College of Humanities and Sciences

Lourdes E. Campos, MD Building

City of Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines
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Local: 5007 (Dean’s Secretary) | 1412 (Dean)

1345 (Dept. of Integrated Humanities and Sciences)
1408 (Dept. of Chemistry)
1115 (Chemistry Lab) | 1405 (Biology & Physics Lab)

COURSE SYLLABUS
DEPARTMENT : Integrated Humanities and Sciences
COURSE CODE AND COURSE TITLE : GE-PHED 103 (Aquatics)
NUMBER OF UNITS :2
PRE-REQUISITE : PHED 101
CLASS DAYS AND CLASS TIME :__________________________________________
ROOM :__________________________________________
INSTRUCTOR/PROFESSOR :__________________________________________
CONSULTATION HOURS :__________________________________________

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course introduces the fundamental skills in swimming such as floating, threading, bubbling skills, the fundamental strokes such as freestyle, backstroke,
breaststrokes, and butterfly, proper swimming conduct and the conditioning exercises. As the students’ progress, more advanced techniques are learned.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

LO1: Higher levels of comprehension (Textual, Visual, etc.)

LO2: Understanding of basic concepts across the domains of knowledge
LO3: Critical, analytical and creative thinking
LO4: Appreciation of various human conditions
LO5: Capacity to personally interpret human experience.
LO6: Ability to view the contemporary world from both Philippine and global perspective
LO7: Self-assuredness in knowing and being a Filipino
LO8: Capacity to reflect critically and shared concerns and think of innovative, creative solutions guided by ethical standards
LO9: Ability to appreciate and contribute to artistic beauty
LO10: Understanding and respect for human rights
LO11: The ability to contribute personally and meaningfully to the country’s development

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LO12: Working effectively in a group
LO13: Ability to solve problems (including real world problems)
LO14: Knowledge of basic work related skills

LEARNING PLAN:

TOPIC/S INTENDED LEARNING TEACHING/LEARNING METHOD/S OF

OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT
Orientation Exhibit awareness and knowledge of the facilities Establishing rapport with the class thru Presentation of Expectations
1. Syllabus and equipment in Swimming pool, grading system game entitled “Getting to Know”.
2. Class policies and house rules.
3. Pool Usage Discussion of the Expectations of both
4. Course Requirements Professor and Students.

Field observation
INTRO TO SWIMMING Discuss swimming terminologies. Lecture-Discussion Written Quiz
1. History Inquiry-based learning
2. Terminologies Be acquainted with standard pool specification. Discovery learning
3. Principles of Movement
4. Facilities and Equipment Enumerate scientific principle contained in each
5. Water Safety Rules & swimming stroke.
Guidelines in Swimming
Identify different swimming events for competition.
WATER FAMILIARIZATION Exhibit self-confidence in entering the water. Discussion/Demonstration Practical Tests:
1. Entering and Leaving the Pool Individual performance Skills assessment
Acquire sense of security while in water. Buddy system Execution of the different
LAND AND WATER DRILLS Perform breathing, breath holding and bobbing Drills water drills
1. Warm-up and Cool down with ease.
2. Breathing and Breath Holding

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3. Bobbing
4. Glide
SURVIVAL FLOATING Distinguish each float from others. Participation during demonstration of Practical Test:
1. Prone Float learned skills Buoyancy Test
2. Tuck Float/Turtle Float Acquire and practice safety learning survival Drills
3. Jelly Fish Float techniques. Practice of skills
4. Starfish Float/Dead Man’s Part-whole method
Float

FREE STYLE (FRONT CRAWL) Take part in maintaining sanitation and hygiene Leg work
1. Arm pull practices in swimming pool. Arm stroke
2. Flutter kick
Swim across a 25 m. pool using front crawl. Execution of front crawl
FREE STYLE WITH
BREATHING
1. Proper Breathing/Breathing Arm

FIRST COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT

TOPIC/S INTENDED LEARNING TEACHING/LEARNING METHOD/S OF

OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT
BACKSTROKE Execute backstroke properly with efficiency and Discussion/Demonstration Practical Test:
1. Supine Float ease. Cooperative Learning Execution of backstroke
2. Sculling Practice of skills
3. Inverted Flutter Kick (leg work) Acquire coordination of arms and feet in swimming Drills
4. Arm Movement backstroke.

Swim across a 25 m. pool using backstroke.

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WATER SURVIVAL Learn the basic skills in treading and dog paddle as Discussion/Demonstration Practical Test:
TECHNIQUES a means of water survival. Cooperative Learning Execution of water survival
1. Treading Practice of skills techniques
2. Dog paddle Stay afloat in 2 minutes using one of survival Drills
3. Side stroke technique.
SECOND COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT

TOPIC/S INTENDED LEARNING TEACHING/LEARNING METHOD/S OF

OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT
BREASTROKE Execute breaststroke properly with efficiency and Discussion/Demonstration Practical Test:
1. Frog Kick ease. Cooperative Learning Execution of breaststroke
2. Arm Pull Practice of skills
Acquire coordination of arms and feet in swimming Drills
breaststroke.

Swim across a 25 m. pool using breaststroke.

Intro to BUTTERFLY Execute butterfly with efficiency and ease. Discussion/Demonstration Practical Test:
1. Body Undulation Cooperative Learning Individual execution of
2. Dolphin Kick Acquire coordination of arms and feet in swimming Practice of skills butterfly.
3. Arm Movement butterfly. Drills

Swim across a 25 m. pool using butterfly.

SWIMMING THE LEARNED Display knowledge of rules observed in swimming Individual performance Swimming Competition
STROKE competition. Group performance
1. Freestyle Practice of Skills Students will decide to
2. Backstroke Identify duties and responsibilities of swimming perform between Individual
3. Breaststroke officials. Medley and Medley Relay

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 Perform strokes with improved skills, increased
endurance, developed perseverance and self-
confidence.
THIRD COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT

FINAL COURSE OUTPUT:

As evidence of attaining the above learning outcomes, the students are required to do and submit the output as indicated.

LEARNING OUTCOMES REQUIRED OUTPUT DUE DATE

LO 1- LO 14 Perform the following skills: October 2015

1. Front Crawl
2. Backstroke
3. Breaststroke

RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT:

CRITERIA EXEMPLARY SATISFACTORY DEVELOPING BEGINNING RATING

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GOD-LOVING Manifest profound Manifest adequate Manifest some understanding Manifest no
understanding of the understanding of the of the importance of learning understanding of the
Survival Skills importance of learning importance of learning swimming by acquiring importance of learning
swimming by acquiring swimming by acquiring excellent execution of treading, dog paddle and
excellent execution of excellent execution of treading, dog paddle and different floating skills as
treading, dog paddle and treading, dog paddle and different floating skills necessary skills for life
different floating skills as different floating skills as necessary skills for life preservation.
necessary skills for life necessary skills for life preservation.
preservation. preservation.

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PERSON- Exhibit admirable care in Exhibit average care in safety Exhibit less care in safety of Exhibit no care in safety
ORIENTED safety of everyone/partner/self of everyone/partner/self by everyone/partner/self by of everyone/partner/self
by being attentive to manage being attentive to manage risk being attentive to manage by being attentive to
Water Safety risk of drowning while of drowning while performing risk of drowning while manage risk of drowning
Awareness performing different drills or different drills or activities in performing different drills or while performing
activities in swimming. swimming. activities in swimming. different drills or
activities in swimming.
Execute fast level of Execute moderate-fast level of Execute moderate level of Execute low level of
Execution of skills performance in the swimming performance in the swimming performance in the performance in the
strokes learned while strokes learned while swimming strokes learned swimming strokes
developing sense of self- developing sense of self- while developing sense of learned.
confidence, respectfulness, confidence, respectfulness, self-confidence,
perseverance and sociability perseverance and sociability respectfulness, perseverance
while partaking in aquatic while partaking in aquatic and sociability while
activity together. activity together. partaking in aquatic activity
together.
Mastery Demonstrate the proper Demonstrate the proper Demonstrate the proper Difficulty in
execution of the four basic execution of at least three of execution of at least two of demonstrating any of the
strokes namely free style, the four basic strokes geared to the four basic strokes geared four basic strokes.
back stroke, breaststroke and be shared with compassion and to be shared with compassion
butterfly geared to be shared humility to other learners. and humility to other
with compassion and humility learners.
to other learners.
PATRIOTIC Able to endure all aquatic Able to endure most of the Able to endure some of the Not able to endure any of
HEALTH activities with ease requiring aquatic activities with ease aquatic activities with ease the aquatic activities with
PROFESSIONAL the ability to manage stress in requiring the ability to manage requiring the ability to ease.
Cardio-Respiratory dealing with the human stress in dealing with the manage stress in dealing with
Endurance suffering that they will human suffering that they will the human suffering that they
encounter at work. encounter at work. will encounter at work.
Highly participative in all the Highly participative in most of Highly participative in some No involvement in any of
Involvement/ aquatic activities through the aquatic activities through of the aquatic activities the aquatic activities
Participation coaching, competition, coaching, competition, through coaching, through coaching,
community involvement and community involvement and competition, community competition, community

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 development of fitness development of fitness involvement and involvement and
program. program. development of fitness development of fitness
program. program.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND FORMS OF ASSESSMENTS:

Aside from the final output, the students are assessed at other times during the term by the following:
1. Group report/Group presentation
2. Quizzes/Practical Test/Written Exam
3. One Research Day/Alternative Class per Term

*Rubric for each method of assessment will be used.

LEVELS OF ASSESSMENT:

PRELIMINARY/ MIDTERM FINAL TERM

Class Participation/Uniform 25% Class Participation/Uniform 30%
Practical Test/Quiz/ Assignment 35% Final Output 70%
Major Examination 40%
TOTAL 100% 100%

REFERENCES:

Evans, J. (2007). Total swimming. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Guzman, R. (2007). The swimming drill book. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics
Lucero, B. (2008). The 100 best swimming drills. Maidenhead: Meyer and MeyerSports.
Royal Life Saving Society-Australia (2010). Swimming and lifesaving: Water safety for all Australians (6th ed.). Chatswood, N.S.V.: Elsevier Australia.
Salo D. and Riewald S.A.(2008). Complete conditioning for swimming. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics
Tharett, S.J. (2007). ACSM’S health/fitness facility standards & guidelines (3rd ed.). USA: American College of Medicine.

CLASS POLICIES:

A. Should the students fail to submit requirements:

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 1. They will be given a score of zero (0) with a corresponding grade of zero percent (0%) in a requirement which is not submitted under the following
conditions:
a. They are given a chance to make-up for the said requirement;
b. They are given enough time to work on the make-up requirement.
2. They will be given a score of zero (0) with a corresponding grade of zero percent (0%) in a quiz which is given during their absence, under the following
conditions:
a. The absence is unexcused;
b. They are offered a make-up quiz and still fail to show-up during the given time;
c. They are given enough time to prepare for the make-up quiz.
3. In case the students submitted a requirement given by the instructor/professor to make-up for their lost grade, a certain percent will be deducted on their
actual grade.
The deduction will be determined by the subject teacher.
B. Students who arrive beyond the allowable time for tardiness will be allowed to enter the class but are marked absent. Attendance policies found in the Student
Handbook apply.
C. Students not wearing the prescribed PE uniform will be considered absent.
D. Eating and drinking are not allowed inside the gym.
E. Varsity players are excused from taking this course; however, they are required to attend 3 meetings within the prelim period.
F. Any gym personnel and/or faculty member will be in authority over unbecoming behavior of the student; as such, incident report will be submitted to the Office
of the Student Services.
G. Cheating, tardiness and other violations would be dealt with in accordance to the provisions stipulated in the Student Handbook.
H. Gadgets are no allowed during class hours unless needed in class discussions.

All policies (attendance, tardiness, decorum, grievances, etc.) will be subject to the provisions of the latest version of the Student Handbook.

ENDORSED: RECOMMENDING APPROVAL: APPROVED:

ELLEN JOY P. PACUDAN, MA ILUMINADA A. RONIO, MSc MARGEL C. BONIFACIO, RCh, PhD
Cluster Coordinator, Department Chair Dean
Health and Human Performance and Development