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Description

HHS 231, Lifetime Fitness for Health, is a two-credit, required baccalaureate core course for all students at Oregon State University. The course partially fulfills the health and fitness requirement for students and is designed to encourage personal awareness and responsibility for the maintenance of health, physical and mental well-being. Through weekly online lectures, assigned readings, and discussion questions students will expand their existing knowledge base of health and wellness. The required textbook for the course, Wellness: Choices for Health and Fitness, outlines the topics that are covered during the term. The first five units are spent learning about general wellness, aspects of fitness, injuries, nutrition, and weight management. During the second five units students will be learn about health issues such as psychological wellness, addictions, and chronic diseases. Students' learning of lecture material will be assessed through two quizzes, a midterm, and a non-cumulative final exam.

Objectives

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

1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic health, fitness, and wellness principles
2. Establish an interest in continuing a health and fitness program through self assessment, goal-setting, and behavior change exercises
3. Apply the concepts of a safe and effective health and fitness program

Course Content

The course will provide instruction on the role of physical activity and health behaviors in the well being of the human body. Specific topics of instruction over the 10 units will include an introduction to wellness and fitness, aerobic and muscular fitness, flexibility and back health, exercise related injuries, wellness diet, body composition and weight management, psychological wellness, stress, addictive behavior, AIDS and STI's, and chronic disease.

Textbook

Order this book from the OSU Bookstore or other textbook supplier:

Wellness: Choices for Health & Fitness

Rebecca Donatelle, Christine Snow, Anthony Robert Wilcox. Wadsworth Publishing; 2nd edition (October 7, 1998). 496 pages. ISBN 053434836X.

Proctored Exams

By the end of Unit 3, specify a proctor for the final exam by sending an email to the instructor. Please provide the following in the email:

• Name
• Title/position
• Address
• Phone
• Fax
• Email

Read more about proctored exams and how to locate a proctor on the OSU Extended Campus website's Exams & Assignments page. Students usually locate proctors at community college testing centers, OSU Extension offices, or local libraries. Work supervisors are acceptable test proctors also.

OSU Extended Campus will send the proctor the password necessary to take the exam in Blackboard. This means your proctor center must have access to a good Internet connection. If you are unable to use an electronic testing center, please consult with the instructor for alternative testing.

Recontact your proctor during Unit 7 to confirm the time and location of your proctored exam. See the schedule in Blackboard for exact date range of the text.

Grading

Students' learning of lecture material will be assessed through two quizzes, a midterm, and a non-cumulative final exam. The quizzes will consist of 10 multiple-choice and true false questions and the exams will consist of 50 multiple-choice and true false questions. Quizzes are worth twenty points each; the midterm and final are each worth 100 points, totaling 240 possible points for the course. The grading scale is as follows:

You may elect to be graded on a Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory (S-U) basis instead of the traditional letter grading (A-F). A grade of S (satisfactory) is equivalent to a grade C- or above. Please refer to the University catalog for last date to change grade option.

Important Information

• University Information
• Academic Regulations
• Avoiding Academic Dishonesty
• Disabilities Services
• Student Conduct

Course Assessment

In Unit 10, the opportunity to evaluate this course is provided with instructions. Please help our teaching staff improve the quality of this course by filling in the evaluation in the Online Student Services area of the OSU web site. Thank you for your participation.