Frederick Community College

Course Syllabus

(HE 204, section 2348, Fall 2010)

 

 

Class Begins: August 22, 2010

Class Ends: December 11, 2010

Last Day to Withdraw: November 1, 2010

 

Instructor Information

Instructor:   Rebecca Sutula, CRNP

Office:   none

E-mail: rsutula@frederick.edu

Phone Number: 443-255-1257

 

Office Hours: by appointment

 

Campus Mail Box Number:

 

Course Information

Course: Health Education 204 on-line

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:  EN50A and EN52 or ESL 95 and ESL 99

Co-requisites: none

 

Course Description

Explores numerous areas of personal health, including mental health, fitness, nutrition & weight management, tobacco, drugs and alcohol, sexual health, chronic and infectious disease, and consumer and environmental health.

 

 

Core Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course students will demonstrate

1.     Identify the components of wellness.

2.     Analyze the relationship between weight, diet and activity levels

 

3. Identify personal, social, and environmental factors that affect health.

4. Examine the relationship between lifestyle choices and health outcomes.

5. Assess different prevention and treatment protocols for communicable and chronic diseases.

 

Instructional Methods

 Text reading, online discussion, videos, website exploration, short writing assignments, instructor “written extras” found in the weekly introduction announcement, lecture notes.

 

Text(s)  (Please indicate if text is required or optional)

Required: Focus on Health, 10th Edition, Dale B Hahn, Wayne A. Payne, Ellen B. Lucas

 

Progress Report

Students will receive some form of written assessment of their progress in the course no later than the sixth week of a fifteen week semester or one-third of the instructional time for shorter sessions.

 

Assessment Method

Tests / Papers / Projects

Point or Percentage Value

Final Grade Scale

3 Exams, each at 100 points or 14%

300 points or 42% of total

90-100%=A

1 Final Project

100 points or 14% of total

80-89%=B

Weekly project activities at 2% each

15 points or 6% of total

70-79%=C

14 Online discussions at 1.28% each

70 points or 18% of total

60-69%=D

8 writing assignments at 2.5% each

40 points or 20% of total

0-59%=F

 

 

 

                      TOTAL

 

 

 

Codes of Academic Integrity and Student Conduct

Students are required to uphold the Code of Academic Integrity and the Code of Student Conduct. Students who violate either of these codes may receive a failing grade in the class.  Information about these codes and other student policies, procedures, and penalties is available on the Student Policy and Procedures web page at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx .

 

 

 

 

Student Services

A variety of services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx

 

Students with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions related to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx .

 

Participation Policy

Attendance and participation are expected. I am able to track when you have accessed the site and will follow participation in the weekly discussion. Attendance for online courses includes accessing and completing weekly assignments and actively participating in weekly discussion on time.

(1)   You must answer each weekly discussion and reply to 2 classmates for a total of 3 discussion postings each week.  This is an interactive part of the class and may not be turned in late. 

(2)   All assignments, project, and exams have a scheduled due date.  If you are 1 day late you will lose 1 letter grade (10%), 2 days late will lose 2 letter grades (20%).  Work will not be accepted more than 2 days late.  Individual exceptions to the late policy may be considered only if you contact me prior to the due date.

 

 

Email Communication

All students will receive and be expected to use their FCC email address for their correspondence with faculty and staff at the college.  Students can establish and access their FCC email accounts at the login page: https://myfcc.frederick.edu.

 

Topical Outline

Every effort will be made to keep to this schedule; however, the instructor reserves the right to alter or amend it as necessary. Additional dates, as published in the academic schedule of classes and listed below, may be required as make-up days for inclement weather.

 

Class

Date

Subject

Content/Assignment

 

 

Last Day to Withdraw from this Course

November 1, 2010

 

 

Inclement Weather Meeting Dates- none, the on-line courses will still run as scheduled.

 

Week 1

Aug 22

Course Intro., Shaping Your Health

Comprehensive Health Assessment

 

Chapter 1; Lecture 1; Video 1

 

Week 2

Aug 29

Psychological Wellness

Begin Course Project

Chapters 2,3; Lecture 2; Video 4

Week 3

 

Sept 5

Becoming Physically Fit, Nutrition & Diet

Chapters 4,5; Lecture 3; Video 16

Week 4

Sept 12

Nutrition (cont’d), Maintaining Healthy

Chapters 5,6; Lecture 4; Video 14

Week 5

Sept 19

EXAM #1 (Covers Chapters 1-6)

 

Preventing Drug Abuse & Addiction

Chapter 7 (first half); Lecture 5; Video 11

Week 6

Sept 26

Control of Alcohol Use

Chapter 7 (second half); Lecture 6; Video 12 (first half)

Week 7

Oct 3

Rejecting Tobacco Use

Chapter 8; Lecture 7; Video 12 (2nd half)

Week 8

Oct 10

Reducing Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Chapter 9; Lecture 8; Video 19

Week 9

Oct 17

Living with Cancer and Chronic Diseases

Chapter 10; Lecture 9; Video 21

 

Week 10

Oct 24

EXAM #2 (Covers Chapters 7-10)

 

Preventing Infectious Diseases

Chapter 11; Lecture 10; Video 17

Week 11

Oct 31

Sexuality, Reproduction, Fertility

Chapter 12,13; Lecture 11; Video 17

Week 12

Nov 7

Health Care Consumerism

Chapter 14; Lecture 12; Video 25

Week 13

Nov 14

Protecting Your Safety

Chapter 15; Lecture 13; Video 5

Week 14

Nov 28

Environmental Health and Accepting Death and Dying

 

Project Due

Chapter 16 and 17; Lecture 14; Video 24

Week 15

Dec 5

FINAL EXAM (Covers chapters 11-17)