Description:

This class is designed to provide a critical analysis of factors which affect personal and community health.  Primary emphasis is placed upon self-empowerment and disease prevention in a culturally diverse community.  General topics include communicable and non-communicable disease; phyusical fitness, weight management, and nutrition; human reproduction and sexuality; stress management and mental health; drug use and abuse; and environmental health. Course satisfies Section A, Area 5 of the associate degrees' requirements.

Class section and times:  This class is done online in an asynchronous fashion. - Eight hours each week need to be arranged for Online Participation.  Study and assignment hours are additional. Participation can be done at any time during the week and students are strongly encouraged to schedule regular time each week to do the class.

Dates:

• Class begins June 28 and ends August 12, 2010.
• Last day to submit work for the first time: August 12.
• Last day to resubmit work that required corrections: August 14

Instructor Office and Office hours:

The instructor will hold virtual office hours and these will be posted to the virtual classroom;  Instructor is available via email and phone for special needs. Daytime phone: 213-763-3733.

Virtual Chat: Sunday nights from 9-10 pm

Students with disabilities who need any assistance or accommodations should contact the instructor. The DSPS office is available to assist in accommodating a disabled student.

Textbooks and Instructional Supplements:

• This class in not requiring the purchase of a textbook. All materials are available in the virtual classroom and include links to web sites, instructor files, and videos available via the web.
• Student is responsible for their own internet connectivity.
• Website: http://youth.net/ecc/ch1Sum10-NuView.html

Required Materials for class:

Personal email id and connection to the Internet are required.  You can not share an email with a friend.

Topics Covered by the week: (This is subject to change as needed due to technical difficulties that might arise with the multimedia in the course.)

Current Events: You will be required to locate articles on health and topics covered in this class. They can be collected from a reliable news or health agency site on the Internet. Each current event will be posted to the Internet using the form provided for submissions in the Virtual Classroom.  Each current event assignment will include the following: 

1. URL to the complete article
2. Summary of the article
3. Did the article come from a reliable source?
4. Your opinion of the article (i.e. accurate, sales hype, poorly done research, surprise)
5. How this information relates to you or some member of your family (or future family) or what was new to you.

Grades are awarded on total points obtained during the semester. Points are given for completed assignments, term project, and exams and optional extra credit opportunities. If you need to travel during the semester, you can work ahead and/or submit assignments slightly late. You are responsible for getting all of your work completed by the final day of the term. 

Point Break-down for Grades - this will change if there are more or less assignments than anticipated. 

Late Policy:

Assignments submitted on time and up to two weeks late will be awarded full points. Assignments submitted between after two weeks late will receive a maximum of half credit. No points will be given to assignments submitted later than August 12. Tests are not accepted after the closing date. When the test closes, it is not reopened and no make-up tests are given in the class. Tests are DUE with the unit but the tests are set to CLOSE later. This permits students EXTRA time to get their tests completed. All tests are untimed and open book, open note.

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