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Western University
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Kinesiology

KIN 3347B - Physical Growth and Motor Development

Winter 2020

Instructor: Dr. Ben Kajaste Lectures: Mo 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Office: AHB 3B14 We 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Email: bkajaste@uwo.ca
Phone: 519/661-2111 x n/a Room: HSB 240
Office Hrs: By appointment

TAs: Morgan Kidney

mkidney@uwo.ca@uwo.ca

Adam Purdy
apurdy2@uwo.ca@uwo.ca

NOTE: All course information including grades, assignment outlines, deadlines, etc. are available
via OWL. Check the website regularly for course announcements.

Calendar Course Description (including prerequisites/anti-requisites):

An examination of the principles and processes of human physical growth and motor development
from birth to maturity. Attention will focus on physical-structural growth, age and sex-associated
variation in growth and performance, biologic maturation, and the relationship of these to motor-
development/performance during infancy, childhood and adolescence.

Antirequisite(s): Health Sciences 2700A/B.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of second year Kinesiology or permission of Kinesiology.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have successfully completed all course pre-requisites, and
that you have not taken an anti-requisite course.

Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to
enroll in it, you may be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. This
decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees in the event that you are
dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.

NOTE: If you wish to enroll in this course without the stated pre-requisite(s), you must obtain
written approval from the course instructor. The approval should then be forwarded to your
academic counsellor.

My Course Description

Learning Outcomes/Schedule:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Define motor development and list its objectives

2. Discuss the importance of motor development
3. Critically analyze theories of motor development
4. Classify, assess, and analyze motor behavior
5. Describe changes in perception and action across the l i f e s p a n

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 6. Identify how biological constraints shape motor devel opment
7. Identify how socio-cultural constraints shape motor development
8. Discuss how to facilitate motor development

Required Course Material/Text:

Boyd, D., Johnson, P., & Bee, H., (2017). Lifespan Development (6th Ed.). Canadian Edition.
Toronto: Pearson. *This selected text will be delivered through the REVEL platform, which features
integrated chapter quizzes. Please acquire either the all-digital version (ISBN: 9780134664841) or
combined (digital + loose leaf; ISBN: 9780134744131) version of the text from the UWO Bookstore.

Course Evaluation:
Assignments are due as stated in the course syllabus and will not be accepted late, except under
medical or other compassionate circumstances. Submitting a late assignment without appropriate
documentation will result in a zero (0) grade. A missed mid-term examination, without appropriate
documentation will result in a zero (0) grade. Acceptable reasons might include hospital stays,
serious illness, family emergencies (like serious accidents, illness or death) or similar circumstances.

1. Revel Chapter/Module online Quizzes: one quiz per chapter covered. Marks from each quiz will
be cumulative and translate to 25% of course grade when totaled.

2. Mid Term Exam 1: In class (date TBD) 25% of final grade. Format = multiple choice and short
answer questions.

3. Mid Term Exam 2: In class (date TBD) 25% of final grade. Format = multiple choice and short
answer questions.

4. The Final Examination (25% of final grade) date TBD (scheduled by Registrar’s Office) will be
cumulative but weighted towards the material covered after the second midterm exam. This will be a
combination of multiple choice and short/long answer questions.

***Any of the above may be subject to change prior to January 1st, 2019.

Course/University Policies

1. Statement on Use of Personal Response Systems (“Clickers”)

If Personal Response Systems (“Clickers”) are used in the course, a reference to the Guidelines for
their use (Guidelines are shown below). Instructors are to communicate clearly to students
information on how clickers are used including: how the student’s privacy will be protected, how
clickers may be used by the instructor for data gathering and for evaluating the students, and why
they cannot be used by anyone but the student (since the students involved in misuse of a clicker
may be charged with a scholastic offence).

2. Academic offences: They are taken seriously and students are directed to read the appropriate
policy, specifically, the definition of what constitutes a Scholastic Offence, at the following Web site:
https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/appeals/scholastic_discipline_undergrad.pdf

A) Students must write their essays and assignments in their own words. Whenever students
take an idea, or a passage from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using
quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations.
Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offence Policy in the Western Academic
Calendar). All required papers may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to the
commercial plagiarism detection software under license to the University for the detection of
plagiarism. All papers submitted for such checking will be included as source documents in the
reference database for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of papers subsequently submitted to the
system. Use of the service is subject to the licensing agreement, currently between Western

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University and Turnitin.com http://www.turnitin.com

B) Computer marked multiple-choice tests and/or exams may be subject to submission for
similarity review by software that will check for unusual coincidences in answer patterns that may
indicate cheating.

3. Electronic Device Usage:

During Exams - Unless you have medical accommodations that require you to do so, or explicit
permission from the instructor of the course, you may not use any of the following electronic devices
during ANY of the tests, quizzes, midterms, examinations, or other in-class evaluations: cellphones,
smart phones, smart watches, smart glasses, audio players or recorders of any sort, video cameras,
video games, DVD players, televisions, laptop/notebook/netbook computers, flashlights or laser
pointers.

During Lectures and Tutorials: Although you are welcome to use a computer during lecture and
tutorial periods, you are expected to use the computer for scholastic purposes only, and refrain from
engaging in any activities that may distract other students from learning. Please be respectful to your
fellow students and turn the sound off. If the professor receives complaints from other students
regarding noise or other disruptive behavior (e.g. watching videos on YouTube.com, updating your
Facebook status, playing Solitaire), your classroom privileges will be revoked. From time to time,
your professor may ask the class to turn off all computers, to facilitate learning or discussion of the
material presented in a particular class. Unless explicitly noted otherwise, you may not make
audio or video recordings of lectures – nor may you edit, re-use, distribute, or re-broadcast
any of the material posted to the course website.

4. Health and Wellness:

Information regarding health and wellness-related services available to students may be found at
http://www.health.uwo.ca/.

Students who are in emotional/mental distress should refer to Mental Health@Western

(http://www.health.uwo.ca/) for a complete list of options about how to obtain help.

5. Support Services
There are various support services around campus and these include, but are not limited to:
1. Student Development Centre -- http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/ssd/
2. Student Health & Wellness -- http://www.health.uwo.ca/
3. Registrar’s Office -- http://www.registrar.uwo.ca/
4. Ombudsperson Office -- http://www.uwo.ca/ombuds/

6. Documentation for Academic Accommodation (Illness, Medical/Non-Medical Absences):

http://www.westerncalendar.uwo.ca/PolicyPages.cfm?Command=showCategory&PolicyCategoryID=
1&SelectedCalendar=Live&ArchiveID=#Page_12

Students who experience an extenuating circumstance (illness, injury, or other extenuating

circumstance) sufficiently significant to temporarily render them unable to meet academic
requirements may submit a request for academic consideration through the following routes:
(i) Submitting a Self-Reported Absence (see below for conditions)
(ii) For medical absences exceeding 48 hours, submitting a Student Medical Certificate (SMC)
signed by a licensed medical or mental health practitioner to their Academic Counselling in their
Faculty of registration in order to be eligible for Academic Consideration; or
(iii) For non-medical absences exceeding 48 hours, submitting appropriate documentation (e.g.,
obituary, police report, accident report, court order, etc.) to Academic Counselling in their Faculty of
registration in order to be eligible for academic consideration. Students are encouraged to contact
their Academic Counselling unit to clarify what documentation is appropriate.
Students seeking academic consideration must communicate with their instructors no later than
24 hours after the end of the period covered by either the self-reported absence or SMC, or

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immediately upon their return following a documented absence.

The following conditions are in place for self-reporting of medical or extenuating

circumstances:
a. a maximum of two self-reported absences between September and April and one self-reported
absence between May and August;
b. any absences in excess of the number designated in clause a above will require students to
present a Student Medical Certificate (SMC) or appropriate documentation supporting extenuating
circumstances to the Academic Counselling unit in their Faculty of registration no later than two
business days after the date specified for resuming responsibilities.
c. The duration of the excused absence will be for a maximum of 48 hours from the time the Self-
Reported Absence form is completed through the online portal, or from 8:30 am the following
morning if the form is submitted after 4:30 pm;
d. The duration of the excused absence will terminate prior to the end of the 48 hour period should
the student undertake significant academic responsibilities (write a test, submit a paper) during that
time;
e. The duration of an excused absence will terminate at 8:30 am on the day following the last day of
classes each semester regardless of how many days of absence have elapsed;
f. Self-reported absences will not be allowed for scheduled final examinations; for midterm
examinations scheduled during the December examination period; or for final lab examinations
scheduled during the final week of term;
g. Self-reporting may not be used for assessments (e.g. midterm exams, tests, reports,
presentations, or essays) worth more than 30% of any given course;

For medical and non-medical absences that are not eligible for self-reporting Kinesiology students
must submit an Academic Consideration Request form found online
https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/kin/undergrad/files/accommodation_request.pdf in addition to an SMC or
appropriate documentation in the event of a non-medical absence. These documents will be retained
in the student’s file, and will be held in confidence in accordance with the University’s Official
Student Record Information Privacy Policy.

7. Grades: Where possible assignment objectives and rubrics will be posted on OWL. Should you
have a concern regarding the grade you received for an assignment or feel that it is unfair in any
way, you must wait 24 hours from the receipt of the assignment to approach the instructor or TA. In
doing so, please make an appointment and prepare in writing, with evidence, why you feel your
grade is inappropriate. Please be aware that in requesting a grade reassessment, your grade could
go up/down/or stay the same. Note that calculations errors (which do occur!) should be brought to
my attention immediately.

Generally, students can expect some form of feedback on their performance in a course before the
drop date.

□ November 9th, 2019 (for first term half-courses)

□ November 27th, 2019 (for full-year courses)
□ March 4th, 2020 (for second term half-or full year courses)

A+ 90-100 One could scarcely expect better from a student at this level
A 80-89 Superior work that is clearly above average
B 70-79 Good work, meeting all requirements and eminently
C 60-69 satisfactory work, meeting requirements
Competent
D 50-59 Fair work, minimally acceptable.
F below 50 Fail

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Rounding of Grades (for example, bumping a 79 to 80%):
This is a practice some students request. This practice will not occur here. The edges of this
course are clear and sharp. The mark attained is the mark you achieved and the mark assigned;
there is no rounding to the next grade level, or ‘giving away’ of marks. Please don’t ask me to do this
for you; the response will be “please review the course outline where this is presented”.

8. Classroom Behaviour: Class will begin promptly at the time specified at the top of page one of
this syllabus. In the event that you must arrive late, please enter the classroom with a minimal
disturbance to the class. Please keep all electronic devices on silent and avoid distracting
classmates.

9. Student Code of Conduct

The purpose of the Code of Student Conduct is to define the general standard of conduct expected
of students registered at Western University, provide examples of behaviour that constitutes a
breach of this standard of conduct, provide examples of sanctions that may be imposed and set out
the disciplinary procedures that the University will follow. For more information, visit
https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/board/code.pdf

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