2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

PE 2280 Water Safety Instruction 2 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Students learnto instruct all six levels of the American RedCross Learn-to-Swim level, the Parent andChild Aquatics Program and the Basic WaterRescue Course. Grading is based on three classpresentations and a final exam. Instructor certificationis issued to those who achieve the RedCross standard, including a grade of 80% orbetter on the final exam. Falls. Prerequisite(s):intermediate level swimming ability.PE 2415 Introduction to PhysicalEducation and HealthInstruction3 creditsProvides an examination of the foundationsof education and the motivations for selectingteaching as a profession. This includes healthand physical education within the confines ofK-12 public education. Topics include societalissues affecting public education; pre-serviceteacher preparation at the University and areview of American education history. Includesan introduction to lesson planning and classroom/gymnasiummanagement techniques.Students complete 10 hours of observation/participationin the public schools. Subscription toa specific electronic portfolio. Springs.PE 2422 Rhythm and DanceFundamentals 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides anintroduction to basic rhythm concepts, bodymovements and locomotor patterns used insocial dancing around the world. Presents theprinciples and skills associated with rhythmicmovement and dance. Prepares students tominimally perform, properly analyze, professionallyinstruct and appropriately structurepractice dance and rhythmic activities.Fundamental dance pedagogy is addressedin the context of diverse folk and social dancestyles. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):Health and Human Performance majors andminors.PE 2423 Fundamentals inGymnastics 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon the elements and teaching methodsof movement education, the principles andskills associated with tumbling, balancingand vaulting and other basic gymnastic elements.Prepares students to minimally perform,properly analyze, professionally instructand appropriately structure practice for participationand improvement of movement skills.Falls. Prerequisite(s): Health and HumanPerformance majors and minors.PE 2424 Net and Wall Activities 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon the elements of net and wall activities.The principles and skills associated withactivities such as ping-pong, tennis, pickleball,badminton and volleyball are addressed.Activities are designed to prepare students tominimally perform, properly analyze, professionallyinstruct and appropriately structurepractice for participation and improvement ofmovement and playing skills. Spring of evenyears. Prerequisite(s): Health and HumanPerformance majors and minors.PE 2425 Lifetime/LeisureActivities1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon the elements of selected target andleisure games and activities such as bowling,golf, darts, bocci and archery. The principlesand skills associated with target games areaddressed and activities are designed to preparestudents to minimally perform, properlyanalyze, professionally instruct and appropriatelystructure practice for participation andimprovement of movement and playing skills.Fall of even years. Prerequisite(s): Health andHuman Performance majors and minors.PE 2426 Striking and FieldingActivities1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon the elements of selected striking andfielding activities such as softball, baseball,rounders, cricket, Danish longball. Theprinciples and skills associated with strikingand fielding activities are addressed andactivities are designed to prepare students tominimally perform, properly analyze, professionallyinstruct and appropriately structurepractice for participation and improvementof movement and playing skills. Spring ofodd years. Prerequisite(s): Health and HumanPerformance majors and minors.PE 2427 Territorial Activities 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon the elements of selected territorialactivities such as soccer, basketball, water polo,ultimate “Frisbee” and football. The principlesand skills associated with territorial activitiesare addressed and activities are designed to preparestudents to minimally perform, properlyanalyze, professionally instruct and appropriatelystructure practice for participation andimprovement of movement and playing skills.Fall of odd years. Prerequisite(s): Health andHuman Performance majors and minors.PE 2428 Flexibility, Core, and BalanceTraining1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon flexibility, core and balance trainingprinciples and skills. Designed to preparestudents to minimally perform, properly analyze,professionally instruct and appropriatelystructure practice in movement skills specificto various flexibility, core and stability improvementsincluding strength and active range ofmotion. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):Health and Human Performance majors andminors only.PE 2525 Group ExerciseLeadership 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon group exercise leadership principlesand skills. Designed to prepare students tominimally perform, properly analyze, professionallyinstruct and appropriately structurepractice in movement skills specific to variousgroup exercise modes for improvements in cardiorespiratoryand muscular fitness. Falls andSprings. Prerequisite(s): Health and HumanPerformance majors and minors.PE 2550 Foundations of PhysicalEducation3 creditsAn introduction to the varied aspects of physicaleducation as a profession and a career.Current issues and trends, the sub-disciplinesof physical education and available careeroptions in physical education are discussed.An orientation to curriculum is addressed.Subscription to a specific electronic portfolio.Falls and Springs. (TECO)PE 2640 BurdenkoConditioning 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides anintroduction to the principles and skills ofthe Burdenko method of movement training.The relationship between land and waterexercises and training principles for improvedflexibility, balance, endurance and strengthare presented so that students will be preparedto minimally perform, properly analyze andunderstand the fundamentals of instruction.Springs. Prerequisite(s): Health and HumanPerformance majors and minors.PE 2710 Topics in Fitness 1–3 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Topics and activitiesnot covered in other physical educationfitness courses are presented and practiced,allowing students to extend their experienceand competencies in a variety of health-relatedor sports-oriented physical conditioningmodalities. May be repeated for credit withdifferent topic. Unscheduled. Prerequisite(s):Athletic Training or PE majors.PE 2731 Motor Development 3 creditsAn examination and analysis of perceptualmotor factors which affect human cognitive,psychological, social and physical developmentthroughout the lifespan. Topics includeprenatal development, patterns of growthand development, ref lexes, gender differences,regression, assessment and planningfor developmental movement programs.Students develop/continue iWeb folios. FallsCoursesPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 293