Course Syllabus
Course: EXSC 2600
Division: Social and Behavioral Science
Department: Physical Education
Title: Introduction to Sports Medicine
Semester Approved: Fall 2023
Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2028
End Semester: Summer 2029
Catalog Description: This course provides a basic introduction to the theory and practice of sports medicine for future athletic trainers, coaches, physical education majors, and pre-physical therapy majors. Sports medicine will be approached systematically through a combination of lectures and hands-on labs stressing injury evaluation and preventative taping methods. Injury rehabilitation and prevention will also be discussed. (Additional fee required)
Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 2; Lab: 1
Justification: This course is designed to educate those who are interested in working with athletic or active populations. The student will be able to recognize and treat sports-related injuries. This course is a requisite for many coaching majors as well as those wishing to pursue an education in Athletic Training or Physical Therapy. It will also bolster education for those pursuing other allied health professions.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will learn basic knowledge and skill required for beginning pre-athletic training majors, pre-physical therapy majors, and coaching majors. This will be assessed with regular quizzes and written exams.
Students will learn to recognized athletic injuries and the associated first aid for those injuries. This will be assessed through regular quizzes and written exams.
Students will learn detailed introductory topics in athletic training. This outcome will be assessed through regular attendance and quizzes.
Students will learn a variety of evaluation and taping techniques for the foot, ankle, knee, elbow, and hand and wrist. This will be assessed in a lab setting with hands-on practice and pass-off (practicum).
Content:
Lectures, discussions, and practice sessions for skill competency will be used to provide instruction in the following areas:
• The anatomy and function of body systems
• Patient assessment
• Injuries to bones, muscles, joints and internal organs
• How to handle emergency situations
This course addresses issues related to healthcare of all individuals. Instruction will help students recognize that all people are subject to injury and also deserve to be treated equally in their recovery processes.
Key Performance Indicators:
Quizzes and Written Exams 20 to 40%
Attendance 30 to 40%
Practicum 30 to 40%
Representative Text and/or Supplies:
Concepts of Athletic Training. Jones and Bartlett. Current Edition.
Pedagogy Statement:
This course will be taught using power-point lectures and hands on lab sessions. This course will promote inclusion by structuring assessment and teaching methods with the specific philosophy of valuing each participant's effort to improve no matter the social category or demographic group they identify with.
Instructional Mediums:
Lecture/Lab
Maximum Class Size: 30
Optimum Class Size: 25
