STUDY Abroad

With all of the fun, one would wonder if I actually studied.  I most certainly did.  With the sight-seeing, field trips and other activities going on; classwork and studying would replace a good portion of “down-time.”   I was no exception.  KIN 330 had a variety of different activities that went on.  These included labs, a group paper, lecture, quizzes, and exams.  GEO 490 was a lecture for three hours and take notes.  The field trips on Fridays were also a part of the GEO 490 curriculum.  I earned a 4.0 in both classes, along with doing an Honors Option paper for KIN 330. 

General schedule:

Monday: GEO 490 (9AM-12PM, 6PM-9PM)

Tuesday: KIN 330 (9AM-12PM)

Wednesday: KIN 330 (9AM-12PM), GEO 490 (6PM-9PM)

Thursday: KIN 330 (9 AM-12PM)

KIN 330:

Class No.	Topic	Readings
Class 1 Material already covered	Intro/Design Lab Joint Movements/Plane of Movement Lab 2 Muscles Definitions and Types of Muscle Contractions	MAaP groups assigned already Chaps: 6, 7, 8 Tissue Questions: 1-4; 63-89
Class 2	Olson’s Principles Lab 3 Summation of Forces Newton’s Laws Patterns: Upper and Lower Extremity Analysis Trunk and Spine Analysis Quiz 1	Olson’s Lab 3 Pattern Handout:  Web Stability Principles: Web Chaps: 13, 10, 11
Class 3	(Review Quiz 1) Finish Patterns Applications of Principles Video Analyses Center of Gravity Stability Principles Linear Kinematics Cine A Lab:  Lab 4	Chaps: 1,3,4,6 Patterns Questions Web: Lab 4 Class Handouts
28June Thursday	Draft Due:  MAaP Lit review  and reference list	1800
Class 4	Angular Kinematics Cine B Lab:  Lab 5 Discuss Labs Uniformly Accelerated Motion Exam 1	Web word problems:      UAM word problems  Web: Lab 5
Class 5	Review Exam 1 Projectile Motion	Chap:  11 Projectile Motion
Class 6	Newton’s Second Law Applications of Principles Quiz 2	Physics Questions Web word problems:      Acceleration Class Handouts
5 July Thursday	Draft MAaP Skill analysis due + video	1800
Class 7	Review Quiz 2 Newton’s Laws of Motion Linear Momentum Application to movement	Linear Momentum Chaps:  11, 12, 14 Class Handouts
Class 8	Angular Momentum Application to movement Exam 2	Web:  Final Review Word      Problems Chapter 14
Class 9	Review Exam 2 Angular Momentum cont. Angular Kinetics Levers	Chapter 14 Class Handouts
12July Thursday	Mechanical Principles Draft due	1800
Class 10	Angular Kinetics cont. Moments/Moment Arms Quiz 3	Class Handouts
Class 11	Review Quiz 3 Characteristics of Bone, Tendon and Ligament,    and Articular Cartilage Application to movement and current medical    Practices	**MAaP Due** Remaining tissue questions
Class 12	Finish material Exam 3:	Return graded MAaPs

GEO 490:

Dates: Lecture Topics:

M 6/25 Introduction to Course; Development of Society with Australian examples

M 6/25 Globalization; Developed World vs. Developing World

W 6/28 Drivers of Environmental Changes, along with Aborigines and British immigrants

F 6/29 Field trip (Ku-Ring-Gai Chase)

M 7/2 Economics, Politics & Worldviews

M 7/2 Human Population Growth & Distribution; Cities & Suburban Sprawl

W 7/4 Exam 1

F 7/6 Field trip (Blue Mountains and Featherdale Wildlife Park)

M 7/10 Slums; Solid & Hazardous Waste; Air Pollution, Non-Renewable Energy

M 7/10 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy; Smart Growth

W 7/12 Exam 2; Water Resources & Pollution; Water Protection 2

F 7/13 Field Trip (Hunter Valley)

M 7/16 Soils & Food Resources

M 7/16 Biodiversity Loss

W 7/18 Climate Change

F 7/20 Exam 3

Sat. 7/21 Fly to Cairns (with Dr. Ulibarri)

Sun. 7/22 Field trip: Great Barrier Reef (with Dr. Ulibarri)

7/27 Due:

essay re: Great Barrier Reef (15 pts)