Health 1 - Syllabus

Ken Grace - Chabot College

Office - 2620 
Phone 723-6662
Office Hours - 9 to 10:00 am Tuesday and Thursdays

Make sure you login to blackboard.  Directions on how to do that are the bottom of the page.

Email - Kgrace@ChabotCollege.edu

Textbook - "Fit and Well" by Fahey. 7th or 8th edition. Make sure it contains 15 chapters. You can buy the 7th edition online somewhere for a much cheaper price.  Also there is a health supplement that must be purchased in the Chabot Bookstore.

You must login to blackboard at:  clpccd.blackboard.com

Step 1: Go to the Blackboard login page:

Go to the login page http://clpccd.blackboard.com. Add this page to your Favorites/add to your Bookmarks. Click the Login button (note: be sure to add to Favorites/Bookmark the link above; do not Bookmark/Add to Favorites the page that you enter your username/password.  Otherwise, you may end up having to login twice each time.

Step 2: Enter your username and password:

Username: Your User Identification Number, which is a unique number beginning with a W and containing 8 digits.

Password: the first two letters of your first name, followed by the first two letters of your last name (all lowercase), followed by the last four digits of your User Identification Number.

For example, Maria Valdez with a User Identification Number of W12345678 would log in as:

• Username: W12345678
• Password: mava5678 (all lowercase letters + last four digits)

Click Login.

Step 3: Enter your e-mail address and change your password

1. Once you are in Blackboard, look on the left-hand side of the screen for a list of “Tools” menu items. Click on the last item Personal Information.
2. Click Edit Personal Information.
3. Enter your e-mail address, deleting the generic one that is there. This will be your email address for the entire Blackboard system. You can change this email address at any time.
4. Click Submit, then at the next screen, click OK.
5. You will be taken back to the Personal Information page. Click Change Password.
6. Enter your own unique password in both password fields.
7. Click Submit at the bottom. At the next two screens, click OK.

If you forget your password, click on “Forgot Password” or “Chabot Distance Education Support” links at the login screen.

Step 4: Access your course site(s)

You should be at the ”My Institution” page (if you’re not sure if you’re at this page, click the “My Institution” tab at the top left). Look to the far right under “My Courses” and click on a course link to enter a course site. Once in each course site, click on each course menu item to become familiar with the particular course site contents posted by your instructor.

You are now ready to begin your course! 

Methods of Presentation - Lecture, online work and assignments, class discussion, slides & film

Methods of Evaluation -

Assignments are inside of blackboard.
Quizzes
Final
Attendance bonus (if 2 absences or less)
Extra Credit bonus (if completed successfully)

Grading
A = 90 to 100% of points possible
B = 78% to 89%
C = 65% to 77%
D = 55 to 64%

Attendance Policy
Attendance is Mandatory. 3 consecutive absences will result in your being dropped from the class. Class will start on time. DO NOT come in late and Turn off your cell phone prior to coming into the class. 

Face-to-face help for Blackboard is now located in the Computer Science Computer Lab - 3906 (specifically office # 3916)