HS 201: Health in Personal and Occupational Environments4 Credits (CRN: 44615)

Oakland UniversitySchool of Health Sciences

Time/Day: Tuesday and Thursday 5:30-7:15PMRoom: 5045 Human Health Bldg

Professor: Amanda Lynch, PhD, RD Office: 3103 Human Health Bldg e-mail: lynch3@oakland.edu Office Phone: 248-364-8669Office hours: Tuesdays 4:00pm- 5:00pm, Wednesdays 10:00-11:00am or by appointment

Course descriptionThis course will cover current information about the impact of environmental and lifestyle factors on health. The impact of exercise, weight control, substance abuse, nutrition, and stress management on a person’s ability to cope with environmental stresses will be analyzed.

This course satisfies the general education requirement in the natural science and technology knowledge exploration area.

Text and Supporting Course Materials

REQUIRED TEXT: Donatelle, R.J. (Ed) (2013). Access to health, 13th Ed. San Francisco, CA: Pearson Education.

SUPPORTING COURSE MATERIAL:Additional readings and supporting material will be available through Moodle, Oakland University’s e-learning software, under Readings and Websites. They may also be handed out in class.

i-Clickers are also required. i-Clickers will be used as a tool to promote class discussion of topics, assess understanding of concepts, and to engage students in lectures. Either the i-Clicker 1 or 2 may be used. To register your clickers, please go to: http://www.iclicker.com/support/registeryourclicker/. Please use your full name, as registered at OU (no nicknames), and your G-number (include the G) when registering your clicker.

Course Objectives

After completion of this course students will:

1. Understand the role of lifestyle choices in the prevention of disease and the promotion of well-being.

2. Understand the impact of environmental stresses on health.3. Understand basic physiological and biological processes related to health and disease states.4. Understand how to integrate personal wellness choices into everyday life.5. Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts in natural science or technology, particularly

the inter-related disciplines of the health sciences including: the relationships between lifestyle choices and well-being; and, the impact of human exposure to physical, chemical, and biological stresses on health through classroom discussion; and, the developing and testing

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of hypotheses; procedures for data collection and analysis; drawing conclusions from the results; and reporting of findings through interactive laboratory experiences examining physical fitness & obesity, cardiovascular disease, use/abuse of alcohol, and unintentional injury.

6. Demonstrate how to evaluate sources of information in health science or technology by guided discovery of the differences between information of differing quality from refereed and non-refereed sources, scholarly and public.

7. Demonstrate how practical knowledge, skills and strategies in a field outside of the student’s major can be evaluated and applied to solve problems across a range of health promotion and disease prevention applications.

8. Demonstrate knowledge of the personal, professional, ethical, and societal implications of these health promotion and disease prevention applications.

Via the above objectives, develop and enhance the cross-cutting capacities of information literacy and critical thinking skills (become a critical consumer and user of the informed literature in presenting laboratory results, conclusions, and the evaluation and discussion of the relevance of findings); and, develop effective communication skills in laboratory report submissions.

Course Procedures

Class will primarily be composed of lectures, interactive discussions, and the incorporation of multi-media presentations. Readings associated with each class are listed in the Class Schedule. It is strongly recommended that students read these materials before coming to class. They support course content and provide a different mode of communication of important course concepts. Students are responsible for material presented in the lectures and in assigned readings.

Course Work and Grade Determination

1. Class Attendance and Participation. Class participation and attendance will comprise 100 points of the course grade and will be tracked using i-Clickers. Students must register their i-Clickers through the i-Clickers website in order to receive credit. To receive 100% (100 points), students must be present and answer all questions for a minimum of 20 lectures. Students are responsible for remembering their i-clickers and ensuring that they work for each and every class they attend. “Make-ups” for missed lectures will not be given, regardless of the reason. Bringing another student’s i-Clickers to class and using it so they can get attendance credit for a class they did not attend will be considered academic misconduct for both students.

2. Laboratory Reports. Laboratory projects and reports will be assigned throughout the semester and together comprise of 400 points. Laboratory projects are designed to enable students to demonstrate understanding of the principles of the scientific method, apply course concepts, and develop analytical skills. In addition, lab reports will enable students to develop skills related to searching and understanding informed scientific literature. Further detail regarding laboratory topics, assignments, and instructions will be provided during class.

Submitting Lab Reports: Lab reports must be turned in to moodle by 11:59pm on their due dates. E-mailed assignments will not be accepted. Any assignments received after the deadline will be marked down 5 points per day late. Excessively late assignments may not be accepted.

All lab reports must be typed, using the framework and formatting guidelines provided in class and on moodle. Documents MUST BE saved as a Microsoft Office (.doc or .docx) OR a rich text file (.rtf).

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Mac Pages and other word processing files are not acceptable and will not be graded. Any files that cannot be opened due to incorrect file type will be assessed a late penalty, based on when a correct file is uploaded.

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the CORRECT document is uploaded by the due date and time. Incorrect or incomplete versions will be graded as uploaded, with no exceptions. Please verify that you have uploaded the correct document after you have uploaded it. You should double check that formatting has been preserved as well.

Finally, it is recommended that you save your work in multiple locations (e.g. on your computer, on a flash drive, or e-mail a back up) and submit your work well in advance of the deadline. Technology is unreliable, particularly at the moment you need it most. Assignments received late due to internet or server issues, crashed computers or lost documents will not be given exemptions from late penalties.

Laboratory Report Evaluations: The laboratory reports will be evaluated based on demonstration of: a) understanding of the health science concept being explored.b) health information literacy and application of the informed/credible literature to the interpretation and discussion of laboratory results. c) critical thinking skills through appropriate drawing of conclusions, and the evaluation and discussion of the relevance of findings.d) effective communication skills in laboratory report submissions.

4. Exams. There are 2 exams, each worth 125 points. Exams are multiple choice, generally with 50 questions. The material covered in each exam will be announced in class prior to the exam. See the course schedule for exam dates.

5. Final Examination. The final examination is a comprehensive exam worth 250 points. It will cover all course readings, lectures, and laboratories.

A NOTE ABOUT EXAMS All students must use the red full-sheet Scantron form for each exam. These forms are available

for purchase at the book store. It is the student’s responsibility to bring their own scantron and #2 pencil to class. The professor will not have extra available. Exams completed in ink will not be scored.

All Scantrons must be filled out with G# s and first and last name. Scantrons incorrectly filled out may not be scored or exam points may be deducted.

Students must be present when the exam is distributed; if students arrive late, they will not have any extra time. The professor reserves the right to deny students the opportunity to take the exam due to excessive tardiness.

Make-up exams will be given at the discretion of the professor. Penalties may apply, pending appropriate documentation or at the professor’s discretion. Make-up final exams WILL NOT BE GIVEN without advance notice. Make-up final exams must be arranged and scheduled two weeks prior to the date of the final.

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Grade Determination

Grades will be determined based on performance on attendance/participation, lab reports, exams, and the final exam. Grades are additive, meaning that you start the course with a 0 and work your way up to your final grade.

Assignment Points (each) Points total1. Attendance/Participation 100 1002. Lab reports (3) 110-160 4004. Exams (2) 125 2505. Comprehensive Final Exam 250 250TOTAL 1000

Grades for individual assignments and exams will be posted on moodle, as will updates of your attendance. Please check your scores regularly to make sure there are no errors or omissions.

Grading scale

The following grading scale will be used in this course. Your percent in the class is your total points divided by 1000 multiplied by 100.

A 100% 4.0 B 89% 3.5 C 79% 2.9 D 69% 1.999% 4.0 88% 3.5 78% 2.8 68% 1.898% 4.0 87% 3.4 77% 2.7 67% 1.797% 3.9 86% 3.4 76% 2.6 66% 1.696% 3.9 85% 3.3 75% 2.5 65% 1.595% 3.8 84% 3.3 74% 2.4 64% 1.494% 3.8 83% 3.2 73% 2.3 63% 1.393% 3.7 82% 3.2 72% 2.2 62% 1.292% 3.7 81% 3.1 71% 2.1 61% 1.191% 3.6 80% 3.0 70% 2.0 60% 1.090% 3.6

F 59% 0.0

Incomplete Grade (“I” grade): Students who, for reasons beyond their control (illness, bereavement, accident) are unable to complete the work in HS 201 by the end of the semester may request an Incomplete grade from the professor. It is the Professor’s decision whether to allow an Incomplete grade and both the student and the professor must come up with a plan for completion before an incomplete will be given. An Incomplete grade must be converted to a numerical grade within one year, or as agreed upon between the professor and the student

Expectations of Students

Regular class attendance, taking notes during class, reading assigned readings, and completion of all assignments is central to success in this class. Students are expected to arrive to class on time and avoid disturbing or disrupting the flow of class by refraining from conversations or distracting behavior. Cell phones and pagers must be turned off or set to silent. Please refrain from sending text messages during class. The use of laptops in class is allowed, however, please be respectful to students and the professor: Use them only for taking notes. Please do not distract yourself or others

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by surfing the web, streaming videos, doing other course work, instant messaging, or any other non-class related activities.

By completing the laboratory data collection and/or answering the questions on the laboratory questionnaires, it is understood that implied consent has been granted.

Academic and Professional Conduct Policies

The Oakland University policy on academic conduct will be strictly followed with no exceptions:

“All members of the academic community at Oakland University are expected to practice and uphold standards of academic integrity and honesty. Academic integrity means representing oneself and one’s work honestly. Misrepresentation is cheating since it means students are claiming credit for ideas or work not actually theirs and are thereby seeking a grade that is not actually earned. “

As outlined in the University’s academic conduct policies, the following are two examples of academic dishonesty:

1. Cheating: “Cheating on examinations. This includes using materials such as books and/or notes when not authorized by the instructor, copying from someone else’s paper, helping someone else copy work, substituting another’s work as one’s own, theft of exam copies, or other forms of misconduct on exams.”

2. Plagiarism: “Plagiarizing the work of others. Plagiarism is using someone else’s work or ideas without giving that person credit; by doing this students are, in effect, claiming credit for someone else’s thinking. Whether students have read or heard the information used, they must document the source of information. When dealing with written sources, a clear distinction should be made between quotations (which reproduce information from the source word-for-word within quotation marks) and paraphrases (which digest the source of information and produce it in the student’s own words). Both direct quotations and paraphrases must be documented. Even if students rephrase, condense or select from another person’s work, the ideas are still the other person’s, and failure to give credit constitutes misrepresentation of the student’s actual work and plagiarism of another’s ideas. Buying a paper or using information from the World Wide Web or Internet without attribution and handing it in as one’s own work is plagiarism.”

Please see the Academic Conduct Policy in the Academic Policies and Procedures, for further details:

Oakland University Undergraduate Catalog 2013-2014, p. 61http://catalog.oakland.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=852

Breaches of academic conduct policy will not be tolerated.

Professional Conduct

The faculty of the School of Health Sciences believes that the conduct of a student registered or taking courses in the School should be consistent with that of a professional person. Courtesy, honesty, and respect should be shown by students toward faculty members, guest lecturers, administrative support staff, and fellow students. All students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and respectful manner at all times. This includes during class and in personal and electronic communications with faculty and other students. Similarly, students should expect faculty to treat

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them fairly, showing respect for their ideas and opinions and striving to help them achieve maximum benefits from their experience in the School.

Communication and Office Hours

Expectations for professional conduct extend into electronic communications with your professor. All e-mail communication must adhere to the following guidelines, or they will not be answered:

E-mails must contain a salutation (e.g., Hello or Dear Dr. Lynch), a grammatically correct and structurally sound group of sentences, a complementary closing (e.g., Sincerely, Best), followed by your name. Please spell-check. E-mails are not text messages and care should be taken to be respectful, thoughtful, and direct in your communication. I will also adhere to these guidelines for e-mails I send to individual students or to the class and do my best to respond within 48 hours.

For specific concerns, particularly related to course content and assignments it is best to meet with me in person. If you have any questions about your grades, such as your current grade so far or what you can do to improve your grade, you MUST meet with me in person; I do not discuss grades over e-mail. Office hours are on a weekly basis, unless otherwise noted in class. You do not need to make an appointment to come in during office hours.

Special Considerations: Students with disabilities who may require special considerations should make an appointment with campus Disability Support Services. Students should also bring their needs to the attention of the instructor as soon as possible.

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Time Schedule and Topical Outline: The class schedule, below, indicates class dates, exam dates, specific topical material to be covered, and reading/homework assignments. The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments to this schedule and/or topical outline as necessary.

Week Date Topics, readings, and due dates

1TuesdaySept 3

Course introduction & defining health and wellnessReading: None

ThursdaySept 5

Health Determinants and risk factorsIntroduction to health information literacyReading: Chapter 1, “Accessing your health”

2TuesdaySept 10

Scientific method and health researchReading: TBD*Be sure you have obtained and registered your i-Clicker, attendance begins this week!

ThursdaySept 12 CLASS CANCELLED

3TuesdaySept 17

Psychological healthReading: Chapter 2 “Promoting and preserving your psychological health”

ThursdaySept 19

Stress and stress managementReading: Chapter 3 “Managing stress and coping with life’s challenges”

4TuesdaySept 24

Stress and stress management cont’d ; SleepReading: Chapter 3 & “Improving your Sleep” (pp 98-111)

ThursdaySept 26

Nutrition basicsReading: Chapter 7, “Eating for a healthier you”

5TuesdayOct 1

Nutrition basics cont’dReading: www.choosemyplate.gov and The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, executive summary (link provided in moodle)*Lab 1 due Thursday!

ThursdayOct 3

Exercise and physical fitnessReading: Chapter 9, “Improving your physical fitness”DUE: LAB 1 (including Kresge Library Tutorial)

6TuesdayOct 8

Exercise and physical fitness cont’dReading: Physical activity guidelines for Americans (link provided in moodle)

ThursdayOct 10

EXAM 1*Bring RED Scantron, pencils, erasers, and G#

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7TuesdayOct 15

Obesity and weight managementReading: Chapter 8, “Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight”

ThursdayOct 17

Obesity and weight management cont’dReading: Chapter 8

8TuesdayOct 22

Cardiovascular HealthReading: Chapter 15, “Preventing cardiovascular disease”

ThursdayOct 24

Cardiovascular Health cont’dDiabetes continuedReading: “Minimizing your risk for diabetes” (pp482-495)

9TuesdayOct 29

Immunity and infectionReading: Chapter 14, “Protecting Against Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections” (pp 410-428)The Immune System, presentation by NCI (posted on moodle)

ThursdayOct 31

Immunity and Infection cont’dReading: Chapter 14*Lab 2 due Tuesday

10TuesdayNov 5

Cancer: What is Cancer?Reading: Chapter 16, “Reducing your cancer risk,” pp526-535DUE: LAB 2

ThursdayNov 7

Types of Cancer: Prevention, detection and treatmentReading: Chapter 16, “Reducing your cancer risk,” pp 527-551

11TuesdayNov12

Exam 2*Bring RED Scantron, pencils, erasers, and G#

ThursdayNov 14

Reproductive Health, STDs, and ContraceptionReading: Chapter 6, “Considering your reproductive choices”Chapter 14, “Protecting Against Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections” (pp 428-441)

12TuesdayNov 19

Reproductive Health, STDs, and Contraception cont’dReading: Chapter 6, “Considering your reproductive choices”

ThursdayNov 21

Addiction and Addictive behaviorsReading: Chapter 10, “Recognizing and avoiding addiction” & “The Science of Addiction,” National Institute on Drug Addiction (link posted on moodle)

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13TuesdayNov 26

Alcohol Use, Abuse & DependenceReading: Chapter 11, “Drinking alcohol responsibly”

ThursdayNov 28

THANKSGIVING RECESS

14TuesdayDec 3

Substance use and abuse: Illegal and prescription drugsReading: Chapter 13, “Avoiding drug use and misuse”DUE: LAB 3

ThursdayDec 5

Tobacco UseReading: Chapter 12, “Ending tobacco use”

**FINAL EXAM**Tuesday Dec 10

7:00PM- 10:00PMHHB 5045 (regular classroom)

*Bring RED Scantron, #2 pencil, and G#

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