"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." ~ John "The Penguin" Bingham.

 

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Department of Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance

 

 

General Information Course Description: Competencies/Objectives: Content Evaluation: Missing jogging sessions: Grading Scale Required Equipment: Wiki: Inclement Weather Policy: Communications: Academic Honesty: Locker Rental: Disruptive Behavior:

General Information

Instructor:      Helena Baert (Bed, BPE, MSc in Kinesiology)

E-mail:            hbaert@uark.edu                                             Phone: 575-2976

 (E-mail etiquette! A good read!)

Office:             HPER 219                                                      Website: www.beginningjogging.pbwiki.com 

 

Course Description:

This is an elective course in general studies. Students throughout the university may choose to take this course for credit. It provides an opportunity for students to gain knowledge and motor skills in the psychomotor area. This course is an introduction to the lifetime activity of jogging.  

 

Competencies/Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate physical fitness through jogging
2. Recognize health-related fitness concepts of jogging through collaboration and participation relating these concepts in research and jogging sessions.
3. Determine the effects of jogging by pre-and post exercise fitness tests.
4. Understand the rationale, benefits and effects of using jogging as a lifetime physical activity.
5. Identify key elements in proper jogging shoe selection.
6. Identify sound physiological training principles as applied to jogging.
7. Learn prevention and treatment of common jogging injuries.
8. Navigate and utilize the Internet to locate vital information regarding fitness and jogging.
9. Enjoy social interaction during physical activity.

 

Content

1. Conduct pre- and post-exercise fitness evaluation tests.
2. Identify training principles and target heart rate computation.
3. Recognize jogging terminology and shoe selection criteria
4. Identify good jogging routes, surfaces, and discuss injury prevention.
5. Identify diet and nutrition guidelines for effective weight control in conjunction with jogging.
6. Research, collaborate and peer edit content on jogging using a wiki.

 

Evaluation:

60 %     Jogging sessions/reflections/quizzes (folder)                    

30 %     "When the running shoe fits" Project  

10 %     Final Test

Total                                    100 %

 

Missing jogging sessions:

A grade of “F” will be given to the student in any PEAC course in which the student is absent 25% of the scheduled class meetings. (TT class: 15 meetings, an “F” is assigned on the 4th absence)

• No absence: those students who come to every class will receive an automatic 10% on the final test.
• First absence: freebie- no marks deducted (but must do final test)
• Second absence: max 50% on jogging sessions or make up jogging Thursday night 6 pm @ Fleet Feet (Must receive signed note stating your participation).
• Third absence: max 30% on jogging sessions
• Fourth absence: F
• No distinction is made between "excused" and "unexcused" absences. Jogging sessions MUST be made up to receive credit!
• If you are absent as an "official representative" of the University MUST make arrangements for make up work prior to the anticipated absence (refer to the current Undergraduate Studies Catalog, Appendix C, Student Handbook). Written documentation on letterhead stationery from faculty sponsor is required prior to the absence. Emailing me after your absence is NOT appropriate and will result in an absence. You MUST make up jogging sessions to receive the points! There are NO excuses!

 

Note on late assignments: -10% up to 1 week after due date, zero (0) points after that.

 

Note on Project: "When the running shoe fits" project. You must find a digital video recorder/camera to do this assignment. There are two parts to the assignment: the at-home part would take a few hours to complete, the in-store part will take maximum 30 minutes to complete. You MUST complete the at-home part BEFORE going to the store!

 

Grading Scale

A= 85-100%     B= 75-84.5%     C= 65-74.5%     D= 55-64.5%      F= below 55%

 

Required Equipment:

Inappropriate attire will affect your participation grade

1. Jogging shoes and socks, T-shirt, shorts (other clothes as appropriate for the season). Jeans, jean shorts, and cut-offs are not appropriate attire
2. Personal timing watch or stop watch, Water bottle

 

Wiki:

This class is going to be fun and enriching, but the success of the experiment depends on our work together as a class and intellectual community. At the same time that we're adjusting to new roles as learners, we're also attempting to learn and use new online communication media at a furious pace. By the end of the 8 weeks, you will know how and under what circumstances to use wikis. You will have also taken responsibility, to collaborate and communicate with peers. And you will use your newly-learned social media to create a collaborative living guide book that will benefit many students.

More information on wikis.

 

Inclement Weather Policy:

Effective Fall 1996: If inclement weather causes the Fayetteville Public School System to suspend and/or cancel classes, this class will also be cancelled. Check local TV and radios or the Fayetteville Public School system website (http://www.fayar.net) to confirm. If the temperature is 40 degrees or above and there is no precipitation, class will always run outdoors, unless otherwise noted. Please check the temperature before class (so you can dress appropriately) by calling 521-TIME. Class will always start in the HPER and we will not be running outside if it is raining or snowing.

 

Communications:

If you have any questions about the course material, call, email or visit me in the office. Email works best! I check my e-mail on weekdays from 8am to 5pm and will respond to course-related questions within 24 hours on weekdays, 48 hours on weekends. Emails that do not have a subject, a greeting line, a name and appropriate sturctured message will not be responded to! You can contact me through Skype @helenabaert.

 

Academic Honesty:

The application of the University of Arkansas Academic Honesty Policy, as stated in the current Undergraduate Studies Catalog will be fully adhered to in this course. Grades and degrees earned by dishonest means devalue those earned by all students; therefore, it is important that students are aware of the University of Arkansas Academic Honesty Policy. Academic dishonesty involves acts which may subvert or compromise the integrity of the educational policy.

 

Locker Rental:

One-semester locker rentals are available for dressing rooms and Fitness Center. Locker rentals may be handled at the Cashier's Office on the second level across from the Service Center. No purses, books, bags, clothing, or equipment is permitted in the hallways or weight room. Please use the appropriate dressing room, not HPER bathrooms for changing of attire.

 

Disruptive Behavior:

1st occurrence during class = verbal warning, 2nd occurrence during class = class dismissal (no credit for the day). A second dismissal will result in a full letter grade being taken off of your possible final grade, in addition to any other points lost. A third dismissal will result in an automatic “F” for the course. Being disrespectful to others, refusal to take part in an activity, foul language, and sexual harassment are some possible examples of what might be deemed “disruptive.” Some extreme behavior can result in immediate dismissal (showing up under-the-influence, etc.).