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KIN621

ExerciseLaboratoryTechniques Instructor: TimothyJ.Quinn,Ph.D. Time: MTW,5:10-8:00p.m. Office: NHH,Room119 Place: NHH,Room108 Phone: 603-862-1830 Semester: Spring,2017 OfficeHrs: Providedat1stmeeting Credits: 4 E-mail: [email protected] CRN: 51522/51523/51524

Mid-Term&FinalExam:ACommonExamTime

willbeselected.Time&Room-TBD

UNHCANVASCOURSE

Iwillusethistopostannouncements,labwrite-upgrades,andexamgrades.Also,youwillsubmityourlabreportselectronicallythroughVeriCiteonCanvas.Also,Ipostgradesusingacolor-codedformat.Thecolorblueisusedforallgradesthatare“C”qualityandabove;redindicatesthatyouearnedbelow“C”.Also,Iuseasystemthatautomaticallysendsanemailto

youifyoudoreallywellonanassignmentandifyouperformpoorlyonanassignment.COURSEDESCRIPTION Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovidestudentsexposuretothescientificprocessandhypothesisdevelopmentasitappliestoexercisephysiology.Includedinthisisthedetermination,throughlaboratorytests,ofyourfunctionalcapacity,bodycomposition,pulmonaryfunction,aswellasmusclestrengthandpower.Inaddition,wewillusefieldteststoestimatesomeoftheseparameters.Finally,youwilllearntowriteaboutthedatayoucollectusingthescientificmethod.COURSEPREREQUISITES KIN620–PhysiologyofExercise(agradeof“C”orbetterisrequired)


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COURSEOBJECTIVES:Atthecompletionofthiscoursethestudentwillbeableto:1. Describethescientificmethodandhowitrelatestothestudyofexercisephysiology.2. Describehowthebodyfunctionsduringexercise.

3. Describeandexplainhowacuteandchronicexercisealtersphysiology. 4. Explainandperformthetests,whichbestmeasure,thesephysiologicalchanges.TEACHINGMETHODOLOGY Thiscoursewillconsistofone,three-hourlaboratorysessionperweek.Arelativelybrief(20-30minutes)introductionwillprefaceeachlaboratorysession.Itisimperativethatthestudentcomestoclasshavingreadtheappropriatepagesinthelabmanual.Studentswillthengetintoappropriate-sizedgroupsandperformthelaboratoryexperiment.Theinstructorwillalwaysbeavailabletoassist.COURSEREQUIREMENTS

1. Studentsshouldattend(pleasebeontimeasIlockthelabdoorsatthestartofclassandIdonotopenthemuntilclassisfinished)andparticipateinallclasses.Nomakeuplaboratorieswillbegiven.

2. Studentsarerequiredtotakeexamsonthescheduleddates.Oncetheexamstartsyouwillnotbeallowedtoleavetheclassroom.

3. Labsaredueoneweekaftertheexperimentiscompletedandwillbeturnedinatthestartofclass.Latelabswillhave50%reductioniftheyareturnedinwithin24hoursoftheduedate.Labsthataremorethanonedaylatewillnotbegradedandyouwillearna“0”forthatlab.

Ifyouaresick…pleasecall(603-862-1830)ore-mail([email protected])mepriortothelabandletmeknow.Iwillmakearrangementsforyoutogetthelabdataandturnina

report.TEXT BeamWC,AdamsGE.ExercisePhysiologyLaboratoryManual.7thed.NewYork,NY:McGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,2014.Required. EVALUATIONPROCEDURES

1. Studentswilltaketwotermexamsandtheseexamswillbeworth100&120points(220pointstotal).Theseexamswillbemultiplechoiceinformat.Thefirstexamwillbeofferedatmidtermandthesecondexamwillbescheduledduringthefinalexamweek.

2. Labreportswillbeturnedinandgraded.Fourlabwrite-upswillbeworth45pointseach.ThreeLabswillrequiretwoorthreeweeksofdatacollectionandwillbeworth70pointseach.Pleaserefertothe“PreparationofLaboratoryReports”sectionforspecificguidelinesandmygradingrubric.Thelaboratoryreportsaredueatthestartofclassandwillnotbeacceptedafter24hoursaftertheduedate.LabreportsthathavenotbeenuploadedelectronicallythroughVeriCitewillincura10-pointdeduction.


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3. Homework:Fifteenhomeworkassignmentsworth3pointseachwillbeevaluated(45pointstotal;i.e.,worth1Labreport).Thehomeworkassignmentsaredueatthestartofclassandwillnotbeacceptedlate.Toobtainthepoints,youwillneedtocopytheappropriatepageoutofyourLaboratorymanual,performthemathematicalcalculationscorrectly,includeyourmathcomputationsonaseparatesheetofpaper(pleasebeneat!),andfillinthemissinginformationontheform.

3. Reviewofpointallocation: Mid-termExam 100points FinalExam 120points LabReports 390points Homework 45points Total= 655points4. GradingScale:

94.00%andabove (615.70Pointsandabove) = A

90.00-93.99% (589.50–615.69Points) = A- 87.00-89.99% (569.85–589.49Points) = B+ 84.00-86.99% (550.20–569.84Points) = B 80.00-83.99% (524.00–550.19Points) = B- 77.00-79.99% (504.35–523.99Points) = C+ 74.00-76.99% (484.70–504.34Points) = C 70.00-73.99% (458.50–484.69Points) = C- 67.00-69.99% (438.85–458.49Points) = D+ 64.00-66.99% (419.20–438.84Points) = D 60.00-63.99% (393.00–419.19Points) = D- 59.99%andbelow (Lessthan393.00Points) = F5. EachstudentwillberequiredtosignanHonorCodeStatement:

Iattest,underpenaltyoffailingthiscourse,Ihavenotreceivedorgivenanyassistanceincompletingthis

examinationandthisexaminationismyIndependentwork.

AsignedHonorCodeStatementindicatesthatyoudidnotreceiveorgiveanyassistanceincompletingthisexamination.Signingthisstatement(itwillbeincludedonthefrontpageofeachexam)atteststhatyouhaveabidedwithallUNHpoliciesconcerningAcademicHonesty–SeeSection0.9(page32)ofthefollowingdocument:

http://www.unh.edu/student/rights/rrrguts.pdf


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Ifyoumissaclassitisyourresponsibilitytogetthenotesandanyhandouts.Iwillmeetwithyoutodiscussanyquestionsyoumighthaveregardingthosenotesorhandoutsafteryouhavereviewedthedocuments.Toassistyou,usethenextsheettogetthenames,phonenumbers,e-mail,etc.ofthreeclassmatesthatwillactasyourprimary

contactsfornotesandhandouts.

6. OfficeHours:IuseCalendly(youcanclickonthishyperlinktoaccessmycalendar)forstudentstosignupformyofficehourssopleaseusethattosetanyappointmentswithme.Ifyouareunfamiliarwiththissystem,pleaseaskforhelp.


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ContactsforKIN621Notes/HandoutsName: Address: Telephone: e-mail: Facebook: Twitter: Name: Address: Telephone: e-mail: Facebook: Twitter: Name: Address: Telephone: e-mail: Facebook: Twitter:


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GeneralLaboratoryGuidelines

ü Smoking(I’mnotsureIevenhavetomentionthiswiththisgroupbut…)andeatingarenotpermittedinthelaboratory.

ü Thelaboratoryisair-conditionedand,thus,thedoorstothehallwaywillalwaysbekeptclosed.ü Appropriateclothingforourlaboratorysessionsshallincluderunningshoes,shorts,andashort-

sleevedshirt.ü Severaloftheexperimentswewilldorequirethatsubjectsperformverystrenuousexercise.Itis

assumedthat,asKinesiology:ExerciseSciencemajors,allstudentswillbeingoodphysicalconditionandwillhaveahighexercisetolerance.IfyouhavebeenwarnedagainststrenuousexercisebyaphysicianorotherresponsibleindividualpleaseinformmeofthisfactbeforethelaboratorybeginsandDONOTactasasubjectinexperimentsrequiringmaximumornearmaximumcontinuouseffort.

ü Theexperimentswewilldoaredesignedforsubjectsingoodhealth.Ifyouhaveacold,fever,

respiratoryinfection,recentmuscleorjointinjury,oranyotherconditioninwhichexercisemaybecontraindicated,pleaseinformmebeforeclassbegins.

ü Cleanlinessandorderlinessareessentialinthelaboratory.Cleanupwhenyouarefinishedandreturn

allequipmenttothestorageareas.Reporttomeanyequipmentthatismalfunctioning.ü Noequipmentistoleavethelaboratorywithouttheinstructor'sapproval.ü Thelaboratoryisnottobeusedforrecreationalexercise,therapy,ortrainingunlesstheexercise

sessionsareapartofanapprovedstudyorlaboratoryexperiment.

ü Pleasebringacalculator,pencil,andrulertoclasseachweek.


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PREPARATIONOFTHELABORATORYREPORTPleasedouble-spaceyourlabreport,usea12-pointfont,selectacoolfont(mypreferenceis“Calibri”!)andincludea“header”and”footer”oneachpage.The“header”shouldberightjustifiedandshouldincludeanabbreviatedtitlefollowedbyyourfirstandmiddleinitialsandlastname(seetheheaderonthisdocumentforanexample).The“footer”shouldbecenteredandshouldsay:Page#(seethefooteronthebottomofeachpageofthisdocumentforanexample).Allheadersandfootersshouldbeintheboldformatandpleaseusea10-pointfont.Pleaseincludethefollowinginallofyourlabreports:1. TITLE

Thisisadescriptiveheadingforyourworkandshouldbenolongerthan85charactersandspaces.Don’tuse“BodyComposition”forsomethingthatincludedunderwaterweighingandskinfoldmeasurements.Threesingle-spacedlinesbelowthetitleputyournameandthenafterthreesingle-spacedlinereturnsputthedatethedatawascollectedbelowyourname.Approximatelytwo-thirdsofthewaydownthepagetypeinthefollowing,“Iacknowledgethatthisismyownworkandanythingnotmyworkhasbeenappropriatelycited.Further,IacknowledgethatIhaveproofreadthisdocumentpriortohandingitin.”Goacoupleofspacesdownandprovidealineforyoursignature.Finally,inthelowerrighthandcornertypetheduedate.EverythingshouldbeinBoldandCenteredexceptfortheduedate,whichshouldbeRightJustified.Pleasenote:Failuretoproofreadyourdocumentwillresultinasubstantiallossofpointsonyourlabwrite-up.IfyouonlyusetheSpellCheckingtoolyouwillmisscriticalerrors.Please,please,please,proofreadyourdocument.

2. INTRODUCTION*(5or10points;PageLimit=2.0or2.5pgs.)Thesectionshouldcontainthepurposesofthelaboratory,yourresearchquestions,andthehypothesesthatyouweretesting.Statetheseclearly!Inaddition,provideanyrelevantbackgroundinformationthatisimportanttothelaboratory.Forexample,ifwedoalabonbloodpressureduringexercise,itwouldbewisetotalkingeneralaboutbloodpressureandit’simportancetohealth(i.e.,definehypertension)andfitness(i.e.,definepulsepressure,etc.).Pleaseciteallofyourreferences(seebelowforpropercitationformat).

3. METHODS*(7or11points;PageLimit=3.0or3.5pgs.)

Thisisadetailedsection.Takeyourtimeonthisanddoathoroughjobdescribingthestudystep-by-step.Don’tleaveanythingout!Clearlydescribethesubjects,methodsofdatacollection,andallmaterialsusedinthelab.Ifpossible,putinparenthesesthemakeandmodelnumberofapieceofequipmentandwhereitwasmanufactured.Finally,describehowthedatawasanalyzed.

4. RESULTS*(5or10points;PageLimit=1.0pg.(thisdoesnotincludetablesorfigures))

Justpresenttheresultsofthelabhere.DONOTDESCRIBEORJUSTIFYTHERESULTSINTHISSECTION!Startthissectionbywritingabouttheresults;thenaddyourtables&/orfigures.Findingsofthelabshouldbepresentedlogicallyinthetext,tables&/orfigures.Pleasedonotincludethesamedatainatableandinafigure.Pleasedonotseparateatableontotwopages;keepthewholetableonthesamepage.Eachgraphortableshouldhaveaheading(tablesshouldhavetheirheadingsabovethemandleft-justifiedwhilefigurescarrytheirheadingsmoreasa“footer”inthattheycomebelowthegraphbuttheyarestillleft-justified).Allgraphsneedtobemadeusingasoftwareprogramthatallowsgraphing(Excel,forexample)andpleaseincludestandarddeviationsin


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alltablesandgraphs.Ifyouuseagraph,rememberthattheindependentvariableisonthe“x”axis,whilethedependentvariableisonthe“y”axis.Finally,graphsandtablesarenumberedseparately.So,youcouldhaveadatasetthatincludesonetableandonegraph.Bothoftheseare#1soyouwillneedtouse“Figure1”or“Table1”todistinguish.Havefunwiththissectionandbecreativewhenyouaskyourself,“Whatisthebestwaytodisplaythesedataforthereader?”Seetheexamplesprovidedtowardtheendofthissyllabus.

5. DISCUSSION*(10or20points;PageLimit=3.5or4.0pgs.)

Thisistheinterpretivesectionofyourlabreport.Thisiswhereyouanswerthequestions,“whatdotheseresultsmeanandwhydidIgetthem?”Thisisthetoughestpartofthelabreportanditisweightedaccordingly.Interpretyourfindingsbycomparingyourworktowhatwasexpected.DONOTDISCUSSINDIVIDUALDATAUNLESSYOUABSOLUTELYHAVETO(forexample,onesubjectisan“outlier”comparedtotheothersubjects)BUTINSTEADDISCUSSTHEMEANDATA.Usepastresearchtosupportorrefuteyourfindings.Iwillrequirethateachstudentdoaliteraturesearchandfindatleastthreejournalarticles(notwww.articles)andcitetheseinyourdiscussion.Usethemtostrengthenyourdiscussion.ANoteRegardingReadingScientificPapers:Ifyouarenotusedtolookingatbiologicaljournals,youmayfindscientificpapershardtoreadandevenhardertounderstand.But,donotbealarmedasevenfullprofessorswhoreadthemalotsometimeshaveatoughtimewiththem!McMillanhassummarizedsomeguidelinestohelpyougetthemostoutofyourreadingofthesescientificstudies:

a) First,acquiresomebackgroundknowledgeofthetopicthatyouarereadingb) Secondly,readtheabstractfirstc) Trytounderstandthebasicaimsofthestudyandnoteverynuancethatiscoveredd) Donotgetboggeddowninthemethodsandmaterialssectione) ReadtheResultssectionverycarefullyandfocusonthemainpointsf) Understandtheauthor’sargumentg) Plantore-readimportantpapers,infactre-readthemtwoormoretimes

6. CONCLUSION*(4or5points;PageLimit=0.5pgs.)

Clearlyandsuccinctlystateyourconclusions.Thisisthe“wrap-up”sectionofthereport.Usenomorethanoneparagraphtoclosethelabreport.Iwouldrecommendthatyoure-stateyourpurpose(s),hypotheses,whetherthedatasupportsorrefutesthehypotheses,andthentieitalltogetherwithasentenceortwo.

7. PRACTICALAPPLICATION*(4points;PageLimit=0.5pgs.) Thissectionallowsyoutobecreativeandthoughtfulwiththedata!Takeyourresultsandapply themtoatraining,fitness,sport,orhealthsituation.Justmakesurethedatasupportyour application(s).Also,provideoneortwoexamplesthathelptodescribeyourapplications.

8. REFERENCES*,WRITING,ANDGRAMMAR(10points;SeparatePage)ThisisaWritingIntensivecourseso…yourwritingstylecounts!Yourgrammarcounts!PLEASEPROOFREADYOURDOCUMENTPRIORTOHANDINGITINANDSIGNTHEFRONTPAGEOFTHELABREPORT.YOUWILLMISSSOMEERRORSIFYOUJUSTDOASPELLCHECK!Iwanttoinformyou…IreadeverywordofeverylabandIwilldeductpointsforeacherroryoumake,nomatterhowsmalltheerror.Ifyouhaveanexcessivenumberofwritingerrors(morethan5),Iwillreturnthepapertoyouwithnogradeandyouwillhaveachancetocorrectitbutyourlabwillbeworth40(or65)pointswhenyouresubmitit(a5-pointdeduction).Iwillgiveyouanewduedateandtimeifthishappens(HINT:makesurethisdoesnothappen!!).


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* AlloftheseheadingsshouldbeinALLCAPS,bold,andleftjustified.HELP!!!MYWRITINGS#*&*!!WHERECANIGETHELP??NOTE:Ihavethreestudentswhotookthiscourselastyearandareverygoodwriters.Theyaregettingacademiccreditforassistingyouinyourwriting,notyourdataortheinterpretationofyourdata,butyourw-r-i-t-i-n-g!(Ifyouaskreallynicely,theywillprobablygiveyousomehintsaboutyourdata!)Pleaseusethem,astheywillbeaverygoodresourceforyou.But,donotexpectthemtoturnthingsaroundin12oreven24hours.Pleaseprovideatleast72hourssothattheycangetfeedbacktoyouandyoucanhavethetimetomakethenecessarychanges.Additionally,youcangethelponcampusattheRobertJ.ConnorsWritingCenter.TheConnorsWritingCenterislocatedin329DimondLibrary.Pleasegotothefollowingwebsitetoaccessinformation:http://www.unh.edu/writing/cwc/.Walk-inhoursare:M-Th10:00AM–6:00PMandF10:00AM–1:00PMandintheeveningsonWfrom6:00PM–8:00PMandSundayfrom5:00PM–8:00PM.Theirphonenumberandemailare:[email protected],respectively.Pleaseasktoworkwithsomeonewhohasascientificwritingbackground.“Further,theOnlineWritingLab(OWL),anextensionoftheConnorsWritingCenter,allowsstudentstoworkasynchronouslywithoneoftheconsultantsovertheInternetathttp://owl.unh.edu.Studentsinanyfieldcansubmitupto20doublespacedpagesofanyformofwritingtotheOWL,includingcoursepapers,resumes,creativeessays,andpersonalstatements.Within72hours,awritingconsultantwillprovidebothtypedfeedbackandhandwrittendigitalinkcommentsontheoriginaldocument.

TheOWLisnotaproofreadingoreditingservice;consultantsmayselectivelynotecorrectnessorothertechnicalissuestoillustratetrends,buttheywon’tfixor“mark”papersasagoal.Theywillofferfeedback,resources,andinsightstohelpwritersdecidehowtoproceedwiththepieceofwritingunderconsiderationandtohelpthemdeveloplong-termstrategiesformanagingfuturewriting.”

References:TheformattofollowforreferencesisthatwhichhasbeenadoptedbytheUnitedStatesNationalLibraryofMedicineandemployedinINDEXMEDICUS.Thejournal,Medicine&ScienceinSports&Exercise(MSSE)usesthisformat.Referencesmustbealphabetized,numbered,andcitedinthetextbynumbers,ratherthanintheorderofuse.Thefollowingexamplesshowthestylethatyoushoulduse:

Books:AmericanCollegeofSportsMedicine.ACSM’sGuidelinesforExerciseTestingandPrescription.8thed.Philadelphia,PA:LippincottWilliams&Wilkins,2009.p.152-182.PaffenbargerRS,HydeRT,WingAL.Physicalactivityandphysicalfitnessasdeterminantsofhealthandlongevity.In:BouchardC,ShepardRJ,StephensT,SuttonJR,McPhersonBD,editors.Exercise,Fitness,andHealth.Champaign,IL:HumanKinetics;1990.p.33-48.

Journals:BlairSN,EllsworthNM,HaskellWL,SternMP,FarguharJW,WoodPD.Comparisonofnutrientintakeinmiddle-agedmenandwomenrunnersandcontrols.MedSciSportsExerc.1981;12:310-315.


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E-JournalArticle:VickersAJ.Timecourseofmusclesorenessfollowingdifferenttypesofexercise.BMCMusculoskeletalDisorders[Internet].2001[cited2001May31];2(5).Availablefrom:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/2/5.doi:10.1186/1471-2474-2-5. Websitehomepage:AmericanHeartAssociationWebsite[Internet].Dallas(TX):AmericanHeartAssociation;[cited2006Jan1].Availablefrom:http://www.americanheart.org.

NOTE:InternetsourcessuchasWikipedia,etc.arenotacceptableasareferencesopleasedonotusethem.

NOTE:AWORDONPLAGIARISM…

(FromU.N.HStudentRights,Rules,andResponsibilitieshandbook)

Plagiarismistheunattributeduseoftheideas,evidence,orwordsofanotherperson,ortheconveyingofthefalseimpressionthattheargumentsandwritinginapaperarethestudent'sown.Plagiarismincludes,butisnotlimitedtothefollowing:

1. Theacquisitionbypurchaseorotherwiseofapartorthewholeofapieceofworkwhichisrepresentedasthestudent'sown.

2. Therepresentationoftheideas,data,orwritingofanotherpersonasthestudent'sownwork,eventhoughsomewording,methodsofcitation,orarrangementofevidence,ideas,orargumentshavebeenaltered.

3. Concealmentofthetruesourcesofinformation,ideas,orargumentinanypieceofwork.

Accordingtothedefinitionabove,plagiarismiscopying,purchasing,orotherwiseappropriatingsomeoneelse'sworkandusingitasyourownwithouttheacknowledgmentand/orpermissionoftheauthor[s].Itmeansreplicating,orsubstitutingforyourown,notonlythewritingofprofessionalauthors,butalsotheworkofyourclassmatesorotherstudents.Thismeanseitherworksintheirentiretyor"just"bitsandpieces.Plagiarismalsoincludeshandinginapaperthathasbeendoneforanotherclasswithouttalkingitoverwithyourinstructorfirst.Whileitmaysaveyousometimetoborrow,steal,orcopysomeoneelse'swordsoressay,doingsowillnothelpyougaintheskillsyouwouldacquirebywritingonyourown(English401Handbook).KIN621studentswhodeliberatelyplagiarizeriskreceivingafailinggrade.Thethingtorememberisthatyoudohavechoices,andthatthereisneveranexcusetosubstitutesomeoneelse'sworkforyourown.Thepenaltiesforturninginplagiarizedworkaresimplynotworthit(English401Handbook).COLLABORATIONAsyoucollectyourdataeachweek,Ihopeyoudevelopsubstantialcamaraderiewithyourlabmates.Thatmeansthatyouworktogetherwhetherpertainingtodatacollection,datageneration,anddatamanipulation(i.e.,solvingequations).


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Onceyouleavethelaboratoryonyourschedulednight,youarenotallowedtoworkwithanyone–youareonyourown–sortof!Pleasedonotworkwithanyoneasyougenerategraphsandtables.Pleasedonotworkwithanyofyourclassmateswhenwritinganysectionofyourlabreport.Ifyouneedassistance,pleasecontactthelabtechassignedtoyourlabsection.LABORATORYREPORTSUBMISSIONTHROUGHVERICITE(Canvas)AllLaboratoryReportswillbesubmittedintwoformats:(1)hardcopyfromaqualityprinter(youmaynotusethelabcomputersandprinters…sorry;ifIcannotreadit,youwon’tgetcredit(points)forit)and(2)electronicallythroughCanvasusingVeriCite.VeriCitechecksyourworkagainstbillionsofWeb-baseddocuments,includingallpubliclyaccessibleInternetdocumentsupto2Mbinsize,alibraryofcontinuouslyarchivedInternetpages,termpapermillsanddownloadsites,awiderangeofonlinedatabases,virtuallyallnewspaperswithonlineoutlets,andstudentpaperspreviouslyarchivedtoaUNHproprietarydatabase.Thesoftwarethengeneratesareportthatratesthepapersbasedontheamountofmaterialdrawnfromothersourcesandgivesmelinkstotheoriginalsourcematerial.

IfyoudonotsubmityourreportthroughVeriCitebytheduedateandtime,yourlabreportwillreceivea10-pointdeduction.

PleasegotothefollowingwebsiteforstudentinstructionsonhowtouseVeriCite:StudentVeriCiteDirections


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AKeyToMyShorthandGrammar/WritingSymbols[]AWK = Awkward.Yoursentencedoesnotread“smoothly”.Reworkthis.[]CITE = Cite(reference)yourstatement.[]FLOW = Flowdoesnotwork.Workontransitioningfromonepointtothenext.[]ROS = Run-onsentence.Breakthisup.[]SS = SentenceStructure.Thereissomethingaboutthissentencethatdoes notwork.Reworkthis.GR = GeneralReference.Anexamplemightbethefollowing:“Thisisa goodtooltouseforskinfoldmeasurement.”“This”isageneral reference.Instead,saysomethinglike:“TheHarpendenskinfold caliperisagoodtool…”NN = Notnecessary.PR = Proofread!RD = Redundant.Youhavealreadysaidsomething…thereisnoneedto repeatit.SA = SubjectAgreement.Ifyouaredescribingsomethingthatissingular makesurethattheentiresentencereflectsthatsingularity.For example:“Thesubjectbenttheirrightarmto90degrees,etc.Inthis case,“subject”issingular;“their”isnotsingular.Insteadsay,“The subjectbenthis(orher)rightarm…”SSy = Seethesyllabus!T = VerbTense.Generally,themajorityofthelabiswritteninthepast tense.WC = Wordchoice.Thewordyouareusingisnotcorrect.¶ = Newparagraph.Δ = Changesomething. SomePointers1. Than≠ Then.Makesureyouusethiscorrectly!2. *isnotamultiplicationsign.Pleasedonotusethis.3. ml*kg-1*min-1IDONOTWANTTOSEETHIS!Itshouldread:ml•kg-1•min-1(useyour

“InsertSymbol”and“Superscripts”asnecessary).4. VO2maxIDONOTWANTTOSEETHIS!Itshouldread:VO2max(use your“Subscript”asnecessary).5. Avoidcontractions(isn’t,didn’t,etc.);spelloutbothwords.6. Avoidpersonalpronouns(I,we,our,etc.).7. Pleasedonotstartasentencewithanabbreviation;insteadspelltheabbreviationout.8. Pleaseaddtwospaces(notjustone)betweentheendofonesentenceandthestartof thenext.9. “Data”ismostoftenplural(butitcanbesingular)sosay,“Thesedataare…”


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CLASSSCHEDULE:OverthecourseofthesemesterImayneedtomodifythisschedule

Week#1(January23-25)– DownloadSyllabus,CourseOverview,HowTo PerformaLibrarySearch,HowtoWriteAReport. Reading: Chapters1-3

Week#2(January31-February1)- WritingWorkshop;CollectBasicData. Reading: Chapters1-3 Due: Bringinajournalarticlethatisofinteresttoyou.

Week#3(February6-8)– BloodPressure:Rest,Exercise,andRecovery (Lab#1–45Points)

Reading: Chapters16-17 Due: Homework#1(Form16.1;Page195)

Homework#2(Form17.1;Page207)

Week#4(February13-15)- BodyComposition(BMI,Girths,&Skinfolds) (Lab#2-70Points) Reading: Chapters23-25 Due: Lab#1–45Points Homework#3(Form23.1;Page279) Homework#4(Form24.1;Page291) Homework#5(Form25.1;Page303)

Week#5(February20-22)– BodyComposition(Hydrostaticweighing) (Lab#2–70Points)

Reading: Chapter26 Due: Homework#6(Form26.1;Page317)

Week#6(February27-March1)- AerobicPower/VO2maxTesting (Lab#3–70Points)

Reading: Chapter15 Reading: ReviewChapters1,2,3,15,16,17,23,24,25,26:StudyforMidtermExam!

Due: Lab#2–70Points Homework#7(Form15.1;Page181)

Week#7(March6-8)– AerobicPower/VO2maxTesting (Lab#3–70Points)


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MidTermExam(March10,2017;2:00-3:30PM;NHH-G44)

****March13-17=SpringBreakHoliday****

Week#8(March20-22)- SubmaximalAerobicFieldTests(Stepping/Walking) (Lab#3–70Points) Reading: Chapters12&13 Due: Homework#8(Form12.1;Page133) Homework#9(Form13.1;Page143)Week#9(March27-29)– AnaerobicPower(VerticalJump&WingateTest) (Lab#4–45Points) Reading: Chapters8&9 Due: Lab#3–70Points Homework#10(Form8.1;Page93) Homework#11(Form9.1;Page107) Week#10(April3-5)- Isotonic,Isometric,&IsokineticMuscleContractions (Lab#5–70Points) Reading: Chapters4-6 Due: Lab#4–45Points Homework#12(Form4.1;Page45) Homework#13(Form5.1;Page53) Homework#14(Form6.1;Page69)

Week#11(April10-12)– MuscleContraction,StrengthTesting,&Force-Velocity Relationship(Lab#5–70Points)

Reading: Handout Week#12(April17-19)- PulmonaryFunctionTesting/RespiratoryDrive (Lab#6–45Points*) Reading: Chapter20 Due: Lab#5–70Points Homework#15(Form20.1;Page247)

Week#13(April24-26)– ExerciseandTemperatureRegulation

(Lab#7–45Points*) Reading: Handout Due: Lab#6–45Points


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Week#14(May1-3)– Review Reading: ReviewChapters4,5,6,8,9,12,13,20,&Handouts:StudyforFinalExam! Due: Lab#7–45Points

FinalExamWeek(May?)– FinalExam(Date,Time,LocationToBeDetermined)

*Labs#6&7 Reportsfortheselabswillhave“non-traditional”

write-ups.Youwillbegivenaseriesofquestionsinwhichtoanswercorrectly,youwillneedtousethecollecteddata.Toooften,studentsseethisasareprievefromthescientificmethodwrite-upbutIwillwarnyouaheadoftimethatthislaboratorywrite-upisjustasdifficultandlabor-intensiveasyourpreviousreports.And,myexpectationswillremainhighasIgradeyourreport.Moreonthisaswegetclosertothoselabs…


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PLEASEFILLOUTANDRETURNTOME!

NAME: LOCALMAILINGADDRESS: TELEPHONE: E-MAIL: WHEREAREYOUFROM? WHATDOYOUWANTTODOWHENYOUGROWUP?! WHATAREYOURINTERESTS/HOBBIES? WHATKINDOFMUSICDOYOULISTENTO/WHOISYOURFAVORITEPERFORMER? AREYOUANATHLETE? WHATTYPEOFEXERCISEDOYOUPERFORMREGULARLY?


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SAMPLETITLEPAGE

TheEffectofDifferentBodyPositionsonBloodPressure

TimothyJ.Quinn

DataCollectedon:January1,2012

“Iacknowledgethatthisismyownworkandanythingnotmyworkhasbeenappropriatelycited.Further,IacknowledgethatI

haveproofreadthisdocumentpriortohandingitin.”

DueDate:January9,2013


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TheFollowingGeneralOutlineMayBeHelpfulInTheDevelopmentOfYourLaboratoryReports:

I. INTRODUCTIONi. Backgroundinformationii. Purposesiii. Researchquestionsiv. Researchhypotheses

II. METHODSi. Day1–writethemethodsinprose.Bespecific.ii. Day2–writethemethodsinprose.Bespecific.

III. RESULTSi. Writesomethingregardingtheresultsii. Tablesiii. Figures

IV. DISCUSSIONi. Hypothesis#1

1. re-state2. presentthedata3. discussthedata4. Support/refutewithjournalarticles

ii. Hypothesis#21. re-state2. presentthedata3. discussthedata4. Support/refutewithjournalarticles

iii. Etc.

V. CONCLUSIONi. Re-statepurposesii. Summarizeyourfindingsiii. Wrapitup

VI. PRACTICALAPPLICATIONS

i. Applythedatatoaclinicalorsportsituation

VII. REFERENCESi. Usethecorrectformat–noexcusesii. Usethecorrectnumberofjournalarticles


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SampleTableusingtheTablefunctioninMSWord:Table1.Percentbodyfat(mean+S.D.)comparisonsbetweenmenandwomenusingthreebodycompositiontechniques. 2or3-Girth 7-SiteSkinfold H2OWeighingMen(n=4) 16.5+7.8% 14.5+9.2% 12.9+9.3%Women(n=5) 27.2+11.3% 22.7+8.3% 19.2+6.4%SampleFiguregeneratedfromanExcelspreadsheet:

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ExampleOfSentenceWithCorrectCitationFormatAndAppropriateApplicationOrConnectionToTheData:

Quinnfoundthatexercisingatahigherintensityresultedinagreaterandlonger-lasting

reductioninbloodpressure(1).IntheKIN621-01laboratoryexperiment,subjects

exercisedatanintensitythatwasveryclosetotheintensitythatQuinnused(75%of

VO2max)andthishelpstoexplainwhythemeasuredpost-exercisebloodpressureswere

substantiallylowerthanpre-exercisebloodpressuresforbothmenandwomen.

OnASeparatePage,YourReferenceForTheAboveShouldLookLike:REFERENCES1. QuinnTJ.Twenty-fourhour,ambulatorybloodpressureresponsesfollowingacute

exercise:impactofexerciseintensity.JHumanHypertens.2000;14:547-553.2.

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