The course will extend personal wellness concepts and skills presented in Personal Health (EXHP 162) into practical laboratory experiences focused on self-assessment and personal application.
During scheduled activity sessions, students should dress in a way which will allows for full participation. In both fitness assessment activities and a variety of exercise programs.
1. Evaluate your personal state of wellness. 2. Evaluate your behavior change status. 3. Create a behavioral change plan and tools. 4. Assess your cardiovascular disease risk level. 5. Assess your cardio respiratory fitness and current activity level. 6. Assess your body composition, muscular fitness and flexibility, in particular as it relates to the prevention of back pain. 7. Design an exercise plan specific to your needs. 8. Assess your personal stress levels and sources. 9. Assess your nutrition status and eating behavior. 10. Assess your cancer risk. 11. Assess your diabetes risk. 12. Evaluate and clarify your substance use/abuse value system. 13. Evaluate and clarify your sexually transmitted disease value system. 13. Utilize assessments in creating your behavior change project for EXHP 162.
Lab Participation* 20% Lab Responses/Discussions** 60% Quizzes 10% Final Exam 10%
Grades are determined based on the following scale: A = 89.5-100%, B = 79.6-89.4%, C = 69.5-79.5%, D=<69.5%. * See evaluation policies below. **Students will complete lab activities associated with various aspects of personal wellness and the provide comments in response to lab questions posted by the instructor on the discussion board in Blackboard. Questions posted will address critical analysis of the assessment results and their calculations, meaningful applications of the knowledge learned, and understanding key concepts related to the personal health course material. A representative sample of these responses will be viewed and discussed in class.
· Quizzes and examinations will consist of multiple choice, true false, short answer and essay questions. · Lab assignments and/or quizzes completed late will lose 5% per class period unless prior arrangements for late completion are made with the instructor. · Lab participation points are earned through both attendance and active participation in discussion through the discretion of the instructor. Missed lab participation points can only be made up through alternative assignments obtained from the instructor prior to missing the lab.
1) Students who miss 3 or more lab classes may be subject to instructor withdrawal. 2) Students will be given credit separately for timely lab attendance and active participation in lab activities and face-to-face discussion. 3) Students who miss quizzes or examinations without prior arrangement with the instructor may not makeup those quizzes or examinations. This university abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that no student shall be denied the benefits of an education “solely by reason of a handicap”. If you have a documented disability that may impact your work in this class and for which you may require accommodations, please see the instructor as soon as possible to arrange accommodations. In order to receive accommodations, you must be registered with and provide documentation of your disability to: the Disability Resource Office, which is located in the Psychology Building, Suite 232.
Course materials are presented using a portable computer and digital projector. In addition, the course will be provided using Blackboard, interactive software available to registered students through the University Network. Blackboard provides the opportunity to open and print all course materials, follow general and threaded discussions with other students and the instructor, submit required course materials and work in a “virtual” environment, in addition to the traditional classroom and laboratory setting. Students should enter personal information in the course website and add the email address from which they will be communicating during semester. Please check with the instructor if you are not able to access the course website or the blackboard utility. Please also regularly check whatever email address you use in conjunction with Blackboard.
Lab Topic Assignments Test/Projects
1 Wellness Assessment Labs 1-1 to 1-14. Discussion.
2 Behavior Change Labs 2-1 to 2-4 Discussion Lab 1, Quiz 1.
3 Cardiovascular Health Risk Labs 7-1 to 7-3, 7-5. Discussion Lab 2.
&suppl. Lab provided.
4. Cardio respiratory fitness Lab provided. Discussion, Lab 3, Quiz 2.
and current activity level.
5. Body composition, muscular Lab provided. Discussion Lab 4.
fitness and flexibility.
6. Exercise plan. Lab provided. Discussion Lab 5. Quiz 3.
7. Stress levels and sources. Labs 8-1 to 8-8 Discussion Lab 6
8. Nutrition status & eating behavior. Labs 10-1 to 10-7. Discussion Lab 7.
9. Cancer risk. Labs 12-1 to 12-7. Discussion Lab 8.
10. Diabetes risk. Labs 7-4 & suppl. Discussion Lab 8.
11. Substance use/abuse value system. Labs 13-1 to 13-7. Discussion Lab 9, Quiz 4.
12. Sexually transmitted disease value Labs 14-1 to 14-4. Discussion Lab 10.
system.
13. Assessment in your behavior Labs 15-1 to 15-4 Discussion Lab 11/12.
project for EXHP 162.