SYLLABUS
Course Number and Section
1Credit Hour
PED 105
Personal Fitness
Fall 09
Course Information
Prerequisite(s)
Course
Description
Student
Learning
Outcomes
Student hours
and location
for Student
Hours
Class days
and time
Last Date of
Withdrawal
NONE
This course is designed to provide the student with information allowing him/her to participate
in a personally developed fitness program. Topics include cardiovascular, strength, muscular
endurance, flexibility and body composition
1) The student will be able to demonstrate a full body stretching program.
2) The student will be able to identify core strength exercises.
3) The student will be able to demonstrate stretching, balance work and relaxation
techniques.
M & W 2:30-3:30
T & R 8:30-9:30
In the Wellness Center
T&R
1:15-2:05
See printed schedule for information
Campus and
Class location
Martin Campus
Make-up
policy
All make-up work is to be completed within one week of the missed class. It is the student’s
responsibility to contact the instructor. Class participation and oral reports, can be made up;
written reports, and tests are allowed to be made up
Required
textbook and
Course
Materials
Daily
Activities,
Class
Participation,
Pop Quizzes,
etc.
Final
Examination
Packet only, purchase in the SSCC bookstore
This class offers the students the opportunity to improve one's fitness level by attending
regularly scheduled exercise classes. Concept talks will be given at every class.
See printed schedule
Instructor Information
Instructor
Instructor’s
E-mail and
phone number
Division
Chair’s
E-mail and
phone number
Website
Lea Green and staff
Wellness center 391-2995
lgreen@sheltonstate.edu
mmurphy@sheltonstate.edu
3912994
Sheltonstate.edu see Wellness Center
College Policy Information
Academic
Misconduct
Attendance
Policy
Standard
College
Policies
Student Email
(Bucs Mail)
Quality
Enhancement
Plan
Students are expected to be honorable in all college assignments. Suspected cases of academic
misconduct are reported to the Dean of Instructional Services.
SSCC Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are
registered, to be prompt and to remain in class/lab for the entire time. Attendance will be
recorded at every class/lab meeting. On the final grade report, instructors are required to
identify the last day of attendance for all students who receive a grade of “F” or “U.” Students
who are unable to attend class regularly, regardless of the reason or circumstance, should
withdraw from the class. Withdrawal from class can affect eligibility for federal financial aid.
The Standard College Policies apply to all classes at the college and are a part of every official
course syllabus; each student receives a copy when he or she completes the vehicle
registration/waiver procedure. It is also available from the College website,
www.sheltonstate.edu. It is the responsibility of the student to have a copy of these policies and
to abide by them. This class syllabus is intended to give further detail about the policies and
expectations in this class. College policies are also published in the Schedule of Classes and the
SSCC College Catalog/Student Handbook. Students are expected to be aware of and abide by
College policies in every class.
All cell phones must be turned off.
All students who are or have been registered for classes at Shelton State Community College
are provided an email account. Students who are currently registered must have an email
account. Electronic mail is the official method of communication for delivery of
information. Shelton State designated communicators may use this email account to send
official communications to the student body. Student email addresses will be recorded in the
college’s electronic directories and records. To activate/sign in to your Bucs Mail account, visit
the Bucs Mail icon at www.sheltonstate.edu.
Shelton State’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)
Improving Student Success in Online Classes
Grading:
Activities and Material covered by that Activity
Percentage of Grade
Or Number of Points
Participation
Final Exam
Student’s
Score
89%
11%
100 %
Letter grades will be assigned according to the following:
Percentage Grade
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
59 and below
Letter grade
A
B
C
D
F
Course Outline:
1. Stretching and relaxation techniques in each class meeting
2. Concept talks
a. Stretching terminology & cues
b. The importance of the breath
c. Safety concerns for different populations
d. The importance of warm-ups
e. The importance of a cool-down & relaxation
f. Strength as it relates to stretching
g. Balance
h. Stretching classes vs. cardiovascular classes & calorie burn
i. Injuries & prevention
j. Stress management benefits
k. Relaxation techniques
l. Health benefits of stretching
m. Stretching: One of the five components of fitness
n. Frequency, Intensity & Time
o. The 60%-20%-20% formula for nutrition
p. The three types of fats
q. The importance of water
r. The heat related illnesses & prevention
s. How to prevent osteoporosis
t. Muscular strength vs. muscular endurance
u. Overview of a well rounded fitness program
“This course outline and the dates established therein are tentative, and the instructor reserves the right to
change them.”