HLTH 1- Introduction to Health

Instructor: Lisa Everett
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Course Description

Physiological, psychological, and social perspectives of health. Emphasis on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors that will contribute to a healthy individual.

To take this class, you must have daily access to a computer with an Internet connection and experience using a web browser. You will also need to utilize your college Zonemail account. Learn more about Zonemail.

Check the college catalog for CSU/UC transferability and to see if this course meets AA/AS degree requirements.

The instructor may drop students who miss the first meeting of a course. The first meeting of online or hybrid Distance Education courses is the first day of the class as specified in the class schedule listing. For these courses, instructors may drop students who do not log into their Blackboard course and/or complete indicated activities by the third day of classes.

This class begins June 14 and ends July 23.

On-Campus Meetings

There are no required on-campus meetings for this class. You can attend an OPTIONAL, on-campus orientation to Online Learning on June 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. It will be in room 2420 on campus. A virtual session will be offered on the Internet on June 15 from 5:30-7 p.m. Learn more about these orientations, which are NOT course-specific.

How This Class Operates

By the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

Identify the behaviors and attitudes needed to obtain optimal psychological and physical health
Identify methods of maintaining emotional and mental health
Develop a personal strategy for physical fitness, food choices, and weight management
Explain the process and consequences of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, abuse and addiction
Describe the risk factors and prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease, cancer and other lifestyle-related diseases
Describe various types of infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases and their symptoms, consequences, and prevention strategies
Describe how to become an informed health care consumer
Describe strategies to protect his/her safety

The successful student will also complete:

All tasks for each module
All assigments as directed in a timely manner
All class and group discussions in a timely manner
A course project, including each step along the way

This is not a self-paced class; there are due dates throughout the semester that you are expected to meet, just like in a traditional, face-to-face class.

The course consists of modules. Each module contains various tasks, including: readings, assignments, projects and quizzes. Each module has a start date and a due date. You will not be able to access a given module until 12 noon of the start date, and it must be completed by 11 p.m. of its due date.

Class Activities

Class activities include:

Readings
Individual assignments, including self assessments, web trips, and question sets
Individual projects
Collaborative group projects, which are completed online
Online quizzes

Class Project(s)

Each student will complete a Behavior Modification project, with individual steps due along the way.

This project is very important. It gives you the opportunity to apply much of what you learn and know about Health. Failure to complete this project will result in failing the course.

How Students are Graded

Your assignments should:

reflect college-level writing
demonstrate an understanding of the material
use discipline specific language
use evidence and/or examples appropriately
discuss how the material relates to your personal health lifestyle
be free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors

All assignments and tasks are worth points.

Grades are based on the total points accumulated in this course. Points are then calculated into grades based on a simple percent breakdown:

90-100% A
80-90% B
70-79% C
60-69% D
<60% F

Succeeding in an Online Course

Students who succeed in online courses tend to be independent, self-motivated learners with good computer skills. If you are a procrastinator who relies heavily on the instructor for motivation, can't use a computer too well, have taken less than 21 units of college credit in your lifetime, and/or have a grade-point-average under 2.0, you should probably consider enrolling in a face-to-face course instead.

Also, don't enroll in this class if you believe the myth that learning online requires less effort than learning face-to-face. This course covers the same content and has similar activities as the face-to-face version of the course; only the method of delivery changes.

LPC offers a tutorial called "Succeeding in an online course" that will not only tell you if you are a good fit for online learning, but it also offers many strategies -- among other pertinent information -- that will help you succeed online. Please complete the tutorial.

Blackboard

This course will use the Blackboard course management system as its virtual classroom. To learn how to log in to Blackboard, go to the Blackboard Login Procedures page. Once you enroll, you will not be able to log in until the first day of class.