P E 198 - Independent Study-Physical Education 1

Credits: 1-3
Enables students with a basic knowledge in a discipline to pursue areas of special interest when there is no offering in the regular curriculum.

Enrollment Requirement: Instructor consent.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Identify information and concepts specific to physical education.
Clearly communicate in written form.
Accept class policies and procedures outlined in the course syllabus.
Turn in assignments and papers on time or be willing to accept the consequences of not doing so.

Program Outcomes

Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020. Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer.
Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes.
Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill.

College-wide Outcomes

Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.