2024-2025 Catalog

 

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PHE-322 Elementary Physical Education

The objectives, organization, methods, and activities of elementary physical education. Special emphasis on the development of basic fundamental movement skills in small children will be studied and clinical experiences in a school setting is required as a part of this course. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Teacher Education Program.

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PHE-322P Elementary Physical Education Practicum

This course provides a practicum experience for K-12 physical education majors in elementary-level classrooms in public or private schools. Students will observe an experienced elementary physical education teacher who will serve as the supervising teacher for the experience. Students will teach a minimum of 3 lessons in the elementary physical education classroom, and will be observed and evaluated by both IWU physical education and education faculty. Graded as a Credit/No Credit class. Co-requisite: PHE-322. Permission of the Division of Education to take this course in conjunction with EDU-382C.

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PHE-341 Team Sports

Designed to build skill and understanding of techniques and strategy of team sports. Also covers teaching techniques and progressions for each sport.

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PHE-345 Individual/Dual Sports

Designed to build skill and understanding of techniques and strategy of individual and dual sports. Also covers teaching techniques and progressions for each sport.

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PHE-352 Sport Law and Risk Management

The course is designed to develop legal insight for effective management and the avoidance of legal problems associated with sport and recreational activity. Topics to be addressed include right to participate, liability for injuries, legal status of sports organizations, risk management, assertion of legal rights, and crisis management. Other areas of sport industry law to be covered are contracts, tort liability, negligence, gender equity, and sport labor relations.

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PHE-362 Nutrition for Health

Emphasis on the relationship between diet and nutrition to healthful living. Topics include fad diets, nutritional deficiencies, effect on athletic participation, and consumer information.

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PHE-365 Public and Community Health

This course is offered for teachers, nurses, case workers, and other voluntary and public health agency personnel. It emphasizes the problem-solving approach through small-group interaction, case method, and critical incident techniques.

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PHE-366 Alcohol and Drug Education

A discussion of the major health problems of today. Drugs, sex, mental health, plus others are stressed to give a better understanding of some of the physical, emotional, and mental problems with which our entire student body will have to deal.

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PHE-375 Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription

Introduction to physiological testing protocols and fitness evaluations performed in clinical and field settings. Focus is given to cardio-respiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and body composition. Exercise prescription for healthy and various special populations (elderly, young children, and diseased) is also addressed.

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PHE-377 Physics of Sport Movement

Study of the laws of physics and computations applied to sport motion. Prerequisite: PHE-370.

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PHE-378 Tests and Measurements

A foundations course in the instruments and procedures for the assessment and evaluation of human performance. Influences from hypothesis testing, statistical nature of individual differences, error, preparation and administration of tests of physical ability and specialized motor skills, and analysis of selected research studies in the field are considered during the course.

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PHE-385 Psychology of Motor Learning

An examination of the learning of new and advanced motor skills for human performance. The principles of learning, practice, retention, motivation, and feedback will be explored.

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PHE-399H Honors Thesis/Project

Work with a faculty mentor and in cooperation with an Honors College advisor, producing a research thesis or creative project.

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