Phye 241 Lisa Williams
San Diego Mesa College
Introduction to Exercise Science/Physical Education
Online Course Syllabus
UNITS: 2.00 (Grade only)
SECTION I
CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is the introductory course for students majoring in Physical Education and is required for the Associate in Arts degree in Physical Education. It provides the student opportunity to study the history, basic philosophy, basic principles, and professional career options of exercise science.
NOTE: This class is an accelerated format and requires the completion of all course work in 8 WEEKS.
PRE-REQUISITES:
Advisory:
Successful completion of English 51 and English 56, with a “C” or better.
TRANSFER APPLICABILITY: Associate Degree Credit & transfer to CSU and/or private colleges and universities
UC Transfer Course List
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Define the basic philosophies of exercise science including the relationships between lifestyle behaviors and the importance of an exercise science professional being an effective role model for health and fitness, leadership, and ethical character.
2. Define the nature and scope of exercise science as a discipline and as a profession.
3. Identify the influence of key historical persons and events upon the evolution of exercise science.
4. Identify the sub--disciplines and allied fields within exercise science and explain their relationship to each other.
5. Identify and explain career opportunities available to persons with exercise science competencies and degrees.
6. Identify and participate in career development activities through web exploration for the exercise science profession.
7. Identify and define current issues and trends within the exercise science field.
SECTION II
1. COURSE OUTLINE AND SCOPE
The following topics are included in the framework of the course but are not intended as limits on content. The order of presentation and relative emphasis will vary with each instructor.
l. Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport Studies
a. Definitions and the improvement to the quality of life
b. Importance and purpose of Physical Activity
c. Objectives of these dynamic fields
d. The Allied Fields
2. Exercise and Sport Sciences
a. Exercise Science as an academic discipline.
b. Descriptions of the various exercise and sport sciences.
c. Exercise and Sport Sciences as a multidisciplinary field.
d. Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport as a Profession
3. Career Opportunities in Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport
a. Teaching –vs- Non-teaching
b. Specializations in the field and related areas
4. Philosophy of Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport
a. Background of philosophy
b. Five traditional philosophies
c. Ethics
d. Development of a Personal Philosophy
5. Selecting and Preparing for a Career
a. Self-assessment inventories and factors influencing choices
b. Options, opportunities, and prerequisites
c. Educational background, related experiences, and certifications
d. Resumes and goal setting
6. History and Development of Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport
a. Sport in the Ancient World and our European Heritage
b. Early American Physical Education and Sport
c. Twentieth-Century P.E., Exercise Science, and Sport
7. The Changing Nature of Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport
a. Opportunities and Challenges
b. Issues in Sport
c. Living actively in the twenty-first century (Trends for the future
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
This course is offered as a technology mediated instruction class. All lecture material will be delivered via the Internet. The instructor will be available to students via electronic mail within the website. It is the student’s responsibility to add, drop or withdraw from this course by the established deadlines. If your name is on the roster at the end of the term, you will receive a grade. Petitions to add, drop or withdraw after the deadline will not be approved without proof of circumstances beyond the student’s control. Lack of money to pay fees is not considered an extenuating circumstance. Further, it is the student’s responsibility to make
sure that all work is submitted, as per guidelines in the online format, by the required date. Students are advised that many problems can occur with technology and that they should anticipate such problems and allow sufficient time to rectify them in order that work is completed by deadline.
For the purposes of this online course, students are expected to have adequate computer skills to be able to manage the technology.
Students are required to check the Internet course site on a daily basis to ensure that they are up to date with the calendar, mail and bulletin board postings. Registration into this course assumes that you have access to a computer with a reliable Internet Service Provider, that you are computer literate, self motivated and disciplined and that you will devote sufficient time to the course. At a minimum, you are expected to spend at least two hours each weekday (holidays excluded) on course related work. You must check into the site at least once each week day! You are responsible for checking to determine if the instructor has posted any changes, assignments or requirements on the site.
BEHAVIOR AND STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT:
Students are expected to respect and obey standards of conduct as found in Policy 3100, 3100.1 and 3100.2. Since this is a technology mediated instruction course, all printed materials will follow the same guidelines as written in these policies. Please be aware that you will be expected to write all your postings using correct grammar and punctuation. If there are online bulletin board discussions, students must follow rules of etiquette that would be appropriate during an in-person discussion. You may not insult, denigrate, ridicule or otherwise undermine another person’s postings or comments.
ACCOMMODATION OF DISABILITY:
Every effort has been made to ensure that the course, and the way it is presented, meets the needs of all students. Students with disabilities who may need academic accommodations should notify the professor and are advised to contact the DSPS office at San Diego Mesa College.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
This class will be conducted in accordance with the college student code of conduct and basic standards for academic honesty. Violations of standards of academic honesty will be reported to the school Dean for appropriate action. Please understand that the time limits for tests are designed to disallow students from using notes or the text during the examination periods. You must know the material before you enter the test and challenges to the time limits will not be accepted. You must be able to read and process information quickly to complete tests within the allotted time.
READING ASSIGNMENTS for CHAPTER TESTS:
You will be expected to read the following chapters from the text together with their corresponding student learning outcomes and chapter outlines on the website under Course Content:
Chapters 1, 2 & 3 (Test 1 – available March 30 – April 5) See Calendar
Chapters 4, 5 & 6 (Test 2 – available April 13 – April 19)
Chapters 7, 8 & 9 (Test 3 – available May 4 – May 10)
Chapters 10, 11 & 12 (Test 4 – available May 11 – May 17)
Please plan your reading time carefully. There is a lot of reading for chapter tests as well as other assignments.
WEB ASSIGNMENTS
There are outside WEB assignments for this class. Go to the Assignments Box within the class for a complete description and due dates. There are 100 total points available for the WEB assignments.
DISCUSSION BOARD (Participation Topics)
There are Discussion Topic assignments for this class. Go to the Assignments Box within the class for a complete description and due dates. There are 40 total points available for the Discussion Board topics participation.
COURSE TIMELINES:
Absolutely no late work or incomplete work will be accepted for any reason. All submitted work must be typed. Please make sure that your work is received by deadline. Please allow sufficient time to allow for technology problems and failure, both on the part of the student’s server and machines and on the part of the college server and machines. There will not be any opportunity for make-up tests or assignments. This course requires that you are able to manage your time effectively and that you can complete your responsibilities according to the timeline.
POINT DISTRIBUTION FOR FINAL GRADE:
A total of 400 points can be earned in this course.
Website Visits/Reports – 100 points available.
Discussion Board Participation – 40 points .
Career Paper – 50 points. (This will be a 3 – 5 page paper, created and submitted as a Work .Doc. You will have 2 weeks to complete this assignment. Directions for this paper can be found in Assignments.)
Total available for four tests = 200 points. (Tests are 50 points for each of the four tests. See chapter breakdown in the reading assignments above.)
Student Introduction Exercise - 10 points.
Please click on the Assignments Box from the Homepage for the due dates for the above. You can access this on the first day that you log in to this class.
A = 400 - 360
B = 359 - 320
C = 319 - 280
D = 279 - 240
F = 239 or below
An F grade will be recorded for students who cease to participate and do not drop themselves from the course.
Only one test is open at a time. When one test ends, the next test opens. Do not miss a test! There are no makeup tests. Please do not forget to hit Submit Quiz for Grading when you finish the quiz or the clock will keep running and you will earn zero points.
Each test will be multiple choice, true/false format and short answers.
Each is worth points as assigned and various questions within each test may be worth multiple points.
There will be no comprehensive final exam.
COURSE CALENDAR and WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
The Course Calendar and the Assignments box lists the due dates for each assignment and test. Things can go wrong with computers, with Internet access and with life in general. Plan for things to go wrong! You cannot use computer failure or ISP failure or even Internet congestion as a reason for not submitting an assignment on time. Messages regarding assignments and other information may also be posted on the Home page, as well as in lecture notes, bulletin boards and on the calendar. Be sure to check these sites each time you log on for important information and/or changes. Please do not post a message requesting information until you have checked these sources. Doing so indicates that you are not reading the bulletin board regularly! If I do not respond to your question, it means that it has already been answered in one of the previously mentioned sources.
SYLLABUS:
You will need to download a FREE copy of Adobe Acrobat. Please go to the website at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
The syllabus of record will be the one posted on the site each semester. Please make sure that you periodically check the site to determine if any changes have been made to the syllabus. In the event such changes occur, I will post a bulletin on the homepage to advise you of this. However, if you miss that bulletin, you are still responsible for those changes. Remember to check the Homepage each time you enter the site. It is very easy to overlook this and go directly to the Bulletin Board or Emails.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Students must read all postings. Please be advised that if you allow a lot of time to pass before accessing the site, the postings will be overwhelming. This is why you are required to check into the site so frequently. If you have a question or problem, please be sure to review previous postings to see if your question has already been answered. Everything you need to know is within the course. Check the homepage, the calendar, the bulletin board and your private mail before posting questions.
TEXT AND SUPPLIES:
The student is required to use a computer with an ISP and browser. Telephone modems are inappropriate for this or any other online course. AOL is not compatible with WebCT. Make sure that you do run the Browser tune-up that is offered by going to SDCCD Online.net.
Required text: Introduction to Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Sport Studies, by Angela Lumpkin, Seventh Edition, published by McGraw Hill, 2008. There is also much information, including practice tests, power point slides, and discussion questions within the course under course content.
INSTRUCTOR:
Lisa Williams
Telephone: (619) 388-2442 – I am not available by telephone during the summer or winter intersession.
Email: Please contact me within the online class website. Just click on the Communication link and then the Email link. Do not contact me via the district sdccd.edu email since I do not check this site as frequently.
I will try to respond to your emails within 24 hours.
You will get a quicker response by using this online class email.