HPE6311 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION
3 Credit Hours
Student Level:
This course is open to students on the college level in either the Freshman or Sophomore year.
Catalog Description:
HPE6311 - Introduction to Physical Education (3 hrs.)
An introduction to the study of physical education, its history, philosophy, and practice.
Course Classification:
Lecture
Prerequisites:
None
Controlling Purpose:
This course is the foundation course for all P.E. majors. Its purpose is to introduce the student to the history of Physical Education from its beginning to current times. It will cover the founding fathers and issues that formed P.E. as we know it in the 21st century.
Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:
The following outline defines the minimum core content, not including the final examination period. Instructors may add other material as time allows.
UNIT 1: Historical Tracking of P.E.
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully …
- Identify differences in early cultures
- Describe the first Olympic games
- Compare athletic programs of different cultures
- State country that bought our approach of sport to America
- Identify famous founding fathers of P.E. in America
UNIT 2: Founding Fathers and Their Contributions
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Recall significant events in early American Physical Ed
- Identify Early Americans who influenced Physical Ed. Programs
- Analyze the differences in the battle of the systems
- Examine what normal schools were and the purpose they served
- Compare and contrast amateur and college sports for men and women
UNIT 3: Issues that Developed P.E.
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Identify leaders of the New Physical Ed. Programs
- Plan how intramurals developed
- Explain recreation for fitness
- Identify how youth programs developed
- Recall the development of coeducational
- Analyze some of the challenges of P.E. Programs in the ‘90s
- Recall significant events in the twentieth century in Physical Ed. and sports
UNIT 4: How P.E. Pertains to Peoples Lives
Outcomes: Upon n completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Apply & practice the term “Quality of Life”
- Define Physical Education and sports
- Define the purpose of Physical Education and sports
- Design objectives of Physical Education and sports
UNIT 5: Philosophy + Ethics of Physical Education
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Develop a philosophy and why we should study it
- Evaluate five different traditional philosophies
- Define ethics
- Develop one’s own personal philosophy
UNIT 6: P.E. + Academics Working Together
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Understand Academic principle
- Discuss the differences of the discipline-profession debate
- Recite the various Applied Sciences of Physical Ed
UNIT 7: Issues in P.E. Related Careers
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Analyze merit pay
- Explore career burnout
- Compile a plan for job security
- Analyze the value of Phys. Ed
UNIT 8: Issues in Sports
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Discuss and understand Title IX
- Girls and women in sports
- Equality for minorities
- Youth sports
- Discuss the difference between Interscholastic & Intercollegiate
- Understand how sports & human values work together
UNIT 9: Changing Nature of P.E. and Sports
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the students will be able to successfully…
- Analyze Elementary and Secondary school programs
- Identify changes in school Physical Education programs
- Describe the purpose for competency-based teacher education
- Discover coaching certification competencies
Textbook:
Contact Bookstore for current textbook.
Materials/Equipment Required:
Attendance Policy:
Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Grading Policy:
The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Maximum class size:
Based on classroom occupancy
Course Time Frame:
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission, and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching, and assessing the educational aspects of the college. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.
Refer to the following policies:
402.00 Academic Code of Conduct
263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades
403.00 Student Code of Conduct
Disability Services Program:
Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability. If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class, which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.
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