Students who approach their studies in a systematic and organized manner are more likely to complete the course successfully than those who do not plan a course of action. Therefore, the Student Manual includes a suggested study schedule to assist you in budgeting your time and monitoring your progress. You should expect to spend approximately six hours per week in completing all of the work required for this course.

The study schedule for Health Studies 200 presented here is designed to accommodate students who wish to complete the course in about 23 weeks or 5 months. Although your course contract may allow you 6 months from your start date to complete the course, we suggest that you try to follow this somewhat accelerated schedule. By doing so, you will have time to deal with any unforeseen interruptions to your studies. Feel free to alter this schedule to suit your personal circumstances.

Call your tutor if you have difficulty with the material or if you are unable to adhere to the schedule as suggested. If you find yourself falling behind in your course work, contact your tutor immediately. He or she will be able to advise you as to what options are available to you. You may, of course, proceed more quickly than is suggested by this Study Schedule.

Note: Students who are receiving financial assistance should check the details of their obligations and adjust their study schedules accordingly.

Week Study Topic/Activity
1 Familiarize yourself with all of the materials in your course materials package.
  Read the Student Manual through carefully.
  Contact your tutor and introduce yourself.
  Complete Unit 1: Health and Wellness.
2 Complete Unit 2: Sexuality.
3–4 Complete Unit 3: Reproductive Choices and Pregnancy.
5 Complete Unit 4: Nutrition.
6 Complete Unit 5: Weight.
  Make arrangements to take the mid-term examination. (Refer to the “Procedures for Applying for and Writing Examinations” section of the Student Manual.)
7 Complete Unit 6: Active Living.
8–9 Complete Assignment 1 and submit it for marking. Remember to complete and enclose or attach a Tutor-marked Exercise form and a copy of the article you are critiquing.
10 Review Units 1-6 to prepare for the mid-term exam. (Refer to the “Examinations” section of the Student Manual.)
11 Write the mid-term examination.
12 Complete Unit 7: Alcohol.
13 Complete Unit 8: Tobacco and Caffeine.
14 Complete Unit 9: Heart Health and Disease.
15–16 Complete Assignment 2 and submit it for marking. Remember to complete and enclose or attach a Tutor-marked Exercise form.
17 Complete Unit 10: Cancer and Non-Infectious Conditions.
18 Complete Unit 11: Communicable Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
19 Complete Unit 12: Aging.
  Contact your tutor if you have any questions.
20 Contact your tutor to discuss your readiness to write the final examination, and then make arrangements to take the exam. (Refer to the “Examinations” and the “Procedures for Applying for and Writing Examinations” sections of the Student Manual.)
21–22 Review Units 7-12 in preparation for the final exam.
  Contact your tutor if you have any questions.
23 Write the final examination.
  Congratulations on completing this course!
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