Personal Health

HED 100

3 Semester Credit Hours

Instructor Contact Information
Instructor Name:

Betty C. Williams              Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education

Office Number:                T.  Wesley Pickel Field House Rm., 121

Office Phone: 
452-8600 at Extension Ext. 3243 

Toll Free Phone:  (888) 335-8722

Email Address:
betty.williams@volstate.edu
Fax:
615-230-3629
Secretary Phone:
Ms. Linnette Flood 452-8600 Ext. 3240 or Ms. Holly Ritchie 452-8600 Ext. 3253
Course Information

Course Description:

A course designed to study the health problems of college men and women.  Mental health, communicable diseases, degenerative diseases, nutrition, drug abuse and other health problems of students and families are studied.

Course Objectives:

 

Students will increase their understanding of the concepts of disease prevention and

wellness and the important role of lifestyle as a determinant of each.     

 

Students will increase their knowledge of selected disease-prevention and wellness issues.

               

Students will practice skills complementary to the development of a wellness lifestyle.

 

Students will be encouraged to take responsibility for both personal and community

aspects of disease prevention and wellness, both in the present and in the future.

 

Upon completion of this course the student will have demonstrated the ability to:

1.  Health:  Shaping Your Health

2.  Achieving Psychological Wellness    

3.  Coping with Stress

4.  Staying Physically Fit

5.  Understanding Nutrition and Your Diet

6.  Maintaining a Healthy Weight

7.  Living Drug-Free

8.  Using Alcohol Responsibly

9.  Rejecting Tobacco Use

10. Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

11. Living with Cancer

12. Preventing Infectious Disease Transmission

13. Exploring the Origins of Sexuality

14. Sexuality:  A Variety of Behaviors and Relationships

15. Managing Your Fertility

16. Becoming a Parent

Prerequisites:
none

Specific Course Requirements:

 

1.   Assigned readings in Understanding Your Health.

2.   Exams:  There will be two regular course exams, the second of which will be given

     during the scheduled final exam period.

3.   Family Health Tree:  You will be asked to investigate your family history of disease,

      life-style behaviors, and environment.  A brief  paper, including a family health tree

      diagram, will be turned in for course credit.  This assignment will be described in more

      detail on a separate handout.

4.   Research Paper:  Each student will be required to write research a paper on a current

      health issue.  This paper will be a point/counterpoint presentation of an issue

      selected by the student.  (Topics must have the instructor's approval.)  More

      information on topics and format will be given on a separate handout.

                                              

Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software Requirements

Hahn, Dale, Understanding Your Health, 6th ed. Wm. C.  Brown/McGraw-Hill Publishers, 1998.  Textbook can be purchased online www.vscc.cc.tn.us/books

Supplementary Materials:
none
Course Website address:
vswebct.volstate.edu
Hardware Requirements:
None
Software Requirements:
 Microsoft Office
Assessment and Grading

Testing Procedures:

Tests over the chapters in the textbook knowledge obtained through class lectures, notes and handouts.  The exam is a Multiple Choice Short Answer Exam. 

Grading Procedure:

The following weights will be used to determine your final grade in this course:

2 exams @ 15 percent                     20 percent

Individual/Outside Assignments          15 percent

Family Health Tree                          20 percent

Oral Report Research Project            25 percent

Planning Your Funeral                      10 percent

Individual Fitness Assessment           10 percent

Grading Scale:

The grading scale is based on the following:

90 ‑ 100    =   A
80 ‑   89     =    B
70 ‑   79      =   C
60 ‑   69      =    D
Below 60      =    F
Incomplete    =    I

 

N =     Audit - No grade or credit.  The student must have registered as an audit in order to receive this grade.

W=    Withdrawal - A grade of W is given by the admissions office after a student has processed a drop/add  form through the Admissions Office.  Note:  The instructor does have the right to administratively withdraw a student from class resulting in a grade of W; but this is not automatic.  Students wishing to withdraw must do so through SOTEP and the Admissions Office.  Please consult with me prior to withdrawing from the course.

I=    Incomplete - An incomplete is given at the discretion of the instructor and must meet the following conditions: 

(a) Student attends regularly.

(b) Student has completed 80% of the course work and is passing.

(c) The instructor feels the student can realistically complete the course work in the

     following semester.

Note:  If the course work is not completed prior to the exam period of the following semester, the grade is automatically converted to an F by the Admissions Office.

Class Participation

1.      There is no substitute for class participation.  You are expected to actively participate.

Punctuality

Late for class:  This disturbs fellow students and guest speakers. Lateness is discouraged.

Attendance:
The student is allowed a certain number of absences in which "no penalty" is applied, these absences should be reserved for unusual circumstances.  Further absences will result in points being deducted from the student's grade.  The basis for deduction of these points can be found on the attendance scale which precedes. "no when a student is participating in a school activity  which has been approved by the Dean of the College, the student will not be counted absent, but must make up the work within a week of the scheduled event.  More than two absences will lower your unexcused grade one letter grade.  Excused absences must have the instructor's approval.

                                                              

Course Ground Rules

 

NOTE:   I HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR EXCUSES!!!!

 

1. Exams:  If you miss an exam, you may not make it up.  Exam will be announced in

   advance so it is your responsibility to be in class the day it is given.

2. Extra credit:  No extra credit will be accepted, unless assigned by the instructor. 

3. Late paper and family tree research:  Five points from final average for each day late. 

    I do base your grade on the work turned in on time.

4. Typing:  Paper must be typed, double-spaced on 8 ˝ by 11- inch white paper.  All

    work turned in must be typed. 

5. The policy relating to cheating and student conduct can be found in the College

   Student Handbook.   Persistent unexcused absences can result in the instructor having

   the student administratively withdrawn form the class.  The procedure involves the

   recommendation of the instructor to administratively withdraw the student.  If the Dean

   of the College approves the recommendation, the student is withdrawn from the class.

      

Guidelines for Communications

Check email under WebCT course Personal Health and your section number.  Use student e-mail account.   Always include a subject line when sending an e-mail.  Go to the www.volstate.edu/ WebCT email and follow the instructions.  The professor will send a reply within 24 hour from receiving your email.  Use standard 12 points.

Financial Attendance Policy
If you are receiving Title IV financial assistance (PELL GRANT, Student Loan or SEOG grant), you must regularly attend class a (minimum of the first full week) or be subject to repay PART or ALL of the federal Financial Aid you receive for the semester.
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Students With Disabilities

It is the student's responsibility to inform the instructor if you have a condition that impair or influence participation in aerobic dance.  It is the student's responsibility to self identify with the Office of Disability Services in order to receive accommodations. Only those students with appropriate documentation will receive services. Disability Services is located in the Campus  center, Suite C206B.

Syllabus Changes

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