Course Objectives Special considerations: Any student with a documented disability (by Disability Services; 231 Whitmore Building) is required to contact Dr. Debold within the first 3 weeks of the semester so that we may work out reasonable accommodations to support your success in this course. FINAL EXAM: EXAM #3 + Cumulative portion, Day/Time Scheduled by the Universitypage 1 of 4 Kinesiology 470 EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY Spring 2014 Course Description: This course will provide students with the current state of knowledge in the field of exercise physiology. A systems approach to how the human body responds to exercise will provide students with a critical analysis of the acute physiological responses to exercise, and the chronic adaptations that occur with regular exercise training. An emphasis will be placed on the mechanisms underlying the response of different systems of the body to exercise. When appropriate attention will be given to how these responses vary in different segments of the population. General topics to be covered include bioenergetics and metabolism; measurement of work, power and energy expenditure; the respiratory, cardiovascular and muscular systems; thermoregulation and the physiology of training and performance. Lecture & Lab Times: LECTURE: Tue. and Thur. 11:15 am - 12:05 pm, Morrill Sci Ctr. Rm. 131 LAB: Lab 1 – Tues 1:00 - 2:30 pm Lab 2 - Tues 4:00 - 5:30 pm Lab 3 - Wed 11:15 - 12:45 pm Lab 4 - Thurs 1:00 - 2:30 pm Lab 5 – Thurs 4:00 - 5:30 pm Lab 6 – Friday 11:15-12:45pm Materials for lecture and lab will be posted on the course website, which can be accessed through MOODLE, at https://moodle.umass.edu/. Check the MOODLE site frequently, as announcements, quizzes, schedule changes and other assignments will be posted there. Learning Aids: Throughout the textbook, you will find highlighted sections called: A Closer Look, Research Focus, Clinical Applications, Ask the Expert and The Winning Edge. Also, each section of a chapter ends with a brief Summary. We encourage you to read these inserts, as they explore various topics in greater depth (A Closer Look, Research Focus, Ask the Expert), apply them to clinical situations (Clinical Applications), or link concepts to high-level athletic performance (The Winning Edge). Course Objectives • To provide the foundation for understanding energy metabolism, energy transfer, acute responses to exercise, and chronic adaptations to various types of exercise training • To understand the mechanisms underlying the respiratory, cardiovascular, muscular and endocrine responses to exercise and exercise training • To understand the physiology and basic laboratory assessment of exercise performance • To gain an understanding of selected aspects of exercise physiology that concern training and conditioning, thermoregulation, gender differences and health outcomes in various populations Instructor: Professor Debold 158 Totman phone number: 545-4944 email: [email protected] office hours: Tues & Thurs. 12:15 to 1pm Graduate Student Teaching Assistants: Ben Hoffman Thomas Longyear Office: Totman 22 Office: Totman 21 [email protected] [email protected] 2 of 4 Undergraduate Student Teaching Assistants: Office hours for all TAs are by appointment Pre-requisites: All of the following courses must be COMPLETED prior to enrolling in KIN 470: KIN 110, 170, 171, 172, and 173 Text: Scott K. Powers and Edward T. Howley, Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance (6th, 7th or 8th edition). Copies are available at: o Amazon.com, new and used copies o UMass Textbook Annex, used and digital copies (through CafeScribe.com) Evaluation: Grading for this class is based on the following:  3 exams (2 mid-terms and 1 final). • Exam #1; 20% of your final grade • Exam #2; 20% of final grade • Final Exam; 25% of final grade (20% on final section, 5% cumulative)  Online assignments, small group and in-class work - 5% of final grade  Lab grade (see separate Lab Syllabus) - 30% of final grade Timeline for Lecture Assignments 1. Online assignments will be announced 3 days prior to posting in class and available for 4 days only, no make ups will be provided 2. In-class group exercises are unannounced. If notification of an excused absence with documentation is received within 48hrs. of the missed assignment it must be made up within 7 days. Grading Scale: A 94-100% A- 90-93.9% B+ 87-89.9% B 83-86.9% B- 80-82.9% C+ 77-79.9% C 73-76.9% C- 70-72.9% D 62-69.9% F <62 Exams and other Assignments, including Lab Assignments: It is the student’s responsibility to take all exams at the scheduled times. If a student is ill or has other extenuating personal circumstances that prevent him/her from meeting class requirements (e.g., taking exams or submitting quizzes, written reports or projects on time), one of the following is required: 1) note from physician verifying illness, or 2) note from coach verifying sport team travel. If approved, a make-up exam must be taken within 1 week of the scheduled exam. Makeup exams will consist of open-ended, essay-style questions. To be fair to all of the students in the class, there are no exceptions to this rule. See the Lab Syllabus for details about lab assignments. Special considerations: Any student with a documented disability (by Disability Services; 231 Whitmore Building) is required to contact Dr. Debold within the first 3 weeks of the semester so that we may work out reasonable accommodations to support your success in this course. It is the policy of the University to accord students, on an individual basis, the opportunity to observe their traditional religious holidays. Students wishing to observe a religious holiday must provide advance written notification to each instructor by the end of the second week of classes. Academic Honesty Policy (from the UMass Undergraduate Code of Conduct): Intellectual honesty requires that students demonstrate their own learning during examinations and other academic exercises, and that other sources of information or knowledge be appropriately credited. No form of cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, or facilitating of dishonesty will be condoned in the University community. Academic honesty ispage 3 of 4