Course Number: KIN 342
Course Title: Active Health
Credit Hours: 3 Vector: Distance education course
Course Description
An extension of KIN 143, Exercise Management, this course parallels the on-campus course KIN 343. This course is designed for students completing the Health and Fitness Certificate and/or a Kinesiology minor. The goal of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to appreciate principles of exercise leadership, assess individual fitness needs, design programs and monitor effects of prescribed exercise. This course is available only through distance education.
Prerequisite: Kin 105 (or 205), 142 and 143.
Corequisite: None.
Special Instructions:
Kinesiology majors and honors students may not receive credit for KIN 342.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved:
None.
The rationale for this course is that the Certificate in Health and Fitness studies (CHF) currently offered through the School of Kinesiology does not have enough required direct fitness-related content. As these CHF certificate students are ambassadors of SFU it is essential that the required content of the CHF is revised.
A further rationale is that although CHF students can take Kin343, the reality is that Kinesiology majors take all the spaces. So having Kin343 as an elective for the CHF students is somewhat misleading.
By making Kin 342 available to CHF students, Kinesiology Minors and students taking the elective in Physical Education, Kin 343 can change its prerequisites and content slight to reflect the fact that 100% of the students in Kin343 will be Kinesiology majors.
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum; probable enrolment when offered?
Enrolment difficult to predict but certainly 60+ per year. This course will be a required course for the Certificate in Health and Fitness studies. It will also be available to Kinesiology Minors, and students taking the elective in Physical Education and the general campus community,
Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.
First planned offering would be Fall 2001 or Spring 2002 This course would be offered in the Fall and/or Spring semesters. This course would probably only be offered once per year but if demand increases it could be offered twice per year.
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited term faculty?
The course will be written and supervised by Stephen Brown and Tony Leyland both of whom currently teach the on-campus version of this course (KIN 343).
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?
No.
Does this course duplicate the content of a previously approved course to such an extent that students should not receive credit for both courses. If so, please specifv.
Yes. Kinesiology majors and honors students may not receive credit for KIN 342.
Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each new course proposal must be accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.
Provide details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will the frequency of offering of other courses be reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering.
As this is a distance education course version of an existing Kinesiology course there are no additional requirements with respect to the School of Kinesiology's educational resources.
Does the course require specialized space or equipment not readily available in the department or university, and if so, how will these resources be provided?
No lab space will be required. However, similar to Kin 142C, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes and skinfold callipers will be needed. This equipment will be mailed to students for self-administered lab work. A deposit will therefore be required of students registering in this course.
Does this course require computing resources (e.g. hardware, software, network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe how they will be provided.
Not necessary.
KIN 105 or 205, 142 and 143. Kinesiology majors and honors students may not receive credit for KIN 342.
An extension of KIN 143, Exercise Management, this course parallels the on-campus course KIN 343. This course is designed for students completing the Health and Fitness Certificate and/or a Kinesiology minor. The goal of the course is to provide students with an opportunity to appreciate principles of exercise leadership, assess individual fitness needs, design programs and monitor effects of prescribed exercise. This course is available only through distance education.
This course is designed to give students an in-depth knowledge of fitness evaluation and counselling. In addition to examining the scientific validity of numerous fitness tests, the practicality of their use in the fitness industry will be discussed. The course also covers the design of exercise regimes for the general public. The course hopes to bridge the gap between academic and practical issues in the areas of fitness evaluation and appraisal. This course is intended for any student who has an interest in the area of fitness evaluation and guidance, be that interest directed towards health care, research, the fitness industry or education.
By the end of the course you should be able to demonstrate in exams, assignments and laboratory reports:
This course will be a print-based distance education course. Some self-administered laboratory sessions will be required.
NOTE: Since active participation is an essential feature of some laboratory sessions, students unused to physical activity are advised to undergo a physical examination before the course starts. Students who use other subjects in the laboratories must be aware of pre-exercise screening procedures and pay careful attention in following these guidelines. Simon Fraser University is not responsible for negligence on the part of students taking this course.
Custom courseware will be prepared for this course.