STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH SCIENCE Spring 2011: HSC 121 001 CORE CONCEPTS IN HEALTH Instructor: Dr. Kim Kato Course Time & Location: MWF 10:00 10:50am Credits: 3 hrs Office: HPE 214 Email: kkato@sfasu.edu Office Phone: 936-468-1610 Other Contact: 936-468-3503 (Main Office) For off-campus students, preferred communication is emailing the professor through Blackboard if out-ofclass communications is needed. For on-campus students, if a committee or faculty meeting is called during office hours, a note will be posted on the office door. Office Hours & Teaching Schedule: MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 9:30 10:45am 9:00 11:00 am 9:30 10:45am HSC 425 Social Health & HSC 425 Social Health & Sexual Interaction Sexual Interaction 9:00 10:00am 10:00 10:50am HSC 121 001 Core Concepts in Health 1:00 3:00 pm 3:00 5:30pm HSC 425 Sr. Seminar 10:00 10:50am HSC 121 001 Core Concepts in Health 10:00 10:50am HSC 121 001 Core Concepts in Health The mission of SFASU s Health Science Program is to provide quality academic education and structured professional experiences designed to prepare students to promote health and enhance the quality of life for individuals and their communities. Prerequisites: None I. Course Description: Introductory course, which examines the multi-dimensional, factors (emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual) that affect optimal health. II. Intended Learning Outcomes/Goals/Objectives: This course links with SFA Initiative #4: Develop a learner-centered environment. This course links with SFA s COE Goal and Initiative #2: Prepare educators and industry professionals. This course links with SFA Initiative #5: Create new learning opportunities through additional interdisciplinary, international, service learning, and civic engagement experiences. This course links with SFA s COE Goal and Initiative #6: Collaborate with external partners. Program Learning Outcomes: Community Health Program 1. The student will be able to plan and evaluate a community based health lesson. 2. The student will construct a professional portfolio to be used as a personal career-marketing tool for employment opportunities. 3. The student will write a grant and submit the grant s request for funding proposal (RFP). 4. The student will be able to communicate health information. 5. The student will design and implement a health behavior change plan that they will monitor for the semester. EC-12 Health Program 1. The student will be able to plan and evaluate classroom based health instruction 2. The student will be able to demonstrate health content knowledge. 3. The student will demonstrate skills in instructional planning, curriculum development, instructional methodology, assessment, and classroom management.
4. The student will be able to communicate health education concepts to audiences of varying ages. 5. The student will design and implement a health behavior change plan that they will monitor for the semester. Student Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of this class, the student will be able to: 1. Apply the principle factors involved in developing one s optimal health (CH & EC-12 = PLO 5 2. Identify a health behavior that needs to be addressed and then develop an appropriate health behavior change plan (CH & EC-12 = PLO5). 3. Communicate and participate in online health topic discussions (CH & EC-12 = PLO 4). 4. Identify the major concepts relative to making positive decisions regarding one s health (CH & EC- 12 = PLO5). 5. Comply with the principle factors that affect quality of life (CH & EC-12 = PLO 5). III. Course, Assignments, Activities, Instructional Strategies, use of Technology: The course may include lecture, discussion, films, videos, guest speakers, panels, homework assignments, inclass work, group projects, quizzes, tests and optional research participation. Credit may be gained by satisfactory: 1) regular daily attendance and participation in class activities, 2) completion of in-class work, homework, projects, and exams on due date. Students are responsible for material in the text we don t cover in class. Course Assignments & Evaluation Requirements: A. Exams: There will be three exams. Exam 1 and 2 are worth 100 points each and the final is worth 125 points. Make-up exams will only be administered and scheduled for absences excused prior to the exam date! Test material comes from class; if you miss class you miss test materials. Exam 1 is Feb. 11 th (Chapters 1 4 & Sleep); Exam 2 is March 11 th (Chapters 5 9); & Final exam is May 9 th 10:30 am 12:30 pm (Chapters 10 16). B. Health Behavior Change Project: The Health Project is worth a total of 100 points. The components of the project are listed below. HBC Part 1. Health Behavior Assessment (Standard I) - Complete How Healthy Are You on page 22-24 of the textbook or online at www.pearsonhighered.com/donatelle or www.pearsonhighered.com/myhealthlab.com Staple the completed copy of the assessment to a typed onehalf page double-spaced (1 inch margins) summary of your assessment findings and what the scores in each category mean. Worth 10 points. DUE Jan. 24 th HBC Part 2. Health Behavior Goal Contract (Standard II & III) - Decide what health behavior you would like to change (i.e., sleeping habits, smoking, exercise, stress, etc.) Complete all sections of the Behavior Change Contract at the front of the textbook (green form). A copy of the contract is also located in the course assignments folder on Blackboard. You will submit this assignment via Blackboard under Assignments. Worth a total of 15 points. All sections of the contract need to be completed. If you don t know the information, do the research. DUE Jan. 26 th (Submit in Blackboard) HBC Part 3. Journal Blog Entries (Standard I & VI) Each student has their own private discussion board to enter journal entries reflecting on the HBC Project. Journal blog entries should be meaningful, monitor behavior progression, and report successes and obstacles to changing the behavior. You should post and date each journal entry in Blackboard under the Discussion toolbar. This is private discussion board so you and the professor will be the only ones able to read the entries that you post. You are required to post 15 journal blog entries from Jan. 26 th April 20 th. Worth a total of 30 points. DUE April 20 th HBC Part 4. Health Behavior Change Discussion (Standard I - VI) -- Students will participate in an online discussion with other classmates on their health behavior change. The HBC Discussion will take place on Nov. 23 rd Tues from 8am 5pm. You have 8 hrs to complete the discussion. You may log on to the discussion in Blackboard under the Discussion toolbar / HBC 4 Discussion and post during the scheduled times only. The discussion room is only viewable during discussion time. Students are required to post 5
separate threads. The first thread should answer questions #1 #4. The remaining threads should be comments based on question #5. 1) What is the behavior you are trying to change to better your health? 2) What is your plan of action for your health behavior change? 3) Describe how these changes have impacted your daily health. 4) What have been the biggest successes and setbacks you have experienced while working on changing your behavior? 5) Give and advice or comment on another students behavior change efforts. Discussion is worth a total of 25 points. DUE April 15 th 8am 5pm. HBC Part 5. Evaluation of Health Behavior Change Project (Standard II & III) - At the end of the semester, a 1-2 page (typed, double-spaced, 1 margins, 12in font) summary of the project. In paragraph/numbered form you should address the following questions: a. What behavior did you change? (2 points) b. Did you follow your plan? If so, did your time line work? Was this class helpful? Did you have support from friends or family? If not, where did your plan break down? Were your goals realistic? What were the barriers? (10 points) c. How do you feel about your efforts and any changes made? (5 points) d. How will you maintain your changed behavior? (3 points) e. Worth 20 points = your grade on this project is not solely based on changing behaviors (I hope you were successful though), but on the effort put in to the project. Your Evaluation of Health Project will be evaluated on the following criteria: content (answered questions a-d), effort and neatness (1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced, 1 margins, 12in font) and writing proficiency (5 or more errors = -10 points). DUE April 29 th (Please copy it off and hand it in during class) C. Disease Presentation and PowerPoint (Standard V & VII) Students will be assigned a specific disease from Chapters 12 or 13 and will present the answers to the following questions: definition and explanation of disease type; risk factors; statistics; early detection; exams; treatments; and cite sources (last slide). Pictures and video clips under 30 seconds are allowed however any video clips over 30 seconds will result in a point deduction from the group grade. The presentation should be prepared in power point format and each member of the group should post it to Blackboard under Assignments by March 25th. Presentation should be 10-15 minutes in length. Presentations will take place April 1 st, 8 th, 18 th, 20 th, and May 2 nd. Worth 50 points. D. Class Activities: Class attendance and participation is required and will be reflected in the final grade. Periodic unannounced activities (online quizzes or assignments, in class quizzes, discussion panels, personal reflections, guest speaker reports, group activities, etc.) will be given for the purpose of class participation and reflection. Worth 10 60 points. E. Attendance: YOU MUST ATTEND CLASS. Students are awarded three (3) unexcused absences throughout the course of the semester. Five points from your total points will be deducted each absence thereafter. F. Methods of Instruction will include activity, lecture, discussion, and visual media. The course syllabus course assignments, mail, and grades will be available on the course Blackboard web page. Students are expected to check the homepage, their grade book, and web mail regularly (www.mycourses.sfasu.edu) IV. Evaluation and Assessment (Grading): Evaluation Criteria: Grading Criteria: Exam-1 & 2 100 points/each = 200 pts. A = 90% or higher Final = 125 points B = 80-89% Health Behavior Project = 100 points C = 70-79% Disease Presentations = 50 points D = 60-69% Class Activities =??? points F = below 59% Attendance = > 3 absences 5 points TOTAL = > 475
V. Tentative Course Calendar (Subject to change and all changes will be announced in class DATE Topic and Chapter Readings Week #1 Course Introduction Jan. 19 th & 21 st Chapter 1: The Basics of Healthy Change Week #2 Jan. 24 th, 26 th & 28 th Week #3 Jan. 31 st, Feb. 2 nd & 4 th Syllabus Quiz Due Jan 21 st Chapter 2: Psychosocial Health (Mental, Emotional, Social, & Spiritual Well Being) Chapter 3: Managing Your Stress HBC 1 Assessment Due Jan. 24 th (p. 22-24) HBC 2 Contract Due Jan. 26 th (Submit in Blackboard); Begin HBC 3 Chapter 3: Managing Your Stress Sleep Topic Stress Jeopardy (online) Week #4 Chapter 4: Preventing Violence and Abuse Feb. 7 th & 9 th Exam #1 Feb. 11 th EXAM 1: Chapters 1 4 & Sleep Week #5 Chapter 5: Healthy Relationships & Sexuality Feb. 14 th, 16 th, & 18 th Gender Discussion Week #6 Chapter 6: Your Reproductive Choices Feb. 21 st, 23 rd, & 25 th Week #7 Chapter 7: Addiction and Drug Abuse Feb. 28 th, March 2 nd & 4 th Chapter 8: Alcohol and Tobacco Week #8 Chapter 9: Nutrition and You March 7 th & 9 th Chapter 9: Nutrition Assessment Due March 9 th Exam #2 March 11 th EXAM 2: Chapters 5 9 March 14 th 18 th Spring Break no classes Week #9 March 21 st, 23 rd, & 25 th Chapter 10: Managing Your Weight Chapter 11: Personal Fitness Disease Presentations Due March 25 th (Submit in Blackboard) Week #10 Chapter 11: Personal Fitness March 28 th & 30 th Week #10 Disease Presentations (Groups #1, #2, & #3) April 1 st Week #11 Chapter 14: Aging, Death, and Dying Aging Activity Experience April 4 th & 6 th Week #11 Disease Presentations (Groups #4, #5, & #6) April 8 th Week #12 Chapter 15: Environmental Health April 11 th & 13 th Week #12 April 15 th Week #13 April 18 th & 20 th April 22 nd 25 th Week # 14 April 27 th & 29 th HBC 4 Activity Discussion April 15 th beginning at 8am and ending at 5pm Disease Presentations (Groups #7, #8, & #9) - April 18 th Disease Presentations (Groups #10, #11, & #12) - April 20 th HBC 3 Journal Blog Due April 20 th Holiday Break no classes Chapter 16: Savvy Health Care Consumerism HBC 5 Evaluation Due April 29 th
Week #15 May 2 nd, 4th, & 6 th May 9 th Monday 10:30 AM 12:30 PM Disease Presentations (Groups #13, #14, & #15) May 2 nd Final Review FINAL EXAM: Chapters 10 16 10:30 AM 12:30 PM VI. Required Readings & Materials: 1. Donatelle, R. J. (2011). Health: The basics (Green Ed.) ISBN 10: 0321626400. San Francisco, CA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings Either / OR Donatelle, R. J. (2011). MyHealthLab Student Access Code for Health: The Basics. (Green Ed.) ISBN: 10: 0321667174. Online Textbook. Pearson Benjamin Cummings. 2. The instructor will supply additional readings. VII. Course Evaluations: Near the conclusion of each semester, students in the College of Education electronically evaluate courses taken within the COE. You will receive 2 points for completing the course evaluation. Evaluation data is used for a variety of important purposes including: 1. Course and program improvement, planning and accreditation. 2. Instruction evaluation purposes 3. Making decisions on faculty tenure, promotion, pay, and retention. As you evaluate this course, please be thoughtful, thorough, ad accurate in completing the evaluation. Please know that the COE faculty is committed to excellence in teaching and continued improvement. Therefore, your response is critical! In the College of Education, the course evaluation process has been simplified and is completed electronically through MySFA. Although the instructor will be able to view the names of students who completed the survey, all ratings and comments are confidential and anonymous, and will not be available to the instructor until after the final grades are posted. VIII. Student Ethics and Other Policy Information: A. ATTENDENCE POLICY: YOU MUST ATTEND CLASS. Students are awarded three (3) unexcused absences throughout the course of the semester. 5 points from your total points will be deducted each absence thereafter. B. LATE ASSIGNMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: Assignments are due on assigned date during class time. NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED IF SLID UNDER THE DOOR. Important feedback will be provided prior to due date, revisions/corrections will not be allowed after the assignment is due. If you cannot take the test on the scheduled time you must contact me or leave a message by phone for me in the Kinesiology and Health Science Office on or before the test date in order to be eligible for a make-up test. If a designated due date is missed, due to a university sanctioned activity, you must take the test or turn in your project BEFORE you leave campus. C. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: http://www.sfasu.edu/upp/pap/academic_affairs/academic_integrity.html. It is the policy of Stephen F. Austin State University that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University. (see Academic Integrity A-9.1). D. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES - To obtain disability related accommodations and/or auxiliary aids; students with disabilities must contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), Human Services Building, Room 325, 468-3004/ 468-1004 (TDD) as soon as possible. Once verified, ODS will notify the course instructor and outline the accommodation and/or auxiliary aids to be provided. E. ACCEPTABLE STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Classroom behavior should not interfere with the instructor s ability to conduct the class or the ability of other students to learn from the instructional program (see the Student Conduct Code, policy D-34.1). Unacceptable or disruptive behavior
will not be tolerated. Students who disrupt the learning environment may be asked to leave class and may be subject to judicial, academic or other penalties. This prohibition applies to all instructional forums, including electronic, classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The instructor shall have full discretion over what behavior is appropriate/inappropriate in the classroom. Students who do not attend class regularly or who perform poorly on class projects/exams may be referred to the Early Alert Program. This program provides students with recommendations for resources or other assistance that is available to help SFA students succeed. F. UNDERGRADUATE TEACHER CERTIFICATION The Undergraduate Initial Teacher Certification Handbook contains all policies and procedures related to undergraduate teacher certification. Teacher education candidates are responsible to know and understand the policies and procedures outlined in this handout. (http://www.sfasu.edu/education/departments/educatorcertification/docs/edcertundergrad_handbook.pdf) G. REASON VS. EXCUSE POLICY: REASONS are events that take place prior to the scheduled activity and EXCUSES are events that take place after the scheduled activity. I am willing to work with REASONS but I will NOT work with EXCUSES. Plan appropriately, communicate, and take responsibility for your actions and education. H. CELL PHONES TURN OFF YOUR PHONE. If your cell phone rings, vibrates, or hums during class, the instructor will deduct 5 points from your course point total. If it rings multiple times, multiple points will be deducted. NO exceptions! IX. Student Teacher Relationship Expectation Declaration: Students are not customers. Teachers are not employees. Students and teachers have obligations to each other. Adopted from Dr. Thomas H. Benton s A Tough-Love Manifesto for Professors, published in The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=2qnrjxxbnfjpbgjch9sphycdfsm3cvt4) Friday, June 9, 2006. A. This is what I expect from students: You will treat everyone in the class, including the professor, with the respect due to all human beings. You will attend every class, give your full attention to the material, and conduct yourself in an appropriate manner. You will agree to do the work outlined in the syllabus on time. You will acknowledge that previous academic preparation (e.g. writing skills) will affect your performance in this course. You will acknowledge that your perception of effort, by itself, is not enough to justify a distinguished grade. You will not plagiarize or otherwise steal the work of others. You will not make excuses for your failure to do what you ought. You will accept the consequences good and bad of your actions. B. This is what students can expect from me: I will treat you with the respect due to all human beings. I will know your name and treat you as an individual. I will not discriminate against you on the basis of your identity or your well-informed viewpoints. I will manage the class in a professional manner. That may include educating you in appropriate behavior. I will prepare carefully for every class. I will begin and end class on time. I will teach only in areas of my professional expertise. I do not know something, I will say so. I will conduct scholarly research and publication with the aim of making myself a more informed teacher. I will return your assignments quickly with detailed feedback. I will pursue the maximum punishment for plagiarism, cheating, and other violations of academic integrity. I will keep careful records of your attendance, performance, and progress. I will make myself available to you for course advising. I will maintain confidentiality concerning your performance. I will provide you with professional support and write recommendations for you if appropriate. I will be honest with you. Your grade will reflect the quality of your work and nothing else. I am interested in your feedback about the class, but I am more interested in what you learned than how you feel.