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HEALTH SCIENCE 100 - ONLINE
Welcome to Health Science 100, Health Education. You have
registered for this online class that will be entirely online
with NO in-person meetings. Be sure to mark your calendars, as
all assignments have due dates and/or times which will be
extremely important to your success in this class.
Course Overview and Objectives
This course will introduce the basic concepts of health, including
health promotion, disease prevention, sexuality, reproduction,
drug use, nutrition, physical fitness, CVD and cancer.
Upon successful completion of this course students will be
able to:
Identify and explain how lifestyle plays a role in
personal health
Identify and explain all health-related dimensions
Evaluate and explain the role of sexuality today,
birth control and reproductive choices
Identify drug classifications and schedules
Assess the role of the nutrition and personal fitness
Identify risk factors associated with CVD and cancer
Utilize new information to make intelligent choices
that contribute to a healthy lifestyle
Grading Procedures
While this is an almost 100% online course, you are expected to
“attend” by logging into and participating in discussions,
quizzes etc. 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 and times.
The entire course will be based on a total of 865 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:
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Quizzes (1 @ 20 points each) - 220 pts.
There will be chapter quizzes worth 20 points each. Quizzes
must be submitted prior to the due date.
Once you begin the quiz you
MUST
complete it.
You
may not restart it!
There is a 30 minute time limit with a 2 minute grace period.
Any
quiz over the grace period will receive a
ZERO.
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Discussion topics (22 @ 10 points each) - 220 pts.
There will be
TWO
chapter postings worth 10 points each (20 points per
chapter). Each discussion board posting will need to be
completed in full paragraph form and answer specific
questions. College level writing and responses are needed for
FULL credit.
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Internet Article Evaluation - 50 pts. Specific information will
become available at a later date.
Each paper
is to be typed, double spaced, without a cover
sheet/cover/folder and no more than two (2) pages in
length. Include a copy of the complete article. The
completed assignment will be submitted as an
“email” only, not am
attachment. No late assignments will be accepted.
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Exams (5 @ 75 points each) - 375 pts.
The exams will be objective and cover information presented in
the textbook and class lectures. Exams will consist of
multiple-choice, true/false, matching and short answer
questions.
Once you begin the exam you
MUST
complete it.
You
may not restart it!
There is a 60 minute time limit with a 2 minute grace period.
Any
exam over the grace period will receive a
ZERO.
· THERE
ARE NO EXTENSIONS, MAKE-UPS OR EXTRA CREDIT FOR THIS CLASS
Getting Started
You will not be able to access
your course before the first day of class. If you have not
logged in and participated by the end of the first week of class
you may be dropped. Students who are dropped might not be
reinstated.
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/
Once you’ve learned how Blackboard works, go to
http://bb.canyons.edu and log into the course. When you log
in, you will find instructions for the rest of the orientation.
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.
The success of this class depends on the willingness of everyone
to participate in discussions regularly, and to share ideas in
writing. All of our discussions will be asynchronous (not at the
same time), not synchronous (e.g., live chat, instant
messaging). This will allow you to participate at times
suitable for your schedule.
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 to 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.).
Student Tech Support:
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm, Friday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm,
Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Email will be replied to within 24
business hours. If you are having problems within your course
with assignments, tests and the like, please contact your
instructor.
Email:
bbsupport@canyons.edu
Phone Number:
661-362-3344
Required Texts
The following required textbook is available in the College of
the Canyons bookstore:
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Health the
Basics,
Health Custom Edition for College of the Canyons, or 8th
Edition
Donatelle,
Pearson Benjamin Cummings.
If you have any questions prior to the start date, just drop me
an email at the address below.
Sincerely,
Howard
Howard Fisher
Professor, Kinesiology -Physical Education
College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
phone: (661) 362-3201
facsimile: (661) 255-2972
email:
howard.fisher@canyons.edu
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