Health Education 10: 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.
- Units: 3
- Class Meets: June 16 – August 7, 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 Off-Line. 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 BY June 19TH, 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 -- THIS WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. 50 points possible. Due June 23rd.
- Behavior Change Contract DO NOT WRITE IN THE TEXT -- THIS WILL BE MAILED TO YOU. 50 points possible. Due June 23rd.
- Food Journal with evaluation (see Chapter 8) Due July 21st, 50 points possible. Instructions for this project will be mailed to you.
- Family Health Tree project Due July 31st, 100 points possible.
When mailing any projects to me, IT NEEDS TO BE POSTMARKED BY THE DUE DATE TO AVOID A LATE PENALTY.
- Exam 1 - to be taken on Monday, June 30th, Chapters 1-5, 100 points possible.
- Exam 2 - to be taken on Thursday, July 17th, Chapters 6-10, 100 points possible.
- Final Exam - to be taken
on Thursday, August 7th, Chapters 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16, (skip 13) 100 points
possible.
- Proctored Exams: Yes, for non-Taft 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, or
take the first exam, 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 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.
- Course Syllabus (In PDF format, opens in a new window)
Syllabus in PDF format, opens in a new window
Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.