Healthy Living 102 – Syllabus

Healthy Living 102

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Spring 2011

Course Description: This course is intended to give the student an intermediate-level study of food science, physical education, and mental wellness.

Course Goals: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate an expanded repertoire of cooking recipes
• Show greater comfort and familiarity in cooking already known recipes
• Demonstrate proficiency in running up to a 5K distance
• Demonstrate the acquisition of a daily exercise habit, including regular resistance training
• Demonstrate a continued willingness to attempt unfamiliar physical activities in the name of fun and fitness
• Be able to articulate some of the social and political facets of the world food system
• Be more cognizant of negative body image messages

Textbooks:

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System

by Raj Patel.  Melville House, 2008.

Cooking Light Way to Cook: The Complete Visual Guide to Everyday Cooking

By editors of Cooking Light Magazine, 2009.

Love Your Body, Love Your Life

By Sarah Maria.

Video Resources:

The Future of Food

2004, written and directed by Deborah Koons Garcia

Grading: The course grade will be based on the following (100 total pts):

ASSIGNMENTS (20 points):

There are 12 possible assignments in the class, worth 2 points each for completion of the described task.  See “class schedule” below for a description of these assignments.

PARTICIPATION (40 points):

There are 2 types of participation required by this course:

1)      Averaging 180 minutes or more of exercise per week over 16 weeks (20 points possible)

a.       180 minutes or more: 20 points

b.      160 minutes or more: 16 points

c.       140 minutes or more: 14 points

d.      120 minutes or more: 10 points

e.       100 minutes or more: 8 points

f.        80 minutes or more: 6 points

g.      60 minutes or more: 4 points

2)      Student will eat no more than 3 meals weekly out at restaurants (20 points possible)

Grading: 1 point for each successful week
EXAMS (40 points): There will be 4 exams, each worth 10 points:

Exam #1: A Weighty Month

During this month, the student will complete at least twice weekly sessions of weight training

Grading for this exam: 10 points: 8 sessions, 9 points: 7 sessions, 8 points: 6 sessions, 7 points: 5 sessions, 5                   points:    4 sessions, 3 points: 3 sessions, 2 points: 2 sessions, 1 point: 1 session, 0 points: 0 sessions

Exam # 2: 5K

Sign up for and complete a 5K

Grading for this exam: 10 points for completing a 5K (0 points for not completing a 5K, except in case of injury)

Exam #3: Cooking Intensive Month

Student will cook at least 12 new recipes this month, and will also replicate at least 6 recipes from last fall’s cooking class

Grading for this exam: 10 points: 16-18 recipes, 9 points: 14-15 recipes, 8 points: 12-13 recipes, 7 points: 10-11 recipes, 5 points: 8-9 recipes, 3 points: 6-7 recipes, 2 points: 4-5 recipes, 1 point: 1-3 recipes, 0 points: 0 recipes

Exam #4: Cooking with Daniel

Student will work with her husband to generate a list of 5 recipes & will cook each with him in preparation for his weekly cooking.  Student will prepare a document for the husband with each of these recipes and ingredients.

Grading for this exam: 10 points: completing 5 joint cooking sessions and preparing recipe book, 8 points: completing 4 sessions, 6 points: completing 3 sessions, 4 points: completing 2 sessions, 2 points: completing 1 session, 0 points: completing 0 sessions (or not completing recipe book)

The dates of the exams are listed on the class schedule.

Letter grades will be assigned as follows:

Class Schedule: