PE 111 - WELLNESS
PE 111 - WELLNESS
This is a generic syllabus for use by all sections of Wellness. Individual instructors will also have a more specific syllabus for their section describing their tentative schedule, assignments, and grading requirements.
Instructors:
Marion Askegaard 299-4710 maskegaa@cord.edu
Steve Baumgartner 299-4166 baumgart@cord.edu
Fred Fridley
299-4922 fridley@cord.edu
Bob Jones
299-3520 jones@cord.edu
Stacey Holm 299-4162
holm@cord.edu
Dave Klug
299-4002 klug@cord.edu
Kerry Norman 299-4728
norman@cord.edu
Troy Odegaard 299-4921 odegaard@cord.edu
Larry Papenfuss 299-4440 papenfus@cord.edu
Doug Perry
299-4436 perry@cord.edu
Bonnie Siverson 299-4434 bsiverso@cord.edu
John Whartneby messages at 299-4434 (the HPE &
Athletics office)
Course Description: Discussion of the components of health-related fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and body composition, as well as nutrition, stress management and alcohol education. Students are exposed to a variety of lifetime activities that promote health and well-being. Required for graduation.
Goals:
1. To assess
students in each of the components of Health-Related Fitness:
3. To expose students to a variety of enjoyable physical activities.
4. To reduce
and prevent health problems related to diet, alcohol, sexually
transmitted diseases
(including HIV) and stress.
Components: PE 111 - Wellness combines the use of activity, instruction and evaluation to increase awareness and promote health-related fitness.
ACTIVITY
· Poker Run/Walk
· Rollerblading
· Wallyball
· Omnikin Ball
· Circuit Training
· Ultimate Frisbee
· Aerobics and Water Aerobics
· Fitness Assessment Labs
INSTRUCTION EVALUATION
· Why
Cardiorespiratory Endurance?
· Fitness Assessment Labs
· Why
Muscular Strength & Endurance?
· H-R Fitness Project
· Why
Flexibility?
· Nutripro Dietary Analysis
· Why
Body Composition?
· Tests/Quizzes
· Dietary
Practices
· Attendance/Participation
· Alcohol
Education - OCTAA
· STD's/HIV/AIDS
· Stress
Management
Academic Integrity: Honesty and integrity are important values in this learning community and are expected for this course. Violations of policy (e.g. cheating or plagiarism) will result minimally, in failure of the exam or assignment, and maximally in failure of the course and report to the Academic Dean.
Attendance: Attendance is expected. Failure to attend class (the second absence in a T/TH section or third absence in a MWF section) may result in lowering of your grade and/or an Academic Performance Referral. You are expected to notify your instructor concerning excused absences that you know in advance will occur.
Required Textbook: Fit
& Well, 5th Edition (2003) by Fahey, Insel & Roth, Mayfield Publishing,
ISBN 0-7674-2236-8.
Required Heart Rate Monitor
Strap: Polar
Heart Rate Monitors are used in testing for cardio-respiratory endurance
and in several activities designed to help the student determine appropriate
levels of exercise intensity. Because of sanitary considerations,
each student must purchase their own strap along with the text from the
bookstore.
Course Competencies: Upon
completion of PE 111, students will be able to:
1. Define health, wellness
and physical fitness.
2. Describe the five components
of health-related fitness and their importance to overall well-being.
3. Assess one’s current
level of health related fitness using a variety of testing measures.
4. Develop a plan for improving
one or more component/s of health related fitness incorporating the principles
of training, conditioning and safety.
5. Identify and participate
in several modes of exercise that can be used for a lifetime.
6. Analyze one's current
dietary intake utilizing a computer analysis and the food pyramid guidelines.
7. Distinguish between body
weight and body composition and describe principles of safe weight loss.
8. Identify theories of
stress and methods relaxation.
9. One week of the course
is devoted to teaching an alcohol education curriculum titled Prime for
Life.
In addition, students complete
an assignment with an interactive CD-ROM titled “Alcohol 101” (see handout).
INTASC Standard #10 E.
10. Discuss the health
related risks associated with unsafe sexual practices, specifically, STD,
and HIV infection.
Assignments: While specific assignments and grading procedures may vary from instructor to instructor, each section of PE 111 will include the following:
1. A Health-Related Fitness
Project.
The purpose
of this project is to develop and implement a plan to improve one or more
of the health related components of fitness.
2. A Nutritional
Analysis.
The purpose
of this project is to analyze one's current dietary intake and make recommendations
that would promote compliance with the U.S. Dietary Recommendations. Web-based
Nutritional Assessment Tool
3. Health-Related Fitness Labs.
Various lab
assignments are designed to assess areas of health related fitness including:
Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Flexibility, Muscular Strength and Endurance
and Body Composition.
4. Quizzes and Exams.
The number of
which is determined by the individual instructor.
Helpful Links:
Playing
the Game study guide
Prime
For Life study guide
Alcohol
101 Worksheet
CyberDiet.com(good
general site for nutrition and fitness info)
Cyberdiet
Assessment tools (target
heart rate, body mass index, waist to hip ratio, calorie/activty calculator)
Grading:Criteria for grading will be presented by each individual instructor.
Dress/Lockers/Towels: Instructors will let students know in advance when it is necessary to dress for activity. Lockers are available for students enrolled in PE activity and wellness classes. Students may obtain lockers by applying at the equipment room window. Lockers must be cleared and checked in at the equipment room window by 5:00 p.m. on the last day of class. Towels will be supplied for all students upon presentation of an ID card at the equipment room window.
Injury: It is the student's responsibility to immediately report to the instructor any injury incurred during the class.
Limiting Conditions: A student having a handicap, or condition which may limit participation in a course must notify the instructor during the first class period.