EXSC 3831 - Physiology of Exercise Laboratory

Course Syllabus
Fall 2023

Instructor: LB Fabick

Office: AMG 215

Phone: N/A

Office Monday and Wednesday

hours: 9am – 11:30am

Email: laura.fabick@mtsu.edu
Description of course:

This laboratory accompanies EXSC 3830 Exercise Physiology and is used to study the acute
responses and chronic adaptations to exercise. Information will be presented through both
instruction and hands-on practice. Students will also gain experience writing in scientific format.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

• Materials will be uploaded to D2L

• Scientific Calculator (not a cell phone!!!)

PARTICIPATION POLICY:

• Participation is required in every lab. No participation points will be

awarded if a student is present but does not participate.

• The instructor reserves the right to ask you to leave the lab or not
participate in activities if your physical or mental condition may endanger yourself, peers,
or the facility. Participation points may be affected at the discretion of the instructor.

• LATE ARRIVALS: Brief lectures are given at the beginning of lab. If you
are late to class, you will be responsible for missed material. Arriving to class more than
10 minutes after attendance has been taken will result in an automatic loss of 2
participation points. However, if tardiness results in missing lab activities, further points
will be deducted at the instructor’s discretion.

• MISSED CLASSES: No make-up labs are possible unless arrangements

are made prior to class and permission is granted from the instructor of the make-up lab.
In case of an excused absence with no make-up lab, lab data can be obtained from the
instructor for the lab write-up. However, due dates remain the same and the participation
policy still applies.
 • LAB CLEAN-UP: All students are responsible for ensuring the lab is
cleaned when leaving for the day. The instructor may deduct up to 2 participation points
per day if the lab is not properly cleaned prior to students leaving.

ASSIGNMENT/GRADING POLICY:
Grading Scale: Your final laboratory grade (percentage) will be averaged into your lecture
grade as 25% of your overall course grade.

A = 90% and up B- = 80 – 82% C- = 70 – 72% D- = 60 – 62%

B+ = 87 – 89% C+ = 77 – 79% D+ = 67 – 69% F = 59.4% and below
B = 83 – 86% C = 73 – 76% D = 63 – 66%

The dates for the written and practical exams appear on the included schedule.

Laboratory Reports: 100 points (20 points x 5 reports) 50%

Participation (10 labs): 100 points (10 points x 10 labs) 20%
Practical Exam: 100 points (100 points x 1 exam) 15%
Written Exam: 100 points (100 points x 1 exam) 15%
400 points Total 100% Total
Additional Laboratory Information:

• CPR Certification: All students participating in this laboratory experience

must be CPR certified and must present the instructor with current cards. If your
certification is not current, will expire before November 30, 2023, or if you have never
been certified, certification will be offered on the second week of class. All students
must attend a certification class or present proof of certification before class on
September 5, 2023. If you do not attend a certification class or present proof of
certification by this time, you will NOT be allowed to participate in lab.

• Extra Credit Lab Report: There will be one lab report available for extra
credit. You will be able to earn up to 10 extra credit points that will be added to your final
lab report grade.

• Proper Attire: Participation in this laboratory class involves administering

and performing various physical tests. All students should be dressed appropriately in
exercise clothing (shorts, t-shirt and athletic shoes) during each class period unless
otherwise informed; no open-toed shoes are allowed in the lab. Lab instructors reserve
the right to ask you to leave lab if you are dressed inappropriately. If this happens,
you will not be allowed to participate in lab and loss of daily participation points.

• Cell Phone Use: All cell phones should be turned off and be and stored
away prior to entering the classroom. Phone use in class will result in a 25% loss of the
day’s participation points.
LAB REPORT EXPECTATIONS:

You are responsible for five laboratory write-ups, as indicated on the enclosed schedule. The lab
reports in this course are designed to ensure understanding of the lab materials, develop your
professional writing style, and develop your ability to document procedures and results.

Policies regarding Academic Misconduct are strictly enforced (see page 5). Each lab report must
be your original work. It is NOT appropriate to:
• Submit the work of another as your own work
• Copy the lab materials (or any other source) verbatim when answering
questions
• Submit your own work from previous semesters
All lab reports submitted for this course are checked by TurnItIn.com. This service will highlight
every part of your lab report that matches the wording of other sources, including other lab
reports submitted. If plagiarism of any kind is identified in your lab report, the policies outlined
on page 5 will be followed.

All lab reports must be SUBMITTED TO DROPBOX by 11:59 pm on the date they are due.
Technological difficulties will not be an accepted excuse for late work. Any late submissions
will receive a grade of zero.

The following list identifies the expected formatting discussion questions for each report:
• All reports must be typed in Microsoft Word.
• Double spaced
• 1-inch margins
• Times New Roman, 12 pt font
• Questions in the lab report outlines are numbered for clarity
• Questions are to be answered thoroughly enough to show you understand
the material (no 1 word/sentence answers)

Be mindful of the following:

• Work must be shown for ALL calculations.
• All reported values should be followed by appropriate units.
• All graphs/tables should have appropriate titles and labels.
• If the expectations of a question are unclear, consult your lab instructor
prior to the deadline.
• All answers in the discussion section should include both data from the lab
experience and information from the lab materials.
• Proper grammar and spelling will factor into the grade, as will your ability
to correctly answer the questions.
 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Fall 2023
Meeting Topic Assignment Due*

8/29 Intro/ Resting HR/BP Last 2 pages of syllabus

9/5 CPR Certification/Resting HR/BP Proof of CPR certification

9/12 Exercise HR/BP PAR-Q, Informed Consent

9/19 Wingate Resting/Exercise HR/BP Report

9/26 SubMax Max Testing Wingate Report
10/3 Max Testing (Bike)

10/10 Max Testing (Treadmill)

10/17 Fall Break

10/24 ECG SubMax/Max Report

10/31 Pulmonary Testing ECG Report

11/7 Goniometry

11/14 Anthropometric / Skinfolds Extra Credit Goniometry Report

11/21 Written Exam Anthro/Skinfold Report

11/28 Open Lab/Lab Make-up

12/5 Lab Practical

This syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.

*All lab assignments are due on the days indicated; no late assignments will be accepted.
Failure to turn in a lab will result in a grade of zero.
Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
Middle Tennessee State University is committed to campus access in accordance with Title II of
the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of
1973. Any student interested in reasonable accommodations can consult the Disability & Access
Center (DAC) website and/or contact the DAC for assistance at 615-898-2783 or
dacemail@mtsu.edu.

Do you have a lottery scholarship?

To retain the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship eligibility, you must earn a cumulative
TELS GPA of 2.75 after 24 and 48 attempted hours and a cumulative TELS GPA of 3.0
thereafter. A grade of C, D, F, FA, or I in this class may negatively impact TELS eligibility.

If you drop this class, withdraw, or if you stop attending this class you may lose eligibility for
your lottery scholarship, and you may not be able to regain eligibility at a later time.

For additional Lottery rules, please refer to your Lottery Statement of Understanding form
(http://www.mtsu.edu/financial-aid/forms/LOTFOD.pdf) or contact your MT One Stop
Enrollment Counselor (http://www.mtsu.edu/one-stop/counselor.php).

Academic Misconduct Policy

Academic Misconduct: Plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, or facilitating any such act. For purposes of
this section, the following definitions apply:

Violations of Academic Integrity include, but are not limited to:

• Plagiarism: The adoption or reproduction of ideas, words, statements,

images, or works of another person as one’s own without proper attribution. This includes
self-plagiarism, which occurs when an author submits material or research from a
previous academic exercise to satisfy the requirements of another exercise and uses it
without proper citation of its reuse.

• Cheating: Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information,

or study aids in any academic exercise. This includes unapproved collaboration, which
occurs when a student works with others on an academic exercise without the express
permission of the professor. It also includes purchasing assignments or paying another
person to complete a course for you.

• Fabrication: Unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or

citation in an academic exercise.

Using information from online source without proper citation, copying parts of other students’
work, creating information to establish credibility, or using someone else’s thoughts or ideas
without appropriate acknowledgment could be a violation of the academic integrity policy. If you
have a question about an assignment, please ask me to clarify. All possible cases of academic
integrity violations will be reported to the Director of Academic Integrity and may result in
failure on the test/assignment or for the course.

Actions taken when violations of the academic integrity policy occur:

• First Occurrence: The graded assignment or exam will receive a ZERO.

The event will be documented and reported to the Office of Academic Integrity and that
 office will contact you via your MTSU email with a date and time to meet and discuss
your case.

• Second Occurrence: The graded assignment or exam will receive a ZERO

and the student will receive an F for the course in which the violation of the academic
integrity policy occurred. The event will be documented and reported to the Office of
Academic Integrity and that office will contact you via your MTSU email with a date and
time to meet and discuss your case.

Syllabus Contract

I, Riley Tench have read and completely understand all information contained in this syllabus
for the above-named course, term, and instructor. By my signature, I agree to abide by all
policies and procedures it contains. I further understand that my failure to do so may affect my
grade or delay the posting of it. I recognize that it is my responsibility to do my own work, and
that the Academic Misconduct Policy will be strongly enforced. I recognize that the syllabus may
change at the instructor’s discretion.

Riley Tench_Student Signature

__8/29/23____ Date

Confirmed: ____________________________________
(Instructor’s name)

Welcome to EXSC 3831

Student Information

Name: Riley Tench

Year/How close are you to graduation?2 years

Full or Part-time: Full

Major: Exercise science

Contact Information

Phone: 615-507-9008

Email: rileyrooster2003@gmail.com

Address: 503 Morton Ave

Academic History
What previous courses have you taken in exercise physiology and exercise prescription?

I have taken A&P I and II, other than that I haven’t taken any.

What is your ideal job after graduating?

Im not sure what I want to do after graduating, I have some basic ideas, but I want to see other
options.