CAAW 0634: Personal Awareness & Wellness
Effective date
September 2017
Department
Community & Career Education
Description
This course develops students’ concepts and vocabulary around health and wellness, which they can then apply to meeting their personal, educational, and employment goals.
This course is part of the Career Awareness program.
Year of study
Below Grade 10 Equivalency
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- describe the inter-relationship of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health
- explain the relationship between positive health behaviors and the prevention of injury, illness and disease
- identify strategies for reducing risks related to unhealthy behaviors and attitudes affecting physical health
- demonstrate a practical knowledge of the main areas of health and wellness
- identify community resources for health maintenance in independent living including resources for assistance, benefits, and goal achievement
- demonstrate a greater understanding of personal health and/or disability
- participate in decision making and set goals in health management, nutrition, fitness, stress management and leisure
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 80
Total Hours: 80
Instructional Strategies
lectures, presentations, demonstrations, discussion groups, case studies, field assignments and independent or group projects, field practicum, audio visual and web related materials, individualized and group tutorial
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S- Satisfactory=50%
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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15
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in class assignments and projects
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Quizzes/Tests
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30
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Final Exam
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10
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Participation
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20
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Other
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25
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observation of demonstrated skills - checklist
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Course topics
- Common stressors and strategies for stress management
- Inter-relationship of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health
- Positive health behaviors and the prevention of injury illness and diseases
- Strategies for reducing risks related to unhealthy behaviors and attitudes affecting physical health
- Community resources for health maintenance and leisure, including legal, medical and recreational services
- Decision making & setting goals in health management, nutrition, fitness, stress management, leisure building self esteem
- Dealing with change
- Personal and workplace values, learning styles, and disability awareness
- Personal based and social based resources including family and friend relationships and spiritual supports
- Respectful interactions in a diverse multi-cultural learning/work environment
- Appropriate interpersonal skills for success with supervisors, co-workers, and customers
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.