BIOL NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY SYLLABUS

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1 1. BIOL (TR 12:00-1:15 p.m., Room H212) 2. Instructor: Dr. Brett D. Scott BIOL NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY SYLLABUS Office: Office No. 117, Bryan Campus Science Building Office Hours*: 11:15-11:45 TR *If you cannot see me during my regular office hours, I would be happy to see you at an alternative time. Please contact me for an appointment. Phone: brettscott1989@gmail.com 3. Course Description: Principles of nutrition, diet therapy and knowledge of food preparation. Course includes the basic nutrients necessary for human health, digestion and absorption of key nutrients, relationship between nutrition and physical fitness for weight management, food safety and sanitation, nutrition needs as related to the life cycle and health conditions, disorders and diseases related to nutrition. This course will not fulfill a laboratory science requirement. Three class hours per week. Credit: Three semester hours. 4. Prerequisites: None 5. Core Curriculum Course: This course is not part of the core curriculum 6. Student Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing Biology 1322, students will be able to: List the essential nutrients. Recognize the cause of various nutritional diseases. Describe the relationship among nutrition, disease, and health. Characterize the detrimental effects of eating an inadequate, inappropriate, or unbalanced diet. Calculate total caloric intake. Compare the roles of various macronutrients in the diet. Explain the role physical fitness in the maintenance of a healthy body and how physical fitness and nutrition work synergistically to maintain health. Identify errors in food safety and sanitation, and recommend a means to correct the problems. Create a meal plan that meets appropriate nutritional guidelines. Evaluate a food journal/sample diet and recommend modifications needed to address specific nutritional goals. Identify the structure and function of organs related to digestion and absorption of nutrients. Explain how the body maintains a homeostatic balance of the blood glucose concentration. Brett D. Scott, Ph.D., BIOL ; Spring 2012 Page - 1 -

2 7. Textbooks and other materials: Required Textbook: Text: Contemporary Nutrition, 8th Ed., Wardlaw & Smith, 2011, McGraw Hill. Required ecampus access: Use of ecampus is free to Blinn students. Students are expected to login several times a week in order to complete class assignments. Using ecampus is not optional, as a portion of your grade comes from daily work that will be completed in this course management system. Additionally, ecampus allows students to communicate via and discussion groups, access other course resources (such as Powerpoint presentations), and track grades. Site address: Fitday.com Access: Each student is required to keep a journal/log of their food intake/activity on a daily basis during the semester. All students are required to create a fitday.com account and to allow the instructor access to view their food journal. The instructor will only access the student s Fitday account for grading purposes. Fitday.com access is free. Specific instructions regarding registration and expectations for the use of this site will be provided when the food log assignments are introduced. In addition to the items mentioned above, it is expected that students will come prepared for class each day with their own paper, pens, pencils, calculator, scantrons, books, or other necessary materials. Brett D. Scott, Ph.D., BIOL ; Spring 2012 Page - 2 -

3 8. SEMESTER OUTLINE: Week Class Dates 1/17 1/19 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/2 2/7 2/9 2/14 2/16 2/21 2/23 2/28 3/1 3/6 3/8 3/12 3/16 3/20 3/22 3/27 3/29 4/3 4/5 4/10 4/12 4/17 4/19 4/24 4/26 Lecture Course Introduction: Chapter 1: What You Eat and Why Chapter 2: Guidelines for Designing a Healthy Diet Atoms, Molecules, Water Chapter 3: The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective Chapter 3: The Human Body: A Nutrition Perspective Exam 1 (Ch. 1-3) Chapter 4: Carbohydrates General Features of Cells Chapter 4: Carbohydrates General Features of Cells Chapter 5: Lipids General Features of Cells Chapter 5: Lipids Chapter 6: Proteins Chapter 6: Proteins Exam 2 (Ch. 4-6) Chapter 7: Energy Balance and Weight Control Chapter 7: Energy Balance and Weight Control Chapter 8: Vitamins Spring Break Chapter 8: Vitamins Chapter 9: Water and Minerals Chapter 9: Water and Minerals Chapter 10: Fitness and Sports Chapter 11: Eating Disorders Exam 3 (Ch. 7-11) Diet Analysis Project Due on April 6 th by 3:00pm via ecampus Chapter 12: Undernutrition Chapter 13: Safety of Food Supply Chapter 14: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Food Focus Presentations Exam 4 (Ch ) Chapter 15: Nutrition from Infancy to Adolescence Meal Plan Project Due by April 27 th by 3:00 pm via ecampus 15 5/1 Chapter 16: Adulthood 5/7 Final Exam (Ch. 1-16) Thursday, May 7 th, 10:15 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. Brett D. Scott, Ph.D., BIOL ; Spring 2012 Page - 3 -

4 9. COLLEGE CIVILITY Civility Statement: Members of the Blinn College community, which includes faculty, staff and students, are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all aspects of campus life. Blinn College holds all members accountable for their actions and words. Therefore, all members should commit themselves to behave in a manner that recognizes personal respect and demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights, and freedoms of every member of the College community, including respect for College property and the physical and intellectual property of others. 10. Civility Notification Statement: If a student is asked to leave the classroom because of uncivil behavior, the student may not return to that class until he or she arranges a conference with the instructor; it is the student s responsibility to arrange for this conference. 11. COURSEWORK Major and Final Exams: There will be four major exams and a final exam during the semester. These will cover the lectures, readings from your lecture text, and your notes. They may consist of multiple choice, fill-in-theblank, drawings/diagrams, matching, and short answer essay (1-2 paragraphs). Take these exams very seriously. Do not wait until the day before the test to begin preparing for an exam. Participation: Your participation score will be comprised of scores received on in class assignments and review questions that are asked during class. The review questions may cover either lecture or lab material and they may be asked at anytime during the class period (lecture or lab). Review questions are open book, open note, open mouth (you may discuss the question with your peers). Minor Grades: These assignments consist on both in and out of class assignments. In class assignments will typically be paper based while out of class assignments will usually be completed online using ecampus and Fitday.com. Late assignments are not accepted. Diet Analysis Project: Students will complete a project that requires them to apply their understanding of nutrition to evaluate the adequacy of their own diet and make recommendations for improvement. Meal Plan Project: Students will complete a project in which they will apply basic nutrition principles in order to meet specific nutritional objectives. 12. EXAM AND MAJOR PROJECT CALENDAR Date Exam/Project Type February 2 Exam 1 February 28 Exam 2 April 3 Exam 3 April 7 Diet Analysis Project April 24 Exam 4 April 27 Meal Plan Project May 7, Monday (10:15-12:15) Comprehensive Exam Brett D. Scott, Ph.D., BIOL ; Spring 2012 Page - 4 -

5 13. GRADING CRITERIA Class assignments categories will have the following weighted point values by category: Type of Assignments Weight Grading Scale Letter Grade Major Exams 40% Percentage Minor Grades 10% % A Participation 10% 80 89% B Diet Analysis 10% 70 79% C Meal Plan 10% 60 69% D Final Exam (1) 20% Less than 60% F Total 100% 14. BLINN COLLEGE POLICIES: a. Attendance: The College District believes that class attendance is essential for student success; therefore, students are required to promptly and regularly attend all their classes. Each class meeting builds the foundation for subsequent class meetings. Without full participation and regular class attendance, students shall find themselves at a severe disadvantage for achieving success in college. Class participation shall constitute at least ten percent of the final course grade. It is the responsibility of each faculty member, in consultation with the division chair, to determine how participation is achieved in his or her class. Faculty will require students to regularly attend class and will keep a record of attendance from the first day of class and/or the first day the student s name appears on the roster through final examinations. If a student has one week s worth of unexcused absences (2 classes) during the semester, he/she will be sent an by the College requiring the student to contact his/her instructor and schedule a conference immediately to discuss his/her attendance issues. Should the student accumulate two week s worth of unexcused absences (4 classes), he/she will be administratively withdrawn from class. There are four forms of excused absence officially recognized by Blinn College: (1) observance of religious holy days: The student should notify his/her instructor(s) not later than the 15th day of the semester concerning the specific date(s) that the student will be absent for any religious holy day(s); (2) representing Blinn College at an official institutional function; (3) official involvement in a high school activity for dual credit students; and (4) military service. Other excuses will be considered and may be considered excusable at the instructor s discretion, with documentation. b. Dropping: If a student chooses to drop the course, it is that student s responsibility to complete a drop order at the Office of Enrollment Services. Failure to do so could result in a grade of F in the course. The last day to withdraw with a Q is Friday, April 13 th, c. Honor System: Blinn College does not tolerate cheating, plagiarism, or other acts of dishonesty. Definitions of these acts and procedures for dealing with them are described in "Scholastic Dishonesty" in the Blinn College Student Handbook, copies of which are available at the information desk in the administration building. All tests will be closed book and notes. All students will remove hats and sunglasses before tests. In my classes, we are on a student honor system which we will talk about the first day. Plagiarized work will be automatically given a zero and may be reported for disciplinary action. Brett D. Scott, Ph.D., BIOL ; Spring 2012 Page - 5 -

6 d. Electronic Device Policy: All the functions of all personal electronic devices designed for communication and/or entertainment (cell phones, pagers, beepers, ipods, and similar devices) must be turned off and kept out of sight in all Blinn College classrooms and associated laboratories. Any noncompliance with this policy will be addressed in accordance with the Blinn College civility policy (Administrative Policy). e. Problem Resolution: If you have a complaint about your class, you should first request a conference with your instructor to try and resolve the problems or issues. If the problems or issues cannot be resolved at the instructor level, you should request a conference with the Division Chair, Mr. Dwight Bohlmeyer, Science 241, dbohlmeyer@blinn.edu. f. Health Concerns: Eating and drinking are not allowed in classrooms or laboratories. g. ADA Statement: Blinn College is dedicated to providing the least restrictive learning environment for all students. Support services for students with documented disabilities are provided on an individual basis, upon request. Requests for services should be made directly to the Office of Disability Services serving the campus of your choice. For the Bryan campus, the Office of Disability Services (Administration Building) can be reached at (979) The Brenham, Sealy and Schulenburg campuses are served by the Office of Disability Services on the Brenham campus (New Administration Building Room 104) and can be reached at (979) Additional information can be found at If you need individual accommodations to meet course objectives because of a documented disability, please make an appointment with me to discuss your needs as soon as possible so that we can ensure your full participation in class and fair assessment of your work. h. Blinn Handbook: The above requirements and policies are discussed more fully in the Blinn College Student Handbook which, by reference, is incorporated into this information. Blinn College Student Handbook is available online at Please obtain and read. Brett D. Scott, Ph.D., BIOL ; Spring 2012 Page - 6 -

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