EXS 195 - Water Safety Instruction

Description
Instructional preparation for teaching of community water safety and life saving skills associated with aquatic activities. Upon completion of this course, the student will be certified by the American Red Cross as a Water Safety Instructor to teach swim lessons and a variety of other aquatic courses. Recommended Skills: Interested students should have a working knowledge of competitive swim strokes and must be able to swim.

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: WE 144 or WE 145 or Instructor Consent
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: $30.00
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 will demonstrate proficiency in each competitive swimming stroke and identify areas of weakness in each.

2. Students will compare and contrast teaching and learning styles to better understand how to teach effectively to diverse groups.

3. Students will create block and lesson plans for one level of swimming instruction.
Course Outline:
I. The Training Process

A. The Advantages and Benefits of Swimming

B. Getting Started (what you ll need)

C. Principles of Training (Frequency, Duration, Intenity)

D. Interval Training

II. Training Procedures

A. Basic Principles and Techniques of Swimming

III. Evaluation and Motivation

IV. Stroke Mechanics

A. Competitive Strokes

B. Noncompetitive Strokes

V. Proper Nutrition

VI. Warm-up and Cool-down Exercises and Stretches

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

Movement and Peformance: 50%

Practical Teaching: 25%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
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
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:
Lecture - 1:1
People Soft Course ID Number: 101022
Course CIP Code: 31.05
Maximum Course Enrollment: 10
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: EXS
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Certification/License Requirement (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Faculty members teaching this course must hold a valid Water Safety instructor Trainer certificate.Standard hiring requirements for the Wellness Department apply.

Last Revision Date Effective: 2017-04-12 11:34:20
Course Review & Revision Year: 2018-2019