WILDERNESS SURVIVAL

NR92

REEDLEY COLLEGE / SPRING 2014

Tuesday 1800-1850 HRS. Lecture Room FEM 8

Additionally an overnight excursion in the forest is scheduled for Saturday May 10th 0700 through Sunday May 11th at 1600.

Instructor:	Craig Cooper

(559) 326-6034 Cell

(559) 332-2704 Office

craigcooperlt@yahoo.com

Textbook Not Required

Additional Information: Miscellaneous outdoor equipment will be required.

Course Description

NR92 is an introduction course to wilderness survival that will prepare students for travel into wilderness environments. This course will prepare students for an unexpected overnight stay lasting several days. It will include necessary equipment, shelter building, fire making, preparing to prevent hypothermia and hyperthermia. Students will pack a daypack with the “10 essentials” and with a hand tool will hike into a designated area, build a shelter and spend the night in the shelter. Students should evaluate their physical condition prior to enrolling in this class.

Course Objectives

1. To prepare the student for the physiological and psychological effects of being lost or injured, and stranded for 72 hours.

2. Show safely, the skills acquired to mitigate the situation.

Attendance/Participation

All classes must be attended. Student participation in class discussions is required. Participation may be in the form of actual classroom discussion as well as bringing articles to class from local newspapers, magazines, etc. regarding wilderness issues. In some cases the articles may dictate the topic of the class lecture and/or discussion. It is your responsibility to stay informed of any changes to assignments or class dates. Missing a class does not excuse you from this responsibility. Being absent is not an excuse for late work, late assignments, or just not knowing what is going on. It is the students responsibility to officially withdraw from this/or any course. Failure to do so may result in a “F” grade being recorded. As the instructor, I have the option to drop students who miss more than four class periods.

Student with Disabilities

Reedley College will make reasonable accommodations and/or academic adjustments to ensure that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in the college’s courses, programs and activities, including extracurricular activities. Students with disabilities who are requesting academic accommodations or auxiliary aids should contact Supportive Services. Participation by students with disabilities in Supportive Services is voluntary. Any student choosing not to participate in the program may elect an alternate path for support services through the office of the Dean of Learning Support Services.

Estudiantes Incapacitados

Reedley College proveerá servicio y/o arreglos académicos para asegurar que estudiantes incapacitados tengan oportunidades iguales para participar en las clases de esta escuela, incluyendo actividades extraescolares. Tales estudiantes que piden arreglos o aparatos auxiliaries deben llamar a Supportive Services . Participación es voluntaria. Estudiantes que no desean participar en este programa pueden ponerse en contacto con la oficina del Decano de Aprendizaje/Servicios Auxiliares.

Pagers/Cellular Phones

Pagers and cellular phones shall be turned off while in class. There are certain exceptions to the rule, albeit very few. Limited permission from the instructor may be granted if a student clearly demonstrates they need to have their communication device turned on during class. Laptop computers shall only be used to facilitate the class discussion. Unauthorized communication devices that “go off” during class interrupt the learning process and are disrespectful to the instructor and the other students. Sunflower seeds and all forms of tobacco products are not permitted.

Examinations

There will be two graded exams during the semester. Each exam may consist of multiple choice, true/false, matching and fill-in questions. Exams will be worth a total of 100 points each. Participation and possession of appropriate equipment will be counted as 100 points. The off site overnight excursion will be graded and count as 100 points.

Points Possible	Scale - %

Mid-term	100	100-90.00	A

Final	100	89.99-80.00	B

Participation and equipment 100	79.99-70.00	C

Overnight exercise 100	69.99-60.00	D

59.99-00.00	F

Total points poss. 400

For example, a student who earns 360 points out of 400 total points possible would have 90.0 percentage points. Accordingly, a student with 90.0% would receive an A. When a final grade is issued at the end of the semester, it will not be changed.

Anticipated Dates and Topics

March 18 Introduction to the 10 essentials

March 25 Hypothermia-It’s cold out here

April 1 Hyperthermia- Hot today where’s the shade

April 8 Effects of Dehydration, I’m thirsty

April 15 No Class –Spring Break

April 22 Give me shelter part 1

April 29 Give me shelter part 2

May 6 Wilderness First Aid/Snakebite

May 10-11 Practical application of skills learned

Sequoia National Forest

May 13 How did we do/Adjust the 10 essentials

May 20 Final/ Review equipment.