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KPET 201 – Spring 2010
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.
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
·
Evaluate and explain the
role of nutrition and body composition on exercise and
activity
·
Formulate sound basic
exercise programs
·
Assess the role of the
physical activity pyramid
·
Make intelligent choices
that contribute to a healthy lifestyle
·
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 as early as the 3rd
is fine)
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
. 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 -
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
Dept. Chairperson - Kinesiology-Physical Education
College of the Canyons
661.362.3527
Office : WPEK -13
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