College of Charleston
PEHD 216 PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
Spring 2009 Semester Hours 3
Time & Place: Noon , Silcox Physical
Education and Health Center, Room 117
Instructor:
Mrs. Barnette
Office Located: Silcox Center, Room 212
Office Phone:
953-6747 Email:
barnettes@cofc.edu
Office Hours: M-F 11:00am - Noon
and by appointment any day.
Prerequisites: None
Grading:
A, B+, B, C+, C, D, F
Course Description:
An overview of the factors that affect one's ability to achieve and
obtain optimal health. Emphasis will be on decision-making and
personal responsibility. (3 credit hours)
Required Texts:
Donatelle, R. (2008). Access to Health. (Tenth Edition) San
Francisco: Pearson.
Required Materials:
Packet from Sassy Ink (approximate cost $4).
Packet Contents:
Fast Food Assignment
Logs & Analyses Criteria
Communication Styles Facts
Calorie Burn Worksheet
Marijuana Facts
Health Risks Survey
Family Tree Project Criteria
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of this course the student should be
able to:
• 1. Define health and wellness, and explain the
interconnected roles of the physical,
social, mental,
emotional, spiritual, and environmental dimensions of health.
• 2. Define stress and examine how stress and anxiety
may have direct and indirect
effects on physical
performance and personal wellness.(This objective meets
Standard II of the
School of Education.)
• 3. Discuss positive communication skills as they
relate to social/ psychological
dynamics as well as
the impact these skills have on your health and interpersonal
relationships.
• 4. Discuss the factors of nutrition and exercise as
they relate to the assessment and the
development of weight
control and personal fitness.
• 5. Define addictions and describe signs of
addiction versus habit.(This objective meets
Standard V of the
School of Education.)
• 6. Discuss the negative impact from the use of
alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine on
health and wellness.
• 7. Discuss the risk factors for cardiovascular
disease and cancer.
• 8. Discuss the characteristics and risk factors of
the most common sexually
transmitted diseases
including HIV/AIDS.
Course Requirements:
5% Practice and Pop Tests
10% Family Tree Project
28% Logs and Analyses
57% Examinations
Description of Projects:
• 1. Daily assignments and pop quizzes (30pts. =5%).
Students are responsible for all reading assignments are expected to be
prepared for each class to participate and/or take pop quizzes on the
readings for that day. Some class participation may require overnight
assignments.
• 2. Outside assignments (250pts. =36%).
a. Logs and analyses. (200pts.) Students will compile logs for stress,
food consumption, and physical activity. Each log is designed to
provide the students with their own personal information in each of
these three areas. Students will then analyze the information in regard
to healthy guidelines provided by the text and set a goal to improve
their health in each of these three areas.
b. Family Tree project and oral presentation (70pts.). Students will
complete a family tree documenting family member health problems. The
project is three parts including a tree poster, written report and oral
presentation to class. Additional report information is located
in the Sassy Ink packet. (NO EMAIL PAPERS ACCEPTED)
Poster 40 points, written report 20 points, oral presentation 10 points.
Examinations: Students will have the opportunity to drop the lowest
grade of these five tests and/or not take the final exam.
Exam #1 (100pts. = 12.5%) chapters 1,8-10,12.
Exam #2 (100pts. = 12.5%) chapters 2-5.
Exam #3 (100pts. = 12.5%) chapters 6,7,11,13. 14,17*
Exam #4 (100pts. = 12.5%) chapters 15-20.
Exam #5 (100pts. = 12.5%) Course objectives, taken during exam period.
Evaluation Criteria & Scale:
Exam 1 100pts
Exam 2 100pts
Exam 3 100pts
Exam 4 100pts
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400pts
Logs 40 pts each
Analysis 10 pts each
Total for logs/analyses
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200pts
Family Tree Project/Presentation
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70pts
Daily
assignments/quizzes
30 pts
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Total Points
Assignments
700pts
Grade Scale: (Implemented 2006-07)
90-100%
A
C+ 75-77%
88-89%
A-
C- 68-69%
85-87%
B+
D+
66-67%
80-84%
B
D
64-65%
78-79%
B-
D- 62-63%
70-74%
C
F 0-61%
630-700 points
A
490-525 points C
616-629 points
A-
476-490 points C-
595-616 points
B+
462-476 points D+
560-595 points
B
448-462 points D
546-560 points
B-
438-448 points D-
525-546 points
C+
437 and below F
Bonus Points:
Bonus point opportunities will be announced during the semester.
There is a 50 points cap on total accrued bonus points. (Also see
attendance.)
Make-up Test:
Make-up tests may be given with an excused absence, but it is the
responsibility of the student to inform the instructor immediately upon
missing a test to arrange for make-up tests. If there is no
communication from student, at zero will be automatic
Attendance: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!!!
Attendance is required. You may miss three classes without being
penalized. For each additional unexcused absence, your final grade will
be reduced by two points. Excused absences must be pre-approved by Mrs.
Barnette or approved by the Undergraduate Dean's Office. No other
excuses will be accepted. Those students not using the acceptable
amount of cuts will have 2 bonus points per absence added to their
final point total. Entering class after roll call is considered tardy.
Three tardies will equal one absence on point deductions. Over 10
minutes late equals two tardies. After 3 or more excused absences
students will not be eligible for bonus points.
Honor System:
The College of Charleston Honor System is recognized in this course.
For the specific details of responsibility and penalty, see the current
edition of the College of Charleston Student Handbook. Take special
note of the following NEW policy concerning grades and cheating. “Cases
of suspected academic dishonesty will be reported directly to the Dean
of Students. A student found responsible for academic dishonesty
will receive a XF in the course, indicating failure of the course due
to academic dishonesty. This grade will appear on the student’s
transcript for two years after which the student may petition for the X
to be expunged. The student may also be placed on disciplinary
probation, suspended (temporary removal) or expelled (permanent
removal) from the College by the Honor Board.”
Numbers for Health Concerns:
S.C. HIV/STD
HOTLINE
College of Charleston Health Center
1-800-322-AIDS
(2437)
953-5520
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES (270 Points of the Course)
January
14 Fast Food Assignment
16 Start activity log
23 Activity log and analysis
due
23 Start food log
30 Food log and analysis Due
February
6 Start stress log
13 Stress log and analysis due
18 Start communication log
25 Communication log and analysis due
March
9 Health Risks Survey
Due
April
17 Family Tree Project due (All
Students - Written reports)
17, 20, 22, 24 Oral Presentations and
Posters Due based on lottery picks
Course schedule:
January
12m
Introduction to course,
14w Chap.
1, Promoting Health Behavior, LD,
Fast Food Assignment, due Friday, 12th
16f
Chap. 10 Fitness, Start Activity Log
19m MLK
HOLIDAY
21w Chap. 10
23f
Chap. 9 Weight Management, Activity Log Due, Start Food Log
26m
Chap. 8 Nutrition
28w Chap. 8
30f
Chap. 8, Food Log Due
February
2m
Chap. 12 Drinking Responsively
4w
Test #1, Chaps. 1, 8, 9, 10, 12 Bring Pencil to class
6f
Chap. 2, Psychosocial Health, Start Stress Log
9m
Chap. 2
11w Chap. 3
Stress Management,
13f
Chap. 3, Start Chap. 4, Stress Log Due
16m
Chap. 4 Violence, Date Rape Video
18w
Chap. 5 Healthy Relationships and Communicating Effectively
Start
Communication Log
20f
Chap. 5
23m
Chap. 5,
25w Test #2,
Chaps. 2, 3, 4, 5 - Communication Logs Due
27f
Class release for Health Risk Survey, due Monday, 10th
March
2-6 Spring
Break
9m
Heath Risks Survey Due, Summary in class
11w Chap 6 Sexuality
13f
Chap. 6 &17* (*STD section)
16m
Chap. 7 Reproductive Choices
18w
Chap. 11 Addictions
20f
Chap. 11 Addictions
23m
Chap. 13 Smoking
25w
Chap. 14 Marijuana Debate
27f
Chap. 14 Illicit Drugs
30m
Test #3, Chaps. 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17*
April
1w
Chap. 15 Cardiovascular Disease
3f
Chap. 16 Cancer
6m
Chap. 17 Infectious Diseases
8w
Chap. 18 Non-infectious Diseases
10f
Chap. 19 Healthy Aging Lottery Pick for Presentations
13m
Chap. 20 Death and Dying,
15w Test
#4, Chaps. 15-20,
17f
Family Project All Written Papers Due, Poster Presentations Begin
20m
Report Presentations
22w
Report Presentations,
24f Report
Presentations
27m
Last Day of Class
Exam Period : Wednesday, May 6th Noon (see below)
(The final exam period will be the fifth test for those who don't
exempt. It will cover the Eight Course Objectives from the
syllabus.)