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KINES 83  Techniques of Fitness Instruction
Section 0869 - Course Syllabus

3 units

Course Description

This course addresses methods of instruction for individual and group exercise in various formats, utilizing a variety of training equipment.  Course focuses on knowledge and skills associated with planning, implementing, leading, and managing learners and environment using safe and effective exercises for a variety of fitness levels, including special populations. Exercise guidelines, techniques, safety, liability issues, employment, client retention, and business management will also be discussed.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate group and individual exercise instruction in all of the components of fitness using proper technique, cueing, safety, and modifications for special populations and mixed-level participants.
2. Identify the procedure and standards for employment, liability issues, strategies for client retention and business management for fitness instructors.

More info on COR (Course Outline of Record)

Kines 83 - Techniques of Fitness Instruction COR

Instructor Contact

Email: tjacobson@santarosa.edu

*I respond to emails within 24 hours.

Office Hours: Mon/Wed 12-2:30pm or by appointment, please email to set up zoom or phone appointment. 

Office Location: PC806

Phone: 707-778-4116

Textbook

ACSM’s Resources for Personal Trainers, 6^th Edition, by American College of Sport’s Medicine

ISBN: 9781975153205

Cost is $55.99 (this is 30% off retail plus free shipping) using this direct link from the publisher for the discount price: https://lippincottdirect.lww.com/MedicalEducation-SantaRosaJrCollegePetaluma-Fall2021.

 

Important Dates

Date Class Begins:	8/19/2021		Date Class Ends:	12/10/2021
Last Day Add w/o add code:	8/22/2021		Last Day Add with add code:	9/5/2021
Last Day Drop for Refund:	8/29/2021		Last Day for P/NP option:
Last Day Drop w/o W:	9/5/2021		Last Day Drop with W:	11/14/2021
FIRST CENSUS DATE:	9/7/2021		Date Final Exam:	By 12/16/21

Dropping the Class

If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it to avoid getting no refund (after 10% of course length), a W symbol (after 20%), or a grade (after 60%). Also, for several consecutive, unexplained absences, the instructor may drop a student. Since we meet only once per week, if you miss more than one zoom session, you can be dropped from the class. 

Pass‐NoPass (P/NP)

You may take this class P/NP. You must decide before the deadline, and add the option online in your portal or file the P/NP form with Admissions and Records. With a grade of C or better, you will get P.

You must file for the P/NP option by 9/27/2020. Once you decide to go for P/NP, you cannot change back to a letter grade. If you are taking this course as part of a certificate program, you can probably still take the class P/NP. Check with a counselor to be sure.

Instructor Announcements and Q&A Forum

The instructor will post announcements on the “Instructor Announcements” page in Canvas throughout the semester. Canvas notifies students according to their preferred Notification Preferences as soon as the instructor creates an Announcement. A “Q&A Forum” is also on Canvas to ask for assistance of your classmates or instructor.

In order to check your notification settings; please click on ‘Account’ in the upper left hand corner when you are logged into canvas, then click on ‘notifications’.  If you are logged into canvas, the communication settings link should take you straight to the page.

I highly recommend that you update your user settings to make sure that you receive the following right away (Click the check mark – notify me right away) for:

1. Announcement: this is how I will communicate with the entire class 
2. Submission comment: this is how I will give you personal feedback on your assignments
3. Conversation message: this is where I send students private messages through Canvas 

Feel free to change the settings on any others based on your personal preferences. 

Course Evaluation

Participation
Class Sessions (15 x 3 points)	45 points
Exams and Quizzes
Lecture Video Quizzes (15 x 4 points each)	60 points
Exams (4 x 30 points each)	120  points
Skill Performance
Warm-up Segment	10 points
Cool-down/Flexibility Segment	10 points
Cardio Segment	10 points
Resistance Training Segment	10 points
Core Training Segment	10 points
Multi-level Assignment	15 points
1 on 1 Personal Training Session	30 points
Small Group Training Session	30 points
Written Assignments
Introduction Discussion	5  points
1 on 1 Feedback Evaluation	5 points
Small Group Feedback Evaluation	10 points
Exercise Class/Video Critique	15 points
Research Assignment	15 points
Total	400 points

                         

Grading Policy

Visit "Grades” in Canvas to keep track of your grades. I start grading work after the due date and complete grading before the next due date and post grades and submission comments on the online Canvas gradebook.

Grades will be assigned as follows:

Grade	%	Points
A	90%	360 points or more
B	80%	320 to 359 points
C	70%	280 to 319 points
D	60%	240 to 279 points

If taking Pass/No Pass you need at least 70% of the total class points to pass the class.

Late Policy

All assignments are due by 11:55pm on the due date. Late submissions are not accepted without prior arrangement.  Upon the discretion and approval of the instructor, a student may have an opportunity to make up missed work due to an unforeseen emergency with written documentation provided to the instructor. Late work will not be graded unless student sends instructor an email with URL for late work. 

Standards of Conduct

Students who register in SRJC classes are required to abide by the SRJC Student Conduct Standards. Violation of the Standards is basis for referral to the Vice President of Student Services or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Student Code of Conduct page.

Collaborating on or copying of tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. I encourage students to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:
SRJC Writing Center Lessons on avoiding plagiarism
SRJC's policy on Academic Integrity

Other Important Policies and Practices

Right to Privacy

All students have the right to learn freely and safely in both the physical classroom and the virtual classroom. Students may not share course contents, materials, recordings, or any other information containing representations of their classmates in writing, text, image, or video. This includes emails between students, posts to discussion boards, video threads containing signed dialogue, and any other media that contain the efforts of students who engage with the course (See Acts of Misconduct C., D., and E Links to an external site..). This especially applies to Zoom cloud recordings which are only stored on a temporary basis for the specific purpose of content review as deemed to be of benefit for all those enrolled in this course, and which are only available in TechConnect Zoom in Canvas. Students also may not discuss the performance of their classmates outside of the classroom. Violations of student privacy are subject to disciplinary actionLinks to an external site., with specifics to be handled in accordance with the appropriate SRJC policies and procedures.

Access and Accommodations

It is the mission of the Santa Rosa Junior College to support inclusive learning environments. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or to accurate assessment of achievement—such as time-limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos—please notify the instructor as soon as possible. Students are also welcome to contact the Disability Resources DepartmentLinks to an external site. Links to an external site.(DRD). DRD is a resource for students that provides authorization for academic accommodations, training and access to assistive technology, and collaborates on strategies for academic success. Students with disabilities who believe they need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability ResourcesLinks to an external site., as soon as possible, to better ensure such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

IMPORTANT: The Course Summary below is a chronological list of assignments to help you keep track of due dates. It does not contain links to course learning materials. Please access the course materials through Modules.