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FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTHY LIVING

Health 10

Instructor Contact Information:
Matt Hank
Kinesiology Professor
Strength & Conditioning Coach
EMAIL: hank_matthew@smc.edu

SMC Office: KIN 211
Office Phone: (310) 434-8584

Syllabus Hard Copy

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is designed to develop proper attitudes toward healthful living. Topics include development tasks of young adults; mental health and stress; cause and prevention of disease; effects of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; sexuality and fertility management; aging; and environmental and health management issues.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Access, review and analyze authentic medical resources for information on diseases and health topics
  2. Analyze common symptoms of diseases and ill-health conditions, within families of diseases, and recognize threats of life and comprises to health
  3. Examine their own state of wellness through health assessments and journaling
  4. Analyze and plan their physical fitness needs
  5. Converse with others regarding health issues
  6. Have the knowledge of their personal family history of disease
  7. Achieve greater home emergency preparedness and personal safety knowledge

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  1. Students will know and assess their personal blood pressure reading and the impact of this physiological measure on their short term and long term health
  2. Students will understand risk factors for ill health, illness, and unhealthy conditions
  3. Students will understand the personal behaviors, habits and choices relating to development and maintenance of health through self-management of nutrition, diet, physical movement, exercise, stress management, sleep, rest, and recreation

Open Educational Resource (OER):

This website contains houses all the course content - free of charge. 

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-monroecc-hed110/

Optional TEXTBOOK:

Health: The Basics, 11th ed. or 12th ed.
Rebecca J. Donatelle
Pearson, 2014
ISBN - 9780321910424

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HOW TO SUCCEED AT THIS ONLINE COURSE:

  1. Understand exactly what is required of you each week – weekly turn in dates
  2. The course moves fast – stay on top of weekly assignments
  3. Submit all assignments on time
  4. Ask for help if you do not understand something
  5. Be willing to learn and grow
  6. The book is required but you will also utilize other online resources

    ONLINE LEARNING

    This class has been structured to accommodate experienced online class participants, as well as novices. You will need to be familiar with the basic functions of a computer, word processing, presentation software, and Internet access, however.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:

I am happy to make academic adjustments for students with documented disabilities. Please contact the Center for Students with Disabilities if this applies to you. The Center for Students with Disabilities is located in Room 101 of the Admissions/Student Services Complex, located on the north side of Main campus, next to Admissions. For more information, call (310) 434-4265 or (310) 434-4273

HONOR CODE & CODE OF ACADEMIC CONDUCT:

Honest and ethical students are protected in this class. The SMC Honor Code and Code of Academic Integrity, printed in the General Catalog, remind students of their responsibility to behave honestly and ethically. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with these codes. Please be extremely careful that you do not engage in any behavior that could even be construed as cheating. Outside of class, students are allowed to study together. However, copying another student's homework is not acceptable.   If the instructor determines that students have “relied” too heavily on each other in preparing homework or any other project, the students may be assigned no credit. Future occurrences could result in academic disciplinary action. During an exam, talking to another student, looking at another student's paper, using a calculator w/business functions, using cheat notes, etc. are not permitted.

GRADES:

1) Week 1 Assignments - 10 & 15 points

            2 Total assignments

2) Discussions - 15 points each

            4 Total for the course

3) Worksheets - 10 points each

            2 Total Worksheets

4) Quizzes – 25 points each

            1 per Module – 4 total for the course

5) Nutrition Analysis - 75 points

6) SMART and FITT Assignment - 50 points

7) Final Project - 90 points - Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, & Respiratory Disease

 

Total Points = 420

 

A = 90 -100%
B = 80 - 89%
C = 70 - 79%
D = 60 - 69%
F = below 60%

Course Summary:

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