Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Explores health from a holistic perspective, in which health is viewed as physical, psychological, and social well-being. Considers genetics, environment, personal health behaviors (such as diet, exercise, stress management, and drug use), socioeconomic status, health care delivery systems, and aging with the intent to improve students' abilities to evaluate health information. Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

2-hour 1ecture, 1-hour tutorial (13 weeks)

Lecture: synchronous (4:30-6:20 Thursday).
Tutorial: synchronous (1 hour); starts the second week of classes. Students MUST attend the tutorial session for which they have registered.  

OVERVIEW

This breadth-science CODE/FLEX course aims are the following:

• examine health from a holistic perspective, in which health is viewed as the product of physical, psychological, and social well-being;
• make students aware of the role of personal behaviours (e.g., diet, exercise, stress management, and drug use) in one's health status;
• improve students' abilities to evaluate health

A variety of factors that influence health will be considered, including nutrition, physical activity, hygiene, drugs, intimate relationships and sexuality, socioeconomic status, health care, and aging.

TERM PAPER

Your term paper is an argumentative essay related to a topic relevant to the material you have learned throughout the semester. Topics for your term paper as well as guidelines and criteria will be provided in a separate document posted to Canvas. 

WEEKLY QUIZZES  

There are weekly online quizzes that gives you an opportunity to test your understanding of the material and to get an idea of the important concepts associated with each unit. There will be 13 quizzes in total, each associated with a particular unit. Quizzes will be due on Sunday at 11:59 pm during the week in question unless otherwise specified.

ONLINE DISCUSSION

There are 3 graded unit discussions. These discussions will occur in small groups that will be created randomly at the start of the semester. You should assume that discussions will be in your small group unless otherwise noted. The format is explained in detail within the Discussions. The discussions are set up in a way that you will only be able to see others postings after you have posted. 

You will be graded on the quality of your participation. Please note that quantity is not necessarily indicative of quality. It is best to do this early in the week. Monitor the discussion as it progresses, responding to and building on your classmates' posts. Watch for the TM to add prompting questions from time to time as the discussion progresses.

EXAMS

There is one mid-term and a final exam in this course.  You'll find details on the exams in the assignments area of this course.

MAKE-UP EXAMS

All make-up exams will be worth the same percentage and cover the same material. The format may be different and will not be given prior to the exam.

There are no extra assignments one can do to increase their mark so please do not ask for any.

MISSED EXAMINATION

A missed exam can only be rewritten if medical evidence of inability to write the exam is presented within 4 days of the scheduled exam. Please contact the instructor if you have missed or are unable to attend a scheduled midterm or final exam. You must also download and complete a Health Care Provider Statement from the SFU web site and hand it in to the course instructor. https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentral/135/tjd/_downloads/SFUcertificateOfIllness.pdf

The grading profile is standard for BPK and is scaled. See http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/teaching/t20-01.html for more details

A+	>92	C+	65-69
A	87-91	C	60-64
A-	82-86	C-	55-59
B+	78-81	D	50-54
B	74-77	F	<50
B-	70-73

 to serious academic penalty, i.e. failure on an assignment, failure in a course, suspension or expulsion from the University.

The University codes of student conduct and academic honesty are contained in policies T10.01 and T10.02 which are available in the Course Timetable and on the Web via http://www.reg.sfu.ca.

It is the responsibility of the student to keep their BPK course outlines if they plan on furthering their education.

LECTURE SCHEDULE

Week	Topics	Chapters to Read	Assignments
1	Unit 1: Health and Wellness; Assessing Credibility	1	·         Unit 1 Quiz ·         Wellness Quiz
2	Unit 2: Healthcare Delivery	19	·         Unit 2 Quiz
3	Unit 3: Infectious Disease and Sexually Transmitted Infections	9, 13	·         Unit 3 Quiz ·         Online Discussion: Week 3
4	Unit 4: Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes	7	·         Unit 4 Quiz
5	Unit 5: Cancer	8	·         Unit 5 Quiz ·         Online Discussion: Week 5
6	Unit 6: Physical Activity	6	·         Unit 6 Quiz
7	Unit 7: Nutrition	5	·         Midterm Exam (Units 1-6); ·         Unit 7 Quiz
8	Unit 8: Weight Management	4	·         Unit 8 Quiz
9	Unit 9: Mental Health	2, 3	·         Unit 9 Quiz ·         Online Discussion: Week 9
10	Unit 10: Drugs and Alcohol	14, 15	·         Unit 10 Quiz
11	Unit 11: Relationships and Human Sexuality*	10, 11	·         Unit 11 Quiz ·         Online Discussion: Week 11
12	Unit 12: Fertility and Fertility Control	12	·         Unit 12 Quiz
13	Unit 13: Environment and Climate	21	·         Unit 13 Quiz ·         Final Term Paper Due
14/15			·         Final Exam

 

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

This breadth-science CODE/FLEX course aims are the following:

• examine health from a holistic perspective, in which health is viewed as the product of physical, psychological, and social well-being;
• make students aware of the role of personal behaviours (e.g., diet, exercise, stress management, and drug use) in one's health status;
• improve students' abilities to evaluate health

A variety of factors that influence health will be considered, including nutrition, physical activity, hygiene, drugs, intimate relationships and sexuality, socioeconomic status, health care, and aging.

Grading

Materials

REQUIRED READING: