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Course Outlines

Fall 2019 - BPK 141 C100

Theory of Exercise Program Design (3)

Class Number: 7622

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Oct 24, 2019
    Thu, 7:00–8:10 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Dec 4, 2019
    Wed, 3:30–5:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to the anatomical, physiological and biomechanical knowledge required to develop effective training regimes and implementation of this knowledge in exercise program design. Behavioural Neuroscience, Biomedical Physiology, and Kinesiology honours, majors and minor students may not receive credit for BPK 141. Students with credit for BPK 143 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is designed to introduce you to the basic areas of exercise management and exercise physiology. A secondary goal is to encourage you to develop and participate in a progressive and varied exercise regime that will help you determine your own lifetime fitness goals. The importance of individual variation and personal exercise prescription will be emphasized.

Theoretical Component: In this course you will: Consider that humans need to exercise in order to achieve optimal health, due to evolutionary pressures that shaped our genome. Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body as it responds to exercise. Develop an understanding of how the body adapts to various exercise modalities. Describe the principles of exercise. Apply this theoretical grounding in a safe and effective exercise program design. Critique fitness and health information from a scientific perspective.
Practical Component: In this course you will: Start and persevere in an exercise program designed to improve the major components of fitness. To experience enhanced physiological functioning. To monitor improvements in physiological functioning by the administration of regular fitness tests. To redesign the fitness regime and develop a personalized fitness program.

Note: Adds are not permitted after the second week of classes.

Grading

  • Assignments 27%
  • Fitness Submission 8%
  • Mid-term Exam 20%
  • Final Exam 45%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Exercise Programming Science and Practice 2017, Leyland
ISBN: 9781772870145

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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

Missed Exam:

Students who miss examinations due to exceptional circumstances (such as serious illness or compassionate reasons) are required to obtain a physician's certificate, whereby the physician states that you were unable to write your midterm or final on the set date due to a medical condition beyond your control, or other supporting documents in order to obtain consideration in the course. Such documents must be filed with the Department Chair (via the Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology office) or Registrar within four calendar days of the date on which the examination was to have been written. Exceptional circumstances must be approved by the Undergraduate Program Committee in order for a student to receive consideration. Students must check the examination schedule when making course selections. Students are reminded that final examinations may be scheduled at any time during the examination period and that students should avoid making travel or employment arrangements for this period. In the event of a missed midterm or final examination the instructors reserve the right to give an oral examination of the material. Approximate midterm dates are provided, but may be subject to change.

BPK Grading Policy

For more information on the department's grading policy & guidelines go to:  
 
http://www.sfu.ca/bpk/undergrad_program/faqs.html

Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:

All  courses are delivered through Canvas unless noted otherwise on the course outline.
https://canvas.sfu.ca

Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.

All CODE courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40

Exams
Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam). 
If your course has a take-home exam, please refer to Canvas for further details. 

Students are responsible for following all Exam Policies and Procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness).

This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.


*Important Note for U.S. citizens: As per the U.S. Department of Education, programs offered in whole or in part through telecommunications, otherwise known as distance education or correspondence are ineligible for Federal Direct Loans. This also includes scenarios where students who take distance education courses outside of their loan period and pay for them with their own funding, and attempt to apply for future Federal Direct Loans. 

For more information about US Direct Loans please visit and to read our FAQ on distance education courses, please go here: http://www.sfu.ca/students/financialaid/international/us-loans/federal-direct-loan.html

 

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site 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

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS