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Walking and Fitness  

 

Course Number :            PHED 1106                

Course Title:                Walking and Fitness

Course Credit Hours:         1      Lecture Hours:         Lab Hours: 3

Course Delivery Method:      Lecture/Lab

Instructor’s Information:     iws2.ccccd.edu/tairhart        www.tonydairhart.com    

Instructor’s Name:           Tony D. Airhart

Office Number:               E-122

Office Hours:                MWF: 9:00 am - 10:00 am,  11:00 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

                            TR:   9:00 am - 11:30 am      

Contact Information:         Office Telephone; 972-548-6506   E-mail: tairhart@ccccd.edu

Class Meeting Times:          TR  7:00 am to 8:15 am

Class Meeting Location:      E-123 -  class will begin meeting at Town Lake after the first week of class, depending on weather conditions

Textbook:                   Essential Knowledge for Exercise and Training , Schumann, second edition

The last day to withdraw is  April 11, 2008

Measurable Student Learning Outcomes:

1. To demonstrate knowledge of the basic terminology, training principles and safety guidelines of walking and fitness.

2. To demonstrate an understanding of muscle structure and function changes, which occur as adaptations to exercise.

3. To demonstrate the ability to design an implement an exercise program based on desired outcomes and scientific principles.

4. To demonstrate sport and fitness-related skills and apply the use of the skills in lifetime activity in the promotion of health and wellness.

5. To demonstrate knowledge of nutrition and its implications for sport performance, physical fitness, and wellness.

6. To recognize the importance of the relationship between lifetime activity and the quality of life.

7. To demonstrate the biomechanics of fundamental movements and skills.

8. To develop the kinesthetic sense in the process of acquiring movement skills.

Method of Evaluation:

Grade based on evaluation of the following items:

1. Daily Personal Log                        25 pts.

2. Exam 1                                        50 pts.

3. Labs (5)                                       50 pts.

4. Final or Project                             75 pts.

                                        TOTAL:            200pts.                                                 

                                       Scale:              200 - 165     =             A

                                                             164 - 130     =           B

                                                              129 – 90      =          C

                                                                89 - 60      =          D

                                                                59 - 0        =          F

1. The daily personal log is required to log your miles, times and heart rates each day. This is located in the back of the Fitness Manual.

2. The quiz will be over fitness principles, muscles, fitness components and fitness terminology.

3. a total of 5 labs will be done throughout the semester consisting of Pre and Post fitness testing (2 labs), personal goals, target heart rates and diet analysis.

4. The final will be over nutrition information as well as information from quiz 1.

You may substitute a run or walk for the final sometime during the semester. This will be an organized run/walk in the area that you will sign up for and participate in. You must bring documentation to verify your participation.

 

Attendance Policy:

Tardiness – arriving 5 minutes or more after the start of class or leaving early, more than 10 minutes before the end of class, will result in a 1 point deduction from the final grade each time it occurs.  Arriving 10 minutes or more after the start of class will be considered an absence.              

*CCCCD PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY PROGRAM ATTENDANCE POLICY

Once you miss MORE THAN,

6 classes, in classes that meet three times per week

4 classes, in classes that meet 2 times per week

2 classes, in classes that meet 1 time per week,

with any combination of authorized and/or unauthorized absences, you will no longer be eligible to

receive credit for the course. If you do not drop in accordance with the CCCC Academic Calendar, a

grade of “F” will be assigned.

The last day to withdraw is April 11, 2008

 

Religious Holy Days: please refer to the current Collin Student Handbook

ADA Statement: It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable

accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This College

will adhere to all applicable federal, State and local laws, regulations and guidelines with

respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational

opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-G200 or

972.881.5898 (V/TTD: 972.881.5950) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate

accommodations.

Academic Ethics: The College District may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of

scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements,

acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or

the submission as one’s own work material that is not one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty

may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism,

collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, and/or falsifying academic

records.

Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s own without

giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct

quotation.

Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner

during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying

computer or Internet files, using someone else’s work for the assignments as if it were

one’s own, or any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a

course.

Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic

dishonesty, including but not limited to, providing a paper or project to another student;

providing an inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate

during an examination; removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a

classmate to copy answers.

Tentative Course Calendar:

NOTE: A copy of the generic/departmental syllabus is available on the college website at: http://iws.ccccd.edu/syllabus

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