GHTH 100 – PERSONAL WELLNESS
Fall 2009 Sections 004 & 005
Instructor:Dr. Debra L. Sutton
Office:HHS Building Room 3112
Phone:568-3392
E-mail:
Office Hours: MW1:00 –3:00 TTH 1:00-1:45 Fri 11:15-12:00
Note: Please do not e-mail me unless it is an emergency. I will be happy to assist you during my office hours. To guarantee an appointment, use the sign-up sheet outside my office door. During the registration period for the fall 09 semester, all office hours are by appointment only. I’m sorry but I cannot arrange office hour appointments during class, via e-mail, or over the telephone.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to introduce students to the lifestyle behaviors that contribute to health promotion and disease prevention. Factors affecting health status will be identified and suggestions will be made as to how health-related behaviors, self-care, and individual decisions contribute to health and wellness.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate through testing, discussion, and personal experience, the following:
- Identification of the dimensions of wellness, as well as the impact of heredity, lifestyle, and environment on well-being
- Knowledge about health and its utilization in making meaningful decisions throughout life
- Examination of personal behaviors related to health and wellness
- Assessment and interpretation of one’s state of overall wellness, as well as the development and implementation of a personal wellness plan
- The ability to use reputable resources to learn about and evaluate current societal trends in health and social behavior
- The ability to communicate, at an acceptable level, about health needs
- Recognition of solutions for common health problems
- The ability to work with others to solve common health problems
REQUIRED TEXTS:
- Donatelle, R.J. (2010). Access to Health. (11th ed.). Benjamin Cummings.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- Examinations:
There will be three exams given over the course of the semester, specific dates of which are provided on the tentative course outline. Exam questions will cover text and lecture material. The final exam will not be comprehensive.
Students must be present for all exams unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. You must e-mail me and give me a phone number where you can be reached. Without prior notification and approval by the instructor, no make-up exams will be given.
Quizzes:
There will be fivein-class unannounced quizzes throughout the semester. Quiz items will relate to required readings, class material and/or activities. Absolutely no make-up quizzes will be offered. However, your lowest score will be dropped so your quiz grade will be based on four scores.
- Assess Yourself/Behavior Change Contract (pre and post)
The Assess Yourself/Behavior Change instrument is located in the front of your Access to Healthtextbook. After you
complete the assessment, you will need to follow the instructions for the type-written assignment that will be turned in for
credit. The instructions for this assignment will be posted on Blackboard.Also, you will complete the behavior change contract located in yourtextbook. Do not tear this contract out – make a copy, complete it and staple both assignments together. Please refer to the course schedule for due dates.
- Wellness Passport Assignment
This assignment provides all GHTH 100 students with the opportunity to experience health enhancing activities, programs, and services outside of the classroom.
The assignment is a combination of three responsibilities:
1)Attendance at five different Wellness Passport events
2)Having Wellness Passport verification forms stamped at each event attended
3)Completing the Passport assignment forms to submit to your instructor
A list of pre-selected and approved events will be posted on the GHTH 100 website and updated regularly throughout the semester. This calendar can be found at (). In order to receive full credit, each student must attend five Passport events, each of which must be from a DIFFERENT dimension of wellness. Only the official, stamped verificationpages willbe accepted for credit. These verification pages must be printed on white cardstock paper. They are available for purchase (.15 each) in the HHS Building Copy Center – room 1002.
- Individual Physical Wellness Assignment
This assignment will allowyou to construct and implement your own physical wellnessplan. Specific instructions for this will be discussed in class and can be found at
Course Requirements / Point DistributionAssess Yourself/Behavior Change (preand post assessments) Pre=15pts Post=15pts / 30 points
Unannounced Quizzes ( 5quizzes and drop lowest score) 10 points each / 40 points
Examinations (3 exams consisting of MC, T/F, and Matching) 100 points each / 300 points
Individual Physical Wellness Assignment / 30 points
Wellness Passport Assignment / 50 points
Total / 450 points
A = 450 - 405B = 404 - 360C = 359 - 315D = 314 - 270F = below 269 points
The +/- system may be used at the discretion of the instructor. You must earn .6 or better for rounding to the next percent to occur. Please do not request any bonus or extra credit!!
CLASS POLICIES
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory and will be taken sometime during each class period. I expect to start class on time, which requires you to be here. Once you arrive for class, you are expected to remain until the class is over, unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor. Arriving to class late or leaving prior to dismissal is not acceptable. Should you attempt to leave during class, your instructor may verbally ask you for your name and request that you remove your signature from the attendance sheet. Any student missing five or more classes will not receive better than a “C” in the course, even if they earn enough points for an A or B.
CISAT Attendance Policy / Administrative Withdrawal: Any student who does not attend the first two (2) scheduled class meetings may be administratively dropped from class. Students dropped for non-attendance will be notified via e-mail by the Health Sciences Department. Students who fail to attend the first two meetings of class but who do not receive e-mail notification need to be aware that they have not been administratively dropped. Unless these students drop the course through the normal process, they will receive a grade at the end of the semester.
Late Assignments and Missed Exams
An assignment is considered late if it is not submitted in class the day it is due. Assignments that are late may be accepted in rare instances with a penalty, but only with prior notification and approval from your instructor. Without prior notification and approval, no late assignments will be accepted. Exams are to be taken the day they are scheduled. In rare instances, and subject to the instructor’s approval, a make-up exam may be arranged. However, you must contact your instructor prior to class and leave a telephone number where you can be reached. Without prior notification and approval, no make-up exam will be given.
Class Conduct
This is a very large learning environment. In order for all students to benefit, everyone must behave in a mature, professional manner. If students have personal problems or conflicts, please let the instructor know as soon as possible. Most things can be worked out ahead of time. Do not assume that things can be corrected after the fact.
1) All cell phone ringers must be turned off during class time. Cell phones may not be placed on desktop anytime during class.
2)Laptops are not permitted in this class unless student has an accommodation from the JMU Office of Disabilities Services (see policy below) or you are willing to sit in the front rows.
3)All pre-class activities must cease (reading the Breeze, etc.) once class begins. Any disruptive behavior willlead to officialreprimand, and/or deletion from the class roster.
4)Unnecessary talking and not paying attention during class (sleeping, etc.) is not considered mature, professional behavior.
5)Please take care of any personal needs prior to class. Do not leave the classroom while class is in session unless it is an absolute emergency.
6)If you are feeling ill or have other business, consider missing class. There is no differentiation between excused and unexcused absences.
7)Rules and regulations associated with student conduct are detailed in the Student Handbook. Failure to abide by these rules and regulations may lead to a variety of disciplinary actions including but not limited to: a failing grade, removal from this class, a summons to appear before the Judiciary Council, being placed on probation, and/or expulsion from the university.
Other Information
Please consult the 2007-2008 James Madison University Student Handbook for information related to the JMU Honor Code. 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.
Learning Resource Centers/Disability Services
The mission of the Office of Disability Services is to assist the University in creating an accessible community where students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to fully participate in their educational experience at JMU.
If you require their services in order to successfully complete any requirement of this class, please contact Ms. Valerie Schoolcraft at (540) 568-6705. The office is located in the Wilson Learning Center, room 107.
Tentative Course Outline*
Date /Topic / Chapter Readings / Assignment Due Dates and Examinations
August 25 / Introduction to GHTH 100: Personal Wellness / Syllabus / Review course syllabus
August 27 / Promoting Healthy Behavior Change / Chapter 1 / Read chapter prior to class
September 01 / GHTH 100 and UREC – A Unique Partnership / UREC Booklet / Speaker - Dr. Julie Wallace-Carr
September 03 / Psychosocial Health / Chapter 2 / Read chapter prior to class
September 08 / Psychosocial Health / Chapter 2 / Pre “Assess Yourself” Due
September 10 / Drinking Responsibly: Alcohol Facts / Chapter 12 / Read chapter prior to class
September 15 / Drinking Responsibly: Alcohol Facts / Chapter 12 / Read chapter prior to class
September 17 / Illicit Drugs and Controlled Substances / Chapter 14 / Read chapter prior to class
September 22 / Illicit Drugs and Controlled Substances / Chapter 14 / Read chapter prior to class
September 24 / “I Week” Study Abroad Fair – No Class / Go to Study Abroad Fair (Passport)
September 29 / Tobacco and Caffeine / Chapter 13 / Read chapter prior to class
October 01 / Examination 1 / 1,2,12,13,14 / Examination 1
October 06 / Nutrition: Eating for a Healthy Lifestyle / Chapter 8 / Read chapter prior to class
October 08 / Nutrition: Eating for a Healthy Lifestyle / Chapter 8 / 3 Wellness Passport Events Due
October 13 / Weight Management / Chapter 9 / Read chapter prior to class
October 15 / Weight Management / Chapter 9 / Read chapter prior to class
October 20 / Physical Fitness and Physical Activity / Chapter 10 / Read chapter prior to class
October 22 / Physical Fitness and Physical Activity / Chapter 10 / Read chapter prior to class
October 27 / Cardiovascular Diseases / Chapter 15 / Read chapter prior to class
October 29 / Cardiovascular Diseases / Chapter 15 / Read chapter prior to class
November 03 / Examination 2 / 8,9,10,15 / Examination 2
November 05 / Sexual Anatomy and Physiology / Chapter 6 / Read chapter prior to class
November 10 / Sexual Anatomy and Physiology / Chapter 6 / Read chapter prior to class
November 12 / Reproductive Choices: Contraception & Birth Control / Chapter 7 / Post “Assess Yourself” Due
November 17 / Infectious Diseases / Chapter 17 / Read chapter prior to class
November 19 / Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Chapter 17 / 2 Wellness Passport Events Due
December 01 / Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Chapter 17 / Individual Physical Wellness Due
December 03 / Cancer: Reducing Your Risks / Chapter 16 / Read chapter prior to class
Final Examination – NOT COMPREHENSIVE / 6,7,16,17 / Examination 3
*While the provisions of this syllabus are as accurate and complete as possible, the instructor reserves the right to change any provision without actual notice if circumstances so warrant. However, every effort will be made to keep students advised of such changes. Information about such changes will be available at all times from the instructor. It is the students’ responsibility to know what changes, if any, have been made to this syllabus and to successfully complete the requirements of this course.