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 4311- Adventure Education
Spring 2015
Term
Class Time & Location Tues, Thurs, 1:45pm-3:00pm, Laney Center, Room 205
Prerequisite
EXSS 1301 Foundation of Physical Education and Sport
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:
Help students acquire knowledge and skill needed to lead adventure activities in outdoor recreational, including
educational, church, and other settings. Include introduction to activities such as backpacking, camping,
canoeing, rock climbing, rappelling, orienteering, bicycling, and ropes courses. EXSS 1301. Fee: $40.
IV. REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Priest, S., & Gass, M. A., (2005). Effective leadership in adventure programming, 2nd edition. Champaign, IL:
Human Kinetics.
Additional readings will be placed on Blackboard. School email, blackboard, and internet access required.
V. COURSE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES:
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Students will be able to:
1. Know the historical and philosophical foundations of adventure education.
2. Explain various theories related to adventure education.
3. Demonstrate the knowledge of professional practices including program development, program
administration, risk management, emergency procedures, and awareness of industry standards,
current issues, and trends.
4. Master the related knowledge and skills specific to adventure education.
5. Develop pedagogical skills and practical experience of organizing, teaching, and leading outdoor
adventure activities for various aims and various populations.
6. Develop the ability to critically read, evaluate, and synthesize literature in the field of adventure
education.
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/Participation:
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
2. In-class leadership activities (100 points): Throughout the semester, some typical adventure activities
will be introduced to encourage you to put theories and knowledge into practice. You will be asked to
lead at least one of the adventure activities. You will be expected to prepare and turn in a lesson plan
which includes brief history of the adventure activity, equipment and gears, safety and risk management,
basic techniques, program development, and practical activity you are going to lead.
3. Review paper: (100 points): This paper will be a comprehensive review of a model, theory, person,
event, or organization that has had a significant impact on adventure education. Papers should have an
introduction, several content paragraphs with properly cited sources, a conclusion paragraph, and proper
transitions between each. They should adhere to APA 6th format by being double--‐spaced, have 1 inch
margins, and contain a: Title Page, Abstract, 1000 – 1250 word Main Body, and References. Grading
will be based on grammar/format, discussion, implication, and comprehensiveness of the
historical/foundational issue or topic. Please e‐mail the paper to me (huangc@wbu.edu).
4. Field experience (100 points): Saturday, April 4 (8:00am – 6:00pm; weather make-up day: April 11,
same time). The activity will be rope courses or orienteering.
5. Exams (200 points): You will have a midterm exam and a final exam. Exams will be multiple choice,
T/F, and/or essay. 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. In-class activities
3. Review paper
4. Field experience
5. Exams
Total
100 points
100 points
100 points
100 points
200 points
600 points
Grading Scale:
540 - 600
480 - 539
420 - 479
360 - 419
< 360 or Miss 8 more classes
Date
Jan 13
Jan 15
Jan 20
Jan 22
Jan 27
Jan 30
Feb 3
Feb 5
Feb 10
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/Activity
Tues
Introduction
Review syllabus
Thurs
What is adventure? Adventure education? Assign tasks for in-class
activities
Tues
Philosophy of adventure education
Thurs
Philosophy of adventure education
Tues
History of adventure education
Thurs
History of adventure education
Kayaking and canoeing
Tues
Theories of adventure education – Ch4
Thurs
Theories of adventure education – Ch4
Archery
Tues
Theories of adventure education – Ch5
3
Feb 12
Feb 17
Feb 19
Feb 24
Feb 26
Mar 3
Mar 5
Mar 10
Mar 12
Mar 17
Mar 19
Mar 24
Mar 26
Mar 31
April 2
April 7
April 9
April 14
April 16
April 21
April 23
April 28
April 30
May 4
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Tues
Thurs
Mon
Theories of adventure education – Ch5
Technical skills
Safety and risk management
Environmental skills
Trip planning
Midterm Exam
Experiential education
Instructional methods
Teaching models
Spring Break
Spring Break
The process of facilitation
Basic facilitation techniques
Advanced facilitation techniques
Facilitation roles
Rest, because of field trip on Saturday
Flexible leadership style
Effective communication
Experience-based judgment
Problem solving & decision making
Professional ethics
Trends and issues
Review for final exam
FINAL EXAM (12:30pm-2:30pm)
Cycling
Rock climbing
mountaineering
Hiking and Camping
Orienteering
Rope courses
Prepare field trip on Saturday
Reflection on field trip
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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