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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

 

Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance  

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE: P.E.P. 3510, Physiology of Exercise

CREDIT: Three (3) Semester Hours

PREREQUISITES: HthS LS 1110 or Zool LS 1020 or Zool 2200

CLASS SCHEDULE: Two lecture/discussions and a two-hour laboratory session weekly

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Molly M. Smith, Professor Exercise Science
Office: SB 125H; Phone: 626-7361; E-mail: mmsmith1@weber.edu

 

COURSE DIRECTION

 

 

 Aim: This course is designed to provide physical educators, coaches, athletic trainers, and persons interested in exercise science with applied knowledge relative to the human's physiologic responses to exercise and other environmental stresses. The lecture/discussion areas include nutrition, energy metabolism, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neuromuscular physiology, environmental factors, and applied physiology. Basic laboratory procedures and tests in the field of exercise physiology are designed to complement the lecture area.Goals: Upon completion of the course students should be able to: 

1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of nutrition as the foundation for physical performance, and energy transfer during light, moderate, and strenuous exercise.
2. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of cardiorespiratory concepts relative to acute and chronic effects of exercise.
3. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of neuromuscular concepts relative to acute and chronic effects of exercise.
4. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physiologic consequences of training.
5. evaluate factors that affect training success and factors purported to improve human performance.
6. measure and evaluate an individual's physical performance, including aerobic fitness, anaerobic fitness, cardiovascular and respiratory capacities, neuromuscular strength and endurance, and body composition.

 

Requirements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading.  Reading assignments in textbook are listed in the topical outline. You are expected to read material PRIOR to class discussion. Comprehension of material is subject to unannounced quizzes.

Knowledge Tests.  Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed periodically through unannounced quizzes, unit exams, and a comprehensive final exam.

Abstracts.  For the purpose of familiarizing you with pertinent research problems and how they are solved, you are required to study and summarize a number of current research articles in well-known exercise physiology scientific journals. You will complete one abstract related to each unit for a semester total of four. Abstracts will be typed according to instructions provided. Due dates for abstracts are on the topical outline. A copy of the abstracted article must accompany the abstract. A 20% penalty will be assessed for each day beyond the deadline. *One abstract goes in your Portfolio.

Laboratory Participation.  It is expected that you will prepare for and participate in all experiments as a subject and evaluator. This may require outside of class practice in addition to lab sessions. Any lab absence due to a university-related activity must be made up on the scheduled laboratory make-up dates to receive credit for laboratory participation. The two make-up dates will be determined.

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Textbooks:
McArdle, William, Katch, Frank, and Katch, Victor. (2006) Essentials of Exercise Physiology, 3^rd ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Smith, Molly M. (2010) Exercise Physiology Laboratory Manual, 5^th ed.. Ogden, UT.
Smith, Molly M. (2009) Exercise Physiology Course Outline. Ogden, UT.

Secondary References:
American College of Sports Medicine. (2010) ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th ed.  Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Astrand, Per Olaf and Rodahl, Kaare. (2003) Textbook of Work Physiology, 4^th ed.  Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
Hewyard, Vivian H. (2006) Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, 5^th ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc.
McArdle, William, Katch, Frank, and Katch, Victor. (2001) Exercise Physiology, 5^th ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Plowman, Sharon A. and Smith, Denise L. (2003). Exercise Physiology for Health, Fitness, and Performance, 2^nd ed. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings.
Powers, Scott K. and Howley, Edward T. (2009) Exercise Physiology, 7^th ed. Dubuque, IA: McGraw-Hill.
Wilmore, Jack, Costill, David, and Kenney, Larry. (2008). Physiology of Sport and Exercise, 4^th ed. Champaign, IL. Human Kinetics.

Evaluation:   

http://documents.weber.edu/ppm/6-22.htm.