Health Science 1
Spring 2017
Dr. Senanu Spring-Pearson
Reading before next class: Chapter 1
• Dr. Senanu Spring-Pearson
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: websites.rcc.edu/spring-pearson/
• Class: MTW & Th 9:35-11:00am MTSC401
• Office Hours: Immediately after classes.
– If nobody stays to talk, then I’ll leave, so please
don’t plan on leaving and coming back.
Texts
• Required texts:
– Your Health Today (Special 5th Edition for RCC) by
Teague, MacKenzie, & Rosenthal
– Your Health Today Supplements
• Presentation about textbooks.
Attendance
• You must sign in daily – It is your responsibility to
be here for the entire class period.
– If you miss roll call, I will count you as ‘late’. You are
allowed 2 ‘late’ days before ‘late’ becomes ‘absent’
• Students that don’t attend during the first 2 days
will be dropped from the course
• Wait-list
– Usually, about 5 students will be admitted from the
wait list.
Wait-listed students
Schedule
Exams: 3/9, 4/6, 5/11,
Final Exam: 6/6 8:00am – 10:30am
Grading
• 3 Exams @ 100 points each = 300 points
• In-Class & Homework Assignments = 50 - 100 points
(approx. – subject to change)
• 1 Comprehensive final exam = 200 points
• Total = 550 - 600 points (approx. – subject to change)
• You must bring a GREEN scantron for exams
• You must be on time.
• NO MAKE-UP EXAMS!!! But…
What you can expect from me…
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I will help you succeed in the class
I will have high but fair expectations of you
I will try to make class interesting and relevant
I will start and end class on time
I will be available by email daily during the
week (but I won’t re-hash my lectures by
email!)
What I expect from you…
• Try your hardest to succeed in the class
• Attend class and be on time
• Participate in class activities and ask questions
during class
• Read the material before class and come
prepared to learn
• Access your RCC e-mail account regularly.
How to succeed in HES1
• Read the relevant materials before class and
again after.
• Take notes and review them after class
• Study in groups and ask each other questions
• Use ALL available resources.
• Don’t get behind
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Activity
• What does it mean to be healthy?
• What aspects of us can be healthy / unhealthy?