Course Syllabus
Contemporary Health 1: Personal and Community Health Issues
Online Contemporary Health Fall 2016 - Course Syllabus
INSTRUCTOR: Thomas Hazell: Professor of Health Sciences and Athletics
EMAIL: thazell@elcamino.edu
TEL: 310-660-3593 Ex: 3673 OFFICE: PE N #4-A
OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Thursday 7:00-7:30am & 12:00 - 1:00pm
ONLINE OFFICE/TELEPHONE HOURS: Monday-Thursday 7:00-7:30 am & 12:00 - 1:00pm
TEXT:
Health: The Basics 12th Edition by Donatelle by Pearson Education
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to provide a critical analysis of factors, which affect personal and community health. Primary emphasis is placed upon self-empowerment and disease prevention in a culturally diverse community. General topics include communicable and non-communicable disease; physical fitness; weight management and nutrition; human reproduction and sexuality; stress management and mental health; drug use and abuse; and environmental health.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (Program-Level):
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to identify and demonstrate effective methods to promote healthy behaviors; prevent and reduce both chronic and infectious diseases and disorders; promote healthy and safe communities; and increase quality years of healthy life while facing life’s transitions.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Compare and contrast the dimensions of health and wellness.
- Analyze the causes, prevention, and current treatments for chronic and infectious disease.
- Examine the components of fitness and benefits of physical activity as they relate to overall health and wellness.
- Examine the components of a healthy diet compared to current fad diets.
- Assess total caloric intake and expenditure as they relate to total energy balance and body composition.
- Examine human sexuality and reproduction and analyze environmental and cultural influences on behavior and reproductive choices.
- Compare and contrast birth control methods and childbirth options.
- Analyze the effects of stress on the body and evaluate various stress management techniques.
- Compare and contrast drug use, misuse, and abuse and major drug classifications and their effects on the body.
- Assess the major threats to environmental health
- Examine and explain the major factors involved in consumer protection.
- Compare and contrast alternative therapies with traditional medical treatment in the prevention and treatment of health issues.
COURSE CONTENT:
I. FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE
Week 1 - Aug 29 Orientation Navigating My Health Lab
ACCEPT THE SYLLABUS
DEADLINE: September 4th, 11 PM
Week 2 - Sept 4 Chapter 1: Accessing Your Health
Discussion Board 1: Setting Goals: Online Classes – Your Experience
DEADLINE: September 11th, 11PM
Week 3 - Sept 11 Chapter 2: Promoting and Preserving Your Psycho-social Health
Discussion Board 2: Stress Index Questionnaire
DEADLINE: September 18th, 11PM
Week 4 - Sept 18 Chapter 3: Managing Stress and Coping with Life’s Challenges
Discussion Board 3: Assessing Your Stress Level
DEADLINE: September 25th, 11PM
Week 5 - Sept 25 Chapter 4: Preventing Violence and Injury
Test 1, covering chapters 1-4
TEST 1 DEADLINE: SUNDAY, October 2nd, 11:00 PM
II. BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Week 6 - Oct 2 Chapter 9: Eating for a Healthier You
Discussion Board 4: Calculate Your BMI
DEADLINE: October 9th, 11PM
Week 7 - Oct. 9 Chapter 10: Reaching and maintaining a Healthy Weight
Discussion Board 5: Setting Goals: Weight Management/Fitness
DEADLINE: October 16th, 11PM
Week 8 - Oct 16 Chapter 11: Improving Your Personal Fitness
Discussion Board 6: Personal Fitness
DEADLINE: October 23rd, 11PM
Test 2, covering chapters 9,10,11
TEST 2 DEADLINE: SUNDAY, October 23rd, 11PM
III. CREATING HEALTHY AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS
Week 9 Oct 23 Chapter 5: Building Healthy Relationships and Understanding Sexuality
Week 9: Discussion Board 7: How Well Do You Communicate?
DEADLINE: October 30th, 11PM
Week 10 Oct 30 Chapter 6: Considering Your Reproductive Choices
Written Assignment “Marriage Interview”
Week 11 Nov 6 Continue: “Marriage Interview”
DEADLINE: Sunday, November 13th, 11:00 PM
Test 3, covering chapters 5-6
TEST 3 DEADLINE: SUNDAY, November 13th, 11:00 PM
IV. AVOIDING RISKS FROM HARMFUL HABITS
Week 12 - Nov 13 Chapter 7: Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Use
Week 12 Discussion Board 8: Have You Had Experience With An Addict?@l
DEADLINE: November 20th, 11PM
Week 13 - Nov 20 Chapter 8: Drinking Alcohol Responsibly and Ending Tobacco Use
Week 13: Discussion Board 9: Alcohol and Tobacco Use
DEADLINE: November 27th, 11:00 PM
Test 4, covering chapters 7-8
TEST 4 DEADLINE: November 27th, 11PM
V. PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE
Week 14 - Nov 27 Chapter 12: Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
Week 14 Discussion Board10: Assessing Cardiovascular Disease
DEADLINE: Dec 4th, 11PM
Week 15 - Dec 4 Chapter 13: Protecting against Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases
Test 5, covering chapters 12-13
TEST 5 DEADLINE: December 11th, 11 PM
Week 16 Dec 11 Course Survey (DUE: Dec. 16th)
ASSESSMENTS:
5 Tests:
100 points possible for each test, Multiple choice/true-false = 500 total.
10 Discussion Boards, 10 Points each board. Total Points 100
1 Written Assignment, must be submitted on time for full credit, Total Points 100
GRADING:
Total possible 700 points.
700-620 = A
619-550 = B
549-480 = C
479-410 = D
419 - Below =F
COURSE POINTS and GRADE CALCULATION:
Exams (100 Points): 500 points
Written Assignment: 100 points
Discussion Boards (10): 100 points
Total Points: 700 points
STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT
General Policy
Conduct at El Camino College must conform to the laws of the State of California, District policies, and campus rules and regulations. The El Camino College faculty, staff and administration are dedicated to maintaining an optimal learning environment; the standards of behavior as outlined in this policy are essential to the maintenance of a quality college environment. These standards will apply to all students on campus, other college property or while attending any college-sponsored event. Violation of such laws, policies, rules and regulations or behavior adversely affecting suitability as a student, will lead to disciplinary action. Disciplinary actions as noted in Section II may be taken against any person who engages in behavior defined as misconduct as listed.
Misconduct
Dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism or knowingly furnishing false information to the College, forgery, alteration, or misuse of college documents, records, or identification. Continued disruptive behavior, continued willful disobedience, profanity or vulgarity, or continued defiance of the authority of, or abuse of, college personnel or to anyone on campus. Participation in hazing or commitment of any act that tends to injure, degrade or disgrace a student or college personnel. Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, or other authorized college activities including but not limited to its community service functions or to authorize activities held off campus. Obstruction or disruption includes but is not limited to the use of skateboards, bicycles, radios, and roller skates. Persistent, serious misconduct not listed above.
Disciplinary Action
Disciplinary action appropriate to the misconduct as defined above may be taken by an instructor (see below); the Dean of Student Services or his or her designee (see below); and the Board of Trustees (see below).
Discipline
The following types of disciplinary action may be taken or pursued by the college:
Warning - A verbal or written notice, given to the student by a faculty member, the Dean of Student Services or any college manager that continuation or repetition of the specified conduct may be cause for other disciplinary action. Reprimand - A written reprimand for violation of specified regulations sent to the student by the Dean of Student Services, noting that continued violations may result in further disciplinary action. The Dean of Student Services shall place a copy of this reprimand in the student file.
Removal by Instructor - In addition to an instructor’s right to drop a student permanently from a class when the student is no longer participating i.e. lack of attendance in the course, an instructor may remove (suspend) a student from his or her class for the day of the incident and the next class meeting. During this period of removal, a conference should be held with the instructor and the student to attempt to resolve the situation that led to the student’s removal and the student shall not be returned to the class from which he or she was removed without the concurrence of the instructor of the class.
If a student is suspended for one class meeting, no additional formal disciplinary procedures are necessary.
If a student is suspended from class for the day of the incident and the next class meeting, the instructor shall send a written report of the action to his or her dean who shall forward this information to the Dean of Student Services, the Vice President of Student Services, and the President. If the student removed by an instructor is a minor, the President’s designee (Dean of Student Services) shall ask a parent or guardian of the student to attend a parent conference regarding the removal as soon as possible. If the instructor or the parent or guardian so requests, a college administrator shall attend the conference.
The instructor may recommend to his or her dean that a student be suspended for longer than two class meetings. If the dean, instructor and student cannot resolve the problem, the suspension will be referred to the President or the President’s designee (Dean of Student Services) for possible actions described in Section 6 of this item.
Suspension- The President or the President’s designee (Dean of Student Services) may suspend a student as follows:
a. From one or more classes for a period of up to ten days of instruction; or
b. From one or more classes for the remainder of the term; or
c. From one or more classes and activities of the community college for one or more terms. The Dean of Student Services shall send the notice of suspension to the student, the student file, the Vice President of Student Services, the President of the College and the Campus Police. Whenever a minor is suspended from the College, the parent or guardian shall be notified in writing by the President or the President’s designee (Dean of Student Services).
d. During the period following the initial suspension from class for the day of the incident and the following class meeting, the student shall be allowed to return to the class until due process and the disciplinary procedures are completed unless the student is further suspended as a result of actions taken as defined in Section 6 of this item.
Cheating or Plagiarism
Cheating violates Section I.B.1 of El Camino College’s Board Policy 5138, Standards of Student Conduct. The El Camino College faculty, staff and administrators are dedicated to maintaining an optimal learning environment and will not tolerate academic dishonesty. To uphold the academic integrity of the institution, all members of the academic community, faculty and students alike, must assume responsibility for providing an educational environment of the highest standards characterized by a spirit of academic honesty. The following statement is part of Board Policy 5138, Standards of Conduct: “Dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism or knowingly furnishing false information to the college.’’ When there is evidence of cheating or plagiarism in classroom work, students may receive an F for that piece of work or may be suspended from all classes for that term and the following term if deemed appropriate.
Examples of Cheating or Plagiarism are:
- Representing the words, ideas or work of another as one’s own in any academic exercise (plagiarism), including the use of commercial term paper companies;
- Copying or allowing another student to copy from one’s paper or answer sheet during an examination;
- Allowing another individual to assume one’s identity for the purpose of enhancing one’s grade in any of the following: testing, field trips or attendance;
- Falsifying or attempting to falsify attendance records and/or grade rosters; changing answers on a previously scored test, assignment or experiment with the intent to defraud;
- Inventing data for the purpose of completing a laboratory experiment or case study analysis with the intent to defraud; Giving and/or taking information during an examination by any means such as sign language, hand signals or secret codes;
- Obtaining copies of notes, exams or exam questions by any means other than distribution from the instructor. (This includes copying and removing exam questions from the classroom for any purpose.);
- Using study aids such as calculators, tape recorders or notes that have been specifically prohibited by the instructor
Responsibility of El Camino College Students
It is the responsibility of each student to conduct him/herself in a manner, which encourages learning and promotes honesty; and to act with fairness toward other students in the classroom. This incorporates the notion that students should not seek an unfair advantage over other students when completing an assignment, taking an examination or engaging in any other kind of academic activity.
Consequences for Cheating or Plagiarism
Given alleged violation of the Standards of Conduct, any or all of the following actions may be imposed:
1. The instructor may assign a failing grade to the examination or assignment in which the alleged cheating or plagiarism occurred. This action is based on information that the instructor had.
2. The instructor may dismiss the student from the class or activity for the present and/or following class session(s) as stipulated in BP5138, section IIB5: Removal by Instructor.
3. The instructor may recommend suspension or expulsion of the student from the college as stipulated in BP5138, Section IIB6 and 8. This recommendation must be in accordance with El Camino College’s Due Process and Disciplinary Procedures.
4. Complete the Academic Dishonesty Report Form and submit it to your Division Office for distribution.
ADA STATEMENT
El Camino College is committed to providing educational accommodations for students with disabilities upon the timely request by the student to the instructor. A student with a disability, who would like to request an academic accommodation, is responsible for identifying herself/himself to the instructor and to the Special Resources Center.
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