Prevention & Care of Sports Injuries Department: Physical Education Course Number: HPER 325 Course Title: Prevention
& Care of Sports Injuries Credit Hours: 3
The instructor reserves the right to modify any aspect of the course syllabus or content. Any modifications will be communicated to students in advance. The Conceptual Framework for all School of Education and Graduate Studies classes at Peru State College is based on the following statement as taken from the School of Education and Graduate Studies Conceptual Framework. Peru State Colleges Teacher Education Unit Conceptual Framework Creating Exemplary Educators: Reflective Decision-Makers Introduction At Peru State College, our mission is based upon the premise that each person has unique potential to be enhanced by his or her educational experiences. Therefore, as educators, we acknowledge our role in this enhancement, our own responsibility to be reflective practitioners: persons grounded in a knowledge of the past, respectful and cognizant of the present cultural context in which we live, and highly aware of a future that requires adaptability and critical thinking skills. Our conceptual framework has long acknowledged the belief that our teacher candidates should be wise decision-makers. Drawing upon critical and constructivist theory, we have come to realize that wise decision-making is based upon ones ability to reflect critically upon ones experiences and to acknowledge the indeterminate zones of practice uncertainty, uniqueness, and value conflict (Schn, 1987, p. 6) We believe, for ourselves and for our students, that a reflective program must cultivate activities that connect the knowing- and reflection-in-action of competent practitioners to the theories and techniques taught as professional knowledge in academic courses (Schn, p. 312). . COURSE DESCRIPTION: This Course examines the nature and cause of injuries related to the physical activities of children and athletes. (3 credit hours)
PREREQUISITES: PE 312 Muscular Anatomy and Kinesiology REQUIRED TEXT Flegel, M.J., Sport First Aid, 3rd edition, Human Kinetics
COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the semester, the student has learned about: Organizational and administrative considerations Basic Bandaging and taping Protective sports equipment Training and conditioning techniques Mechanisms and characteristics of sports trauma Injury assessment and evaluation Environmental considerations Skin Disorders Additional health considerations INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS Lecture, power point, overheads, video, handouts, class discussion, class activities, taping, wrapping GRADING Total Points 530 Lecture Exams (4) points total 4@ 100 points Pop Quizzes and In class Activities 10 @ 10 points each Articles 5 @ 20 pts Injury Presentation - 100 points Taping Test 30 points . Important Additional Notes: Feel free to keep any late assignment, as I dont want them. Late assignments will NOT be accepted. You must be in attendance to receive credit for in-class activities, quizzes and assignments. If you will be absent for a school sponsored event, you should let the instructor know prior to the absence so that you may be allowed to make up the quiz at a later time. You may NOT take a test at an alternate time without PRIOR approval from the instructor. If you are absent the day of a test and have not made prior arrangements, you will receive no credit for that test and will not be able to reschedule. There is no attendance policy but you will not be allowed to make up missed activities or assignments. Incomplete Coursework: To designate a students work in a course as incomplete at the end of a term, instructors record the incomplete grade (I). Students may receive this grade only when serious illness, hardship, death in the immediate family, or military service
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