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KPET 201 - Fall 2009
Dear Student,
Welcome to KPET 201 , Principles of Physical Fitness and
Conditioning! You have registered for 100% online class
that will have ZERO in-person meetings during the
semester. Be sure to follow the calendar carefully and
always check the announcements on the Blackboard site
for assignment due dates, changes etc.
You are expected to log onto the Blackboard site just
about every day as will be posting announcements,
assignments, and discussion topics that you will be
expected to participate in each week.
Course Overview
This course will introduce the basic concepts of
physical fitness, nutrition, health promotion and
disease prevention. Introduction to fitness and
performance related fitness components along with the
formulation of sound health and fitness choices and
decisions will be covered and discussed.
Students will be exposed to fitness assessment and
evaluation methods in all 11 health and skill-related
fitness components. In addition, the science of
“sport-specific conditioning” will also be addressed.
Course Objectives
Upon
successful completion of this course students will be
able to:
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Identify and explain how lifestyle plays a role in
personal fitness levels
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Identify and explain all health-related and
fitness-related fitness components
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Evaluate and explain the role of nutrition and body
composition on exercise and activity
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Formulate sound basic exercise programs
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Assess the role of the physical activity pyramid
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Make intelligent choices that contribute to a healthy
lifestyle
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Choose appropriate assessment tools for various fitness
components
Grading Procedures
While this is a 100% online course, you are expected to
“attend” by logging into and participating in
discussions, quizzes etc. almost every day.
When a weekly discussion topic is completed, you will
not be able to go back and make comments etc. All
quizzes and discussions must be completed by the posted
due dates.
The entire course will be based on a total of 590
points. Grades will be awarded based on your % of these
points you receive (90%-A, 80%-B, 70%-C. 60%-D, 59%-F).
Breakdown of points:
Quizzes (8) -150 pts.
Discussion topics (14) -140 pts.
Week long Diet analysis & Write-up - 50 pts.
Internet assessment research assignment - 50 pts.
Midterm exam - 100 pts.
Final Exam -100 pts.
Getting
Started
The majority of our coursework will be completed online
using Blackboard. Be sure to go to the following link
and complete the Blackboard orientation if you are not
familiar with this online classroom program (it is quite
easy once you get started).
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/OnlineOrientation/
In addition, you will find additional online resources
at the following link as well.
http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/
PLEASE NOTE! COC has gone to a new Blackboard login
process. Beginning Summer 2008 the new login web address
is
http://bb7.canyons.edu
. This is different than any other COC online classes
you might have had prior to Summer 2008.
**IMPORTANT!!!**
You MUST input a valid email address into the blackboard
site upon logging. Go to your personal settings area a
do this IMMEDIATELY. I will be sending emails regarding
important dates, assignments, extra credit opportunities
etc. If you do not have and email address listed, you
will not receive any of these emails.
Success
In order to succeed, you must have regular access to the
Internet. You must log on to our class’s site to
retrieve and submit assignments and to participate in
class discussion at least every other day. If you will
not be able to participate in this manner, this is not
the course for you. Discussion is our biggest learning
tool in a class of this nature. You will be expected to
participate and bring your readings into each and every
discussion topic. I will also have several live chat
opportunities during the semester in which students can
ask questions, discuss topics, make comments etc.
Please note that we will all progress through the course
together, at the same pace. This is not a class in which
you can complete all the work for the semester in the
first week or make it all up in the last week.
Technical requirements
As I noted above, you should have regular access to the
Internet. Also, you will need an email account. You are
responsible for maintaining an active email account for
the whole semester. If you change addresses and do not
let me and your classmates know, you will not be able to
receive important information.
Your email address will be available to your classmates
as well as me. If you are concerned about privacy, then
you can establish an email account specifically for this
course at one of the many free email service providers
(yahoo.com, hotmail.com, etc.).
Required
Texts
The following required books are available in the
College of the Canyons bookstore:
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Principles & Labs for Physical Fitness,
Hoeger and Hoeger, 5th edition, 2006.
Thomson-Wadsworth. (any
edition from 2006 on will work)
Assignments -
All Assignments must in MS WORD format and must be
dropped into the Blackboard Digital Dropbox by the due
date in order to receive credit. If you are unable to
complete the assignment in MS Word, you can copy and
paste into an email and send it to
robert.dosremedios@canyons.edu
(DO NOT send attachments via email - I will not open
it). NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED, no
exceptions.
Discussions -
All of you will be responsible to post at least
TWICE during each discussion to get full credit.
Postings should be thoughtful, insightful, or be a
question that we can all participate in. Once the due
date for the discussion has passed, you can no longer
post.
Quizzes
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Are completed online. Once the due date has passed, the
quiz will no longer be available for you to work on.
Extra Credit -
Keep an eye out for announcements regarding extra credit
opportunities. These will occasionally come in the form
of live online chats, extra questions on exams etc..
Sincerely,
Robert dos Remedios, MA, CSCS, SCCC
Director of Speed, Strength & Conditioning
Professor - Kinesiology-Physical Education
College of the Canyons
661.362.3527
Office : PE - 23
Robert.dosremedios@canyons.edu
www.canyons.edu/departments/pe/strength
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