Course Syllabus Spring 2012

ESSENTIALS NUTRITION
OF

NF 25

NUTRITION: the branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition, particularly in humans

INSTRUCTOR & CLASS INFORMATION C.E. BETTY CROCKER, MPH

BCrocker@MtSAC.edu
I am excited that you have decided to take this nutrition course because now more than ever, nutrition is an integrated science in many evidence-based practices across the public health spectrum. At the very least, this course will provide to you the basic tools to become an engaged citizen empowered to provide nutrient rich meal patterns throughout your life. These lessons are powerful opportunities for all professions to gain a greater understanding as to the essential role good nutrition plays in our overall health.
Course Measurable Objectives: 1. Identify functions and sources of nutrients. 2. Demonstrate basic understanding of digestion, absorption, and metabolism. 3. Apply dietary guidelines and current nutrition recommendations to diet planning. 4. Analyze and evaluate nutrition information using the scientic method. 5. Relate scientic concepts of nutrition to health, tness and disease states. 6. Demonstrate basic understanding of nutrient needs at various stages in the life span. 7. Utilize a computer database to evaluate a personal diet record.

NF 25: Essentials of Nutrition CRN: 41312 (Th) 42852 54 hours lecture Degree applicable: CSU, UC Class meets: Th: Mon:6:30pm-9:40pm 7-10:10pm or Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 68 - Preparation for College Writing Web: MoodleRooms supported Ofce Hours: Student appointments available upon request Questions: You may contact me via email at any time. For general questions, use the student discussion board in MoodleRooms so that we may all benet from your query and your fellow students may assist as well.

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Required Course Materials

text and software
Text Book: Nutrition Concepts and Controversies by Sizer and Whitney (12th edition) Diet Analysis Plus software (available for purchase at the book information counter in the Mt. SAC book store) Note-taking supplies (pens, pencils, paper, laptop computer, etc.) Two Scantron forms #882 and a #2 pencil for exams Regular calculator (programmable calculators and cell phones will NOT be allowed during exams)

THE TEXTBOOK
Nutrition Concepts and Controversies by Sizer and Whitney (12th edition). Mt. SAC carries the CA edition, top left, but the regular 12th edition you can purchase online is the same for our purposes. You will also need the Diet Analysis Software that is included with new copies or you can purchase the software

Note: If you choose not to purchase the text book, two copies are available at the reserve desk in the Mt. SAC library. If you choose not to purchase the Diet Analysis Plus software, an older version is available for

you to use in the Business Division Computer Lab located in building 17, room 5. You absolutely need access to both the text book and the Diet Analysis Plus software during this course. If assignments will be posted online for you to download and print. All assignments, quizzes, and student forums will be accessible through your MR. If you should need any technical assistance, visit Mt. SAC MR Resources: http://www.mtsac.edu/ instruction/learning/olsc/moodlerooms/

Course Description
health science major
This course is designed to present scientic concepts of nutrition related to the function of nutrients in basic life processes with emphasis on: current health issues; individual needs; functions and sources of nutrients; scientic method to analyze and evaluate nutrition information; dietary guidelines and current nutrition recommendations; digestion, absorption, and metabolism; health, tness, and disease; and nutrition in the life span. This course is appropriate for health science majors.

Testing Protocol

quizzes, midterm, and final

Quizzes will be given on MR (online) and are to be taken as an individual. Absolutely no collaboration. The exams (midterm & nal) will be taken in class with a #2 pencil and a scantron form #882. If you are late to class, you will have less time to take the exam. There will be no make-up quizzes or exams. You may not use a cell phone during an exam for any reason. The nal is during the normal meeting time of the 16th week which is June

MoodleRooms (MR)

Blackboard replacement
This class will only be supported with MR. Outside of the rst week, all lecture materials and

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Grading Scale
calculations
Students accrue points based on the quality and quantity of their work according to methods of evaluation (right). Your nal grade is determined by the number of points you earn relative to the total number of points that are available. No Incomplete grades will be given for this course. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

METHODS OF EVALUATION
ACTIVITY
EXAMS: 2 @ 200 points each QUIZZES: 10 @ 10 points each (drop lowest 2 scores) COMPUTER DIET ANALYSIS 2 @ 50 points each FOOD GROUP ANALYSIS: 2 @ 25 points each NUTRIENT DENSITY FOOD PROJECT GROUP PRESENTATION

POINTS
400 100 100 50 25 50 75

Your Progress
90%+ 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% <60%

Semester Grade
A B C D F

ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION

TOTAL POINTS

800

Cheating and Plagiarism

academic honesty
All members of the academic community have a responsibility to ensure that scholastic honesty is maintained. Faculty has the responsibility of planning and supervising all academic work in order to encourage honest and individual effort, and of taking appropriate action if instances of academic dishonesty are discovered. Honesty is primarily the responsibility of each student. The College considers cheating to be a voluntary act for which there may be reason, but for which there is no acceptable excuse. It is important to understand that collaborative learning is considered cheating unless

specically allowed for by the professor. All students are responsible for upholding academic honesty and for not violating the College Cheating and Plagiarism policy as stated in the Mt. San Antonio College catalog. Cheating or plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting the work of someone else as your own or assisting another student by providing them with answers to exams or written work that is not their own. This includes copying from another, use of stolen exams, instructors notes, or test keys, failure to use quotation marks and/or proper citation of the source when using the written work of another, including internet sources, and using the collaborative work of a group without the prior approval of the instructor. Failure to comply could result in disciplinary action such as receiving an F on the assignment, an F for the course, suspension, or expulsion. If you

nd information on a website or in a book, magazine, journal, etc. and present the information as your own without quotation marks or source citations, you have plagiarized. You are expected you to paraphrase or use proper punctuation and citations. Unless specically described as a group assignment, all assignments are individual and must be completed by you and you alone.

Campus Safety
be proactive
Take a moment and program your cell phone with the campus police 909-274-4555. In the event of an emergency call 911, but often the campus police are more familiar with the campus. For emergency communication, it is vital that you update youre MyPortal emergency notication contact for campus-wide communication via phone and text. Review safety video on MyPortal Shots Fired on Campus.

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Participation
easy points
Participation points will be based on the following: completion of inclass assignments/activities; regular, on-time attendance in class; active participation in class discussions; courtesy and respect shown to others; adherence to classroom etiquette standards; and

counted as one absence. Fifty points (approximately one letter grade) will be deducted from your point total for excessive absence, dened as the number of times the class meets in three weeks during the regular semester (three class meetings). Only College-authorized absences will be excused and will be granted for participation in the following activities: Player participation in intercollegiate athletics and activities Class-planned eld trips Area and State student government conferences Class-planned and sponsored speech, art, drama, and music programs All other absences, including those for illness or emergency, are unexcused. There will be NO make-up quizzes, exams, in-class activities, or assignments allowed due to unexcused absences.

overall attitude displayed in class. Individual and group in-class assignments/activities are planned throughout the course. They are designed to help you understand the material presented in the text and lecture. You will NOT be able to make-up in-class assignments/activities that you miss due to unexcused absence, tardiness, or early departure from class.

the rst three weeks of a regular semester, they will receive no mark(s) or notation (s) on their permanent record. Last day to drop WITHOUT a W: March 16, 2012 Week 4-10: If students drop a regular 16-week class, withdraw from the College, or are dropped by the instructor between the 5th week and the last day of the 10th week of instruction during the regular semester, they will receive a mark of W (withdrawal) on the permanent record. Last day to drop WITH a W: May 4, 2012

Classroom Etiquette
expected behavior
I am legally required to provide a disruption-free learning environment for students enrolled in this class. Disruptions include impolite conversation, arriving late to class, sleeping in class, ringing/ vibrating cell phones, or behavior that is distractive to the instructor or other students. Children are not allowed in class.

Withdrawal

Attendance

your responsibility
IT IS THE STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO OFFICIALLY WITHDRAW FROM A CLASS WHENEVER THEY DETERMINE THAT THEY CAN NO LONGER ATTEND THE CLASS. FAILURE TO DROP A CLASS MAY RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE AND OBLIGATION OF FEE PAYMENT. Week 1-3: If students drop a class, withdraw from the College, or are dropped from a class by the instructor during

success track
Success in college depends on regular attendance. If you expect changes in your work or child care schedule or have planned events such as vacation, court dates, weddings, surgery, etc. which will result in three or more absences, you should drop this course and take it when you can commit to the full 16 weeks of instruction. Attendance will be taken at all class meetings. Arriving late or leaving early three times will be

Special Needs
let me know
If you have special needs, please let me know as soon as possible so that assistance can be provided to enable you to be successful in this course. Students with disabilities are encouraged to register with Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSP&S) located in the Student Services Building (9B), lower level, (909) 594-5611 extension 4290, or TTY for the hearing impaired (909) 594-3447. "Mt. SAC strives to make our

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Week

Topics
Course Introduction & Food Choices & Human Health ASSIGN: Food Group Analysis #1 & Presentation Groups Nutrition Tools-Standards & Guidelines Food labeling (bring snack food label) Group 1: Healthy People 2020 Digestion & Absorption Group 2 Presents: Alcohol, Controversy 3 Carbohydrates, Fiber & Diabetes Group 3 Presents: Are carbs bad, Controversy 4 Lipids & Cardiovascular disease Instructions & ASSIGN: Computer Diet Analysis #1 Group 4 Presents: Good/Bad Fat, Controversy 5 Protein & Vegetarianism & Midterm Review (bring your text) Group 5 Presents: Veg vs. Meat Diets, Controversy 6

Text
Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Work Due*

1 2

Quiz 1-MR Chapter 1** Food Group Analysis #1 Quiz 2-MR Chapter 2** Quiz 3-MR Chapter 3** Quiz 4-MR Chapter 4**

3 4 5

Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5

6 7 8

Chapter 6

Quiz 5-MR Chapter 5** Chapters 1-6**

*****MIDTERM EXAM*****
Vitamins ASSIGN: Food Group Analysis #2 Group 6 Presents: Vitamin Supplements, Controversy 7 Water & Minerals ASSIGN: Computer Diet Analysis #2 Group 7 Presents: Osteoporosis, Controversy 8 Energy Balance & Healthy Body Weight Group 8 Presents: Eating Disorders, Controversy 9 Lifecycle Nutrition: Mother & Infant Group 9 Presents: Childhood Obesity, Controversy 13 Nutrition child, teen, and older adult Group 10 Presents: Senior Center & Meals on Wheels Nutrition in Later Years Todays Hunger Diet and Health Chapter 7

Computer Diet Analysis #1 Quiz 6-MR Chapter 7** Food Group Analysis #2 Quiz 7-MR Chapter 8**

Chapter 8

10

Chapter 9

11 12 13 14 15 16

Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 11

Quiz 8-MR Chapter 9**

Computer Diet Analysis #2

Quiz 9-MR Chapter 13** Quiz 10-MR Chapter 14** Quiz 11-MR Chapter 15** Quiz 12-MR Chapter 11**

Student Presentations: Nutrient Density Project

Final Exam Review (bring your text)

*****FINAL EXAM*****
**Classroom Discussion may also be covered in all quizzes and exams

Chapters 7-9,11,13-15
MR = MoodleRooms

*Due via MoodleRooms BEFORE class begins. No late work accepted