HREC 144 Beginning Cross-country Skiing
This is a beginning cross-country skiing course that is designed for participants of varying abilities. Instruction will be suited for the beginning cross-country ski level. The student furnishes or rents his/her ski equipment and pays a fee for transportation and instruction. This course may be repeated once.
HREC 144Beginning Cross-country Skiing
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Credit Hours Narrative
1.00 Credits
III. Catalog Course Description
This is a beginning cross-country skiing course that is designed for participants of varying abilities. Instruction will be suited for the beginning cross-country ski level. The student furnishes or rents his/her ski equipment and pays a fee for transportation and instruction. This course may be repeated once.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate safety practices
- Apply wellness knowledge and practice positive behavior growth using a minimum of three dimensions of wellness (Emotional, Environmental, Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual and Financial)
- Understand the concept of wellness and be able to recognize the long term benefits of maintaining a high level of wellness for living in today’s world
- Students will understand and apply the physical dimension of wellness through weekly workouts designed by the instructor
- Students will understand and apply the social dimension of wellness through partner and group workout program design project with will require collaboration and teamwork
- Students will understand and apply the emotional and social dimensions of wellness through weekly group discussions about successful methods they use or have observed others using to focus on the positive aspects of their circumstances rather than the negative
- Students will demonstrate appropriate safety practices
- Students will improve and/or maintain muscle/joint strength, endurance, agility and flexibility
- Students will improve/maintain their level of cardiovascular fitness throughout the semester
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies