Sample Course Outline

Please forward one copy of your outline to the PAC Office to be put in the notebook. This is necessary any time you change the outline significantly.

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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND EXERCISE SCIENCES
PAC #, title, SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE

[Typing in bold letters is the required content. Italicized bold typing is an example of the required information. Each class will be different. Non-bold material is optional material.]

Instructor Information - Ann Asbell
Office - Langton 123c; Mailboxes - LH 123 & 221
Phone - 737-6811; FAX- 737-2788 (LH) or 737-6613 (WB)
E-mail - ann.asbell@oregonstate.edu
Office Time - MW 1400-1500; (requirement is 15 minutes/course/week-max 2 hours)

Class Description – (Check the on-line Catalog for the approved course description):.
This course is designed to improve swimming skills in order to allow students to use swimming as a fitness or recreational activity. PREREQUISITE: Swim 2 lengths; demonstrate survival skills for one minute.

Objectives - Instruction assumes the student has minimal swimming skills.
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

Course Content (or Outline)
Rhythmic breathing, prone float and glide, back float and glide, prone kick, back kick, sculling, combined sculling and kick, prone arm stroke, crawl stroke, treading water, survival float, jumping into deep water, front dive, safety skills, elementary backstroke kick, elementary backstroke arms and combine stroke, back crawl arm stroke, back crawl combined stroke, breaststroke kick, breaststroke arms, combined breaststroke, other skills relative to the ability of the class. Games will be played at the end of class on some days.

Class Regulations
No one is allowed in the water until a lifeguard is present. Eye goggles are recommended but may not be worn during survival skills practice and testing. Long hair must be tied back or a cap worn. One make-up at Stevens Natatorium is permitted. Students who add this class before the third class meeting (10-5-04) will not have absences up to that date counted against their final grade. Note participation requirement below.

Class Materials - Include anything that will cost the student money to provide. Think about out-of-class requirements as well as in-class requirements. Swim suit that is not distracting to you or others. Optional materials: deck shoes, swim goggles, cover up.

Provided for Students - You may check out a basket which includes a lock and a towel that is laundered for you. Lifeguards are always present, and all class equipment if provided.

Evaluation - (Indicate if you will not be using + or – grading.) Each of your objectives should be evaluated. Once you have provided a written description of your evaluation format, you should not change it; however, if it necessary to do so, discuss it with the class and give them a revised course outline.
There are 23 skills assessed during the term on a 0-3 scale. There are three combined skills tests at the end of the term. Grades are determined as follows:
A – No more than 4 scores of 2; all other scores as 3; 12 lengths – (6 front crawl); 10 minutes of survival skills; pass the Brick Test; no more than 2 absences.
B – No more than 2 scores of 1; all others 2 or 3; 8 lengths – (3 front crawl); 7 minutes of survival skills; pass the Brick Test; no more than 3 absences.
Etc. – C and D levels are included
Plus and minus scores are used when students’ performances fall between the requirements.

Statement of Risk and Responsibility
Risk is associated with many of life’s activities including the OSU Physical Activity Course (PAC) Program. The College of Health and Human Sciences and The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences will minimize these risks by providing safe activity areas, adequate equipment, and capable instruction.

It is highly recommended that you give very serious consideration to providing yourself with a student health/accident insurance policy. These are available through the University, private carriers, or in many cases, through a family policy. If uninsured, relatively minor accidents and/or health problems can lead to great expense.

If you have a condition that might affect or be affected by participation in this activity class, please inform your instructor either verbally or in writing. If you have a condition that might require special accommodation or concern, notify the instructor immediately. Please, do not leave class before doing so.
(Include a general paragraph describing injuries specific to this sport. Here is an example):

Serious injury occurs in pools when individual dive into water that is not of proper depth (at least five feet,) and do not use proper diving techniques. Injuries also occur form slipping on the deck or being careless around the edge and falling in. When swimming laps, injury can occur from collisions. Although drowning is a fear of many people, this danger is highly unlikely in this type of supervised setting. A trained lifeguard is always on duty, and the instructor is a former lifeguard instructor.

All Physical Activity Classes have an addition fee that is billed to your account. Refunds of the PAC fee follow the University guidelines for refunds as printed in the Registration Handbook.

9/6/2004