COURSE INFORMATION (Fall 2009)
KINESIOLOGY AND BIOMECHANICS OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
EXSC 362 (Prerequisite: Math 110 or equivalent; Recommended Physics 105 or 121)

OBJECTIVES: Students will demonstrate how to apply physical laws to human performance.  Included physical laws deal with: Linear and angular motion, projectile motion, forces, impulse and momentum, fluid mechanics, and tissue mechanics.

CLASS RESOURCES: http://biomech.byu.edu

EXAMS: There will be a midterm exam available in the testing center (12-15 Oct). There will be a final exam during finals week in the testing center (14-18 December). None of the exams will be comprehensive, but some concepts will appear on both exams.

HOMEWORK: Five assignments will be done in class. You will submit these on Blackboard no more than two class periods after the assignment is given. If you miss class on the day the homework is described, you must work with someone else in class or come to my office hours to get help. Late assignments should still be submitted, but will receive half credit.

QUIZZES: A quiz will be available on Blackboard following the completion of most chapter. None of these quizzes will be dropped, so make sure you complete them on time.  Late quizzes can only be worked out if you come pick one up from my office and will receive half credit.

DISCUSSION FORUM: Forum topics will be placed on the discussion board on Blackboard. For each comment you post in these forums, you will receive an additional percentage point on your final (up to a maximum of 10%). These points will be added once all the finals are complete.

TERM PROJECT: A term project will be required. A complete description will be given in class. It will be due near the end of the semester (30 March).

Department of Exercise Sciences Classroom Policies Academic Honesty
The first injunction of the BYU Honor Code is the call to “be honest.”  Students come to the university not only to improve their minds, gain knowledge, and develop skills that will assist them in their life’s work, but also to build character.  President David O. McKay taught that “character is the highest aim of education” (The Aims of a BYU Education, p. 6).  It is the purpose of the BYU Academic Honesty Policy to assist in fulfilling that aim.  BYU students should seek to be totally honest in their dealings with others.  They should complete their own work and be evaluated based upon that work.  They should avoid academic dishonesty and misconduct in all its forms, including but not limited to plagiarism, fabrication or falsification, cheating, and other academic misconduct.

Preventing Sexual Harassment
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination against any participant in an educational program or activity that receives federal funds.  The act is intended to eliminate sex discrimination in education.  Title IX covers discrimination in programs, admissions, activities, and student-to-student sexual harassment. BYU’s policy against sexual harassment extends not only to employees of the university, but to students as well.  If you encounter unlawful sexual harassment or gender based discrimination, please talk to your professor; contact the Equal Employment Office at 422-5895 or 367-5689 (24-hours); or contact the Honor Code Office at 422-2847.

Students with Disabilities
Brigham Young University is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere, which reasonably accommodates qualified persons with disabilities.  If you have any disability which may impair your ability to complete this course successfully, please contact the University Accessibility Center (UAC) Office (422-2767).  Reasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have qualified, documented disabilities.  Services are coordinated with the student and instructor by the UAC Office. If you need assistance or if you feel you have been unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of disability, you may seek resolution through established grievance policy and procedures.  You should contact the Equal Employment Office at 422-5895, D-285 ASB.

Diversity
A classroom is similar to the workplace.  In the workplace, it is illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or age.  Furthermore, we believe Christ would never belittle anyone based on their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or age.  Therefore, we feel strongly that no one in a classroom should be belittled for any reason.  If you experience such an offense in any class in this Department (caused either by the instructor or a fellow student), we strongly encourage you to contact the Department Chair.

Dress and Grooming
“The dress and grooming of both men and women should always be modest, neat, and clean consistent with the dignity adherent to representing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and any of its institutions of higher education.”  Students understand and have committed to obey this policy, thus instructors or other students should never be placed in the uncomfortable situation of having to remind someone of adhering to the sacred honor they have pledged.

Policy on the Use of Technology in the Classroom
Technology is an essential part of today’s learning environment.  However, technology, when used inappropriately, can also hinder learning.  Most students have, at some point, sat next to students who use their laptops or PDAs in class to check e-mail, talk to friends, instant message, search the internet, or play on-line games.  Unfortunately, every person sitting around such students is distracted by this behavior and classroom learning decreases.  As a result of these distractions, the Department of Exercise Sciences has implemented the following policy effective Fall semester 2008:
Using laptops or PDAs in class to legitimately take notes or work on class projects is allowed, but all other use of laptops, PDAs, or other electronic devices  in class is prohibited.  Please respect your fellow students and professors and abide by this department policy (and courtesy).
This would naturally include not reading newspapers, doing work for another class, or other potentially disruptive activities not associated with the class in session.

Cell Phone Policy
Students are not allowed to use cell phones in classes in the Department of Exercise Sciences.  Please turn them off as you enter the classroom and keep them stored out of sight in your backpack, purse, or pocket.