Introduction to the history of exercise science and an examination of the science and careers related to exercise science. Topics addressed include foundational anatomy and physiology, basic human movement, clinical testing and exercise prescription, and strength and fitness programming. The course is designed to introduce the student to the exercise science professionals and prepare them for further classes in the major.
Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
Contact Information
Textbook
Name: ACSM’s Introduction to Exercise Science 4e
Edition: 4th
ISBN:
9781975209346
Author: Jeffrey Potteiger
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
TENTATIVE STUDENT LEARNER OUTCOMES (SLOs):
Throughout the lecture portion of the course, the students will be expected to:
1. Define Exercise Science.
2. Identify major professional organizations and career opportunities related to exercise science.
3. Differentiate between measurement and evaluation.
4. Identify the basic nutrients.
5. Identify the four major risk factors for heart disease.
6. Describe the major subdivisions of anatomy.
7. Distinguish between response and adaptation to exercise.
8. Define exercise epidemiology.
9. Recognize approved practices for athletic trainers.
10. Define kinesiology, biomechanics, kinetics, and kinematics.
11. Differentiate between motor control and motor learning.
12. Identify career and research practices of Sport Psychologists and Exercise Physiologists.
13. Recognize metric measurement units along with their English conversions.
- A minimum of 2 hours of out of class student work is expected for each hour of in class time.With this being an intro course, this is the best time to develop good study habits, even if you never had to study in highschool.
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
Tentative Course Schedule
Date Material Covered
8/24 Syllabus
8/26 Chapter 1: Introduction to Exercise Science
8/28 Chapter 1: Introduction to Exercise Science
8/31 Chapter 3: Exercise Science: A Systems Approach
9/2 Chapter 3: Exercise Science: A Systems Approach
9/4 Chapter 4: Exercise Physiology
9/7 Labor Day Holiday
9/9 Chapter 4: Exercise Physiology
9/11 Chapter 4: Exercise Physiology
9/14 Chapter 5: Clinical Exercise Physiology
9/16 Chapter 5: Clinical Exercise Physiology
9/18 Chapter 6: Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
9/21 Chapter 6: Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
9/23 Chapter 7: Exercise and Sport Nutrition
9/25 Chapter 7: Exercise and Sport Nutrition
9/28 Chapter 8: Exercise and Sport Psychology
9/30 Chapter 10: Clinical and Sport Biomechanics
10/2 Chapter 10: Clinical and Sport Biomechanics
All Assignments Due!
10/5 Chapter 13: Exercise Science in the Twenty-First Century
10/7 Chapter 13: Exercise Science in the Twenty-First Century
10/9 Chapter 2: Research
10/12 Study Day!
The Professor has the authority to edit and change the schedule and syllabus at any point in the semester and will notify the class when changes have been made.
Last Day to drop is September 22nd for Fall Abbreviated Session I.
METHODS OF EVALUATION AND GRADING PROCEDURES:
Performance Evaluation (Quizzes, Assignments). At least one per week due to rules put forth by people other than your professor.
Grading Procedures
8 Chapter Quizzes 120 points
3 Assignments 70 points
TOTAL 190 points
A = 93-100%
A- = 90-92
B+ = 86-89%
B = 83-85%
B- = 80-82%
C+ = 76-79%
C = 73-75%
C- = 70-72%
D+ =66-69%
D = 63-65%
D- = 60-62%
F = 0-59%
Grading
Percentage grades will only be rounded to the nearest whole number and the cutoff is 0.5% which is the
Widely accepted procedure for rounding numbers. For example, a grade of 89.5% will be rounded to 90%
(letter grade of an A) and a grade of an 89.4% will be rounded to 89% (letter grade of a B). Only three
significant digits will be used in grade calculations. For example, a grade of 89.45% will be round to 89%.
Examinations
- All exams may be comprised of multiple-choice, matching, short answer, or short essay, or a combination of the mentioned.
- In the rare case of an approved make-up exam, long essay questions and/or oral examination could also be the test form utilized by the professor.
- Make-Up exams must be taken within 7 days of the originally scheduled exam.
- Once the exams have been graded and returned to the student, any appeal of any test item must be made within one week by the student for it to be considered by the professor.
- Use of electronic devices during Exams (cell phones, computer, google glass, headphones, 8 track tapes, CD-ROMs, etc…) is not allowed and will result in an 0 (zero) for the assignment.
Quizzes & Assignments
There will be Online Quizzes for each chapter throughout the semester. Make-up quizzes are not available for Online Quizzes. Only 50 total points are possible for quizzes. Online Quizzes will be made available on Blackboard once the lectures for the chapter is completed and will be available to take for 5 days. In addition, there will three assignments throughout the semester. They will be completed outside of class and will need to be uploaded to Blackboard for credit to be given. No hard copy assignments will be accepted.
Instructor Course Policies
Course Week Definition
Wilmington College defines an online course week as one which commences at 6:00 A.M. each Monday and ends at 10:00 P.M. the following Sunday. Participation in the scheduled live synchronous sessions and all weekly course requirements must be completed and submitted electronically in the prescribed manner to the course instructor within the instructors assigned deadlines for assignments and participation that week.
Attendance Policy
- Excused absences include: 1) activities in which the student serves as an official representative of the College (e.g., musical performance, athletic contests, field trips)l; 2) Personal illness, with documentation by the College nurse or a physician, if possible; 3) Family or personal emergencies; and 4) When severe weather makes travel to campus dangerous.
- Other than figures and tables, the lectures will not be available on Blackboard. If you are absent it is your responsibility to get the notes from a classmate.
- While attendance may be taken on every lecture day, it will not be factored into the student’s grade. However, it has been observed that failing to attend lectures on a regular basis in this class correlates highly with poor examination performance.
- The professor’s lecture notes will not be made available to the student, regardless of the reason for the student’s absence.
- Audio/video recordings of lectures will not be permitted except in special situations approved by the professor.
- The use of cellphones or headphones in class will not be permitted without instructor permission. Using a cellphone or headphones during class may be considered an absence. The instructor reserves the right to ask the student to leave in the event they become a distraction.
Exams
Make-up exams will not be permitted except in situations related to excused absences (see above) and religious holy days. In the case that the professor approves a make-up exam, it should be taken prior to the absence if possible. If this is not possible, it must be taken within one week of the originally scheduled exam.
Sleeping in Class
Students sleeping in class are a distraction to the professor and to the students in class who have a sincere desire to learn. Therefore, this behavior is deemed to be a form of nonacademic misconduct (see below) and will not be tolerated.
Cellular Phones
Cellular phones are to be turned off during class. A student’s cellular phone ringing is a distraction to the professor and to the students in class who have a sincere desire to learn. Therefore, failing to comply with this policy is deemed to be a form of nonacademic misconduct (see below) and will not be tolerated. Cell phones are not allowed to be used during the exams. Use of cell phones during exams will result in an “F” for that exam.
Academic misconduct statement:
You are expected to adhere to the highest academic standards of behavior and personal conduct in this course and all other courses. Students who engage in academic misconduct are subject to College disciplinary procedures.
Forms of academic dishonesty:
Cheating: Using unauthorized notes or study aids, allowing another party to do one’s work/exam and
turning in that work/exam as one’s own; submitting the same or similar work in more than one course without permission from the course instructors; deception in which a student misrepresents that he/she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered; giving or receiving aid unauthorized by the instructor on assignments or examinations.
Aid of academic dishonesty: Intentionally facilitating any act of academic dishonesty. Tampering with
grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of a scheduled test.
Fabrication: Falsification or creation of data, research or resources, or altering a graded work without
the prior consent of the course instructor.
Plagiarism: Portrayal of another’s work or ideas as one’s own. Examples include unacknowledged
quotation and/or paraphrase of someone else’s words, ideas, or data as one’s own in work submitted
for credit. Failure to identify information or essays from the Internet and submitting them as one’s own work also constitutes plagiarism.
Lying: Deliberate falsification with the intent to deceive in written or verbal form as it applies to an
academic submission.
Bribery: Providing, offering or taking rewards in exchange for a grade, an assignment, or the aid of
academic dishonesty.
- Threat: An attempt to intimidate a student, staff or faculty member for the purpose of receiving an unearned grade or in an effort to prevent reporting of an Honor Code violation.
- All work (essays, test answers, homework answers, etc) that you submit in this course must be originally produced by you and not by artificial intelligence. Failure to comply with this policy will result in penalties for academic dishonesty.
Other Forms of Academic Misconduct:
- Failure to follow published departmental guidelines, professor‘s syllabi, and other posted academic policies in place for the orderly and efficient instruction of classes, including laboratories, and use of academic resources or equipment.
- Unauthorized possession of examinations, reserved library materials, laboratory materials or other course related materials.
- Failure to follow the instructor or proctor‘s test-taking instructions, including but not limited to not setting aside notes, books or study guides while the test is in progress, failing to sit in designated locations and/or leaving the classroom/ test site without permission during a test.
- Prevention of the convening, continuation or orderly conduct of any class, lab or class activity. Engaging in conduct that interferes with or disrupts university teaching, research or class activities such as making loud and distracting noises, repeatedly answering cell phones/text messaging or allowing pagers to beep, exhibiting erratic or irrational behavior, persisting in speaking without being recognized, repeatedly leaving and entering the classroom or test site without authorization, and making physical threats or verbal insults to the faculty member, or other students and staff.
- Falsification of student transcript or other academic records; or unauthorized access to academic computer records.
- Nondisclosure or misrepresentation in filling out applications or other college records.
- Any action which may be deemed as unprofessional or inappropriate in the professional community of the discipline being studied.
Non-academic misconduct:
The college respects the rights of instructors to teach and of students to learn. Maintenance of these rights requires campus conditions that do not impede their exercise. Campus behavior that interferes with these rights will not be tolerated; examples include
1) interfering with the instructor's ability to conduct the class,
2) causing inability of other students to profit from the instructional program, or
3) any interference with the rights of others.
An individual engaging in such disruptive behavior may be subject to disciplinary action. Such incidents will be adjudicated by the Dean of Students under non-academic procedures.
Ongoing behaviors or single behaviors considered distracting (e.g., coming late to class, performing a repetitive act that is annoying, sleeping or reading a newspaper in class, eating in class, etc.) will be addressed by the faculty member initially either generally or individually. Cases in which such annoying behavior becomes excessive and the student refuses to respond to the faculty member‘s efforts can be referred to the Dean of Students. In the case of serious disruptive behavior in a classroom the instructor may first request compliance from the student and if it is not received, an instructor has the authority to ask the student to leave the classroom. If the student fails to leave after being directed to do so, assistance may be obtained from other college personnel, including Campus Safety. An individual engaging in such disruptive behavior is subject to disciplinary action. Such incidents will be adjudicated by the Dean of Students under non-academic procedures to determine if the student should be allowed to return to the classroom.
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: FA26 Final Exam Schedule
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
Instructional Course Delivery Definition of Courses |
Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. Academic Integrity Policy |
Class Attendance Policy Institutional Class Attendance Policy |