Athletic Training
AH 408 Seminar in Athletic Training

TEXTS:

	Athletic Training Exam Review: A Student Guide to Success, Fourth Edition Lynn Van Ost MEd, RN, PT, ATC; Karen Manfre MA, ATR; Karen Lew MEd, ATC, LAT $49.95 ISBN 13 978-1-55642-854-8 304 pp Soft Cover Pub. Date: 2009 Order# 48548
	Athletic Training Exam Review Softbound Barbara  Long MS, VATL, ATC Charles W Hale IV, MSEd, VATL, ATC Price: $47.95 ISBN-10: 0-7817-8052-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-8052-0 Pub Date: April 2009 Pages: 400 Illustrations: 1250 Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
	The Role Delineation Study, Fifth Edition NATA Board of Certification, (NATABOC) Special Internet Price: $19.95 (US funds) each + shipping
	Clinical Skills Documentation Guide for Athletic Training, Second Edition Herb Amato DA, ATC; Christy Venable Hawkins MS, ATC; Steven L. Cole MEd, ATC, CSCS $38.95 ISBN 10 1-55642-758-1 ISBN 13 978-1-55642-758-9 464 pp Soft Cover Pub. Date: 2006 Order# 47581
	Study Guide for the NATA Board of Certification Inc. Entry-Level Athletic Trainer Certification Examination, 3rd Edition By Douglas M. Kleiner, PhD, ATC, CSCS, EMT, FACSM, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. ISBN 0785-7. 176 pp. Soft cover. ©2002  Available now. $42.95

• Arnheim, Daniel D. & Prentice, William E. Principles of Athletic Training-. St. Louis, MO. McGraw-Hill Company, 11th Edition, 2003.
• Booher JM Thibodeau GA: Athletic Injury Assessment, ed 4, Dubuque, IA 2000, McGraw-Hill.
• Hall, Susan.  Basic Biomechanics.  McGraw Hill Company, 4^th edition, 2003
• Hartley, Anne. Practical Joint Assessment: Lower Quadrant. St. Louis, MO.: Mosby, 2nd edition, 1995.

• Hartley, Anne.  Practical Joint Assessment: Upper Quadrant. St. Louis, MO.: Mosby, 2nd edition, 1995.

• Hislop, Helen J. & Jacqueline Montgomery Daniels and Worthingham's Muscle Testing: Techniques of Manual Examination, Philadelphia, PA. W.B. Saunders, 7^th edition, 2002.
• Hoppenfeld, Stanley. Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities. New York, N.Y.: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1976
• Kettenbach, Ginge. Writing S.O.A.P. Notes, Philadelphia, PA. F.A. Davis Company 2^nd edition, 1995.
• Magee, David J.  Orthopedic Physical Assessment.  Philadelphia, PA. W.B. Saunders, ed 4, 2002
• McGinnis, Peter Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise. Human Kinetics.  Champaign, IL, 1999.
  Starkey, Chad & Jeff Ryan. Evaluation of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries. Philadelphia, PA. F.A. Davis Company, 2nd edition,  2002.
• Norkin, Cynthia C. & D. Joyce White, Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry, Philadelphia, PA. F.A. Davis Company 2^nd edition, 1995

• Prentice, William E.  Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine.  Mosby.  New York.  McGraw-Hill, 3rd edition, 1999.

• Prentice, William E.  Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine.  New York.  McGraw-Hill, 5th edition, 2003.
• Quillen, William S. & Underwood, Frank.  Laboratory Manual To Accompany Therapeutic Modalities, 4th. New York.  McGraw-Hill, 1999.

• Rankin, James M., and Ingersoll, Christopher.  Athletic Training Management: Concepts and Applications 2^nd ed. New York.  McGraw-Hill, 2001.

• Ray, Richard.  Management Strategies in Athletic Training. 2^nd ed. Human Kinetics.  Champaign, IL, 2000.

• Thompson, Clem W. & Floyd, R. T.  Manual of Structural Kinesiology.  New York.  McGraw-Hill, 15th edition, 2004.
• Wilmore, Jack  & David Costill.  Physiology of Sport and Exercise.  2^nd Ed.  Human Kinetics.  Champaign, IL, 1999.
• Wright, Kenneth E. and William R. Whitehill.  The Comprehensive Manual of Taping and Wrapping Techniques.  2nd Ed. Cramer Products, 1996.

CREDIT HOURS: 1 semester hour

PREREQUISITE:  Senior standing or permission of the Athletic Training Education Program Director.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Provides student with information, practice exams, and counseling pertinent to professional careers in athletic training and sports medicine.  Two lecture hours per week.

1. Attendance:  Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes in this course.  Emergencies, sickness, and official school business are treated as excused absences, but it is still the responsibility of the student to maintain standing in the course. A student cannot receive credit for a course if he/she does not attend at least two-thirds of the class meetings, regardless of the reason for the absences.  University attendance policy will be enforced.
2. Academic Misconduct:  All acts of dishonesty including plagiarism constitute academic misconduct. UWA policy addressing such conduct will be strictly enforced.
3. Discussion of Grades with Professor:  Any student who receives failing grades during this course is urged to discuss this with the instructor.
4. All make up exams will be scheduled during the final examination period.  Exceptions are at the professor's discretion.
5. Email:  UWA students are required to use their UWA email accounts for all correspondence related to this course. Students should clean out their email accounts regularly. You should permanently delete items in the Deleted Items folder, and delete your emails in your Sent folder at the end of each term. If your mailbox is full, you will not receive important correspondence from your instructor.
6. Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities:  The University of West Alabama strives to make its programs accessible to qualified persons defined as disabled under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students who have special needs which require accommodation are responsible for notifying individuals from whom assistance may be required and informing instructors in each course in which they are enrolled. Students should contact the University’s Counseling Center following acceptance to the University to discuss the range of services or accommodations the University can provide. Support documentation of special needs from a physician or other qualified professional will be required if deemed necessary.
   For additional information, contact the Counseling Center, Foust Hall, Room 7, (205) 652-3651 or the Office of Student Affairs, Room 323, Webb Hall, (205) 652-3581.
7. Honesty/Integrity:  The University of West Alabama Academic Dishonesty Policy stated in the General Catalogue and the Student Handbook (available at http://tigerpaw.uwa.edu) will be followed.
8. Content/Schedule Change: The instructional schedule reflects expected class progress in course subject matter and is considered tentative.  The schedule is subject to change in content and scope at the instructor's discretion.
9. Course Website: Because instructional materials on the course website may be copyrighted, students may not download materials on the site to their desktops, laptops, or PDAs, or alter or distribute any materials on the course site, unless clearly directed to do so.
10. Turn It In Policy:
    The University of West Alabama reserves the right to use electronic means to detect and help prevent plagiarism. Students agree that by taking this course all course documents are subject to submission to Turnitin.com. All materials submitted to Turnitin.com will become source documents in Turnitin.com’s restricted access database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism in such documents. Students may be required by the instructor to individually submit course documents electronically to Turnitin.com.
11. Absence due to illness:
    In the event of illness, please contact your course instructor through e-mail or phone prior to your absence. Should you experience flu like symptoms, you are advised to contact your doctor. Course assignments may be posted to Blackboard or e-mailed to the instructor. Make-up work must be submitted within 14 days of returning to class. The instructor will work with you to reschedule any missed exams due to illness. The UWA attendance policy will be adhered to as H1N1 recovery time is typically two weeks or less. Please see the following communicable disease (Tiger Paw, p. 70) policy:
12. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
    Students are responsible for notifying the Office of Student Life and Housing if they contract a communicable and/or contagious disease that presents a significant degree of health risk to other members of the University community.