Fall 2022 - BPK 140 D100

Contemporary Health Issues (3)

Class Number: 4969

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Thu, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 10, 2022
    Sat, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

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:

12 topic modules can be accessed at any time during the term (Asynchronous), however, the midterm is based on the lecture topics listed before the midterm. Presentations of the module material and current events linked to that week’s module will also be presented by the instructor at the scheduled lecture time.

Tutorials: Tutorial topics are based on lecture material listed for the week and they start in the first week of classes. There will be 12 weekly 50-minute tutorial sessions that review the week’s material. There will be related in-tutorial activities. There are also10-minute tutorial quizzes conducted at the beginning of Tutorial (in the case where there is a holiday, the next tutorial will have two quizzes based on the material from the previous two modules), as well as 4 online activities and 3 online discussions. These are due the Monday following the lecture/tutorials.

Midterm: (Synchronous, closed book). There will be one midterm (October 20). It will be conducted during the scheduled lecture time on the date posted on the course schedule. The total test time will be 60 minutes. The test will have approximately 35 (30-40) multiple-choice questions (1 mark each), and approximately 25 (30-20) marks in short-answer questions.  

Course Schedule:


date

Week

Topics

Chapter Readings

Assignments: Due on Monday after lecture date.

Quizzes: Taken during tutorial time

 

0

Academic integrity and plagiarism

 

·         Academic integrity & plagiarism (4 weeks to complete)

Sep 8

1

Module 1: Health and Wellness; Assessing Credibility; Healthcare Delivery.

1, 19

  • Tutorials start
  • Online Introduction (Sep 12)

15

2

Module 2: Environmental Health

21

  • Module 1 Quiz
  • Activity 1 (Sep 19)

22

3

Module 3: Mental Health

2, 3

  • Module 2 Quiz

29

4

Module 4: Drugs and Alcohol

14, 15

  • No tutorials
  • Activity 2 (Oct 3)

Oct 6

5

Module 5: Cancer

8

  • Module 3&4 Quizzes
  • Discussion-1 (Oct 11)

13

6

Module 6: Infectious Disease and Sexually Transmitted Infections

9, 13

  • Module 5 Quiz

20

7

Midterm (Modules 1-6) Module 7: Relationships & Human Sexuality (following midterm)

10, 11

  • There will be tutorials

27

8

Module 8: Fertility & Fertility Control

11, 12

  • Module 7 Quiz
  • Activity 3 (Oct 24)

Nov 3

9

Module 9: Weight Management

4

  • Module 8 Quiz

10

10

Module 10: Nutrition

5

  • No Tutorials
  • Discussion-2 (Nov 14)

17

11

No lecture. Tutorial sessions on how to set up for Activity 4

 

  • Module 9&10 Quizzes

24

12

Module 11: Physical Activity

6

  • Discussion-3 (Nov 28)

Dec 1

13

Module 12: Cardiovascular disease and Diabetes

7

  • Module 11 Quiz
  • Activity 4 (Dec 5)

7-19

TBA

Final Exam

inclusive

  • TBA

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  • To examine health from a holistic perspective, in which health is viewed as the product of physical, psychological, and social well-being.
  • To make students aware of the role of personal behaviours (such as diet, exercise, stress management, and drug use) in one’s health status.
  • To gain an understanding of the basic physiology of major diseases and their primary and secondary prevention measures.
  • To improve students’ abilities to read and evaluate health information.  

Grading

  • Academic integrity and Plagiarism 2%
  • Online course discussions 12%
  • module Quizzes 10%
  • Online activities 10%
  • Tutorial activities 6%
  • Midterm Examinations: Oct 21 24%
  • Final exam 36%

NOTES:

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING MISSED EXAMS, QUIZZES AND PROJECTS: 
In fairness to all students, there will be no extensions for missed exams, presentations, and quizzes except for extenuating medical circumstances and unjustifiable missed quizzes, presentations, and exams will receive a zero. Please note that presenting a doctor’s note will not automatically excuse students from missed exams, assignments, and presentations. 

Students who miss exams and presentations because of exceptional circumstances (such as serious illness or compassionate reasons) must contact the instructor immediately.

They must bring a health care provider statement to their physician for completion, whereby the physician states that in their medical opinion the student was unable to write their exam or attend the class on the set date due to a medical condition beyond their control, or other supporting documents to obtain consideration in the course. The completed note should state the limitations caused by your sickness (eg. requires bed rest, will not be able to sit for extended periods, cannot concentrate, etc). Only the first doctor’s note may be considered. SFU provides health care provider statement at http://www.sfu.ca/students/health/resources/faq/sick-notes.html 

Students are also responsible for the follow-up with the instructor regarding their absence from the exam, missed assignment, or presentations. If the instructor approves the student’s documents, then the instructor will decide how the student may be accommodated for the missed component of the course. Missed group presentations can not be rescheduled. For students who miss attending their presentations for extenuating medical circumstances, upon submitting appropriate documentation, which is approved by the instructor, their final exam mark will be used instead.   

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Students are advised that acts of intellectual dishonesty and student misconduct are subject to disciplinary action by the University. Serious infractions are dealt with in accordance with SFU’s Academic Integrity:  http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html 

Students are responsible for knowing the policy and informing themselves of the definitions and consequences. Any student found cheating in this course will automatically receive zero for this course.    

Grading scale* Grading Scale for BPK 140 D100 

Grades*

 

 

≥92

A+

4.33

87-91.99

A

4.00

82-86.99

A-

3.67

78-81.99

B+

3.33

74-77.99

B

3.00

70-73.99

B-

2.67

65-69.99

C+

2.33

60-64.99

C

2.00

55-59.99

C-

1.67

50-54.99

D

1.00

< 50

F

0.00


*Typical grade boundaries and distributions for lower and upper division courses are shown above. It is expected that grades will approximately fit a normal distribution, with discrimination between learners of differing ability, and that letter grades will correspond approximately to the percentage scores provided.

However, scaling of grades may be necessary, particularly to enable instructors to incorporate novel pedagogical approaches in their teaching and assessments that may produce unusual distributions of percentage scores when first implemented, or to ensure equivalency between courses or instructors, without unfair advantage or disadvantage to students. Accordingly, BPK instructors have the right to scale grades.  Additionally, grades are subject to approval by the Chair of BPK, who may require that grades be scaled, particularly in cases where the distribution of grades is not normal, or where effective discrimination between learners has not been achieved.  For this reason, students should not assume that a specific percentage score will be always associated with a specific letter grade. In the case of scaling of grades, student ranking within a class will not be affected.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Textbook: Irwin, J, Burke, S, Insel, P. M, Roth, W.T. (2019). Core Concepts in Health (3rd ed.). 

The electronic version of the text is an acceptable alternative. Access to CONNECT is not required


ISBN: 9781259654701

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html