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Applied Physical Principles Syllabus for 2013-2014
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Instructor Information

Instructor

Kelly Jones (Curriculum Vitae)

E-Mail

kjjones@actx.edu

Phone

8063546043

Office Location

West Campus Allied Health 160A

Office Hours

Course Information

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Course

PTHA-1229-001 Applied Physical Principles

Prerequisites

Course Description

The application of physical principles to selected interventions in physical therapy.

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Hours

(2 sem hrs; 2 lec)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Physical Agents in Rehabilitation, 4th ed. by Michelle Cameron

Clinical Kinesiology & Anatomy, 5th ed. by Lynn Lippert

Supplies

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Student Performance

\ This course is designed to help the student distinguish and critically analyze the theories and principles of physics in the application of physical therapy and to apply principles of physics commonly encountered in physical therapy.

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\  Goals: Given the course textbook, personal notes, handouts, and other material, the student should begin to:

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  1. \ Demonstrate effective verbal communication skills.
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  2. \ Demonstrate understanding of theoretical principles used in physical therapy.
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  3. \ Be able to apply physical principles commonly encountered in physical therapy.
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  4. \ Review current physical therapy literature.
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  • \  Demonstrate understanding of language and terminology relating to physics used in physical therapy.
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  • \  Define the basic mechanical principles of mass, gravity, friction, pressure, inertia, and momentum.
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  • \  Define biomechanics, mechanics, equilibrium, stability, and balance.
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  • \ Describe basic principles of electricity including electronic circuitry, magnets, electric charges, and static electricity.
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  • \ Describe the effects of buoyancy.
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  • \ Demonstrate understanding of the difference between kinematics and kinetics.
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  • \ Be able to identify Newton's First, Second, and Third laws.
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  • \ Demonstrate understanding of lever systems found in the human body.
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  • \ Demonstrate understanding of anatomical pulleys in the musculoskeletal system.
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  • \ Identify various properties of ultrasound including power, intensity, frequency, absorption, reflection, refraction, cavitation, and attenuation. 
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  • \ Apply the basic mechanical principles of mass, gravity, friction, pressure, inertia, and momentum to therapeutic interventions.
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  • \ Apply the basic mechanical prinicples of electricity, including electronic circuitry, magnets, electric charges, and static electricity to therapeutic interventions.
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  • \ Apply the basic principles of buoyancy and hydrostatic pressure to therapeutic interventions.
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  • \ Apply the basic princciples of sound, light, and thermodynamics to therapeutic interventions.
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  • \ Identify various properties of joint function including compression, bending, torsion, tension, and shear and apply these principles to physical therapy.
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  • \ Distinguish between conduction, convection, conversion, radiation, and evaporation and give examples of each from the field of physical therapy.
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  • \ Apply Newton's laws to the field of physical therapy.
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  • \ Apply basic mechanical prinicples such as gravity, friction, pressure, inertia, and momentum to the field of physical therapy.
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  • \ Complete an abstract from a professional peer-reviewed journal. 
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Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

\ Learners must attend, prepare and study to be successful. Learners are expected to be present for all classes and are responsible for all information presented, assigned, and tested over in order to be successful in this course. It is the learner’s responsibility for turning in all assigned work, completing all projects, and completing all assigned readings for the course. It is the learner’s responsibility to read, understand and keep in possession a copy of the course syllabus.

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\ Students are to read the Amarillo College "Student Rights and Responsibilities" handouthttp://catalog.actx.edu/content.php?catoid=7&navoid=291 with emphasis placed on the Academic Information, Student Conduct and Responsibilities, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education/Prevention Program sections. 
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\ Learners will not use pagers or cell phones in the classroom. All such devices must be placed on silent mode. Texting in class will result in the student being asked to leave the class and being counted absent for the lecture/lab.
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\ When asked, the student will attend class in professional dress including black, navy, or khaki pants for men and women or skirt for women, shirt with collar, shirt able to be tucked into pants at waist upon request, and closed toe white tennis shoe or colored dress shoe with heel not exceeding 1 inch with socks or hosiery to compliment pant/skirt. Amarillo College Badge/ID's are also part of the professional dress to be worn and are expected whenever the student is participating in off-campus program-related activities.
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\ Jewelry and cologne are to be kept to a minimum. No tattoos are allowed to be seen or show at off-campus activities. Piercings allowed are a single pair of ear studs for women only. All other piercings on men and women must be removed prior to entering off-campus sites. If professional dress code is not followed the student will receive a 0 grade for the day, will not be allowed to accompany the class on assignment and will not have an option to makeup the assignment.
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\ Courtesy and respect are expected between the learner and instructor. Learners are expected to be attentive to instructor and guests and oral presentations of other learners. Learners are to extend highest respect to patients/clients/others when making off campus contact. Lack of regard to this expectation at any time by any single learner or group of learners may result in immediate dismissal of the learner/s from the situation by the instructor, guest lecturer, or patient/client/other.
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\ Dishonesty in the classroom or in completing any assignment will not be tolerated.  Students demonstrating academic dishonesty as defined in the "Student Rights and Responsibilities" publication will receive a grade of "F" in the course and will be subject to all PTA Program policies regarding course failure.
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\ Student Grievance: A student who has a problem with the course or course instructor should make every attempt to resolve the problem with the course instructor.  If that is not successful, the student may appeal the decision of the instructor to the program director, Allied Health Dean, Dean of Instruction, and the Amarillo College President - IN THAT ORDER.
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Grading Criteria

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\ *Students must have a minimum of 74.5% when all quizzes, tests, and application exams are averaged together. The combined assignment grade will not be included in the course average until the 74.5% requirement is met. A student who does not achieve at least a 74.5% average on all quizzes, tests, and applications with the final exam will receive an F in this course. In other words, a student must have a passing grade with all exams/applications, quizzes and the final averaged together in order to successfully pass the course.
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\ If the midterm grade is failing as indicated by the grade report, the student must contact the course instructor to schedule a planning meeting. At this meeting, the student will be expected to develop an action plan for successful completion of the course. This action plan should include a detailed study schedule, should identify any areas of weakness in understanding course content, and must include methods/strategies that will be used to correct the learning deficit. Failure to meet with the instructor or to complete the action plan will result in a 10 point deduction from the final grade.
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\ THE INSTRUCTOR WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMINDING STUDENTS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLETE THE MIDTERM PROCESS. THE INSTRUCTOR WILL TREAT ALL STUDENTS AS ADULTS AND WILL THEREFORE EXPECT THE STUDENT TO APPROACH THE INSTRUCTOR TO DISCUSS ANY CLARIFICATION OF THESE GUIDELINES.
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\ Test/application exams will be available for review for one week following the return of the graded exam/application. The exam/applications will be kept in the instructor’s office; each student will need to set up an individual time to review the materials.
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\ Students are responsible for correctly completing their scantron sheets. Once the scantron is turned into the instructor, no changes will be allowed on the scantron. Therefore, we strongly recommend you are careful with imprinting your responses.
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\ All assignments are due AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TIME on the assigned due date.  NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.

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\ There will be NO make-ups on quizzes, homework assignments, or the final exam.  Absence of a test or application exam results in a five-point deduction from the earned grade.  All absences will be treated equally, regardless of the reason.  The student should expect to take the missed examination the day the student returns to school unless otherwise notified by the instructor.  It is the responsibility of the student to seek out the lead instructor and inform the instructor that he/she is prsent.  If the student fails to notify the lead instructor of his/her return to school, an additional five(5) point penalty will be applied for each day of the week that the student has returned to school and has not taken the missed exam.  The make-up test or make-up application exam may vary in format from the original examination.

Attendance

\ ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement.  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the learner to attend class.  At the beginning of each lecture and lab, learners will be expected to sign the roster provided by the instructor.  Failure to sign in will result in the learner being marked absent for attendance purposes even if he/she is present in class and seen by the instructor.  

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\ Each learner will be allowed only one absence for lecture only courses and two absences for lecture/lab courses.  After the absence(s), a penalty of five (5) points will be deducted from the final course grade for each subsequent absence.  For example, a learner who misses three (3) lectures will have five (5) points deducted from the final grade for the course.

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\ Following an absence, the student is responsible for getting missed notes/assignments/copies of handouts, etc. from classmates.  The student is also responsible for getting any needed clarification of missed information from the course instructor. 

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Calendar

Students are expected to bring 1 scantron form, unless otherwise instructed, for all major tests/exams.

The final exam for this course will be comprehensive.

Applied Physical Principles

Fall 2013 Tentative Schedule

Week 1 Lecture    Intro Terminology

                                 Motion

Week 2 Lecture    Forces

Week 3 Lecture    Gravity 

                                 TEST #1

Week 4  Lecture    Torque

                                  Friction

Week 5   Lecture    Pressure

                                  Strength of Materials

Week 6  Lecture     Simple Machines

                                  Clinical Application

Week 7   Lecture    Clinical Application Cont.

                                   TEST #2

Week 8   Lecture    Introduction to Physical Agents

Week 9    Lecture    Electromagnetic spectrum

Week 10  Lecture    Thermal Energy             

                                    Liquids

Week 11  Lecture    Liquids

                                    Acoustic Spectrum

Week 12  Lecture    Acoustic Spectrum

                                    Electrical Current

Week 13   Lecture    Electrical Current

                                    **TEST #3 -Intro to Physical Agents through information on Acoustic Spectrum**

Week 14   Lecture     Electrical Current

                                      Electrical Circuits

Week 15   Lecture     Electrical Circuits

                                      Wrap up

Week 15                      COMPREHENSIVE FINAL

 

Additional Information

If you are in need of additional help throughout the semester, please visit the following site https://www.actx.edu/resources/

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Last Edited on:

11/30/-1 12:00 AM