Department of Physical Education Fall Semester 2009 PE 101/101L Fitness for Life-2 credits Instructors: Jeff Tincher, PhD Arena C-19 237-2802 [email protected] Mike Calawerts, MA Arena C-42 237-4046 [email protected] Textbook: Fitness for Life: Fall 2009. ISBN: 978-0-7380-3488-1 Babington and Tincher Course Description: This course presents information and activities which emphasize fitness, physical activity, and their relationship to health. Lectures and a variety of accompanying laboratory activities help students make informed decisions about fitness, physical activity, and health throughout their lifetime. Regular participation in physical activity is a main component of the course. Course Overview: This course is designed to meet the Foundational Studies Program’s Health and Wellness Requirement. It is a 2-credit hour lecture / lab designed to help understand the basic concepts of physical fitness and the role of exercise in health. Lectures meet one day each week and emphasize the concepts, principles, and guidelines that will help make informed decisions about physical fitness, nutrition, and exercise for a productive life. Labs will meet two times each week to introduce a variety of physical activities (e.g., resistance training, aerobic exercise, and recreational activities) and to show how to properly and safely be involved in a physically fit and active lifestyle. Laboratory activities and homework assignments will help you gain an understanding of your current state of physical fitness and how fitness can be improved. Participation in a variety of fitness activities is an integral and required part of the course. The combination of lecture materials and laboratory assignments will assist in meeting the Foundational Studies Program’s as well as the Health and Wellness requirement’s goals.This course is an integral component of the University’s Foundational Studies Program (FSP). Once you complete the FSP you will be able to: 1. Locate, critically read, and evaluate information to solve problems; 2. Critically evaluate the ideas of others; 3. Apply knowledge and skills within and across the fundamental ways of knowing (natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, arts and humanities, mathematics and history); 4. Demonstrate an appreciation of human expression through literature and fine and performing arts; 5. Demonstrate the skills for effective citizenship and stewardship; 6. Demonstrate an understanding of diverse cultures within and across societies; 7. Demonstrate the skills to place their current and local experience in a global, cultural, and historical context; 8. Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical implications of decisions and actions; 9. Apply principles of physical and emotional health to wellness; 10. Express (yourself) effectively, professionally, and persuasively both orally and in writing. Health and Wellness Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand how society benefits from healthy citizens; 2. Demonstrate safe and effective physical activities and nutritional strategies and describe informed decisions/choices about other issues that may affect one’s health; 3. Articulate the effect of lifestyle on physiological and cognitive functions, and psychological well being; and 4. Describe values and behaviors that lead to a healthy lifestyle. Health and Wellness Skill and Applied Learning Requirements: 1. Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop critical thinking skills. 2. Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop information literacy skills. 3. Include a graded writing component. 4. Include a physical activity lab. Course Objectives: 1. To have fun and learn about physical fitness.(LO 3) 2. To become familiar with the role that a healthy lifestyle will play throughout your lifetime.(FSP 5, LO 1) 3. To be able to identify major health problems and their impact onsociety.(LO 1) 4. To gain a basic understanding of the components of physical fitness.(FSP 9, LO 2) 5. To be able to explain how training principles affect the different fitness components.(LO 3) 6. To become familiar with the role proper nutrition plays in a healthy lifestyle.(LO 2) 7. To become a good consumer in regards to diet and weight loss.(LO 4) 8. To be able to design a safe and effective basic personal fitness plan.(FSP 1, LO 2, 3, 4) 9. To find lifetime fitness activities that are enjoyable to you.(FSP 9, LO 4) Course Topics: Topic 1 Introduction, Infectious Diseases Topic 2 Chronic Diseases, Lifespan Topic 3 Physical Activity and Exercise, Health Related Physical Fitness Topic 4 Health Related Physical Fitness Topic 5 Physical Activity and the Environment, Common Exercise Injuries Topic 6 Essential Nutrients and Nutrition Topic 7 Metabolism Topic 8 Weight Maintenance Topic 9 Current Health Issues-Sleep, Nicotine and Alcohol Use Topic 10 Current Health Issues-Weight Gain and Type 2 Diabetes, STD’s Topic 11 Activity Prescription-Creating an Effective Activity Program Topic 12 Stress Course Website and Resources: You may access the course website through MyISU. The course website contains course related materials, resources, and assignment guidelines. After logging into MyISU, click on the link for My Courses. Scroll down the page to find PE101 and click on the link. At this point you will be asked to log into Blackboard (log into Blackboard using the same username and password you use to access MyISU). After logging in you should see a link for PE101 toward the right hand side of the page. Alternatively, you can go directly to Blackboard (blackboard.indstate.edu) and log in as above.Evaluation: Your performance will be determined based on exam scores, attendance, participation in the lab activities, a written assessment, and lab / lecture assignments. Exams (Three 50 pt exams) (LO 1, 2, 3, 4) 150 Online and Written Assignments (LO 1, 3, 4) 150 Attendance 100 Lab Assignments (LO 2) 50 Total 450 1. Exams: Three exams will be administered periodically throughout the semester. These exams will be completed by scantron and will consist of 50 questions: 40 multiple choice and 10 true/false. 2. Weekly Assignments: At the course website you will find weekly assignments that will direct you to various resources