UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION

COURSE SYLLABUS – SPRING SEMESTER 2007

ESAT 3400 – EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

 

CLASS DESCRIPTION: 4.0 cr; Prereq-Hlth 2040, athletic training or exercise science cand or #; =PEP 3040; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)  Physiological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic exercise. (3 hrs lect, 1.25 hrs lab)

 

Instructor: John Keener

Office Location: 117 SPHC     Phone: 726-8531 

Email: jkeener@d.umn.edu        

Class Web:   http://www.d.umn.edu/~jkeener

Office Hours:     8am T,F 3pm MW 1pm Th or by arrangement

Text: Exercise Physiology, William McArdle, Frank Katch and Victor Katch 6th edition

Class Web Site http://www.d.umn.edu/~jkeener/esat3400-1-s2007/

 

EVALUATION AND GRADING: Class grade is based on performance on written tests and laboratory reports unless you do not adhere to the listed CLASS POLICIES#5 Classroom Behaviors.

 

70% TESTS:  4 written tests, 3 counting 18% and 1 counting 16%. They will be objective and short answer/essay covering course reading and class material. Class lectures serve as the study guide for each test. Tests are cummulative in that the content covered early in the course will be used to understand material presented in successive units. This is due to the integrative nature of physiology. See class schedule for tests dates.

 

20% LAB PARTICIPATION AND WRITTEN REPORTS

 

* LABORATORY: Lab attendance is mandatory. You must attend the session for which you have registered. 

 

LABS MISSED CANNOT BE MADE UP UNLESS YOU CAN ARRANGE FOR OTHER STUDENTS IN YOUR GROUP TO MEET WITH YOU AND RECOLLECT DATA. IF YOU MISS A LAB AND USE DATA COLLECTED BY OTHER STUDENTS, THEN YOU CAN RECEIVE AT MOST, 50% OF THE POSSIBLE POINTS FOR THAT LAB. IN ORDER TO MAKE UP A LAB, YOU MUST MISS BECAUSE OF AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. STUDENTS WILL BE GRANTED NO MORE THAN 2 EXCUSED LAB ABSENCES FOR THE SEMESTER.

 

EXCUSED ABSENCE: to receive an excused absence for illness, personal emergency, or university sponsored travel, you must notify the instructor via voice mail or via email. The notification must be received prior to the start of class that you are going to miss. Voice mail notification: must be left at 726-8531 ;email notification: must be sent to jkeener@d.umn.edu from your university email account. Exceptions to this policy are rarely recognized and are granted only at the prerogative of the instructor.

 

Each lab will be accompanied by a set of instructions on how prepare the report for that lab. Lab reports are evaluated to determine the laboratory portion of your grade.  These reports must be

 

(1) original work performed and constructed by the submitting student

(2) typed or word processed

(3) prepared in a professional manner including spelling, grammar, sentence structure

(4) turned in at the specified date and time

 

10%  * COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAMINATION: COVERS ALL USE OF CALCULATIONS, FORMULAE, AND CONSTANTS USED IN CLASS AND LAB, AS WELL AS SELECTED COURSE ITEMS

 

GRADES: Your grade is calculated on percentage basis. There is no class curve once points for a test have been finalized.

 

GRADING SCALE: minimum percent necessary for grade is in ():

 

A (92%)     A- (90%)    B+ (88%)   B(82%)      B-(80%)            C+ (78%)   C(72%)     C-(70%)

D+(68%)    D(60%)    F (<60%)

 

 

 

Extra Credit: You may have the opportunity to participate in a research project where you can earn a 2% grade bonus on your final grade. For example, if you ended up earning a 88% in the course which is a B+ and you participated as a subject in the instructor approved study, a 2% bonus will be added to the 88% which then becomes 90% or an A- final grade in the course. It is your responsibility to check regularly with the instructor to determine if any such opportunities are available.

 

CLASS POLICIES

1. It is your responsibility to check you email daily for announcements related to this class. They will be sent only to your UMD email address.

2. You agree to abide by all points in the UMD Academic Integrity Policy. .

3. You agree to read the document "TIPS"

4. It is University policy to provide, on a flexible and individualized basis, reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities that may affect their ability to participate in course activities or to meet course requirements. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact Disability Services & Resources to discuss their individual needs for accommodations. However, I cannot and will not provide disability accommodation to students not registered with Disability Services & Resources (DS&R). This sets a precedent for services that may not be warranted and opens both faculty and the University to possible lawsuits.Any student requesting accomodation must register with and worl throught DS&R.

5. Classroom Behaviors: By maintaining enrollment in HLTH 2040 after the first day, you agree to the following:

(1) You agree to turn your cell phone off or place it in silent mode while it is in the classroom. You agree that if your cell phone rings during class session will immediately turn it off. You agree that after a second occurence of your cell phone ringing, you will provide documentation to the instructor that you have completed 5 hours of community service at an organization chosen by the class instructor. You agree that affter a third occuence of ringing, you will provide documentation that you have completed an additional 15 hours of community service at an organization chosen by the class instructor.

(2) You agree that during class time you will use any computers or other electronic devices that are powered on will be used only for class related activities.

(3) You agree that while in class, you will conduct yourself in a professional manner and that you will use appropriate language when addressing the instructor or other class members.

(4) You a agree that while in class you will reframe from behaviors that are offensive, distractive, or inappropriate, including but not limited to reading, sleeping, loud yawning, and/or assuming any posture that is distracting to the instructor or to other class members.

You agree that if you do not adhere these listed Classroom Behaviors, that you will forfeit up to 10% of the class grade earned on tests and that your grade will be reduced by up to 1 full letter.