PHED156 Red Cross Water Safety Instructor

Department of Kinesiology and Sport Studies: Kinesiology and Sport Studies Department Archive

I. Course Number and Title

PHED156 Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Course No Longer Offered

II. Number of Credits

2 credits

III. Number of Instructional Minutes

2250 minutes

IV. Prerequisites

Be at least 17 years old, show a current certificate for American Red Cross Emergency Water Safety Course or American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Course

Corequisites

None

V. Other Pertinent Information

This course fulfills a Personal Health Requirement in Category I: Essential Skills and Perspectives and the Category III requirements of the Core Curriculum at Bucks County Community College for Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving and Responsible Citizenship.

VI. Catalog Course Description

This course is designed to teach students swim strokes and water safety techniques for American Red Cross certification in specific water safety courses. Included are specific concepts of planning, organizing, and teaching techniques. Lifetime health benefits related to proper nutrition and exercise physiology are examined.

VII. Required Course Content and Direction

Course Learning Goals
1. The student will learn how to apply basic principles of effective movement while in water.
2. The student will learn effective teaching techniques to utilize when instructing water safety concepts and skills.
3. The student will learn valid concepts of exercise physiology and how to apply them to a chosen activity.
4. The student will learn valid concepts of exercise physiology and how to apply them to his own diet.
5. The student candidate will learn to teach American Red Cross Water Safety courses.
6. The student will develop competencies in planning, conducting, and evaluating American Red Cross programs.
7. The student will be expected to critically review current training literature as a Water Safety Instructor and learn how to change his/her training, if necessary, to conform with new and scientifically valid concepts.
8. The student will learn to apply information from the Introduction to Health Service Education course to his teaching techniques in the Water Safety and swimming courses.
9. The student will learn to plan and organize American Red Cross courses.
10. The student will become more aware of the health and safety of other swimmers.
11. The student will learn skills necessary to teach swimming and safety courses.
12. The student will become familiar with educational methods, approaches and the practical application of such skills.
13. The student will become knowledgeable of American Red Cross operations and policies.
This course satisfies the requirements for the BCCC Core Curriculum.

Core Learning Goals:
Category I:
Core Learning Objectives:
Category I:
Category III:
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
1. Basic Physiology of Exercise
2. Applied Physiology of Exercise
3. The role of diet and nutrition - What is a quality diet?
4. Concepts of recuperation, positive adaptation and deconditioning
5. How to critically review the current literature in the areas of nutrition and physiology of exercise.
6. Students will review and practice basic swimming strokes.
7. Students will practice teaching water safety skills using the pool and classroom.
8. Each student will learn to teach:
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
1. Textbook selected by full-time faculty as recommended by the American Red Cross.
2. Policies governing student evaluation, grades, and attendance, will be specified.

Review/Approval Date - 12/03; Core Goals/Objectives added 6/04

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