HELLO STUDENTS:
My name is Zina Rose and I’m your professor for Health 8. You will
find the Health class syllabus in Moodle.
If you have any questions, please call me at (818)322-4266
for immediate attention. Please only call Monday - Thursday
between 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Students with Disability Statement
Students with Disabilities:
This instructor, in conjunction with
Pierce College, is committed to upholding and maintaining all aspects of
the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you are a student with a
disability and wish to request accommodations, please contact the office
of Students with Disabilities Resources located in Student Services
Building, call (818) 719-6430 for an appointment, or email special
services@piercecollege.edu. Any information regarding your disability
will remain confidential. Because many accommodations require
early planning, requests for accommodations should be made as early as
possible (i.e., test taking). Any requests for accommodations will be
reviewed in a timely manner to determine their appropriateness to the
setting.
HEALTH 8
Class Information Sheet
Spring 2014
Instructor Information:
(call
Mon-Thur)
Phone:
Dr. Zina R. Rose
(818)322-4266
between 9am - 4pm,
I will get back to you the next
school day. Leave name, message
and phone number.
rosezr@pierce.college.edu
Section:
0368
Room: North Gym 5602
Office Hours: 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
Class Hours: 12:45 - 2:10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
Mid-term:3-27-14-
NO MAKE-UPS!!! -
FINAL: 5-29-14 NO MAKE-UPS!!! Required Materials!!!
Health Magazine - Your choice – Required First Week!!
Kolander, Cheryl. 5th Ed. Contemporary Women’s Health.
– Required First Week!!
SLO
1.
Students will be introduced to the following six dimensions of women’s health: social,
intellectual, emotional, environmental, spiritual, and physical.
2.
Students will learn techniques for improving communication, building and maintaining
healthy relationships, and recognizing and preventing violence against women.
3.
Students will learn strategies for maintaining a healthy lifestyle that emphasize the
importance of exercise, nutrition, and weight management as well as how to enhance
mental health and emotional well-being via stress management.
4.
Students will learn the health risks and negative effects of addiction behaviors, including
binge drinking, drug abuse, and tobacco use.
5.
Students will learn about communicable and chronic conditions, including cancer,
diabetes, heart disease, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Goal: To emphasize health promotion and the impact of multicultural and diversity issues on
women’s health.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course students will have the knowledge of:
1.
Foundations of Women's Health: Emphasizes the scope of women's health issues and
introduces students to wellness and prevention concepts, as well as methods for
facilitating lifelong changes in health behaviors and in making wise consumer choices
that are also included in this section.
2.
Mental and Emotional Wellness. Focuses on strategies for enhancing emotional
well-being and managing stress.
3.
Relational and Sexual Wellness. Addresses building and maintaining healthy
relationships, violence against women, and gynecological health and designing a
reproductive life plan.
4.
Contemporary Lifestyle and Social Issues. Comprehensive information about nutrition,
exercise and the deleterious effects of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
5.
Communicable and Chronic Conditions. Includes information about sexually
transmitted infections, communicable diseases, cardiovascular health, cancer and other
chronic diseases.
Course Requirements:
Students are expected to attend class regularly and complete all course reading assignments.
There will be one mid-term exam, a final examination, notebook, (health reports and critical
thinking), fun project and participation and attendance. The notebook is due the last day of
class.
Grades will be determined by the following point scores:
A.
Attendance/Participation - Critical Thinking and Health Reports – 100 points
Class participation during both large- and small-group discussion will also affect this portion of
students' grade.
B.
Examinations (100 points)
Examinations will contain a combination of multiple-choice, true/false, covering both text and
lecture material. The exams are not cumulative.
NO MAKE-UPS -
C.
Mid-Term - 100 points
Final 100 points
Activity Project Presentation
Grade
Organization
25 pts.
Documentation
25 pts.
Creativity
50 pts.
Total
100 pts.
PLEASE BE ON TIME!!!
No Excused Tardies (Points deducted on all occurring tardies)
After 2 absences you will be dropped from the class.
You have the responsibility of Adding and Dropping
The exams are NOT cumulative.
D.
Final grade will be determined on a curve at the END of the SEMESTER!
Mid Term and Final - 50 questions EACH - Multiple Choice Questions
Topics and Contents
Textbook Chapters
Introduction to Women’s Health
Ch. 1
Developing Healthy Lifestyle
Ch. 3
Enhancing Emotional Well-Being
Ch. 4
Managing Stresses of Life
Ch. 5
Eating Well
Ch. 10
Keeping Fit
Ch. 11
Avoiding Tobacco Use
Ch. 13
Using Alcohol Responsibly
Ch. 12
Using Other Psychoactive Drugs
Ch. 13
Becoming a Wise Consumer
Ch. 2
Preventing Abuse Against Women
Ch. 7
Building a Healthy Relationship
Ch. 6
Examining Gynecological Issues
Ch. 8
Selecting Birth Control Methods
Ch. 9
Planning for Pregnancy and Parenting
Ch. 9
Preventing AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
Ch. 14
Managing Cardiovascular Health and Chronic Health Conditions
Ch. 15
Reducing Your Risk of Cancer
Ch. 16
Final
Final
Class Outline will be on Moodle. If you have any questions throughout the semester, please
call me at home (818-322-4266) for personal attention.
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE
You are part of the academic community, which means you must meet certain cultural standards
within that community. Your focus must be on learning and supporting an environment in which
other students can learn.
Come to class prepared with all the tools you need to do whatever work may be assigned.
This includes notebooks, pen, textbooks (assignments read) and any assignments due.
Be on time. Stay for the entire class. Schedule all airport pick-ups, family celebrations,
hospital visits to sick friends for times other than class.
Leave phones and pagers outside the classroom. It is rude and disturbing to others to leave
class before it is over.
Do not participate in conversation or note passing in class. Stay engaged in and present to
the class itself.
Be respectful of other students' ideas, regardless of how different they may be from your
own. Thoughtful debate can help each person to discover new knowledge and new ways of
seeing an event or belief.
It is important that you are in class regularly and on time, having read and prepared the
assignments due for each class.
Assignments will not be accepted late.
Adding and Dropping is your responsibility.
No more than one absent. You will be dropped from the class after 2 absences.
PHONES – Answer phones and text messages OUTSIDE OF CLASS only.
ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING PAGERS, CELL PHONES, WATCH
ALARMS, BEEPERS, ETC.) SHALL BE TURNED OFF BEFORE ENTERING THE
CLASS.
STUDENTS WHO STOP ATTENDING CLASS MUST DROP THE CLASS OR YOU
WILL RECEIVE A FAIL GRADE. IF YOU MISS 3 HOURS OR MORE OF CLASS
TIME, YOU ARE DROPPED FROM THE CLASS – AND IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO DROP THE CLASS, OTHERWISE YOU WILL RECEIVE A
“FAIL” GRADE.
Spring 2014 Calendar
It is the student’s responsibility to read and adhere to the deadline dates listed below:
REGISTRATION DATES
New student on-line applications accepted for Spring 2014 semester October 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014
In person applications accepted February 10, 2014
Students may add open classes on-line before the first day of the semester February 9 (Add Permits must be obtained from
class instructor at the beginning of the term)
GENERAL CALENDAR DATES
Day and Evening Classes Begin February 10, 2014
Saturday Classes Begin February 22, 2014
Students may file petitions for degrees and certificates to be awarded in fall 2014 March 3 to May 30, 2014
Petitions for Pass/No Pass grading accepted for semester-length classes February 10-20, 2014 (Pass/No Pass petitions for
short-term classes are accepted during the first two weeks of class)
Last Day of Instruction June 2, 2014
Final Examinations June 3 - 9
Fall Semester grades available online beginning June 8, 2014 (Grades will become available as they are submitted by
instructors)
DEADLINES - LAST DAY TO:
LAST DAY TO CHANGE RESIDENCY STATUS FROM NON-RESIDENT TO RESIDENT FOR
SPRING 2014 (WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESIDENCY QUESTIONNAIRE AND
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS) February 07
LAST DAY TO ADD CLASSES (On-line) February 09
LAST DAY TO ADD CLASSES (In person at Admission and Records with Instructors Add Permit) February 21
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT AUDIT CARDS February 21
LAST DAY TO DROP OR CHANGE CLASSES WITHOUT INCURRING FEES* February 23
LAST DAY TO CLAIM A REFUND OF ENROLLMENT FEES AND NON-RESIDENT TUITION* February 23
LAST DAY TO DROP CLASSES WITHOUT A GRADE OF “W”* February 23
LAST DAY TO REQUEST CREDIT-BY EXAM April 13
LAST DAY TO DROP CLASSES ON-LINE ONLY* (Will show as a “W”) May 11, 2014
(Students who drop classes from September 9 to November 17 (on-line) will have a “W” recorded on their
permanent record)
*These dates apply to courses beginning the first day of the term and semester-length classes.
See instructor for deadlines for short-term classes.
FIRST DAY TO:
Apply online for Winter 2014 October 1, 2013
Apply online for Spring 2014 October 1, 2013
Apply online for Summer 2014 October 1, 2013
Apply online for Fall 2014 October 1, 2013
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICATION DEADLINES
NEED F-1 VISA (Out of Country) October 15, 2013
HAVE F-1 VISA (Transfers) December 1, 2013
HOLIDAYS - NO CLASSES
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, college closed January 20
Presidents’ Birthdays, college closed February 14 - 17
Cesar Chavez Day, college closed March 31
Spring Break April, 7-13
Memorial Day, college closed May 26
Non instructional day, college services open May 27