HLTH 1 - Introduction to Health
Instructor: Donna Manning
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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. 3 hours.
To take this class, you must have daily access to a computer with an Internet connection, an email account, and experience using a web browser (Internet Explorer preferred). You will also need to update your email address in CLASS-Web when you register.
Check the college catalog for CSU/UC transferability and to see if this course meets AA/AS degree requirements.
This class begins June 16 and ends July 24.
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 either June 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Room 2420, June 12 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Room 2420, or June 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Room 2412. Learn more about these orientations, which are NOT course-specific.
How This Class Operates
This class is divided into modules, and each module contains various activities. All of the modules will be accessible from the Course Materials area, but you will only be able to access the current module. Each module lasts approximately one week.
Each module will include reading assignments from your textbook and a quiz based on the readings. The quizzes will be multiple choice and true/false questions. A time limit will be given for each quiz. No makeups are allowed for quizzes.
Throughout the course, you will be asked to complete several assignments, many of which are bulletin board postings in the Discussion Board, e-mails to your instructor, workbook assignments, or assignments submitted in the Assignments area. Unless otherwise noted in the assignment, your grade will be based on specific criteria.
Class Activities
Module 1: Introduction to Blackboard...all tasks completed by June
19
Module 2: Understanding Personal Health and Healing...all tasks
completed by June 26
Module 3: The Mind - Body Connection...all tasks completed by July 3
Module 4: Communication and Sexuality...all tasks completed by July
10
Module 5: Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco...all tasks completed by July
17
Module 6: Cancer, Heart Disease and Safety..all tasks completed by
July 24
Class Project(s)
After Module 1, each Module will include an assignment related to a
Personal Health Behavior Change Project. The objective of the Health
Behavior Change Project is to put into practice the material you are
learning. Many of us are aware of healthy behaviors, but it takes a
great deal of effort and commitment to put them into practice.
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.