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Mercer County Community College

PTA 105 Kinesiology

Fall 2014

Barbara J. Behrens Course Director

behrensb@mccc.edu

MS 350 Office hours in MS 350 W 9-11am and 3:30-5:30pm

Please email me to set up an appointment. Thanks!

If you would like to stop by to discuss anything that you have questions about, please feel free to do so however; it’s best to make an appointment just to make sure that you will be able to see me since there are quite a few other individuals who do stop in to

meet with me too.

Course Syllabus

Course # &Title: PTA 105 Kinesiology

Credit Hours: 3/0 Contact Hours in Semester: 45

Number of weeks: 15 Number of Clinical weeks: 0

Clinical Contact Hours: 0 Pre-requisite Course(s): BIO 103 Anatomy & Physiology I

Course Grading: % of grade Activity Number within course

60 Written Exams 5 20 Quizzes 6 NA Article Reviews 0 NA Papers 0 10 Presentation(s) 2 10 Generic Abilities Continuous

Generic Abilities Assessment The generic abilities portion of the grade is worth 10% of the course grade and is based upon the possible total of 100 points. It is determined for this course is based upon the following: Commitment to Learning: 1. Consistently attends class (25%) (In an effort to prepare for careers in health care and exercise science, it is expected that student/learners will attend all

classes. If a student/learner is unable to attend class, professional behavior would include contacting the course instructor via email in advance of an absence or shortly thereafter.)

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Communication Skills: 2. Appropriate and respectful when participating with classmates during presentations (25%)

3. Appropriately discusses grades and other concerns with the instructor (25%) Responsibility & Professionalism: 4. Is on time and prepared for class. (25%)

(In an effort to prepare for careers in health care and exercise science, it is expected that student/learners will arrive on time for class. If a student/learner is unable to, professional behavior would include contacting the course instructor via email in advance of an absence or shortly thereafter.)

Text(s):

Required: Lippert L, (2011). Clinical Kinesiology & Anatomy 5th

ed., Philadelphia PA, FA Davis Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8036-2363-7

Biel A, (2010). Trail Guide to the Body 4th ed., Boulder CO: Books of Discovery Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9826634-0-0

Recommended: Lippert L, (2011). Kinesiology Flash Cards, 3rd ed., Philadelphia PA, FA Davis Publishers. ISBN 978-0- 8036-2548-0

Beil A, (2008). Trail Guide to the Body DVD, 1st ed. Boulder CO: Books of Discovery Publishers. ISBN

978-0-9777006-7-7

Kapit, Anatomy Coloring Book 3rd edition, 2002. ISBN 0-8053-5086-1 or Muscolino, JE., (2010) Musculoskeletal Anatomy Coloring Book, St. Louis, MO: Mosby/Elsevier. ISBN 978- 0-323-05721-9 www.visiblebody.com Visible Body subscriptions are available to educational users, payable with any major credit card. Subscription prices for Educational Use: $17.95 (1 term/5 months) OR $35.95 (2 terms/1 year)

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Course Description: This course is open to all students who are interested in physical therapy as a career in the study of human

movement. It is a required course for Physical Therapist Assistant majors. The concepts of locomotion, forces, levers and bio-mechanics will be introduced. Topics include origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of prime movers for the musculoskeletal system.

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Course Goals: Following the successful completion of this course with a grade of C+ or higher, the learner will be able to:

1. cite the origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of prime movers for the musculoskeletal system and indicate why this knowledge would be considered foundation information for the recommendation of exercises for an individual with weakness or muscle injury

2. identify major muscle groups on the surface anatomy of fellow classmates, differentiating between symmetrical muscle development and asymmetrical hypertrophy while discussing the potential reasons why this might have occurred and problems that might occur due to muscle hypertrophy

Course Objectives: Cognitive/Knowledge the student/learner will be able to successfully:

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1. cite the origin, insertion, innervation and action of the prime movers for the upper extremity, lower extremity and trunk

2. differentiate between the various types of muscle contractions when considering a scenario on a written exam

3. differentiate between agonists, antagonists and stabilizing muscle groups when considering them on a written exam

4. identify specific muscles in anatomical drawings

5. identify muscles that are utilized for various activities of daily living (ADL)

6. describe the principles of measuring joint Range of Motion (ROM)

Psychomotor the student/learner will be able to successfully:

1. demonstrate effective communication skills with classmates during the performance of class reviews and class discussions

2. perform the action of each for the muscles studied and identify the action as described for a written exam

3. perform/lead a review of class materials with classmates in front of the class

Affective the student/learner will be able to successfully:

1. defend the importance of studying and reviewing class materials by demonstrating this in preparation for exams and class reviews

2. defend the importance of the oral presentation of technical materials by providing review sessions for classmates at the beginning of class

3. demonstrate and defend the importance of accurate medical terminology by utilizing medical terminology during the review sessions in class and on written exams

You will find that each of the Course Objectives have been “coded” into the course schedule below as C for Cognitive, P for Psychomotor and A for Affective followed by a number which corresponds to the number of that objective. This will make it easier for you to “track” what will be covered during any given week in the course.

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PTAP Grading Policies

One of the goals of the MCCC PTAP is to prepare student/learners to ultimately practice as PTAs or health care professionals after completing the PTA program. In New Jersey, as in many other states, PTAs are required to be licensed. Licensure is granted following the successful completion of a standardized licensing exam, which has a normalized passing score above what Mercer uses as a passing score.

A = 93 – 100 B = 83 - 86 C = 70 – 76

A- = 90 – 92 B- = 80 - 82 D = 60 - 69 B+ = 87- 89 C+ = 77 - 79 F = 0 - 59

Grades below 77 are not considered passing grades for PTAP courses, and are therefore considered unacceptable for PTA majors. All PTAP courses must be completed with a grade of “C+” or higher for PTA majors. All grade determinations are made by the course director. PTAP courses may be attempted only twice.

Class Philosophy

Participants will be expected to accept responsibility for their learning, and as such will be considered learners.

Learners will identify:

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• topic areas that are of particular interest to them for the purpose of paper assignments

• topic areas that present challenges to them

• strategies for meeting his or her individual needs to master the information

Learners will also:

• actively participate in the presentation/discussion of course materials

• actively participate in the negotiation of a class schedule that meets the objectives for the course and for the learners

• respect the interests and needs of other learners or faculty

• work together toward a meaningful understanding of the materials presented.

Attendance and Deportment Policy Statements

Enrollment in this course will be viewed as a commitment that is made between the student/learner and the instructor. Enrollment in this course is viewed as a similar agreement to the one that exists between an employer and an employee. Both parties agree and understand that:

Attendance is expected for every scheduled lecture.

Excused absences of didactic courses may be permitted at the discretion of the Course Director, if the absence is discussed in advance of the occurrence or promptly there after via voicemail, or electronic communication.

Student/learners and faculty are expected to behave at all times, in a manner that is consistent with the behaviors of their chosen profession and those of a civilized society. (Nothing in this statement should be construed to prohibit an individual from having an individual lifestyle outside of the classroom that may differ from the expected behaviors in a classroom.)

Failure to exhibit behaviors consistent with this policy may result in the need for Program counseling to determine the appropriateness of the choice of major.

Continued matriculation in this course indicates that the student/learner has agreed to accept and uphold his or

her commitment to these policies.

Americans with Disabilities Act If one believes that he or she is eligible for services, he or she should contact Arlene Stinson, the Director of Academic Support Services. Ms. Stinson’s office is LB221, and she can be reached at (609) 570-3525.

Any student in this class who has special needs because of a disability is entitled to receive accommodations. Eligible students at Mercer County Community College are assured services under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Student/learners with documented disabilities may request modifications, accommodations, or auxiliary aids which will enable participation in and benefiting from all program educational activities. If one feels that this applies to him or her, then he or she also needs to make an appointment to meet with the Course Director to discuss whatever needs there might be that relate to this and provide the required documentation to support those needs, prior to the first quiz, exam or other assignment for the course.

Confidentiality Expectations

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Classmates: Periodically during the course of the semester, individuals among your classmates may be asked to

share physical anomalies or previous injuries and treatments with the PTAP class. If an individual chooses to share this information with the class, it is NOT to leave the class. If an individual does not wish to share a personal diagnosis or anomaly with the class, it is within the right of the individual not to do so.

Faculty:

Any and all individuals who elect to allow themselves to be the patient during class activity or discussion must be able to expect that all information gained during the activity will remain confidential. In other words, whatever is shared during class must remain in the class and not discussed outside of the class. This is analogous to discussing a patient outside of the clinical environment and the behavior would violate a patient’s privacy. This extends to all MCCC faculty and MCCC staff members who elect to be “patients."

Participation Everyone is expected to actively participate in all classroom discussions and activities. Failure to do so will be reflected in the participation portion of the grade for this course.

Presentations During the semester, everyone is responsible for presenting 2 review sessions for your classmates. These reviews will cover the material that was presented in a previous lecture. T h e review needs to be participatory and interactive. Everyone has the freedom to be as creative as he or she wishes to be. (In previous classes, students have set up “game show” formats. There will be a sign up page for everyone to indicate when they will be presenting their reviews. It is acceptable to partner with a classmate for this activity.

These Presentations serve as reviews for your classmates and ultimately result in a win/win for everyone. Here's how that works:

o Everyone is responsible for prepare a presentation of the content which means that the content for that review is developed from something that was based upon what was learned.

o Classmates have the opportunity to answer the questions that have been prepared for the review which means that they too are reviewing the content

When classmates respond to the reviewer with their answers, the reviewer is reviewing the material again for correctness

Quizzes and Exams

All testing will be done online! This includes quizzes and exams. However; this will also mean that all testing will also be done on a strictly limited and timed basis.

Everyone will need to check the course email for messages regarding the availability of quizzes and exams but it is also advisable to check the calendar and set up prompts as reminders for quizzes and test dates in advance!

Online Course Instructions:

Weekly: Check the course home page early in the week to see what the work is for the week and use the course syllabus as a guide. Since this is an online course, everyone will be able to review the course materials as often

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as needed to and will not be restricted by time as would be the case in a traditional classroom. However; everyone needs to be mindful of the course schedule and stay on top of it! It’s easy to fall behind. For that reason, there are numerous activities along the way to help with learning the materials and checking progress without penalty. Although the content will remain available, the weekly discussion boards will only be “up” for the week. After the week that they were assigned for “discussion” they will be taken down. This is done to help keep everyone on track!

Answer the questions that are asked on the discussion board for that week (This needs to be done by Wednesday of that week.)

Review the postings of your classmates to see how they answered the questions

Reply to at least one of your classmates with a “thoughtful” response (This needs to be done before the end of the day on Friday each week.)

o A thoughtful response is something that would indicate that the posting from a classmates was read, thought about and that it meant something which prompted a response which added to the meaning of the original posting that you read.

o Here are a couple of examples of what would NOT be considered thoughtful responses:

“I agree”, “cool”, “RU nutz?”, “nice abs”, “tks for the info BFF” o Here is an example of a thoughtful response to the examples above:

"I can see why responding to "textspeak" would not be very meaningful in a college level course. We are all taking this course to learn about new material and by new material; I don't mean new acronyms for texting! I can appreciate why that would not work for this type of course. Thanks for letting us know in advance. I wouldn't want to embarrass myself by starting out on the wrong foot and doing something like that. I was tempted to respond in text since this is typing but now that I know that grammar counts, I won't do that."

All postings and responses must be written in complete sentences with properly formatted grammar, spelling and syntax.

The only abbreviations that will be acceptable are appropriately utilized and recognized forms of medical terminology.

Generic Abilities/Participation You are expected to actively participate in all classroom discussions and activities. This includes weekly postings and responses to the postings of your classmates. Failure to do so will be reflected in the Generic Abilities portion of your grade for this course. Participation is expected to be based upon acceptable “netiquette” for a college level course. (Please click on this link and review the content of the site.)

Lessons There are mini assessments in the lessons for each week that can be used to test yourself. Although a

score will appear after the assessment is completed it is not used in the calculation of the grade for the course. So, if there is a “glitch” one week and the score will not enter for some reason from the lesson, please don’t worry about it.

When working on a lesson, the mini assessments may be attempted several times, this is why they are not

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part of your grade. They do however provide the opportunity for YOU to see how well you are doing with the content for that unit.

The quizzes and exams are timed and look very different! These can only be submitted once and they are

timed!

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Fall 2014 PTA 105 Kinesiology Course Schedule Copies of the course materials to print out can be accessed from the PTA Program website. Here’s the link: Notes

Week Topics Reading Goals/Objectives*

1 Course Introduction: Basic Principles of Kinesiology Lippert Ch 1 Biel Ch 1

P1, C1

2 Kinetics, Torque, Line of Pull, Skeletal System, Types of Bones Structure & Function of Joints

Lippert Ch 1-3 P1, P3,

3 Skeletal Muscles, Types of Contractions, Active & Passive Range of Motion Length-Tension Relationship of Muscle, Strengthening, Muscular Tightness, Stretching Muscle

Lippert Ch 4-6,8 P1, P3, C6

4 WE # 1 C2, P2,C3,A3 Structure & Function of the Shoulder Complex Lippert Ch 9

Biel Ch 2 P1, P3,C1,C4,A3

5 Shoulder Complex Shoulder Muscle & Joint Interaction

Quiz 1

Lippert Ch 9, 10 Biel Ch 2

P1, P3,C1,C4, A3, A1,A2,

6 WE # 2 C2, P2,C3, A3 Structure & Function of the Elbow & Forearm Complex Lippert Ch 11

Biel Ch 2 & 3 P1, P3,C1,C4, A3, A1,A2

7 Structure & Function of the Wrist Structure & Function of the Hand

Quiz 2

Lippert Ch 12, 13 Biel Ch 3

P1, A3 P3,C1,C4, A1,A2

8 Structure & Function of the Vertebral Column Postural Assessment & Function

Quiz 3

Lippert Ch 13, 21 Biel Ch 4

P1, A3, P3,C1,C4, A1, A2

WE#3 Midterm Exam C2, P2,C3, A3

9 Postural Assessment & Function continued Lippert Ch 13, 21 Biel Ch 4

P1, A3, P3,C1,C4, A1, A2

10 Structure & Function of the Pelvis & Hip Lippert Ch 17, 18 Biel Ch 6

P1, P3,C1,C4, A3, A1, A2

11 Structure & Function of the Knee Quiz 4

Lippert Ch 19 Biel Ch 7

P1, A3,P3,C1, C4,A1,A2

12 WE # 4 C2, P2,C3, A3 Structure & Function of the Knee Lippert Ch 19

Biel Ch 7 P1, A3,P3,C1, C4,A1,A2

13 Structure of the Ankle & Foot Functional Analysis of Activities/Gait

Quiz 5

Lippert Ch 20 Biel Ch 7

P1, P3,C1,C4,C5, A3

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14 Kinesiology of Mastication and Ventilation Temporomandibular Joint Ventilation & Facial Communication

Quiz 6 Review

Lippert Ch 14, 16 Biel Ch 5

P1, A3 P3, C1,C4, A1,A2

P1, P3, C1,C2, A3 15 WE #5 Final Exam C2, P2,C3,C5, A3

*Goals/Objectives have been grouped to include all areas of the body. Individual lectures address specific areas of the body and objectives would then be limited to the specific area for that lecture, for example after completing the material regarding the muscles of the foot & ankle, learners would be able to identify specific muscles of the foot and ankle in photographs of men and women, etc. (C4).

Academic Integrity The faculty members of the PTA program at Mercer County Community College believe in the ability of student/learners to succeed honestly, fairly and free from fraud or deception without inappropriate assistance. We also expect that student/learners enrolled in PTA program classes accept responsibility for their own work and exhibit honesty with all submissions of their academic work. The PTA program faculty members have a zero tolerance policy for failure to abide by this philosophy and will strictly adhere to the College's Academic Integrity Policy which can be found in the MCCC Student Handbook. OMB 210

CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

For a single violation, the faculty member will determine the course of action to be followed. This may include assigning a lower grade on the assignment, assigning a lower final course grade, failing the student in the course, or other penalty appropriate to the violation. In all cases, the instructor shall notify the Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee of the violation and the

penalty imposed. When two (or more) violations of academic integrity are reported on a student, the Academic Integrity Committee (AIC) may impose disciplinary penalties beyond those imposed by the course instructors. The student shall have the right to a hearing before the AIC or a designated AIC subcommittee. APPEALS The student has a right to appeal the decision of the instructor or the Academic Integrity Committee. Judicial procedures governing violations of Academic Integrity are contained in the MCCC Student Handbook.

Approved by the MCCC Board of Trustees March 18, 2004