CourseSyllabus

PHYA 130–BEGINNING SPINNING

MW

1 Credit Hour

SEMESTER/YEAR: Spring 2011 OFFICE: TFHS GYM

INSTRUCTOR: Rebecca WillsHOURS: 12:00 -12:30 pm

E-MAIL: HONE: (208) 737-5208 ext 3029

College Mission Statement: The College of Southern Idaho, a comprehensive community college, provides educational, social, cultural, economic, and workforce development opportunities that meet the diverse needs of the communities it serves. CSI prepares students to lead enriched, productive and responsible lives in a global society.

Course Description:This course is an introduction to Spinning, also known as Indoor Group Cycling. Spinning is a full-body, low impact, aerobic exercise that can help strengthen the heart, lower blood pressure, boost energy, burn off excess fat, tone legs and stomach, reduce stress and tension, and boost peak performance.

Course Pre-Requisites: To be successful in this course, student attendance and motivation is a must. Students will need athletic shoes or cycling shoes with clips, comfortable clothing, heart rate monitor (provided), water, and a sweat towel.

Course Goal: The goal of this course is to provide students from beginning to intermediate levels with a knowledge base to properly and effectively cycle with cadence rules in mind.

Required Textbook: There is no required textbook for this course.

Course Objectives:By the end of this course students will:

  • improve cardiovascular endurance, strength, and energy levels.
  • know how to set up a spinning bike
  • know how to properly change hand positions with the different seated and climbing positions.
  • know resting and target heart rates
  • learn how to cycle in the target heart rate zone to most effectively burn fat.

Policies and Procedures:

  • Attendanceis required to be successful in this class.
  • Complete and turn in the health history form first week of class. If anything on the health history changes during the course of the semester, i.e.... pregnancy, medications, injuries etc., please notify the instructor immediately.
  • The student must initiate the action to withdraw by the end of the first week (first Friday). After the first week, a grade other than W will be issued.
  • Come to class prepared for a workout, dress in appropriate workout attire for cycling (non-baggy pants and no jeans) and good pair of shoes. Cycling shoes with clips can be worn.
  • Bring plenty of water. Students are encouraged to bring water bottles. No other food or drink is allowed in the cycling room.
  • If necessary, students should bring a gel seat for extra comfort and/or wear padded bike shorts.
  • It may be wise to bring your own towel from home, if available.
  • Students will be required to wear a heart rate monitor during class to meet the outcome and assessment requirement for this class. All students will be assigned a heart rate monitor prior to class and will also be required to check out their assigned heart rate monitor during each class period. Students will be held responsible for their own heart rate monitor and expected to learn how to use it properly throughout the semester. Heart rate monitor straps are being sold at the CSI Bookstore for a small fee and is suggested you purchase your own for cleanliness issues.
  • Cell phones, homework and loud conversational chatting WILL NOT be permitted at any time during the workout session. Please respect others!
  • If you find your spinning bike is not working properly, please write down the bike number and the problem on the bike maintenance sheet provided on the bulletin board in the music closet. Please don’t forget to inform your instructor!
  • Bike Safety Tips:Please DONOT spin backwards, spin with no resistance, adjust seat/handlebars while spinning, jump on pedals if resistance gets too heavy, spin without hands on handlebars, spin without shoes clipped in or pedal straps tightened, and never spin without proper seat and handlebar adjustments. The above may cause injury or breakdown of a bike. Please adhere to the spinning rules also mentioned by your instructor.
  • Behavior: Behavior is to be appropriate to a positive learning environment. You are expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner in this course. You should treat all class members with respect and be thoughtful in your own contributions to the class. You will receive one warning concerning inappropriate behavior; if the behavior persists, you will be dropped from the course and the matter will be referred to student services for college discipline. If there is a problem for you in the class, please let me know. See College Catalog, page 16, for other college behavioral policies.
  • Honesty: Students are expected to be honest in all aspects of their work. All work is evaluated on the assumption that the work presented is the student’s own. Students are subject to the grade of failure (F) for any of the following dishonesty practices. Cheating--the improper use of books, notes, other student’s test or quizzes, or other aids during an examination or quiz. Collaboration--submission of a paper in which substantial portions are paraphrased as one’s own from, or identical to another student’s paper. Plagiarism--submission of a paper in which substantial portions are paraphrased without documentation or are identical to published or unpublished material from another author.
  • Code of Conduct:In accordance with the mission statement and goals of CSI, as well as those within the Physical Education Program and the Education Department, students are expected to abide by a code of conduct to ensure the establishment of an educational, cooperative, and safe environment conducive to learning and growth. Students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, both in dress and in character, during all Physical Education courses (including online), internships and/or field experience opportunities. Respect is to be given to external organizations and their personnel and students and to all members of the Physical Education/Education Department, including fellow students, staff, and faculty, regardless of race, age, gender, or religious background. Dishonesty inany form, including cheating and plagiarism, will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action. It is hoped that students will develop an inherent desire to learn and grow, not only here at CSI, but also throughout their professional careers, in the community, and in their own personal lives.
  • Attendance Policy:College Catalog (page 33): The college recognizes that regular attendance is the student’s responsibility. The instructor may evaluate the lack of attendance in terms of the course requirements and take a reasonable course of action. A class missed due to required participation in a verified school activity will not be considered an absence. Students who miss class or are absent for any reason, are still responsible for completing all course requirements. (See attendance policy below)

PHYA Activity Class Attendance Policy:

Attendance:

2 or less absences = A

3 absences = B

4 absences = C

5 absences = D

6 or more absences = F

Absences: Full participation in class is required. If a student shows up 10 or more minutes late for class, he/she will receive NO credit for that day, unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor.

Make-Ups: Emergencies and illnesses do happen, and if this should be the case, please contact your course instructor as soon as possible to discuss options for missed class sessions. Make up classes are determined and handled within this course by the course instructor, but only TWO make-ups will be allowed. Students may not attend another instructor’s activity course.

Intended Student Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 1:Students will demonstrate appropriate safety practices

Activity: Students will complete a pre/post safety assessment to measure progression of safety knowledge

Outcome Assessment:Post- safety assessment.

Learning Outcome 2:Students will improve and/or maintain their level of cardiovascular fitness throughout the semester.

Activity:Students will measure their resting heart rates, recovery heart rates and calculate their target heart rates at the different energy zones.

Outcome Assessment: Pre-and post-assessment.

Learning Outcome 3:Students will develop the skills to monitor variousenergyzones during physical activity.

Activity: Students will be required to wear a heart rate monitor throughout the semester and learn how to stay in the different energy zones.

Outcome Assessment: PE Manager reports from downloaded heart rate monitors.

Learning Outcome 4:Students will improve understanding and knowledge of how a spinning class is designed.

Activity:Students will have to teach two segments to a song of choice (one fast, one slow) during thelast two weeks of the semester and follow the guidelines that they have been taught all semester.

Outcome Assessment:Students will be assessed by a departmental rubric.

Drop Policy:

It is the student’s responsibility to drop this course.

A student may drop a course or all courses prior to the end of late registration (first Friday of the semester- Friday) without a “W” being recorded on the student’s official transcript. A student initiated drop after the late registration period is considered a withdrawal, and results in the grade of “W”.

(Students may drop courses online until the end of the late registration period. In order to withdraw from one or more courses following late registration, a completed registration form is required. Instructions on the form indicate when a signature of instructor and/or Financial Aid advisor is required. The completed form may be submitted to Admissions & Records or any off-campus center.)

NOTE: Students may withdraw from courses until 75% of the course meetings have elapsed. Students must withdraw themselves if they decide not to complete the class. Students who stop attending yet do not drop/withdraw from the class will get a failing grade (or whatever grade they earned). After 75% of the term has elapsed (12th week of the semester for fall and spring full-semester classes) students cannot initiate a drop/withdrawal. Students will be issued a grade after this deadline.

CSI email: Since email is the primary source of written communication with students, all registered CSI students get a college email account. Student e-mail addresses have the following format: <address>@eaglemail.csi.edu where <address> is a name selected by the student as a part of activating his/her account. Students activate their accounts and check their CSI e-mail online at Instructors and various offices send messages to these student accounts.Students must check their CSI e-mail accounts regularly to avoid missing important messages and deadlines. At the beginning of each semester free training sessions are offered to students who need help in using their accounts.

On-line course evaluation statement: Students are strongly encouraged to complete evaluations at the end of the course. Evaluations are very important to assist the teaching staff to continually improve the course. Evaluations are available online at: Evaluations open up two weeks prior to the end of the course. The last day to complete an evaluation is the last day of the course. During the time the evaluations are open, students can complete the course evaluations at their convenience from any computer with Internet access, including in the open lab in the Library and in the SUB. When students log in they should see the evaluations for the courses in which they are enrolled. Evaluations are anonymous. Filling out the evaluation should only take a few minutes. Your honest feedback is greatly appreciated!

Disabilities:Any student with a documented disability may be eligible for related accommodations. To determine eligibility and secure services, students should contact the coordinator of Disability Services at their first opportunity after registration for a class. Student Disability Services is located on the second floor of the Taylor Building on the Twin Falls Campus. 208.732.6260 (voice) or 208.734.9929 (TTY) or email .