Grant MacEwan College
HEED 110 - 550
Course Outline
Spring 2008
Instructor: Dave Kato MA, CSCS,*D
Telephone: 497‐4758
E‐mail: Katod@MacEwan.ca
Office Hours: T ‐ Th 1100 ‐ 1200 or by appointment
Office: 7‐317C**
Classroom: 8‐218
Web: www.artsci.macewan.ca/people/katod/
BB: https://bb.macewan.ca/webct/logon/161522064021
Course Hours: 45 (45:0:0)
This course outline serves as a contract between you the student and we the college instructors. You are
expected to understand all policies set forth herein, and in the college calendar. Any deviations from this outline
will be announced during class time. Students should be familiar with those sections of the college calendar that
deals with ‘Academic Regulations’, ‘Special Examinations’, ‘Grades’, ‘Academic Progress’, ‘Records’ and ‘Rights
and Responsibilities’. By enrolling in this class, and by remaining enrolled, there is an implied agreement that
you will follow all of the policies in this course outline and the college calendar. It is also expected that you will
maintain your college or personal e‐mail account. You may choose to link (have "auto" forwarded) through your
college account to your personal or usual e‐mail account. Mail from your instructor will ONLY be sent to your
Mymail account! COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An individual‐based analysis of physical activity and personal health issues. Emphasis on planning and managing
one’s own lifestyle for health and well‐being within the context of the current health care system. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
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Develop a knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of personal health, wellness, physical
activity and nutrition.
Perform various methods of testing and improving physical fitness.
Develop appropriate activity programs for individuals and their specific needs.
Develop a working knowledge of the concepts of health and wellness promotion and health education.
Identify and suggest remedies for current health issues.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1 ‐ Reflections and Final Reflection: 35% 2 ‐ Health or Fitness Article Critique ‐ 20% 3 ‐ Class Presentation ‐ 15%
4 ‐ Final Exam ‐ 30% ‐ June 24, 2008
TEXTBOOKS: (Required)
Hales, D. (2008) An Invitation to Health 4th Ed. Thompson Wadsworth, Scarborough Ont
Recommended:
Hacker, D. (2001) A Canadian Writer’s Reference, 2nd Ed. Thompson Canada, Scarbourough, Ont.
**The office # may change before the end of the course
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The College policy on cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of improper student conduct is outlined under
“Student Responsibilities” in the Policies and Procedures section in the College calendar (also see College Policy
E3101). Violating this policy is a serious offence. An assigned grade of zero will be the minimum penalty for any act
of academic dishonesty relating to exams, tests, reports, or assignments. Cheating on final exams will generally
result in a final grade of F being assigned for the course. All academic offenses will be reported to the Academic
Integrity Officer.
PLAGIARISM IS DISHONEST, IT IS CHEATING AND IT EARNS AN IMMEDIATE GRADE OF ZERO!!!
WITHDRAWING FROM THE COURSE If you stop attending class you must complete a Course Drop Form, have it signed by a Science Program Advisor,
and submit it to the Registrar’s Office by the last day to withdraw as provided in the Academic Schedule in the
College Calendar. Failure to officially withdraw will result in a grade being assigned based on course work
completed. Late withdrawals are only allowed for exceptional circumstances. The last day to withdraw without
academic penalty is June 9, 2008. Late withdrawal will only be given under exceptional circumstances and require
the approval of the Chair of the Physical Education program and the Registrar’s Office.
EVALUATION AND GRADING:
GRADING SYSTEM
Percentage Grant MacEwan College Scale
Descriptor
95 ‐ 100%
90 ‐ 94%
85 ‐ 89
A+
A
A‐
4.0
4.0
3.7
80 ‐ 84%
75 ‐ 79%
70 ‐ 74%
B+
B
B‐
3.3
3.0
2.7
Good
65 ‐ 69%
60 ‐ 64%
55‐ 59%
C+
C
C‐
2.3
2.0
1.7
Satisfactory
50 ‐ 54%
45 ‐ 49%
D+
D
1.3
1.0
Minimal Pass
0 ‐ 44 %
F
0.0
Failure
I
Superior
Excellent
Incomplete
Note:
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In order to receive credit for a course at another post‐secondary institution, (U of A, U of C) the minimum
grade achieved must be a ‘C‐’
If a course is being used as a prerequisite, a passing grade does not constitute grounds for repeating the
course.
INCOMPLETE grades are awarded only when unforseen circumstances (usually medical) make it
impossible for the student to complete the course in the allotted time frame. INCOMPLETE grades can
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only be given when accompanied by a contract.
Under normal circumstances, there will be no supplemental or deferred examinations awarded.
Should an emergency or illness result in the missing of an examination, the instructor must be notified as
soon as possible. A valid medical or other appropriate documented excuse must be filed with the
instructor.
Unofficial grades will be posted to Blackboard and official grades are available on WebAdvisor.
Any change in the exam or assignment schedule will be announced in class and posted
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:. MEDICAL EXCUSES
Students require official medical excuses when they miss exams or assignments due to an illness. Some students
undoubtably use a medical excuse as a means of getting exams delayed until a later date, especially since it is very
easy for students to visit a physician and get a note saying they were examined on that specific date. The
document from the physician must indicate that the student was unable to complete the exam and also must bear
the signature of the physician.
DEFERRED FINAL (policy C2008)
A deferred exam will be granted if you miss the final lecture exam for reasons considered by the Science
Department to be unavoidable (deferred exams do not apply to term or lab exams). An application for a deferred
exam must be provided to the Science Department within 48 hours from the date of the missed final exam.
Application forms are available from the Science Department Office and must be submitted with appropriate
documentation. You should advise the instructor prior to the exam if you know beforehand that you will be unable
to attend the scheduled exam time. Deferred exams are granted by a Chair in the Science Department, not by the
course instructor. Note: You are not automatically granted a deferred exam!
EXAMS: Your student photo I.D. is required at exams. It is at the discretion of the instructor whether you will be allowed to
write the exam if you arrive over 15 minutes after the exam has begun. You must remain in the exam room for at
least 20 minutes from the time it commenced. Electronic equipment (discmans, cell phones, etc.), other than
calculators that have been approved by the instructor, is not allowed to be used during exams. Permission to use
the washroom during exams is at the discretion of the instructor and may require accompaniment. LATE OR MISSED ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments submitted late are subject to a penalty of 1 mark per day. Assignments are expected to be submitted
at the beginning of the class on which they are due.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students requiring special accommodations due to a disability are advised to discuss their needs with Services to
Students with Disabilities in the Student Service Centre. Students should also advise instructors at the beginning of
the course if accommodations are requested.
MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
In consideration of your fellow students and overall learning environment, it is expected that cell phones and
personal entertainment devices (discmans, walkmans, mp3 players etc) be turned off during the class period. It is
also expected that learning environment be treated with the respect it deserves and to that end, the consumption
of meals and snacks is to be avoided (unless a prevailing medical condition requires continual feeding) during class
time. Students are expected to be on time for class and return from breaks at the prescribed time.
HEALTH OR FITNESS ARTICLE CRITIQUE: ‐ VALUE: 20% This assignment requires that you select a health, physical fitness, or nutrition article from the
"popular press" in the last 3 months (Since January 2008). Magazines such as Shape, Chatelaine, Muscle and
Fitness, Self, Maxxim, Readers Digest and many others are certainly good sources for relevant articles.
Your task is to critique your selected article on the basis of scholarly sources, such as the CAPHER Journal, The
Physician and Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise and the Journal of Applied Physiology.
These scholarly sources must either support or refute the concepts and prescriptions of the original article you are
critiquing. You will also be required to e‐mail your instructor with the proposed article and five of the references BEYOND the
course text you will be using by May 23, 2008. Later you will be expected to submit a near final draft to a
colleague for peer editing. The critique is due Thursday June 5, 2008. Your assignment will be evaluated on the
basis of your integration of principles taken from lectures, the course text and scholarly sources (minimum of 12
not including the course text) with your critique of the article. Grammar, syntax, spelling and APA referencing will
all be taken into account as part of the mark. For the marking scheme, refer to the website. Submit, attached to your critique, the peer edit form and a copy of the article you have critiqued. The assignment is
to be completed in six pages or less, not including the title page, references, self evaluation and peer editing form.
CLASS PRESENTATION ‐ VALUE 15% You are to choose a course topic and prepare a presentation that includes the review of at least one recent
research article relevant to the topic. You may choose to do this project with up to three classmates. The length of
this presentation is to be approximately 20 ‐ 25 minutes for each student involved. If the number of participants is
more than two, then the number of research articles to be reviewed = n‐1. Thus you are to both review the basic
concepts, facts and principles of your chosen topic, and review recent (<3 yrs old) research relevant to your chosen
topic. There should be approximately an 80:20 (concepts & facts: research) time balance in your presentation. In
addition to the class presentation you are to provide a brief study guide (point form) for your classmates, and a
selection of multiple choice (minimum 4 detractors) exam questions (minimum 3 per participant). The study guide
highlights the most important issues of your presentation. This is to be submitted electronically with your
presentation.
Evaluation of this presentation, report, and exam questions will include the degree of research exhibited, the
format and quality of the classroom presentation, and the submitted study guide and questions. The study guide
and questions may be presented as a handout in class, a web page, or as even an e‐mail attachment to the class. The presentation is to be done using PowerPoint or Corel Presentations and is to be submitted at the end of the
presentation so that it can be posted to Blackboard. Check the website for guidelines on slide preparation.
REFLECTIONS AND FINAL REFLECTION
In addition to the regular classroom activities, you will be expected to keep and maintain a log for all of the
physical activity you perform over the term. This may include formal workouts, walking to and from class,
household chores and other physical types of activity. Refer to the Blackboard for a model of a chart you may wish
to use. These are to be kept weekly and are submitted with each reflection. The final reflection is to be a critical analysis of the issues and topics we have covered in class and how you have
incorporated them into your lifestyle. This may range from an increase in awareness, a confirmation or
reaffirmation of what you are already doing to an overt change in behavior. It is to be about 1000 ‐ 1250 (4‐5
pages) words, double spaced (word processed or typewritten ‐ 12 pt font). What is being asked for in this
assignment is a personal introspective on how the issues and topics presented impacted your lifestyle and not
simply a rehash of what was presented.
Tentative Schedule ‐ Spring 2008
Week
Tuesday
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May 6 ‐ 8
Intro to HEED 110 ‐ Health Education
‐ Stress
Aerobic Fitness Development Library Search ‐ LRC
Aerobic Fitness Development
Strength Development
Strength Development
Flexibility and Back Care Reflection #1 is due
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May 21 ‐ 23
Body Composition
Body Comp and Nutrition
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May 27 ‐ 29
Nutrition Nutrition Presentation #1
Reflection #2 is due
Presentation #2 Presentation #3 Current Health Issues
**Critique is due**
Presentation #4
Presentation #5
Presentation #6
Presentation #7 Final Reflection is due June 14
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May 13 ‐15
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June 3 ‐ 5
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June 10 ‐ 12
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June 17 ‐ 19
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HEED 110 ‐ 550
Presentation #8
Thursday
Health Education Approaches
Review
Final Exam ‐ June 24, 2008 (1300 ‐ 1530)
Topic Outline
***This is only a snapshot of some of the topics we will be discussing and by no means is intended to represent a
comprehensive list of slides used in the presentations.***
Introduction to HEED 110
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Course Objectives
Staying Healthy
Definition of Wellness
The Wellness Challenge
Three Models of Disease
Typical Health Problems
Achieving Health for All Active Living
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Physical (In)activity Habits of Canadians
Health Related Benefits of Physical Activity
Stages of Change
Canada’s Physical Activity Guide
Coping and Managing Stress
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Sources of Stress
Effects of Stress
Definition of Stress
Stressors
General Adaptation Syndrome
Physiological Response
Other Effects
Immune System Personality Types
Self ‐ Esteem Dealing with Stress
Aerobic Fitness Development
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Benefits of Aerobic Exercise
Definition of Aerobic Power
Stroke Volume
Physiological Responses to Training
Blood Pressure
FITT Formula
Heart Rate Target Zone
Training Principles
Stretching
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Defining Flexibility
Factors Affecting Flexibility
Different Types of Stretching How Flexibility Influences Health
How and Why Low Back Pain Develops
Strength Development
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Muscle Nomenclature
Muscle Types
Muscle Principles
Movement Terminology
Types of Contractions
Force of Contraction
Physiological Adaptations
Program Considerations
Core Exercise
Isolation Exercise
Common Strength Training Programs
Body Composition
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Historical Perspective
Body Composition Measurement Theory
Different Protocols of Assessing Body Fatness
Health Risks of Overfatness
Gender Differences in Body Composition
Nutrition
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Nutrition Guidelines
Canada Food Guide
Thermal Units
Caloric Balance and Contribution
Nutrients
Nutrient Density
Common Herbal Products ‐ Issues
Cardiovascular Disease** (if not chosen as an elective presentation)
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Statistics
20th Century Phenomenon
Other Diseases
Risk Factors
Silent Heart Attack
Risk Factors for Ages
Strokes
Warning Signs