PE 26: Introduction to Kinesiology

Important: Course Pacing and First Week Requirements

The course has been designed using modules that will encompass a variety of learning styles/modalities. This class is active even though it’s online.  You are in control of you destiny.  The online course will take an average of 9 – 10 hours per week for the full semester.  Please set aside time for reading, taking quizzes, watching videos, researching articles on the web and responding to forums.

• We have 16 modules.  I will post modules two weeks in advance of their due dates.  In the first two weeks of the course, two modules will be release.  The following week, I will  released the next Module on Sunday with assignments due in two weeks.  New modules will be released on (Sundays).  Due dates for the modules are well defined.  

• Previously covered material, of course, will always be available to you.

• Pay Close Attention To Due Dates: You will need to complete all necessary material by those dates in order to perform adequately in the course.

You will need to complete all necessary material by stated due dates in order to perform adequately in the course.

You will be required to log on to the course site several times a week; so do not plan to work on this course only on the weekends.

Once the course begins on the first day of class, log in immediately to the Course Canvas site and complete the Welcome module.  

Course Policies

  Course Communications  

• Contact Email:Please use the Canvas Inbox (preferred method of contact).  I will reply within 24-48 hours, Mon-Fri, excluding holidays and Sundays. If you do not hear back within this time frame, please resend your message.

• Announcements: When I need to communicate with the class, I will post a text announcement to the Announcement Forum.  Be sure to set your Canvas Notification Preferences so you get notified as soon as I create an Announcement. 

• Q&A Forum: Please post general course-related questions in the Q&A Forum. I check the Q & A more than my email.  A quick link to our “Q&A Forum” is located on the Home Page. I will reply to Q&A posts within 48 hours, Mon-Fri, and replies will be visible to the entire class, but anyone is welcome to jump in to help.  

• Discussion Forums: I will have regular Discussion forums to interact with your peers. Each discussion forum includes clear criteria for your required post and replies, including due dates and a grading rubric.

Drop Policy

• You will be required to log on to the course site the first day of class and complete the “Welcome orientation” module. 

• You will have one week to complete the “Welcome orientation module”. Please pay close attention to the “DUE DATE”.  If you have not completed the “Welcome orientation module, you will marked as “No Show”.

• If you continue to miss the due dates (greater than 40%) of the assignments and not participant in class discussions you will be dropped by September 15

Late Work Policy

• Time management skills are important. Expect to spend as much or even more time than a traditional course, yet enjoy the flexibility, convenience, and connection that online learning brings. Consider blocking out a regular time in your schedule each day for this course. This class will take approximately 10 hours per week minimum.

• There are two standard due dates during the week.

  • Initial assignments such as reading the material and initial forum posts are due as early as possible in the week, no later than Thursday at 11:59 pm.

  • Secondary assignments (ie. forum replies) and major assignments are due at the close of the week, Sunday before 11:59 pm.

• If life events interrupt your work in this class, no worries, I will work with you! Please contact me as soon as possible so I can help you stay as current and provide as much support as possible.

• You will be permitted to "make up/turn in late" a maximum of 4 modules under exceptional circumstances.

• If you recognize a due date might be a problem

  • Identify the problem

  • Contact me to propose a solution.  We can work it out!