The Cadet’s Rule:
Cadets are expected to conduct themselves, at all times, as Christians and Officers-In-Training.

Course Description:

This course presents eight major organ systems (musculo-skeletal, vascular, lymphatic, nervous and special sensory, digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive) in the human body with an objective of learning about their normal function. Common diseases of the organ systems (and some treatment approaches) will also be presented, but the emphasis is on understanding normative function. The course is further designed to provide a critical analysis of factors, which affect personal, and community health. Primary emphasis is placed on self-awareness and disease prevention in a variety of ministry and workplace settings.

Course Objectives:
To define normal bodily functions, needs and to recognize diseased patterns;
To identify the anatomy of the human body and how the parts function to allow normative behavior patterns;
To compare and contrast a healthy verses an unhealthy life styles and choices;
To identify diversity in health and disease patterns in a multicultural population;
Finally, students will be able to characterize health issues that will impact personal health and community ministry.

Course Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will define normal bodily functions, list requirements for normative function and recognize disease patterns
Students will identify various parts of the body and define how the parts function to allow normative behavior
Students will compare and contrast a healthy verses unhealthy lifestyle and recognize the impact of personal choices
Students will identify diversity in health and disease patterns in a multicultural population
Students will characterize health issues that impact personal health and community ministry

SLO Assessment:
Embedded questions within the homework and quizzes.
Each student will write a reflection paper on lectures and a journal article in the Contemporary Health portion of the quarter.
Each student will do an assessment of his or her physical and emotional wellness with formation of a personal mission statement.

Method of Instruction:
Instruction for the physiology section is in the form of a Power Point aided lecture with embedded animation, class participation, case studies, and textbook questions. The health section includes guest lecturers, demonstrations, library assignments and journaling.

Textbooks:
Gillen, Alan. Body by Design. Arkansas: Master Books, 2001.

American Medical Association. The American Medical Association, Family Medical Guide. Ed. Charles B. Clayman. New York: Random House, 2004.

Larimore, W. & Mullins, T. God’s Design for the Highly Healthy Person, Grand Rapids: Zondervan Press, 2004.

For greater depth: Human Body, Dorling & Kindersley Pub., Inc. (2001)

Course Requirements:
This course requires completion of all reading assignments, work assignments and passing grades on all quizzes. See attendance policy.

Assignments:

Physiology Assignments:
Complete reading assignments by the date listed on the calendar.

Questions assigned from each chapter of Body by Design are submitted through Turnitin. The answers are due on the date listed on the calendar. (50 points total)

Quizzes will be primarily objective, short answer questions (such as multiple choice, explain or define in a sentence or two, or fill-ins), but as additional points, an over-arching theme or established set of physiological processes may be addressed in an essay-type question, which will require expository and supported, often longer, written answers. (Quiz #s 1& 2 are 20 pts. each. Quiz #3 is 10 pts.)

Contemporary Health Assignments:
Complete reading assignments by the date listed on the calendar.

Portfolio:

Each student will build and maintain a portfolio of resources related to contemporary health beginning the second half of the quarter. The portfolio will consist of the following three sections. (100 points total)

1. Lecture Reflections: (60 points total)
The student will respond to 10 lectures of their choosing. Each response should be at least one paragraph. Each lecture reflection is worth 6 points. Submit assignment through Turnitin. All 10 are due by the last lecture date of the quarter.

What new or significant information did you glean from the lecture topic?
What previous knowledge or experience have you had with the topic?
How could you use this information in your ministry now or in the future?

2. Body Watch Chart: (15 points)
Each student will keep a chart to record eating, sleeping, exercise and emotional patterns for a period of two weeks. At the end of the two-week period, the student will analyze their findings in order to identify personal health issues, strengths, weaknesses and then use the findings to create their own health mission statement. Computer generated one page minimum chart of the four areas, eating, sleeping, exercise and emotional patterns. Each student will write a personal Health Mission Statement from this analysis. Submit your Mission Statement through Turnitin. It is due by the last lecture date of the quarter.

3. Contemporary Health Issues (25 points)
Each instructor will hand out a journal article representative of his or her lecture. Each cadet will select one journal article and write a reflection paper using the following format. Four page minimum. Submit this reflection paper using through Turnitin. It is due by the last lecture date of the quarter. (15 points)
Reflection Paper Format:
Author, Title, Date:
Author’s thesis or purpose for writing the article
Site at least two quotes from the article you found most meaningful or thought provoking.
Interact with the quotes, why are these significant to you, how would they apply to your ministry.

4. Health Fair (10 points)
On the last day of the quarter the class will conduct a health fair during the class period for the CFOT employees and children in FCC. Each student will join with another to staff a station. Each team will select a topic for display. Topics must have prior approval from the instructor. Each station must provide pertinent and current information about the topic that encourages a healthy lifestyle. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not give out medical advice. We are not physicians and/or nurses. Refer all medical questions to the person’s primary care physician.

Grading will be based on:
Quality of information
Interaction with customers
Professional appearance of the station

Course Grading:
Course total 200 points: Physiology – 100 points Contemporary Health – 100 points
Quiz #1: 20 points Lecture Reflections: 60 points
Quiz #2: 20 points Body Watch Chart: 15 points
Quiz #3: 10 points Health Fair: 10 points
Chapter Qs.: 50 points Reading Reflection: 15 points

Course Writing Standard:
MLA format is strictly followed. Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced with 1 inch margins are mandatory for all written work in this course. A Works Cited page and in-text citations required. Name, instructor, course title, and date are required on the first page of the written assignment. Any variation to this standard will result in a drastic reduction of your grade.

Policy on Late Work:
Late work is acceptable up to 4 days after the due date. Note, that all assignments are due at the beginning of the class period the day they are due. A 5% deduction is assessed for each day that the assignment is late, up to 20% off the grade for the assignment. NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED AFTER 4 DAYS. All assignments are submitted through Turnitin.

Policy on Academic Dishonesty:
It is expected that all work submitted in this class will be the student’s original work. Plagiarism or academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated and if detected, will result in a “0” for the assignment/test/project grade, a report to the Director of Curriculum and further disciplinary action may be taken. If academic dishonesty is found to be a repeated offense, a “0” will be given for the final course grade. All written course work must be submitted to Turnitin.