GHTH 100A - James Madison University



GHTH 100

Personal Wellness

Dr. Terri Prodoehl

prodoert@jmu.edu It is best to contact me through email.

Office Phone: 568-8704

Office Location: HHS 3111

Office Hours: MWF 10-11, TTH 1-2

Required Course Text and Materials:

1. Donatelle, R. Access to Health, 10Ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings Pub.

2. : Course documents and information. Many assignments will be completed or submitted through Bb.

3. Passport Assignment Website

4. Five verification pages: white cardstock only

Course Description:

Personal Wellness GHTH 100 is a course offered in Cluster Five: Individual’s in the Human Community of the General Education Program. In the Cluster Five package, students learn about themselves as individuals and as members of different communities. Through studying the many variables that influence human behavior in contemporary society, students gain an understanding of the relationship between the individual and a diverse community and develop a sense of responsibility for self and community. Students explore how individuals develop and function in the social, psychological, emotional, physical and spiritual dimensions.

Specifically, Personal Wellness is one of the selections in the Wellness dimension of Cluster Five. Courses in this area examine the dimensions of health and wellness. An emphasis is placed on the factors that influence health and wellness, particularly individual behaviors. Students will participate in self-assessments that provide information about their health and wellness behaviors and their overall health status. In addition, students will learn strategies that improve lifetime health and wellness. This course includes a physical wellness component as a part of course requirements.

For more information about the General Education program, see their web site or read the catalog.

Course Objectives: This course is designed to enable each student to:

1. Understand the dimensions of wellness, the various factors affecting each dimension, and how dimensions are interrelated.

2. Understand the relationship between personal behaviors and lifelong health and wellness.

3. Recognize an individual’s level of health and wellness and understand how these levels impact quality of life.

4. Identify and implement strategies that improve an individual’s wellness.

5. Use reputable resources to evaluate current societal trends in health and social behavior.

6. Communicate, at an acceptable level, about health needs.

7. Be sensitive to personal health values held by others.

8. Recognize and seek solutions for common health problems.

Course Contents:

1. Health and Behavior (Week 1 & 2)

3. Stress (Week 3)

7. Nutrition Basics (Week 4)

8. Exercise for Health and Fitness (Week 5)

9. Weight Management (Week 5 & 6)

2. Psychological Health (Week 7)

4. Relationships (Week 8)

5. Sexuality (Week 8 & 9)

6. Contraception (Week 9 & 10)

10 Addictions (Week 11)

11 Alcohol (Week 11)

12. Tobacco (Week 12)

13. Drugs (Week 12 & 13)

14. Cardiovascular Health (Week 14)

15. Cancer (Week 14)

16 Infectious Conditions/STI’s (Week 14)

Performance Standards and Evaluation:

A. Attendance and participation in class activities and discussions.

B. Reading of the text and other assigned materials.

C. Completion of four examinations.

D. Completion of written assignments.

E. Completion of out of class activities; Wellness Passport, Physical Wellness Assignment

Point Values: Written Exams 400 points

Pre Hth Assess & Beh Ch Plan 10 points

Post Health Assess 5 points

Physical Wellness Activity 30 points

Wellness Passport 50 points

Nutrition Analysis 15 points

Online Discussions (3 @ 8 pts) 24 points

Journal Activities (6 @ 4pts) 16 points

Total 550 points

Point system: 93%+ of total points = A 511.5 raw points

90-92.99% = A- 495

87-89.99% = B+ 478.5

83-86.99% = B 456.5

80-82.99% = B- 440

77-79.99% = C+ 423.5

73-76.99% = C 401.5

70-72.99% = C- 385

67-69.99% = D+ 368.5

63-66.99% = D 346.5

60-62.99% = D- 330

0-59.99% = F

1. Exams: There will be four tests. Each test requires a #2 pencil and your JAC number. Missed tests may be made up without a penalty when prior notice for missing the test has been provided. If prior notice is not given for missing the test, documentation must be provided concerning the absence or you make up the exam with a point penalty.

2. Health Assessments, Behavior Contract, & Nutrition Analysis: These assignments require you to complete personal health inventories and self analyses. Specific instructions for these assignments will be provided in class and on blackboard.

3. Wellness Passport: This assignment provides you with a unique opportunity to experience health enhancing activities, programs, and services offered to all JMU students. More information and specific instructions will be provided in class and in the course manual.

4. Individual Physical Wellness Assignment: This assignment will provide you with the

opportunity to participate in a variety of health enhancing physical activity on a regular basis.

All students must complete this assignment. Instructions will be given in class and the course

manual.

4. Online discussions and a variety of journaling activities will be required throughout the semester. The student will need to be comfortable with using Bb.

Class Policies

1. Attendance: Attendance is expected for all classes. Attendance will be taken daily using the class seating chart. You should be in your assigned seat with your nametag to be counted as present. Sleeping in class will be considered as an absence.

2. If you should miss class You are expected to get any information or assignments from a source other than the professor. This will be critical for the passport updates, test announcements, etc.

3. There are no excused or unexcused absences. You have up to 4 absences to use for any reason. After the first 4 absences there is a 10 point penalty for each additional absence that is subtracted from the student’s total course points.

4. In the event that a student has the four absences plus additional extended absences due to hospitalization, severe illness, participation in activities with a formal group for JMU, (band trips, athletics, debate team, etc.), and major family emergencies, a lesser penalty may be applied with sufficient evidence or documentation approved by the professor.

5. You may not be late for class. The door is locked within 5 minutes of the class start time. You will not be admitted once class has started.

6. If you need to leave early it must be for an emergency and you must attend 85% of a class (65 minutes, missing no more than 10 minutes) to receive credit for attendance. A student must notify the professor if he/she must leave early and sit in the back of class.

7. Students are expected to remain in class for the duration unless there is a medical emergency. The door to the class will be locked within 5 minutes of class starting time, so a student will not be readmitted after exciting the class once the door is locked.

o IT IS AN HONOR CODE VIOLATION TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR ATTENDANCE DECEITFULLY.

Therefore, if you leave class after attendance is taken and leave earlier than the 10 minutes allowed with the approval of the instructor, you will be in violation of the Honor Code!

8. Late Assignments: An assignment is considered late if it is not submitted by midnight of the day of the due date.

• No assignments will be accepted late unless there is prior notification (the day before) and approval from the instructor. Extenuating circumstances will require documentation. If an assignment is accepted late it is subject to a letter grade penalty per day that it is late.

• Being absent on the due date is not considered an excuse to hand in the assignment at the next class.

• Do not e-mail assignments unless you have been given approval from the professor to do so. Do not put assignments in the digital drop box of Bb.

• You will NOT have additional opportunities to resend your assignment correctly if it is an electronic submission. You must learn to send it in Microsoft Word format correctly on the first submission to obtain credit for the assignment.

• There are NO DO OVERS for incomplete or incorrect assignments, you must complete the assignment according to instructions the first time.

• You must contact the professor concerning an assignment grade or submission within 2 weeks of the assignment’s grade being posted.

9. Exams

Test Taking Procedures: You will need a number 2 pencil and a good eraser for every test. You will not be permitted to exit the room during the test. Hats are permitted if they do not have a visor or have the visor turned to the back during the testing period. You will also need your JAC number.

Missed/Make-up Exams: Any exams missed with prior notification and approval may be made up on one of the Saturday test make-up days determined by the professor.

• Any exams missed without prior notification may be made up but will be subject to a two letter grade penalty.

• If a student is indisposed in such a way that he or she cannot provide prior notification, documentation must be provided as evidence for why notification was impossible, to the satisfaction of the professor before an exam can be made up without a penalty.

Reviewing Exams: Students may review a test during office hours or by appointment but must do so within 2 weeks of the posting of the exam grade.

10. Students will have an assigned seat and name card that is used for attendance.

11. Students will need to make a name card with their first name and last initial to place on their desk during each class to help with attendance and identification. The name card should comply with the specifications described in the name tag instructions posted on Bb. Not having a name card in class is subject to penalty.

12. No food is allowed in class. Drinks are allowed and are preferred in covered or capped containers (you spill, you clean).

13. No laptop or notebook computers will be allowed in class except in the front row of class.

14. Disruptive or disrespectful behavior such as:

❖ talking,

❖ reading the newspaper, or doing other work,

❖ playing games or writing notes to each other

❖ using head phones or cell phones, texting, etc.

❖ sleeping

is not acceptable and is subject to point penalty or other penalty as seems appropriate by the professor.

Honor Code: The Honor Code is followed in this class. (See Student Handbook)

Any student who is found guilty of an honor violation will receive a grade of “F” in the course in which the violation occurred and will not be permitted to re-take that course on a “repeat/forgiveness” basis. Any questions concerning academic dishonesty should be directed to the professor.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

The Director of Disability Services, Ms V. Schoolcraft (568-6705, Wilson 107) is JMU’s designated ADA compliance official. Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements, should contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS) in order to secure accommodations. An initial prerequisite to receiving any necessary accommodations is completed documentation on file with the ODS.

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