WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
PLAINVIEW CAMPUS
Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
learning-focused, and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, and service to God and
humankind.
I. COURSE INFORMATION:
Course
EXSS 2305- Introduction to Personal and Community Health
Spring 2015
Term
Class Time & Location Tues, Thurs, 10:50am-12:05pm, Laney Center, Room 205
Prerequisite
EXSS 1301 Foundation of Physical Education and Sport
EXSS 1112 Concepts of Fitness
II. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Instructor
Dr. Charles Chaoqun Huang
Office
Laney Center Room 204
Phone
2913791
Email
huangc@wbu.edu
Office Hours
MO, WE, FR 9:00am - 11:00am; 1:00pm - 3:00pm
TU, TH 8:00am-10:00am
III. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Acquaint students with the basic concepts in health related issues. Emphasis is placed on maintaining personal
health and recognition of the community’s needs and concerns for health. Specified for students pursuing state
licensure in athletic training.
IV. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Teague, M., Mackenzie, S., & Rosenthal, D. (2015). Your health today (4th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
V. COURSE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES:
Students will be able to understand:
1. Health-related behavior change
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The role of genetics in health, personality and behavior
Mental health and how to handle stress
The importance of spirituality, sleep, nutrition, fitness, and body composition
Eating disorders and body image
The negative effects of alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence
VI. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: Regular attendance and participation is expected! Any student who
misses twenty-five (25%) or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings will receive a grade of F for the
course. Therefore, if you are absent a total of 8 class periods, you will be given a grade of “F,” regardless
of your academic standing.
1. Tardies: Roll will be taken at the beginning of class. If you walk in late and attendance has already
been taken, you must make a point to see the professor after class so that you are marked off as being at
class, however, you will be counted as tardy. Failure to see the instructor after class if you missed roll
call will result in being marked as absent that day. NOTE: * 2 tardies = 1 absence!*
2. Participation: Students are expected to attend and participate in class discussions activity. Points will
be taken from your attendance grade for not participating in class.
VII. DISABILITY STATEMENT:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist
University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The
Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be
contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of disability must accompany
any request for accommodations.
VIII. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Attendance:
Absences
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 or more
Points
100
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
“F” for the class
2. Quizzes (100 points), you will be given 10 quizzes during the semester pertaining to the reading due for
that day and will be multiple choice, T/F and/or short answer format. Some will be unannounced so
make sure to read.
3. Assignments: (200 points), you will be expected to complete 20 assignments (including Personal
Health Portfolio) throughout the semester.
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4. Research Presentation (100 points total): You will be asked to research a specific area of interest in
health and wellness. You will be required to find at least 2 articles from professional journals and then
conduct a presentation to the class for 15 - 20 minutes.
5. Exams (500 points): You will have 4 exams during the semester and a comprehensive final exam.
Exams will be multiple choice, T/F and short answer. Exams will be done online. If you do not
complete the exam before the due time then you will automatically receive a zero for that exam.
IX. GRADING CRITERIA
Your grade will be determined as follows:
1. Attendance/Participation
2. Quizzes
3. Assignments & Portfolio
4. Presentation
5. 4 Exams
6. Comprehensive Final Exam
Total
100 points
100 points
200 points
100 points
400 points (100 pts. Each)
100 points
1000 points
Grading Scale:
900 - 1000
800 - 899
700 - 799
600 - 699
< 600 or Miss 8 more classes
Date
Jan 13
Jan 15
Jan 20
Jan 22
Jan 27
Jan 30
Feb 3
Feb 5
Feb 10
Feb 12
Feb 17
Feb 19
Feb 24
Feb 26
Mar 3
Mar 5
Mar 10
Mar 12
Mar 17
Mar 19
A
B
C
D
F
90.0% - 100.0%
80.0% - 89.9%
70.0% - 79.9%
60.0% - 69.9%
< 59.9%
Tentative semester schedule! *subject to change*
Day
Topic to be covered
Assignment/Quiz
Tues
Introduction
Thurs
Self, Family, and Community- Ch. 1
Portfolio1
Tues
Mental Health and Stress- Ch. 2
Quiz 1
Thurs
Mental Health & Stress-Ch. 2
Portfolio2
Tues
Social Connections-Ch. 3
Portfolio3; Quiz 2
Thurs
Sleep- Ch. 4
Portfolio 4
Tues
Test 1 on BB
Thurs
Nutrition- Ch. 5
Portfolio 5; Quiz 3
Tues
Fitness- Ch. 6
Portfolio 6
Thurs
Body Weight and Body Composition- Portfolio 7; Quiz 4
Ch. 7
Tues
Body Image- Ch.8
Portfolio 8
Thurs
Test 2 on BB
Tues
Alcohol and Tobacco- Ch.9
Portfolio 9
Thurs
Drugs- Ch.10
Portfolio 10; Quiz 5
Tues
Sexual Health- Ch. 11
Portfolio 11
Thurs
Reproductive Choices- Ch. 12
Portfolio 12; Quiz 6
Tues
Test 3 on BB
Thurs
Infectious Diseases- Ch. 13
Portfolio 13; Quiz 7
Tues
Spring Break
Thurs
Spring Break
3
Mar 24
Tues
Mar 26
Mar 31
April 2
April 7
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
April 9
Thurs
April 14
Tues
April 16
Thurs
April 21
Tues
April 23
Thurs
April 28
Tues
April 30
Thurs
May 5 Tues, 12:30pm2:30pm
Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes,
and Chronic Lung Diseases- Ch. 14
Cancer- Ch. 15
Injury & Violence- Ch. 16
Test 4 on BB
Complementary and Alternative
Medicine- Ch. 17
Environmental Issues-Ch. 18
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
Review for final exam
COMPRENSIVE FINAL EXAM
Portfolio 14
Portfolio 15; Quiz 8
Portfolio 16
Assignment; Quiz 9
Assignment; Quiz 10
X. ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Wayland students are expected to conduct themselves according to the highest standards of academic honesty.
Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as
possession of examinations or examination materials, forgery, or plagiarism. Disciplinary action for academic
misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty member assigned to the course. The faculty member is charged
with assessing the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty and with giving sanctions to any student
involved. The faculty member involved will file a record of the offense and the punishment imposed with the
dean of the division, campus dean, and the provost/academic vice president. Any student who has been
penalized for academic dishonesty has the right to appeal the judgment or the penalty assessed.
Plagiarism
“Plagiarism — The attempt to represent the work of another, as it may relate to written or oral works, computerbased work, mode of creative expression (i.e. music, media or the visual arts), as the product of one's own
thought, whether the other's work is published or unpublished, or simply the work of a fellow student.
1. When a student submits oral or written work for credit that includes the words, ideas, or data of others,
the source of that information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific
references, and, if verbatim statements are included, through use of quotation marks as well. By placing
one’s name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies the originality of all work not otherwise
identified by appropriate acknowledgements. A student will avoid being charged with plagiarism if there
is an acknowledgement of indebtedness.”
Source: http://www.spjc.cc.fl.us/webcentral/admit/honesty.htm#plag
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