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Health Education 1510-40, 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@taftcollege.edu
  • Telephone: 661.763.7740
    Messages can be left by private message, phone or e-mail.
• Units: 3
• Class Meets: June 8 – July 30, 2009
• 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 On-line students will take the course using the ETUDES program on the computer. Students are required to have Internet access. Students using a proctor for exams (only out-of-area students) need to submit a signed proctor form (see Distance Learning section on Taft College website) to the instructor at the beginning of the course. If the instructor does not have a signed proctor form BY June 9th, the exam must be taken in the Library 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 June 15th.
  • Behavior Change Contract DO NOT WRITE IN THE TEXT. 50 points possible. Due June 15th.
  • Food Journal with evaluation (see Chapter 8) - Due July 9th, 50 points possible.
  • Family Health Tree project Due July 23rd, 100 points possible. Print the chart from the Tasks, Tests, and Surveys link, and follow the directions. You will either mail this document to me or it can be turned in at the Library/LRC on campus.

    When mailing this project to me, IT NEEDS TO BE POSTMARKED BY THE DUE DATE TO AVOID A LATE PENALTY.
     

  • Exam 1 - to be taken on Monday, June 22nd, Chapters 1-5, 100 points possible.
  • Exam 2 - to be taken on Monday, July 13th, Chapters 6-10, 100 points possible.
  • Final Exam - to be taken on Thursday, July 30th, Chapters 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16. SKIP CH. 13.
     
• 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 Library on the TC campus, proctored by college staff.
• Additional Comments: Additional Comments: Because this is a distance learning course, attendance is not an issue. Turning assignments in on time is (late penalties are severe). 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: Click the link to the left to download the course syllabus. The syllabus is in Rich Text Format and will open in a new window.
• New to ETUDES: Be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES.
• ETUDES Course:  You will log into the Etudes 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 your Student ID (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Jose A. Garcia ID: A000123456 Username = joga23456	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 Student ID (Type using all lower case letters) Example: Jose A. Garcia ID: A000123456 Username = joga23456	Enter the password YOU set in a previous term If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used in on your application.

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