Course Outline

PEP 426
PEP 593-EEE
PEP 535-EB
Biochem Lab
PEP 593
PEP 627
PEP 528-Neuromuscular Perf.
PEP/HED604
530 Lab. Proced.
Research Methods
PEP 478/579
LabVIEW
PEP 326

PEP-627 : Seminar in Applied Human Physiology

Pre-requisites

	PEP 426: Intermediate Exercise Physiology
	PEP 507: Research Design in HPER
	PEP 625: Writing For Professional Publication

Purpose

To assist students to better understand the discipline and profession of exercise physiology. In so doing, students will be directed to further develop their own concept of a professional identity.

Rationale

Often students complete an undergraduate study, followed by graduate study and experiences, and remain inexperienced and uneducated regarding an unbiased evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of their chosen field. In a similar manner, students are often unchallenged to justify their professional existence in a broader scientific/professional scale. Senior PhD students need to be directed to learn how to better function as a young academic, with the expectation that such direction will make their transition to academic life more smooth, meaningful and rewarding.

Objectives

To acquire an understanding of, or skills related to;

developing a professional identity and code of ethics from which to function.
understanding the potential research topics and methods available to exercise physiologists, and developing the beginnings of a philosophy of how specialized/generalized their research agenda will be.
knowing the trends in research that reveal the important research topics to pursue and understand.
recognizing the academic and skill competencies needed by exercise physiologists.
comprehending the diverse responsibilities that come with university tenure-track employment.
knowledge of the potential funding agencies for grants of exercise-related physiology content.

Alliance With Program, Division and College Missions

There is an increasing need to justify how academic courses "fit" within the theoretical framework of the college they are located within. Explanations of the College of Education Mission and Conceptual Framework are found within the College section of the UNM website.

This course provides pertinent knowledge that extends the academic training in exercise physiology of the graduate students of UNM. While primarily serving the needs of Exercise Science students, other students from teacher-training programs within the College of Education would also find this course interesting with respect to the expectations of university tenure-track employment.

Format

This course is taught by lecture using computerized powerpoint slide projection, class discussion, class assignments, and student presentations. Lecture/slide notes are found linked to this page, organized by the topics listed on the course calendar. Lectures are each 120 min in duration, and are based on the presentation of the material, frequent question and answer segments, and time for class discussion of important issues and concepts.

Students will be required to complete two presentations, a grant proposal, and contribute to class discussions.

Textbook and Other Required Items

Due to the content of this course, no textbook is available. Assigned readings are listed within the Readings webpage, and consist of textbook material, research manuscripts, and internet resources.

	bring copies of slides and lecture notes found linked to this page. I recommend that you use these to write notes on.
	bring all previous handouts to each class. There will be many supplemental handouts to support text and slide material. Always bring these to class, as the content of exercise physiology builds on itself. For example, knowledge of metabolism is applied to systems physiology, and both are applied to more advanced topics later in the course.

Assessment

Student assessment is based on the scores from,

	two presentations
	involvement in class discussion
	one grant submission
	development of a "Year 1 Survival Kit"

The point and percentage contribution of each assessment item is summarized in the table below.

Item	Points	Number	Total	% of Total
Presentations	100	2	200	40
Discussion	100	1	100	20
Grant	100	1	100	20
Year 1 Survival Kit	100	1	100	20
TOTAL			500	100

Your final grade will simply be based on your percentage score of the 500 total assessment points.

The grade letter and points distribution is provided in the table below.

Total Points (%)	Grade
98-100	A⁺
94-97	A
90-93	A
87-89	B⁺
83-86	B
80-82	B
77-79	C⁺
73-76	C
70-72	C^-
< 70	FAIL

Note that according to the Department of HESS policy, a grade of C^- or worse is a failing grade.

Grant

See specific webpage.

Year 1 Survival Kit

See specific webpage.