Instructor: Allan R. Priddy (Home phone: 234-2849)
 

Course Meeting: 7-10pm, September 25, in the Clearwater Room of the Student Union Building.  Two other evening lectures will be held on Tuesday the 26th and Wednesday the 27th.  A field session will follow on Saturday, October 1, and the morning of the 2rd.  The field session will consist of an overnight camping experience.  You must attend all lectures and the field session in order to receive a grade.

Course Requirements: Attendance at each class session and field session will count for 75 percent of the grade, and 25 percent of the grade is based on in-class-quizes and an end-of-course written test.

Course Objective: To equip the novice with knowledge necessary to get him or her through the first 72 hours of a survival situation; with secondary emphasis on prolonged survival.  The class time is just too short to cover eating roots and berries and bow and arrow construction techniques.

Students will be responsible for the following subjects:

I. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia                       V. Shelters
Definitions                                                               Factors to consider in building
Signs/symptoms                                                      Types
 Treatment
 Prevention                                                         VI. Clothing
 Ways body loses heat                                              How to dress warmly
                                                                                Characteristics of various materials
II. Body’s water needs                                              Layering
 Minimum requirements
 Immediate need of water vs. food                       VII.  Survival Kits
 Advantages/disadvantages of foraging                         What to consider in assembling a kit
                                                                                   Ten Essentials plus Four
III. Psychology of Survival
 Constructs of Positive Mental Attitude                 VIII. Signaling
 Meaning of acronym STOP                                        What to consider 
                                                                                   International distress signal
                                                                                   Ways to attract attention
IV. Where to find water
 Distillation still                                                       IX. What to do if you become lost
 Dew                                                                            Reason for staying put
 Water indicators                                                          Factors to consider before moving
 Ways to purify water

Reasonable Accommodation for Students with Disabilities:  If you have a diagnosed disability or believe that you have a disability that might require “reasonable accommodation” on the part of  the instructor, please call the Director of Services for Students with Disabilities, 282-3599.  As a part of the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the student to disclose a disability prior to requesting reasonable accommodation.