Western Washington University

Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation

Kinesiology 435: Worksite Health Promotion
Spring 2018
Instructor: Gordon Chalmers, Ph.D.
Office: ET 275 Phone: 650-3113 Email: Gordon.Chalmers@wwu.edu
Office hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 3:30-5, and by appointment.
To book an office hour meeting: https://gordonchalmers.youcanbook.me/
Note: If my office hours are booked but you need to discuss class topics with me, email me
and request a meeting and we will set a time to meet outside of office hours.
Web Page for this course: http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/chalmers
Course Time: MTWRF: 2-2:50
Location: CV 265 (except for days scheduled in course calendar for computer lab activities)
COURSE OBJECTIVES: This course will expose the students to the theoretical and practical
aspects of developing and implementing health promotion programs at worksites in the
community. This will be achieved through: (a) lectures on concepts, theories and methods,
(b) guest lectures by community health promotion practitioners, and (c) student team
development and implementation of their own community based health promotion program.
COURSE READINGS:
Required:
 Lecture notes to accompany each lecture are available to be printed from the course
website (address at top of page). The notes package also contains your copy of all
assignments.
COURSE CONTENT:
Program Step Related Assignment# Unit
Introduction 1*
Identifying a site for your Site selection 2
program Letter then call to contact person
Doing a needs assessment Developing a needs assessment 3
questionnaire
Assessing a needs assessment of a target
population
Developing a rationale Program rationale 4
Developing a mission Program mission, goals & objectives 5
statement, goals & objectives
Models & methods of Program intervention plan 6
interventions 7
Program resources Resources for an intervention. Intervention 8
activity material
Program marketing Program marketing plan 9
Program evaluation Program Evaluation 10
Budget Excel Budget
Class presentation
# Assignment due dates are listed in the course calendar in the course lecture notes, and are

subject to change based on the progress of the class. Notification of any changes in
assignment due dates will be given in class.
* No student lecture notes for this unit

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EVALUATION:
Assignment Title % of Final Kinesiology Learning Outcomes*
Grade
1. Letter to contact person 0
2. Developing a needs assessment 11 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
questionnaire
3. Delivering and assessing a needs 9 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 1.F, 2, 3
assessment of a target population
4. Rationale 9 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
5. Mission, goals and objectives 8 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
6. Intervention Plan 8 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
7. Resources for an intervention 12 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
8. Intervention activity material 14 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
9. Program marketing 4 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
10. Program Evaluation 4 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 2, 3
11. Class presentation 6 1.A, 1.B, 1.C, 1.E, 1.F, 2, 3
12. Excel Budget Assignment 5 1.D, 1.E, 3
13. Individual Excel budget Test 10 1.D, 3
100%
Reports are due at the start of class, and are submitted in the class, on the due date
listed in the course calendar in the course lecture notes. Reports submitted after this
deadline will lose 10% of the maximum potential score per day, including weekends. Reports
must be typed, include page numbers, be stapled, and include the grading sheet. You are
required to participate in, and submit, all of the tests and assignments, and all components of
each assignment, in this class. If any are omitted, you will receive a grade of K (incomplete).
All assignments are done as groups to facilitate cooperative learning, which maximizes
student learning. If you find that a partner in a group is not contributing to the team, then
discuss this problem first with the partner, then, if needed, with Dr. Chalmers as soon as
possible so that options can be explored.
Because we are preparing projects that will be implemented in the community, moderate
or low quality work will not be acceptable for community delivery. Each assignment
submitted that leads to the community delivery of the project (assignments #s 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9) must be done to a quality level that is equivalent of a B grade. If you receive a grade of
less than B, then you will need to redo the assignment until the quality is brought up to a B
level. You will, however, receive only the initial grade on the assignment. If the work is not
at a B level, on the required assignments, then the project cannot be submitted to the
worksite. Resubmitted assignments are due at the time the next assignment is due. When
resubmitting an assignment, you are to include: the previously submitted assignment and it's
grading sheet, both of which contain the comments made on the previous assignment, plus
the revised version of the assignment.
Obtaining your assignment & test grades: I do not use Canvas (I use the course web
page listed above). To obtain your grade on an assignment, look at the assignment I return
to you, the grade is recorded there. For the excel test, I return to you a grading sheet for the
test evaluation.
*This course contributes to the Kinesiology and Physical Education Program Student
Learning Outcomes: Upon graduation, majors will be able to:
1. Be positioned to contribute to their profession and be life-long learners in a diverse society by
demonstrating:
A. skilled written and oral communication

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 B. critical and creative thinking
C. effective information acquisition and utilization
D. content-specific technology use
E. collaboration and collegiality
F. professionalism
2. Demonstrate mastery of content in the core and applicable specialization areas of Kinesiology.
3. Demonstrate mastery of content application in the core and applicable specialization areas of
Kinesiology.
GRADING KEY:
Percentage Reasonable Accommodation Policy:
0 - 59 F
It is the policy of Western Washington University to
60 - 62 D-
63 - 66 D
provide reasonable accommodation to the known
67 - 69 D+ physical, sensory, or mental limitations of qualified
70 - 72 C- individuals except where such accommodation would
73 - 76 C impose undue hardship on the institution. To request
77 - 79 C+ accommodation, students must contact WWU disAbility
80 - 82 B- Resources for Students at 360-650-3844 or
83 - 86 B www.wwu.edu/depts/drs/
87 - 89 B+
90 - 92 A-
93 - 100 A
TEST MAKE-UP POLICY:
1. If a student misses a test, they cannot make up the exam unless prior approval has been granted,
except under extenuating situations. If you have a medical excuse prior to the test, it must be
given to the instructor prior to the test.
2. If a student requests a change in the test date, arrangements must be made at least one week in
advance. The student should expect to take the test earlier rather than later.
3. All test arrangements must be made by direct contact, not through a telephone message left for the
instructor.
INSURANCE: All students are required to have malpractice insurance. This may be purchased from
the cashier. A copy of the receipt for this insurance must be given to Dr. Chalmers by the Friday of
the second week of the term.
ATTENDANCE: On days we have guest speakers attendance is recorded. Guest speakers take
time off their work, either at their own expense or their company’s expense to talk at this class. They
share their expertise that benefits both the planning of the class project, as well as student career
planning, including for careers other than those in worksite health promotion. Lack of substantial
attendance at their presentations reflects poorly, at multiple levels. To promote attendance when
guest speaks come to this class, if more than 10% of students are absent when a guest speaker visits
the class, then each person absent will lose 4% points in their class term total of 100 points. If an
absent person has a documented medical excuse then the person will still count towards the total of
absent students, but will not have points deducted.
COURSE MATERIALS COSTS: In this course your will be developing materials to distribute and/or
display at a community worksite. The course fee associated with this course will allow students to get
reimbursed for most, or all, of their expenses, as will be discussed in class. You cannot be
reimbursed for expenses related to: food or travel costs for the students running the project, or
donations to any organizations. Requests for reimbursement must be submitted within 60 days of the
money being spent, and before the end of the spring term. Dr. Chalmers will discuss reimbursement
procedures in the class.
This syllabus is subject to change. Changes, if any, will be announced in class. Students will be
held responsible for all changes.

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Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Reasonable accommodation for persons with documented
disabilities should be established within the first week of class and arranged through Disability
Resources for Students: telephone 650-3083; email drs@wwu.edu; and on the web at Disability
Resources (http://www.wwu.edu/depts/drs/)
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
For students, academic integrity means challenging yourself, striving for excellence, taking risks and
learning from your mistakes, doing your own work, and giving credit whenever you use the work of
others. It boils down to caring about your schoolwork and always being honest in carrying it out.
I begin with the assumption that you come to Western and this class with integrity. However,
academic integrity and honesty can be challenging due to such things as ignorance, confusion,
stress, bad advice, and bad choices. So to help you keep your integrity and good reputation intact, I
have resources for you (meaning, by the way, that ignorance will not be an excuse):
 WWU's Integrity Website www.wwu.edu/integrity. It provides all the information you need,
including why integrity is important, how to promote it, as well as types of academic
dishonesty and how to avoid them, particularly plagiarism. It also includes WWU's policy and
procedures on academic honesty (appendix D of the WWU Catalog).
 See me, see me, see me if you have any concerns or questions about academic integrity
regarding yourself or your classmates. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,
especially where penalties and one's reputation are at stake. I am here to help.
Student Services: Western encourages students to seek assistance and support at the onset of an
illness, difficulty, or crisis.
 In the case of a medical concern or question, please contact the Health Center: 650-3400 or
visit Student Health (http://www.wwu.edu/chw/student_health/).
 In the case of an emotional or psychological concern or question, please contact the
Counseling Center: 650-3400 or visit Counseling Center (http://www.wwu.edu/chw/).
 In the case of a health and safety concern, please contact the University Police: 650-3555 or
visit University Police (http://www.wwu.edu/ps/police/index.shtml).
 In the case of a family or personal crisis or emergency, please contact the Dean of Students:
650-3450 or visit Dean of Students(http://wp.wwu.edu/students/).
Equal Opportunity: Mutual respect for everyone is key to ensuring a safe environment that
promotes learning for all students. Western is committed to an environment free of discrimination and
harassment. Federal and State laws, as well as University policies, protect faculty, staff, and students
against discrimination based on the following legally protected characteristics: Race, Color, Creed,
Religion, National Origin, Sex, (including pregnancy and parenting status), Age, Disability, Marital
Status, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, Genetic Information and Veteran Status
(See Equal Opportunity and Western’s Policies on Providing Equal Opportunity and
Nondiscrimination and Preventing Sexual Harassment). If you feel you have experienced
inappropriate behavior based on one of the categories above, please contact the Equal Opportunity
Office, (360) 650-3307 (http://www.wwu.edu/eoo/)
Retention of student submitted work:
Dr. Chalmers occasionally saves a copy of work submitted by a student so it can be included in a
collection of course material that is viewed by other WWU faculty members for course review
purposes, or by future students to understand assignment requirements. In this case, the student’s
name is removed from the material. If you do not wish to have your submitted work possibly saved in
this manner, please notify your instructor by the end of the second week of classes.

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