INSTRUCTOR’S SYLLABUS                          Spring 2008

Course Number: PHED 1140-SO1

Course Title: Beginning Aerobic Dance

Course Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 Clinical/Recitation Hours: 0

Course Delivery Method: Lecture/Lab

Instructor’s Information:

Instructor’s Name: Dr. Linda J. Adams

Office Number: A-219

Office Hours: MW: 12-2pm; T.TR.: 11:30-12:30pm

Contact Information: 972-881-5777, ladams@ccccd.edu, PHED Secretary 972-881-5925

Class Information: You may repeat this class once after receiving a grade, including W.

Class meeting times: 11:00-11:50, M. W. F.

Class meeting location: SCC, Dance Studio, A107

Textbook: Required: Schumann, S., Essential Knowledge for Exercise and Training,1st ed., Kendall-Hunt Publishing 2005

Optional: Bishop, Fitness Through Aerobics - Fourth Edition - Allyn & Bacon, Pub.

Supplies: None

Measurable Student Learning Outcomes:

1. To demonstrate the ability to improve the level of cardiovascular fitness as a result of training through the

use of aerobic dance and step training.

2. To demonstrate the ability to monitor exercise intensity and calculate the appropriate target training zone.

3. To demonstrate the ability to improve the level of fitness in the components of flexibility and muscular

endurance.

4. To demonstrate the ability to perform basic aerobic exercise movements and step training movements as

specified through instruction, course materials and related handouts.

5. To demonstrate an understanding of the principles of exercise, specifically, overload, progression,

specificity, and reversibility, and the variables of exercise programming, specifically, frequency, intensity,

time, and type of exercise.

6. To demonstrate the ability to develop and teach an aerobic exercise routine.

7. To demonstrate sport and fitness-related skills and apply the use of the skills in lifetime activity in the

promotion of health and wellness.

8. To demonstrate knowledge of nutrition and its implications for sport performance, physical fitness, and

wellness.

9. To recognize the importance of the relationship between lifetime activity and the quality of life.

10. To demonstrate the biomechanics of fundamental movements and skills.

11. To develop the kinesthetic sense in the process of acquiring movement skills.

Method of Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on a point system. A total of 100 points will be used.

  1. Completion of pre and post fitness tests                        5 points
  2. Completion of nutritional awareness worksheet            10 points
  3. Aerobic Routine                                                           5 points
  4. Midterm                                                                      20 points
  5. Final                                                                            20 points
  6. Attendance and Participation                                        40 points

a. One point will be deducted for each time the student is late or leaves early

Attendance Policy: 

  1. 3 FREE absences, one make-up class allowed
  2. For every absence after 3 there will be a 5 point deduction from the attendance grade
  3. Departmental policy: After 7 absences (excused or unexcused) student will fail class

Evaluation:                                 GRADES

A=90-100 points       C=70-79 points        F=60 points and below

B=80-89 points         D=60-69 points

Course Withdrawal Policy: Last Day to Withdraw April 11th, 2008

ADA Statement: It is the policy of Collin County Community College to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities. This College will adhere to all applicable Federal and State laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the ACCESS Office (G-200) or 881-5898, (TDD - 881-5950) in a timely manner if he/she desires to arrange for accommodations.

Tentative Course Calendar:

Midterm Exam March 10th
Final Exam May 7th
Pre-Fitness Testing Jan. 16th,18th
Nutritional Analysis Feb.22nd
Aerobic Routines April14th,16th,18th
Post Fitness Testing April 28th, April 30th

Course Outline:

 

Week 1:  

I. Aerobic Wellness

    A. Six Dimensions of Wellness

    B. Benefits of Wellness

    C. Pre Fit test

    D. Karvonen Method/Target Heart Rate

 II. Metabolic systems

    A. Aerobic vs. Anaerobic

    B. Lactic Acid

    C. Intro to step/weights

 

Week 2:

I. Cardiovascular system

    A. Diseases

        1. Atherosclerosis

        2. Arteriosclerosis

        3. Blood Pressure

    B. Intro to Step choreography

 

 Week 3:

I. Respiratory system

    A. Lung function during exercise

II. Skeletal system

    A. Bone health

III. Step Choreography

 

Week 4:

I. Muscular System

    A. Function

    B. Attachment

    C. Contractions

II. Step choreography

    A. Vertical

    B. Intro to Balance Balls

 

Week 5:

I. Fitness Components/Skill-Related components

    A. Examples

        1. Demonstrations

II. Step Choreography

    A. Double Step

 

Week 6:

I. Principles of exercise

    A. Overload

    B. Threshold

    C. Adaptation

    D. Progression

    E. F. I. T. T.

II. Intro to Slide

 

Week 7:

I. Exercise Intensity Calculation

    A. Borg

    B. Talk

    C. THZ

II. Aerobic variations

    A. HIA

    B. NIA

    C. LIA

III. Body Toning

    A. Contraindicated Exercises

IV. Slide/Step Choreography

 

Week 8:

I. Midterm

    A. Review

    B. Test

    C. Item Analysis Review

II. Slide/Step Choreography

 

Week 9:

I. Nutrition and Weight control

    A. Nutritional Analysis due

    B. Identification of Nutrients

    C. Daily Caloric intakes

II. Intro to Aerobic Dance

 

Week 10:

I. Nutrients Continued

    A. Fats

        1. Cholesterol

        2. Unsaturated

        3. Saturated

    B. Minerals

II. Aerobic Dance

 

Week 11:

I. Water

    A. Dehydration

        1. Heat Exhaustion

        2. Heat Stroke

II. Fiber

    A. Nutritional Analysis

III. Aerobic Dance and weights

 

Week 12:  

I. Food Guide Pyramid

    A. On-line access

II. Label Reading

    A. Truth or Fiction

III. Eating disorders

VI. Step and Weights

 

Week 13:

I. Student Routines

 

Week 14:

I. Care and Prevention of Injuries

    A. R.I.C.E.

    B. Identification of Injuries

II. Vertical Step and Weights

 

Week 15:

I. Risk Factors of Heart Attack and Stroke

II. Review for final

III. Post Fitness test

 

Week 16:

I. Final Exam

SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY The college may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty.  Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission of material as one’s own work that is not one’s own.  Scholastic dishonesty may involve one or more of the following acts:  cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and/or falsifying academic records. Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, using someone else’s work for assignments as if it were one’s own, copying computer disks or files, and any other dishonest means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course. Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s own without giving credit to the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.  Contact Mary McRae, Dean of Students, at 972.881.5771 for the student disciplinary process and procedures or consult the CCCCD Student Handbook.

NOTE: A copy of the generic syllabus, as well as the Collin academic honesty statement are available in the division office and on the college web site at: http://iws.ccccd.edu/syllabus

 

 

Rev. 01.09.08