Fall 2018 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus Course Prefix/Number/Title: HPER 217 Personal and Community Health Number of credits: 3 Course Description: This course is designed to acquaint the student with those principles and practices which will ensure the maintenance of conditions necessary for wholesome personal and community living. Economic, social, and legal aspects of health preservation and disease prevention will be emphasized. Pre-/Co-requisites: None Course Objectives: 1. The student will understand that lifelong wellness is achieved and sustained through proper physical exercise and nutrition. Promote lifelong learning skills for a healthier life. 2. Awareness that lifelong fitness includes developing muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and cardiovascular health. 3. Understanding the importance of team training in maintain a healthy lifestyle. Instructor: Dan Davis Office: Thatcher Hall 123 (Under the Bleachers beside the team room.) Office Hours: By Appointment or stop in (Outside of days I am out recruiting or performing Athletic Director duties, I am in the office from around 9 am thru 5 pm. Phone: 701-228-5451 Email: danny.davis@dakotacollege.edu Lecture/Lab Schedule and Location: Tuesday, Thursday: 9:30 – 10:45 am, Thatcher Hall, Room 1107 Textbook(s): Health & Wellness, 9th or 10th Edition by Edlin and Golanty not required Course Requirements: This class will be a lecture format with out of class reports and assignments using various technologies including the internet and outside readings. Class participation and attendance will be a must to be successful. o Textbook – Health & Wellness, by Edlin and Golanty o Attire – Proper clothing for activities o Attendance Policy – your grade is affected by attendance. Points will be given and not given depending on your appearance in class. 1. You will be given 4 points a class period for attendance. 2. Unexcused absences will result in that you will not receive any points for that day. 3. If you notify me beforehand about absences, that will benefit your attendance grade. If I am notified prior to class (at least ½ hour before class begins), you will still get 2 points for unexcused absences. 4. Excused absences (athletic events, field trips, etc.) will be counted neither for nor against you, they will not factor into your attendance grade. o Exams/Quizzes o Course work and Lab activities Late Work: In cases where I do allow a test or quiz makeup there will be a 10% reduction in grade for every class period it is late. For example if a quiz is due Tuesday and you miss it. I will reopen and if it is done by Wednesday evening it is only a 10% reduction, if Friday it is 20%, and so on. DCB General Education Goals/Objectives met in this course: Goal 1 – to develop the ability to communicate Goal 6 – to promote the management and use of physical activity Goal 9 – to develop lifelong learning skills Relationship to Campus Theme: The students will identify differences between healthy life choices and what the consequences of negative life choices are. They will be able to recognize that there are many ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle and that health is more than just physical wellness it also includes emotional and spiritual wellness. Classroom Policies: Reading the assigned text is the student’s responsibility, and is essential to success in this course. It should be noted though that it is in your best academic interest to read material before the week of lecture/discussion as to aid in your understanding. Any deadlines are final and your work is due on the day specified (11:59:59 PM). Any late work will not be accepted for full credit. Please refrain from doing anything that might be disruptive and disturb other students or the instructor, such as chronically arriving late, leaving early, and talking with neighbors, using a cell phone or texting. Turn all electronic junk off. This class does not require the use of a laptop computer; therefore they are not allowed to be operated in lecture periods. This academic environment is an open and harassment free one. Participation within the classroom is highly encouraged and is an integral part of the higher education experience. Ask questions – comment on discussions.