Course Description
Evidence-based approach to understanding and applying scientific principles of wellness, fitness, and lifestyle management. Includes a personal wellness and/or fitness assessment and developing a plan for immediate and long-term improvement and maintenance.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Identify the principles of wellbeing.
- Analyze empirical data to make evidence-based health & wellbeing decisions.
- Apply the scientific inquiry process.
- Develop a behavior modification plan to achieve and maintain personal wellbeing
- Engage in regular physical activity that meets your personal goals.
MAC SLOs for the course
- Demonstrate knowledge of factors that contribute to physical and/or mental health.
- Analyze the connection(s) of different aspects of wellness (i.e., choices or actions to achieve health/well-being) to the overall health of an individual or population.
- Synthesize information from multiple sources to support arguments and/or inform decisions.
- Integrate and cite sources accurately and correctly.
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Learning Activities | 20% |
| Physical Activity Logs, Reflections Questions | 20% |
| Quizzes | 10% |
| Behavior Modification Plan | 25% |
| Educate and Advocate Project | 25% |
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 92-100 | A |
| 90-91 | A- |
| 88-89 | B+ |
| 82-87 | B |
| 80-81 | B- |
| 78-79 | C+ |
| 72-77 | C |
| 70-71 | C- |
| 68-69 | D+ |
| 62-67 | D |
| 60-61 | D- |
| 59 & below | F |
Anything .50 and above rounds up; .49 and below round down (for example, 87.50 earns a B+, 87.49 earns a B).
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness By: Thomas Fahey
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.