Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for PE 184I Fall 2024


Course Number:
PE 184I
Course Title:
Snowboarding I
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
30

Course Description

Introduces the basic skills necessary for snowboarding on beginning terrain, and skidded turns with control on beginning/intermediate terrain. Covers how to safely navigate changing weather conditions. Audit available.

Addendum to Course Description

An orientation session will be held at the college to collect fees, distribute tickets and answer questions. At the ski area, students will be placed in small classes with other students of similar ability. Classes will be conducted each of the five weeks on snow at the ski area. Lab/practice time will be available to supplement class time with the instructor, and independent practice is of the utmost importance. In addition to boarding skills,
safety and snowboard skiing etiquette will also be emphasized.
Students must provide appropriate clothing for winter weather in the mountain ski areas.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course the students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate skills developed while snowboarding that improve physical conditioning. 
  2. Demonstrate appropriate balance, rotary, edging, and pressure control movements to allow students to snowboard on beginning/intermediate terrain.
  3. Demonstrate walking, skating, climbing, gliding, stopping, sideslipping, skidding, turning, and maneuvers.
  4. Demonstrate skidded turn without a connecting traverse.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  1. Attendance
  2. Active participation and effort in class
  3. Demonstrated skills

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)


SUBJECT MATTER: CONCEPTS, THEMES, ISSUES (TOPICAL AREAS)

  1. Benefits of physically active lifestyle
  2. Oregon Skier's Responsibility Code
  3. Safe use of equipment, all lifts, and proper operation of the binding system
  4. Preparation and awareness of varying weather conditions
  5. Evaluating terrain
  6. Skiing at proper skill level and terrain
  7. Create and learn environment that allows students confidence


COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:

  1. Demonstrate balance, rotary, edging and pressure control movements
  2. Demonstrate level terrain turning
  3. Demonstrate walking/climbing
  4. Demonstrate skating/straight sliding
  5. Demonstrate sideslipping/skidding, toe and heel side
  6. Demonstrate skidded traverse, both directions
  7. Demonstrate standing skidded stops, both directions
  8. Demonstrate linked turns across the fall line, connected by a skidded traverse
  9. Demonstrate linked turns with no connecting traverse