Online Orientation - Health Ed 10

Health Education 10-81, Principles of Healthful Living

The course includes the meaning and significance of physical, mental, and social health as related to the individual and society. Topics include mental health, physical fitness, managing stress, violence and abuse, health services, personal relationships, diseases, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, narcotics, death and dying, and nutrition.

Prerequisite: None

Course Details

Instructor: Thompson

E-mail: tthompson@taft.org
Telephone: 661.763.7740
Messages can be left by phone or e-mail.
Office Hours: Counseling Center; Tues. 1:30-3:00 and Thurs. 1:30-2:30

Units: 3

Class Meets: January 28 – May 29, 2008

Textbook & Estimated Costs:

Rental Textbook: Access to Health, Donatelle, Tenth Edition, available as a rental from the Taft College Bookstore. Rental price is $18.35. ISBN: 9780805332490

Estimated Time per Week: Students can expect to spend approximately 10 to 12 hours per week reading, writing, and taking exams.

Special Requirements: The entire course will be conducted on-line (ETUDES-NG). Students are required to have Internet access. Students who are using a proctor for exams need to submit a signed proctor form to the instructor at the beginning of the course. If the instructor does not have a signed proctor form (see Distance Learning section on Taft College website) BY February 8TH, the exam must be taken in the LRC on the Taft College campus. This is to allow time for mailing the exam to the proctor. Students must be self-motivated and work independently to be successful in this course.

Assignments & Tests: Students will be responsible for the following assignments, projects, papers, and exams:

Assess Yourself Questionnaire DO NOT WRITE IN THE TEXT -- 50 points possible. Due February 11.
Behavior Change Contract DO NOT WRITE IN THE TEXT. 50 points possible. Due February 11.
Food Journal with evaluation (see Chapter 8) Due March 3rd, 50 points possible.
Family Health Tree project Due April 28th, 100 points possible.

When mailing the Family Health Tree project to me, IT NEEDS TO BE POSTMARKED BY THE DUE DATE TO AVOID LATE PENALTIES.

Exam 1 - to be taken on Tuesday, February 19th, Chapters 1-5, 100 points possible.
Exam 2 - to be taken on Tuesday, March 11th, Chapters 6-10, 100 points possible.
Exam 3 - to be taken on Monday, April 21st, Chapters 11-15, 100 points possible.
Final Exam - to be taken on Wednesday, May 21st, Chapters 16, 17, 19, and 20, 100 points possible.

Proctored Exams: Yes, for non-Taft area residents. If you are using a proctor, it is your responsibility to provide that proctor with 3-9" X 12" manila envelopes, with postage attached, to mail your exams back to me. Taft-area residents are expected to take exams in the LRC on the TC campus, proctored by college staff.

Additional Comments: Because this is a distance learning course, attendance is not an issue. Turning assignments in on time is. The due dates for all projects are listed both on this Orientation sheet and the course Syllabus. If you do not meet the first assignment deadline, I will assume you do not wish to stay in the class and drop you unless you contact me. After that, it is your responsibility to drop the course. Drops will not be backdated. Contact the counseling center or the distance learning help desk to submit drop slips. Here are some helpful suggestions for successfully completing the course:

Follow the schedule on the syllabus.
Read each chapter, and then create a set of notes for you to study.
Study all terms -- any of them could appear on an exam.
Do any of the review activities that may help you at the end of each chapter. These do not need to be turned in to me.
Turn in assignments and take exams on the date listed -- all late work is docked (10% the 1st week, 20% the 2nd week) and not accepted at all if more than two weeks late.
Exams are a combination of multiple choice and true/false.
STUDENTS NEED TO USE SCANTRON SHEETS ON EXAMS -- PREFERABLY FORM #882-E, AVAILABLE IN ANY COLLEGE BOOKSTORE.

New to ETUDES-NG: be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES-NG. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES-NG.

ETUDES-NG Course: You will log into the Etudes-NG classroom with log-in information provided below:

New Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of SSN

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333

Username = joga23333

MonthDay of birth in school records

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)

Password = 0411

Previous Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of SSN

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333

Username = joga23333

Enter the password YOU set in a previous term

If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES-NG login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used on your application.

Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.