• Understand the concept of wellness and the importance of personal responsibility in shaping wellness.

• Identify risk factors for major lifestyle related diseases.   Understand the role of developing healthy lifestyle behaviors to prevent disease. 

• Understand and apply the principles of each of the health-related components of fitness.

• Describe the principles behind planning a nutritionally balanced diet.  Apply nutrition and fitness concepts and strategies in a personal wellness plan.

• Understand the stress process and how to modify stress through a variety of methods.   

• Describe various factors that might positively and negatively influence individual capabilities and preferences in developing wellness and fitness plans.

Course Policies:  
1.  Civility: By enrolling in this course, you have become a welcome member of a community of learners, an honor and a privilege for each one of us. Your membership in this community and your success in this course are dependent upon your ability to do the following:

Be Respectful. Respect your instructor as an expert in his or her subject area and as the person responsible for facilitating a productive course for everyone. Respect each of your classmate’s right to a valuable class experience, free of offensive language, intolerance, or harassment of any kind. Respect these facilities and our time together by eliminating all distractions, especially cell phones, iPods, and other gadgets, and by refraining from disruptions of any kind, including sleeping in class or talking when no formal class discussion is taking place. Finally, respect yourself by participating fully in each class session and making the most of this learning opportunity.

Be Responsible. As a student in this college course, you are entirely responsible for your own success. You are responsible for reading and following the syllabus. It’s expected that you arrive to each class session on-time, with assigned work completed, ready to participate fully. If you miss class, you are responsible for the consequences. You are also responsible for obtaining notes, assignments, and syllabus adjustments. Finally, you are responsible for being an active participant in this class rather than a passive observer.

Rise to the Challenge. College-level courses are demanding. They require deeper thinking, more effective writing, and greater personal involvement than many students realize. In order to succeed at this level, you must be willing to accept the challenges presented by the course material, your instructors, and a rigorous schedule. One of the rewards of this challenge can be the discovery that you are capable of much more than you imagined. Therefore, expect great things from yourself, work hard to achieve them, and seek help when you need it. The other members of this community of learners are here to support you, but it’s up to you to rise to the challenge.

2.  Plagiarism:
- The concept of plagiarism can be confusing, and there is a difference between deliberate and accidental plagiarism. However, both will be treated the same in this course.

- Plagiarism defined: "Plagiarism includes the copying of the language, structure, ideas, and/or thoughts of another and passing off some as one's own, original work, or attempts thereof." (from Virginia Tech Honor System Constitution, February 1998).

- If plagiarized work is suspected and proven, the student will receive a 0 for the assignment and is subject to sanctions outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.

- The following web site offers an excellent definition of both deliberate and accidental plagiarism: <http://www.millikin.edu/wcenter/plagiarism1.html>