Principles of Nutrition Syllabus for 2011-2012
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Course

HECO-1322-007 Principles of Nutrition

Prerequisites

RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C, a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading skills or concurrent enrollment in RDNG 0331

Course Description

Essentials of an adequate diet for different age groups; nutritive values of foods. Emphasis is placed on psychological, social and economic influence of food habits.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Hybrid

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

 

REQUIRED:

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Nutrition for Health and Health Care, 4^th ed., 2011
Whitney, DeBruyne, Pinna, and Rolfes
ISBN-13:978-0-538-73357-1

You need to bring your text with you to class no later than the 2nd day of class & bring it with you to every class.

The text is the absolute authority for this class.

Buying your text at the AC book store is probably the easiest, fastest way to buy your text.

However, if you're interested, you can rent a text, purchase a text,  OR obtain e-versions of the text at the publisher's website: 

http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9780538733571

PLEASE NOTE:  If you purchase a used text book that does not include CourseMate, you will have to go online to the pubisher's web site to purchase CourseMate. 
Use the link above to go to the page whee you can purchase CourseMate separately.  This is the ISBN for purchasing CourseMate:

ISBN:  978-1-111-47803-2

Supplies

 

In class:  You will need pencil or pen & a notebook/notebook paper for in-class assignments.  You may bring electronic devices to class for note taking, but you will still need to bring paper

Student Performance

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1. \ Understand the role of nutrition as it affects human health and well being.
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2. \ Understand the function of the major nutrients and their impact on the human body.
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3. \ Understand the role nutrition plays in disease prevention and treatment.
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4. \ Understand individual nutrient requirements as affected by stages of life, activity level, and/or disease.
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5. \ Evaluate popular claims and theories relating to nutrition.
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6. \ Demonstrate an understanding of various special diet regimens.
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7. \ Understand the use of appropriate reference materials for obtaining food and nutrition information.
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8. \ Apply the principles of good nutrition in selecting a personal diet.
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\ By the end of the course, the student will be able to satisfactorily complete the learning objectives stated in Student Performance/Course Objectives above with a minimum of 60% competency level based on completion of the exams, projects, and assignments administered under the supervision of the instructor.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

Grading Criteria

 

Please note that I do not "give" grades.  You will earn your grade based on your student performance in this class.  Please take note of the requirements for earning the grade you desire, and work and study accordingly throughout the semester.

90 -100 = A

80 - 89 = B

70 - 79 = C

60 - 69 = D

Below 60 = F

You will earn your grade based on the following:

Exams (8 grades)	40% of total grade
Outside projects & assignments	30% of total grade
In-class activities (case studies, clinical applications, quizzes, etc.)	30% of total grade

There are eight exam grades.  The seventh exam is the final exam and is mandatory regardless of your grade average. 

Exams are comprised of multiple choice and true/false questions and will cover the textbook, on-line assignments, outside-of-class assignments, in-class activities, & class lectures.  Exams are taken on-line and are timed (One minute per question).

For those of you who are uneasy with timed exams, the eighth exam grade is made up of 23 chapter study guide grades.  Each chapter has a study guide that you will download from AC Online, research the answers from your text to fill in the study guide, & then submit prior to taking the exam.  Each chapter study guide is worth 5 points, so if you answer all the study guide questions correctly, you'll earn 115 points for your 8th exam grade which should help offset your lowest exam grade.  The chapter study guides are required.

If you determine that you will not be able to take the exam during the test period, contact me as soon as possible to discuss the possibility of taking a makeup exam.  Make up exams will only be available for a limited time period after the exam period closes.  In order to be fair to the students who manage their time & arrange their busy schedules to take the exams during the scheduled exam days, make-up exams will automatically lose 30% of their original value.

All other assignments are due according to the course calendar within AC Online. While late assignments may be accepted after the due date in the event of an unforeseeable event, in order to be fair to students who complete their assignments on time, the following conditions for accepting late assignments will apply:

• Assignments turned in after the assignment deadline but within 1 week after the deadline will lose 30% of their original value. 
• Assignments turned in 1 week after the deadline will lose 60% of their original value. 
• Assignments turned in 2 weeks after the deadline will lose 90% of their original value. 

(After all, would you be happy with a nurse or a physician who administered the necessary life-saving drug for your child 30 minutes too late?  2 days late?  A week late?  Sixteen days late?)

A great deal of your assignments' grades in this course will depend on your ability to read instructions carefully, to follow written and verbal directions, and to adhere to deadlines and due dates.

 

TESTING: 

GROUP TESTING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. With computer reports and tracking, there are methods by which this practice can be detected. I can obtain testing data should I suspect group test taking.

I ask you to think about the kind of health care professional you want caring for you or your loved ones (child, husband, wife, parents, grandparents). Would you want a nurse or a doctor caring for your loved one who cheated his/her way through classes?  Do you really want a nurse or a doctor caring for your loved one who only bothered to learn 60% or less of the course material?

If it becomes apparent to me that you are collaborating on tests in this class, appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken including the possibility of the following:

• Your receiving an "F" in this class and being dropped from the course with no refund of monies,
• Your appearing in front of your professor and AC's Disciplinary Committee,
• And/or your possible suspension from AC for the current term or longer.

See the link above for a copy of AC's Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Attendance

 

 

 

I understand that sometimes it is impossible to come to class (due to illness, icy roads, the illness of your child, etc.), but because so much of this course occurs in class, you should not take this class if you have other commitments or issues that will cause you to frequently be absent.  I want you to be successful, and your class attendance is critical to your success.

ABSENCES:  Should you have to miss class, it is YOUR responsibility to see what you missed that day and if there was an assignment, get it and have it completed when you return to class. I suggest you exchange phone numbers with a fellow classmate so that you can determine what you missed.  It may take me a while to get back with you (Please remember, there are 200+ of you and only one of ME!). If you contact a classmate he/she can tell you much more quickly what you missed.

In order to be fair to all students, there is no distinction between an excused and an unexcused absence.  The material that we cover in class (including case studies, clinical applications, and other in-class exercises) that you miss cannot be "made-up," and if you miss a class, you are likely to miss questions over that material on the exam.  You will be rewarded for 95% perfect attendance, not only because you will receive the instruction and participate in practice activities you need to do be successful in the course, but you will also have two points added to your final grade.  Therefore, it is your responsibility to attend class and arrive on time for class.  Your syllabus and your course within AC Online tell you which text chapters we will cover each week, so if you are absent, there is no need to email me asking what was covered in class.

LATE ATTENDANCE TO CLASS: During the 1st few minutes of each class I go over important due dates & other critical information.  If you are late to class, it is likely you will miss this important information. I will not repeat this information later in class so IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET WITH A CLASSMATE TO SEE WHAT INFORMATION YOU MISSED. You are still responsible for this information whether present or not.  Furthermore, arriving to class late or leaving class prior to dismissal time will not be counted as perfect attendance.

BAD WEATHER: If campus is closed due to inclement weather, you will NOT be penalized for not completing in-class assignments; however, you are still responsible for reading and learning the material in the textbook that would have been covered in class & you may be required to download "homework" from AC Online in-lieu of the in-class activity.

DROP DATE:  The last date to drop this semester is April 19, 2012. Dropping or withdrawing from a class may affect scholarships or financial aid, so check with a financial aid counselor or an advisor before you drop or withdraw from any class.

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Additional Information

 

http://actx.angellearning.com  (AC Online)

This is the web site you will use to access your assignments, submit assignments, take exams, and check your email (daily) and consult your course calendar (often) for this course.

I suggest that once you log on to AC Online that you "bookmark" this site or add it to your "favorites."

PLEASE NOTE:  Mozilla Firebox is the recommended web browser for accessing AC Online and thus your Nutrition course.  If you opt to not download and use Mozilla, then be prepared to accept the consequences of pages not loading correctly or some page or page components not being viewable.