Course Details
Course Code: SPHS506 Course ID: 4238 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
This course is designed to introduce the student to theoretical and practical concepts of exercise assessment, exercise interpretation and exercise prescription. The student will develop appropriate techniques used to recommend exercise prescription for healthy and unhealthy clients. (Prerequisite: SPHS501)
Prerequisites
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/29/2022 - 09/02/2022 | 09/05/2022 - 10/30/2022 | September | Summer 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 04/26/2022 - 09/30/2022 | 10/03/2022 - 11/27/2022 | October | Fall 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 05/21/2022 - 11/04/2022 | 11/07/2022 - 01/01/2023 | November | Fall 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 06/28/2022 - 12/02/2022 | 12/05/2022 - 01/29/2023 | December | Fall 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 07/25/2022 - 12/30/2022 | 01/02/2023 - 02/26/2023 | January | Winter 2023 Session B | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, students will fulfill the following Learning Objectives (L.O.):
Each student will:
- Prepare health appraisals including screening and risk stratification of apparently healthy individuals.
- Design an individualized exercise prescription using the results of fitness and exercise testing
- Test knowledge of the general principles of exercise prescription.
- Write an exercise prescription for healthy individuals and individuals with a controlled disease.
- Test knowledge of exercise prescription for individuals in cardiac rehabilitation, who have lifestyle diseases, live with hypertension, diabetes or obesity.
- Synthesize knowledge of body composition assessment in the context of exercise prescription
- Synthesize knowledge of proper nutrition and weight management techniques in the context of exercise prescription
- Test general knowledge of Exercise Testing and Prescription
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Discussions | 25.00 % |
| Week 1: Introductions and Medical History Questionnaire | 3.13 % |
| Week 2: Professional Organizations and Fighting Obesity | 3.13 % |
| Week 3: Cardiovascular Testing and VO2 Max | 3.13 % |
| Week 4: Muscular Fitness Testing and Muscular Endurance | 3.13 % |
| Week 5: Body Composition | 3.13 % |
| Week 6: Flexibility | 3.13 % |
| Week 7: Balance Testing Assessment and Design | 3.13 % |
| Week 8: Functional Testing | 3.13 % |
| Labs | 35.00 % |
| Week 1- Lab 1 | 8.75 % |
| Week 3- Lab 2 | 8.75 % |
| Week 5- Lab 3 | 8.75 % |
| Week 6- Lab 4 | 8.75 % |
| Final Paper | 25.00 % |
| Week 7- Final project | 25.00 % |
| Writing Assignment: Chronic Disease paper | 15.00 % |
| Week 2- Writing Assignment | 15.00 % |
After successfully completing this course, students will fulfill the following Learning Objectives (L.O.):
Each student will:
- Prepare health appraisals including screening and risk stratification of apparently healthy individuals.
- Design an individualized exercise prescription using the results of fitness and exercise testing
- Test knowledge of the general principles of exercise prescription.
- Write an exercise prescription for healthy individuals and individuals with a controlled disease.
- Test knowledge of exercise prescription for individuals in cardiac rehabilitation, who have lifestyle diseases, live with hypertension, diabetes or obesity.
- Synthesize knowledge of body composition assessment in the context of exercise prescription
- Synthesize knowledge of proper nutrition and weight management techniques in the context of exercise prescription
- Test general knowledge of Exercise Testing and Prescription
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |