KIN 370: Stress Management for Healthy Living

Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion

California State Polytechnic University

Instructor

Jim Grizzell, Lecturer

Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion 

Contact Information

Refer to the Instructions section (To Ask a Question)

Course Description

Stress theory, stress physiology, social, gender, and ethnic influences on stress reactivity, health consequences of stress and stress management methods. 4 hours lecture/discussion. Interdisciplinary GE Synthesis course for Sub-area B4 or D4.

Textbook

Stress Management (CD Rom) Ð available at Bronco Bookstore

Course Objectives

My main goal for you is that by the end of the quarter, you’ll be able to handle stress effectively and appropriately. Specific objectives are:

1. Clarify and express personal ideas and opinions pertaining to stress management and emotional health issues (Discussions).

2. Identify current stressors, your emotional and physical reactions, and effective ways to deal with those stressors (Stress Journal).

3. Identify a variety of physiological and psychological aspects pertaining to stress (Lectures & Exams).

Course Requirements

Lectures: You'll listen to two lectures of the beginning of each week and follow along with the corresponding lecture notes.

Discussions: After listening to the lectures each week, you'll express your ideas and opinions in response to a set of questions from the instructor; Each week, write at least one full paragraph (at least 4 sentences) free from grammatical errors for each question asked, include examples to substantiate your opinions, respond to all of the questions, and post your responses by the due dates.

Stress Journal: You'll choose one category on which to focus for each week; Incorporate all techniques listed within that category and respond to questions at the end of the week.

Midterm & Final Exams: You'll take the exams on your computer at home (or in a computer lab on campus). Although the exams are not proctored, they are closed-note!!

Grading System & Due Dates

Discussions (50pts): Due by 11 pm every Sunday (+24 hour grace period)

Stress Journal (50pts): Due by 11 pm every Sunday (+24 hour grace period)

Midterm Exam (100 pts): Anytime but by the end of Week 5 (deadline 11pm April 3)  

Final Exam (100 pts):   Anytime during the week of Finals (deadline 11pm June 11)

Grading Scale

A = 276-300        B = 246-263        C = 216-233        D = 186-203

A- = 270-275      B- = 240-245      C- = 210-215      D- = 180-185

B+ = 264-269    C+ = 234-239    D+ = 204-209    F = 179 & below

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Contact the Help Desk at 869-6776 if you have any technical problems such as logging on

Before Doing Anything!!!

Log onto class homepage, print syllabus & listen to Course Overview (follow instructions in Read This First! on CD Rom)

To Ask A Question

Log onto class homepage

Click on Bulletin Board

Click on Main

Click on Compose Mail Message

Type your question

Click on Post

Check back in 24 hours or so for a response

To Complete the Discussions

Log on to the class homepage,

Click on Bulletin Board

Click on Week #___

Click on my message & read

Click on Quote

Type your response

Click on Post

To check your postings, click on Bulletin Board, then Search, choose Last Name under Criteria, type your last name under Value, & click Search

To Complete the Stress Journal

From class homepage, click on Techniques & print

Choose one category on which to focus for the week (you must incorporate all techniques within that category by the end of the week)

At the END of the week (not before Friday morning), log onto the class homepage

Click on Journal

Click on Week#___

Click on Begin Survey

Type your responses

Click on Save Answer after answering each question

Click on Finish

To Listen to the Lectures

Insert CD Rom

Click on Lecture Notes & print

Click on Lectures, then Lecture #___

Listen & take notes

To Take the Midterm & Final

From class homepage, click on Study Guide (be able to respond to all questions on the Study Guide)

When you’re ready to take the exam, click on Journal

Click on Midterm (or Final)

When prompted for a password, type midterm (or final)

Click on Begin Quiz

Click on Ok

After answering each question, click Save Answer (click on it again if you change any of your answers!)

Click on Finish, then Ok

Click on View Results to see your score

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week 1: Due 11pm April 5th

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 6: Due 11pm May 10th 

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 2: Due 11pm April 12th

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 7: Due 11pm May 17th

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 3: Due 11pm April 19th

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 8: Due 11pm May 24th 

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 4: Due 11pm April 5th

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 9: Due 11pm May 31st

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Week 5: Due 11pm May 3rd

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

__ TAKE THE MIDTERM EXAM!!

Week 10: Due 11pm June 7th 

__ Purchase CD Rom

__ Print Syllabus

__ Listen to Course Overview

__ Choose category on which to focus

__ Listen to Lectures 1A & 1B

__ Complete Discussion for Week 1

__ Complete Stress Journal for Week 1

Take the Final Exam anytime during the week of Finals but by 11pm June 11th