. Richard Bynum, Ed.D.

Health and Physical Education Department

Room 106 D, Nemzek

Office hours are posted outside my office door.

3. Course Description:

This class assists students in examining their personal level of wellness, which includes physical fitness, making good nutrition choices, maintaining a healthy body composition, dealing effectively with stress, determining personal risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer, making wise choices in drug use and avoiding abuse, protecting one’s self against sexually transmitted diseases and identifying skills for developing and maintaining successful interpersonal relationships.

4. Required Textbooks:

Core Concepts in Health, Paul M. Insel & Walton T. Roth, McGraw Hill Publishing, Ninth Edition. (ISBN 0-7674-2558-8)

PRIME FOR LIFE, On Campus Talking About Alcohol, Ray Daugherty and Terry O'Bryan, The Prevention Research Institute, Version 7.2.

5. Conceptual Framework:

6. Board of Teaching Standards:

None are addressed in this course.

7. Course Objectives:

A. Define health and wellness and outline steps for successful behavior change. (Knowledgeable and Reflective)

B. Describe the importance of exercise on wellness and the components of a well-balanced fitness program. (Knowledgeable)

C. Outline basic physiology and benefits of cardiorespiratory endurance, and how to develop a personalized cardiorespiratory fitness program. (Knowledgeable, Reflective & Creative)

D. Describe the benefits of muscular strength and endurance on health and well-being and the fundamentals of a strength-training program. (Knowledgeable and Reflective)

E. Describe the benefits of flexibility and identify appropriate stretching exercises that would safely increase flexibility. (Knowledgeable, Reflective & Creative)

F. Identify methods of assessing body composition and outline some benefits of maintaining a healthy body composition. (Knowledgeable)

G. Design a personalized fitness plan. (Knowledgeable, Reflective & Creative)

H. Describe the nutritional requirements of a healthy diet. (Knowledgeable)

I. Outline some theories of obesity and factors that contribute to being overweight, strategies for losing unwanted weight and characteristics of eating disorders. (Knowledgeable)

J. Describe the physiological response to stress, how it affects personal health and identify strategies for managing stress successfully. (Knowledgeable, Reflective & Creative)

K. List the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and methods of preventing vascular disease. (Knowledgeable)

L. List the major risk factors for cancer and methods of preventing common types of cancer. (Knowledgeable)

M. Describe substance use, misuse and abuse. (Knowledgeable)

N. Describe the physiological effects of common psychoactive drugs, especially tobacco and alcohol. (Knowledgeable)

O. Outline the major characteristics of common sexually transmitted infections, their impact on the body, and methods of prevention. (Knowledgeable)

P. Describe common methods of birth control and their effectiveness. (Knowledgeable)

Q. Outline some requirements for good communication and how to deal effectively with conflict. (Knowledgeable & Reflective)

R. Describe some characteristics of successful intimate relationships. (Knowledgeable & Reflective)

S. Describe the research upon which the “low-risk drinking guides” (alcohol) are based, outline the five step process for determining low-risk drinking choices and describe the major characteristics of the four phases of drinking that leads to alcoholism. (Knowledgeable)

8. Instructional Strategies:

A variety of cooperative instructional strategies will be used throughout this course. At times, an assessment will follow these activities, all of which will be worth points. Lecture, self-evaluation activities and videos will also be used. Class attendance is important since the only way any in-class activity points may be made up is by taking a comprehensive examination during the scheduled final examination day.

9. Diversity:

Risk factors and the morbidity and mortality rates for heart disease, cancer, diabetes and suicide and how they relate to age, sex, and different racial groups are examined..

10. Course Requirements:

A. There will be three tests on Core Concepts in Health, plus a single comprehensive examination covering the PRIME FOR LIFE, On Campus Talking About Alcohol (and drugs) book. Please refer to the course topic outline for the expected date of each examination. In the event you miss an examination, this can be may be made up during the scheduled final examination day for this course. It is requested that you NOT MARK on any test booklet. If you mark on the test booklet your grade may be reduced 5 points each time you do so. Also, please bring a #2 lead pencil to class on the scheduled test day.

B. There will be two laboratory assignments, a cardiovascular assessment test and a body composition test. This will take approximately 30 minutes and the student will need to sign up for a time slot so these tests can be carried out in the MSUM Fitness Laboratory. A sign up sheet will be provided and each lab assignment will be worth 20 points.

C. There will be in-class activities worth points. In the event you miss any of these points, they be may be made up during the scheduled final examination day for this course by taking a comprehensive examination. For example, if you miss a 3 point activity and you need these 3 points to raise your overall score one-letter grade, then you may attempt to answer the first 3 questions on a comprehensive, multiple-choice test on the scheduled final examination day. The number of points missed will be posted so you may determine whether on not you need to attempt making these points up.

11. Evaluation:

The final grade for this course will be based upon a percentage of points earned. This percentage score may then be converted into a letter grade using the following table:

A = 90% OR HIGHER

B = 80% TO 89%

C = 70% TO 79%

D = 60% TO 69%

F = BELOW 60%

12. Class Schedule:

Class will meet MWF from 11:00 to 11:50. Please see the Topic Outline Schedule for specific dates and topics.

13. Other:

PLEASE TURN IN ALL ASSIGNMENTS DURING CLASS TIME. DO NOT LEAVE ASSIGNMENTS IN MY MAIL BOX. There are no provisions for extra credit and all grades will not be curved or rounded off. You are encouraged to meet with the instructor to discuss the course content, go over any of the tests or discuss any problems you may encounter.

14. Special Accommodations:

Students with disabilities who believe they may need an accommodation in this class are encouraged to contact Greg Toutges, Coordination of Disability Services at 236-2652, CMU 222, as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

This Instructor reserves the right to make any change in course policy not reflected in this syllabus.