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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The course provides instruction in the area of organizational development and management in the corporate, commercial and institutional fitness industries. Specifically, an overview and the underlying principles of operating fitness facilities, sales/marketing strategies, member/ staff recruitment/ management practices, program/ specialized program management, equipment purchase/ maintenance, health/ safety considerations, facility development/ management, financial management, legal issues, and insurance considerations will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides instruction in the area of organizational development and mangement in the health promotion field. Specifically, the procedures for needs assessment, planning, implementation, resource identification/ allocation, marketing and evaluation for health promotion programs will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The course expands on the exercise testing and prescription information covered in EXSC-404 to include special population with chronic disease and/or disabilities. The course provides a pathophysioligical overview of various cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, immunological/hematological, orthopedic, neuromuscular, cognitive, emotional and sensory disorders. A major portion of the course deals with exercise management in people with these disease/ disabilities and, in particular, instruction on the special exercise testing and prescription considerations for these populations (e.g., abnormal exercise response potential, exercise interaction with commonly prescribed medication, etc.).
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3.00 Credits
The course provides the student with a concise and comprehensive overview of the research and currently accepted professional practice in the fields of heart disease primary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation. Specifically, the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease will be discussed. Included in these discussions will be the diagnostic and prognostic use of exercise testing in cardiac patients. Additionally, a significant portion of the course will cover cardiovascular disease risk factor modification and the rehabilitation cardiac patients, including exercise prescription guidlines for this special population.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides instruction in the anatomical, phuysiological, developmental, psychosocial, cultural and health-related aspects of human reproduction and sexuality. The primary goal of the course is to enhance student understanding and comfort with regard to these topics.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides instruction in how humans control locomotion and how they learn/re-learn motor skills. Specifically, the course emphasizes the observable behavioral aspects of motor contro/learning while detailing the neurophysiological and biomechanical processes that result in the aforementioned motor behaviors.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides instruction in how the interaction between anatomy, physiology, and the laws of physics affect and control human movement and performance. Specifically, the biomechanical of work and energy, balance and movement control, force load and force production, and fatigue during exercise andp performance will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides instruction in the social and applied psychological aspects of exercise and human performance. Specifically, the individual characteristics, motivation, psychological interventions, and social processes that influence exercise and human performance behaviors will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides students with the opportunity to explore the current research in the areas human performance and exercise. Additionally, students are provided with a venue in which to discuss, with their peers and their professors, these topics salient to their professional growth and development. Understanding of these current topics is evaluated through the students' written reviews, oral presentaions, and participation in class discussion of the literature.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides instruction on how the human body functions in stressful environments, and how these environments may alter human performance. Specifically, the effect of heat/humidity, cold/windchill, depth, altitude and air pollution on the physiology of the resting and exercising human body will be discussed.
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