1/15/2025 1:49:14 AM	PHYED 27.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2003	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PHYED 27.1	Title:  AEROBIC DANCE - BEG.
Full Title:  Beginning Aerobic Dance
Last Reviewed:4/12/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	4.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	70.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 70.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  22 - 4 Times in any Comb of Levels
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  PE 15.1

Catalog Description:

The main focus of this class is physical activity designed to increase cardiovascular/respiratory fitness and enhance body awareness. Movement patterns to music will be presented emphasizing aerobic conditioning and muscle toning. The instructor will select from a variety of aerobic activities including dance movements, free exercise movements, jogging, and exercising with steps, bands, and free weights, etc.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of DANCE 10 ( or PE 22 or PE 145)

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

The main focus of this class is physical activity designed to increase cardiovascular/respiratory fitness & enhance body awareness.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of DANCE 10 ( or PE 22 or PE 145)
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:22 - 4 Times in any Comb of Levels

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

The student will:

1.  define "aerobic" exercise

2.  calculate and monitor exercise heart rate

3.  gain knowledge about basic anatomical and physiological effects of

   aerobic training

4.  recognize and perform safe aerobic exercise

5.  recognize and perform safe strengthening and toning exercises

Topics and Scope

I.      The Class - each workout will consist of:

       a.  warm-up and light stretch

       b.  continuous 20 - 30 minute period of aerobic exercise

       c.  cool down

       d.  muscle toning and strengthening exercises

       e.  stretching exercises

II.     Fundamentals of anatomy and the basic biomechanical theory of

       performing exercises safely

III.    Principles of cardiovascular/respiratory fitness

IV.     Methods of monitoring exercise intensity

V.      Fundamentals of weight loss/gain maintenance

Assignments:

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 40 - 60%
ATTENDANCE

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Fitness Through Aerobics by Jan Galen Bishop

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