DSLCC COURSE OF STUDY
Course: HLT 110, Personal and Community Health
Semester: Spring 2008
Instructor: Bruce D. Olson
Office: Room 657, Armory
Phone: (540) 863-2883; Toll Free: 877-733-7522 (within service area)
Email:
bolson@dslcc.eduFAX: 540-863-2815
Warning!
VCCS prohibits enrolling in a course more than twice unless mitigating circumstances exist.
Course Description
A course designed to study the concepts related to the maintenance of health, principles of safety, and the prevention of illness at the personal and community level. Three(3) semester credit hours.
Prerequisite Information
Prior to enrolling in this course, the student is responsible for completing English 01- (Writing) and English 04 (Reading). The student must have completed or be enrolled in English 03 (Writing) and English 05 (Reading) before or during this course. It is recommended but not required that the student complete English 107 (Advanced Reading) before or during this course.
Instructional Objectives
The following course objectives indicate major overall areas of course content:
A. To evaluate selected aspects of emotional health.
B. To learn ideas and facts related to the use and abuse of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
C. To learn basic information related to human sexuality and reproduction.
D. To identify sound personal and consumer health practices.
E. To learn information related to the major communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Text:
Payne, Wayne A. and Dale B. Hahn. Understanding Your Health. New York: WCB/McGraw Hill, 2005.
Grading Policies
A. Tests completed on or before due date will be credited an extra five points. Tests not completed within one week of due date will have a one point per day deduction.
B. The following point values determine the final grade.
1. Tests = 80%
2. Assignments=20%
3. Action Events=Extra Credit (10%)
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Grading Scale |
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| 100 - 90 | A |
| 89 - 80 | B |
| 79 - 70 | C |
| 69 - 60 | D |
| 59 - 0 | F |
Written Tests:
Test due dates are listed under topic outline. Test questions will come from reading the assigned chapters.
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TOPIC OUTLINE |
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| Chapter 4 | Staying Physically Fit | Friday, January 18 |
| Chapters 5 | Understanding nutrition | Friday, February 01 |
| Chapter 6 | Healthy Weight | Friday, February 15 |
| Chapter 7 | Making Decisions About Drugs | Friday, February 29 |
| Chapter 8 | Taking Control of Alcohol Use | Friday, March 14 |
| Chapter 10 | Cardiovascular Disease | Friday, March 28 |
| Chapter 11 | Cancer | Friday, April 11 |
| Chapter 20 | The Environment and Your Health | Friday, April 25 |
CHEATING
Cheating is considered to be a failure of honesty in U.S. colleges and universities. It means getting unauthorized help on an assignment, quiz, or examination. You must not receive from anyone, nor give to anyone, any information, answers, or help during an examination or any kind of test. You must not take notes or books to the examination, and you must not refer to any books or notes while you are taking the test.