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

Coursesand Springs. Prerequisite(s): (PE 2550 or HE1970); Health and Human Performancemajors. (WRIT)(WRCO)PE 2740 Water ExerciseTechniques 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionin the principles and skills associated withfitness and therapeutic conditioning usingwater as the resistance. Principles of healthrelated fitness are addressed and activities aredesigned so that students are prepared to minimallyperform, properly analyze, professionallyinstruct and appropriately structure practiceusing water exercises for a variety of clients andapplications. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):Health and Human Performance majors andminors.PE 2831 Resistance TrainingTechniques 1.5 creditsProfessional Activity Course. Provides instructionon resistance training theory and skills.Designed to prepare students to minimallyperform, properly analyze, professionallyinstruct and appropriately structure practicein movement skills specific to resistance trainingexercise for improvements in muscularstrength, size and/or endurance. Falls andSprings. Prerequisite(s): Health and HumanPerformance majors and minors.PE 2840 Health and Fitness forEducators3 creditsProvides instruction on the role of physicalactivity and health behaviors in personal wellbeing,as well as laboratory experiences thatpromote integration of knowledge from selfassessmentsacross the dimensions of wellness.Students explore the importance of modelingwellness through a healthy, active lifestyle intheir future role as educators. Falls and Springs.Prerequisite(s): Childhood Studies/TeacherCertification and Early Childhood Studies/Teachers Certification majors. (WECO)PE 2850 Wellness Choices for a Healthy,Active Lifestyle 3 creditsDesigned to encourage personal awarenessand responsibility for optimal health acrossall dimensions of wellness focusing on therole of physical activity and healthy behaviors.Through weekly lectures, assigned readings,in-class discussions and group activities, andpractical application of content, studentsdevelop a personal philosophy of wellness,examine wellness attitudes and develop wellnessknowledge and skills necessary for optimalhealth and personal well-being. Specifictopics include an introduction to wellnessand fitness, health behavior change, aerobicand muscular fitness, flexibility and backhealth, exercise-related injuries, wellness dietand energy nutrition, body composition andweight management, body image and ideals,psychological wellness, stress, health and fitnessconsumerism, addictive behavior, sexualbehaviors and communicable disease, as wellas chronic disease. Laboratory experiencesutilize behavior change strategies to promotebehavioral choices that lead to a healthy, activelifestyle across the lifespan. Falls and Springs.(WECO)PE 2860 Wellness ThroughAdventure3 creditsIntroduces the use of a broad model of “adventure”and a multi-dimensional wellness modelto facilitate growth in interpersonal and intrapersonalrelationships. Students learn how todevelop and sequence a variety of indoor andaccessible outdoor initiatives for building trust,community, cooperation, conflict resolution,self-confidence and emotional self-awareness.Students engage in lesson development andassessments that use the full-value contract,challenge by choice goal settings as group processtools. Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s):PE Teacher Certification and PE/HE TeacherCertification majors. (WECO)PEDI 2950 Sociocultural Dimensions inPhysical Activity 3 creditsProvides an analysis of physical activity and theproblem of sedentarianism in contemporaryUnited States society using a social ecologicalframework. Students examine social processesand cultural institutions as well as the interrelationshipsbetween physical activity/inactivityidentities and social and cultural forces. Fallsand Springs. (SSDI)PE 3000 Instructional Strategies I –Elementary4 creditsFocuses on instructional strategies for elementaryphysical education and health education.Beginning physical education and healtheducation standards are the organizing center.An introduction of state, regional, nationalguidelines for Physical/Health Education.Practical experience at the elementary level.Subscription to a specific electronic portfolio.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): PE 2731;admittance into the Teacher CertificationOption; minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.PE 3100 Movement Therapies 3 creditsExamines functional approaches to movementtherapies and explores Western approaches tomovement arts. Unscheduled. Prerequisite(s):BI 2110.PE 3260 Health Fitness Assessment andProgramming 3 creditsFocuses on the components of fitness associatedwith optimal health, cardiorespiratoryfitness, muscular fitness, flexibility andbody composition. Learners explore the associationsamong physical activity, health andhypokinetic diseases; health screening andrisk classification; principles of assessment,prescription and exercise program adherence;various assessment strategies for determininglevels of health fitness as well as practicehealth fitness programming techniques specificto health fitness assessments. Learningoutcomes include knowledge of health fitnesscomponents and their relationship to optimalhealth, health fitness measures and testadministration, health fitness data analysesand exercise programming and techniquesrelative to health fitness assessment outcomes.Falls and Springs. Prerequisite(s): BI 2110 andBI 2120; Health and Human Performancemajors and minors.PE 3300 Women and SportCultures3 creditsFocuses on the influence of sport, a genderedinstitution, on women’s identity from a cultural,psychosocial and political perspective.Additionally, students explore how influentialwomen can be in redefining sport and howsignificant an inclusive definition might be towomen’s physicality in terms of self-conceptions,participatory behaviors and values. Sportis broadly defined to include exercise, physicalactivity and gaming behaviors. Creates a learningcommunity that facilitates personal growththrough knowledge sharing, using a variety ofinformation sources and class discussions. Thelearning experience is enhanced through theorganization and implementation of a researchproject, which aims to answer a question ofinterest to students. May be taken as WS 3300.Fall of odd years. Prerequisite(s): junior status.(DICO)(WECO)PE 3310 Curriculum Design andImplementation 3 creditsFrom theory to conceptual framework. Coversthe content of physical education and healtheducation in reference to the knowledge,skills and attitudes that result from effectiveinstruction. Curriculum instruction, modelsand design are the prominent emphasis.Observation in public school. Subscriptionto a specific electronic portfolio. Falls.Prerequisite(s): PE 3000.PE 3560 Measurement and Assessment inPhysical Education 3 creditsVarious tests and measurements in physicaleducation are examined; techniques forappraising physical fitness and performanceare practiced. Basic statistics are studied andapplied. Attention is given to the administration,scoring and statistical analysis of testswith emphasis on computer application. Fallsand Springs. Prerequisite(s): MathematicsFoundations. (QUAN)(QRCO)294 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008