WE 192 - Camping and Kayaking

Description
Basic camping skills are taught and experienced in this class. Topics include equipment selection and use; cooking over an open fire; water and camping safety; and kayaking strokes. This class includes a kayaking trip down a Michigan river with a two-day, one-night camping trip.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $35.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Students develop a process to cook over an open fire with few utensils.

2. Students create a process for setting up and selecting their camping area, including pitching a tent.

3. Students demonstrate basic kayak paddling techniques for river.

4. Students create a safety plan for camping and kayaking.

5. Students work in teams to accomplish campground tasks.

6. Students demonstrate the ability to be physically active by camping, kayaking, participating in volleyball, and other team building activities.

7. Demonstrate safety first while kayaking.

8. Demonstrate safety first while camping.

9. Students apply the Six Dimensions of Wellness to one’s life: Emotional, Mental/Intellectual, Spiritual, Physical, Social, and Environmental.

10. Know and use active listening skills.

11. Develop a plan to implement a solution to a problem or issue.

13. Make informed decisions about personal wellness (see institutional definition of wellness).

14. Work well in teams and with others.
Course Outline:
I. Introduction to the Class

This three hour class orientation will cover the elements of and outline our trip. During this time, students will be oriented to the campground we use, activities on the trip, and the exact timeline of events.

II. Equipment and Skills

A. Camping

1. Eating

2. Weathering the storm

3. Bears and Bugs

B. Camp Site Skills

1. Selection of site

2. Setting up tents

C. Storing Food

D. Building a Campfire

E. Cooking

F. Clean-up

III. Kayaking Skills

A. Paddle Power

B. On the Water

C. Common Kayaking Hazards

D. Kayak Rescue and Repair

V. Safety

A. Environment

B. Water

IV. Applied Skills

A. Moving the Kayak

B. Loading the Kayak

C. Putting the Kayak into the Water

D. Climbing into the Kayak

E. Paddling the kayak

F. Landing the Kayak

G. Kayaking in the Rain

H. Wilderness Navigation

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture and demonstration: 15-25%

Skill development: 75-85%
Mandatory Course Components:
The Six Dimensions of Wellness.

Completion of the orientation & camping and kayaking trip.
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Physical Activity - 1:2
Total Physical Activity Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 101020
Course CIP Code: 31.05
Maximum Course Enrollment: 16
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Exercise Science
Discipline: WE
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), 18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Certification/License Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Master's Degree in Physical Education, Exercise Science, Recreation or a closely related degree. As well as, CPR certified as well as one other certification to be able to teach while camping. (Yoga, Fitness, TRX, etc.)

Last Revision Date Effective: 20180302T09:34:46
Course Review & Revision Year: 2024-2025