KINS 259 Exercise for Special Populations (3 credits)

2. Demonstrate the anatomical and physiological changes associated with the conditions of special populations.

3. Make decisions based upon the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines using pre-participation screening, precautions, and the health history.

4. Design an exercise prescription and a detailed exercise program with appropriate documentation throughout the process for a variety of special populations with reference to standard indications and contraindications.

Degree Outcomes
Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.

Program Outcome#1 : Promote the health and fitness of clients by using and articulating the American College of Sports Medicine, (ACSM) guidelines to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging for all clients.

Program Outcome #3:  Identify and explain the importance of appropriate training techniques and theories as an important client management tool.  (Exercise Prescription and Programming) 

Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30

Potential Methods
A. Reading assignments using the required textbook, scientific journals, instructor generated materials and other resources such as videos. 
B. Objective Examination
C. Self-corrected assignments  
D. Specialized activities (independent and collaborative)
E. Assignments (variety of methods)
F. Presentations (variety of methods)