Students are encouraged to integrate their own life experiences with the academic materials. Upper division standing or permission of department chair Designed especially for those interested in camp counseling or in outdoor education. It will include the history, the growth of the camping movement, school camps, private camps, and family camping, with emphasis on the role of the camp counselor. Instruction and practical experience in campcraft will be included. Laboratory experiences in the actual teaching of rhythms are provided.
Instruction is given in selection and graduation of materials.
Topics covered include exercise prescription, physical fitness assessment, application of training principles, and administration of activity programs in community, corporate, or hospital wellness setting. Upper division standing or permission of department chair Includes study of administrative processes, legal liability, basic instruction programs, intramural, interscholastic athletics, equipment, and purchasing, facilities, grading, and public relations. Includes an appreciation of the importance of measurement in Health and Physical Education and Wellness. The types of tests appropriate for evaluation in health and physical education as well as fitness assessments will be covered. Methods of test construction and statistical analysis will be examined and applied.