Instructor: Kaycie Graves, MS Email: kgraves@pierce.ctc.edu Course Hours: Daily 9-9:50 am Location: HEF 102 Office: HEF 107 Office Hours: By Appointment NUTRITION 101 (5 credits) Spring 2019 Course Description: Introduction to the role of nutrition in human health with respect to essential nutrients, factors that affect eating habits, food advertising, nutrition and disease and establishing a healthy lifestyle. Textbook: Discovering Nutrition; Sixth Edition Recommended (not required): Student Access Code Software: MyDietAnalysis; Pearson Education (NOTE: this is different from the text book access code) DEGREE OUTCOMES: Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and ideas in order to construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions. Natural Sciences: Graduates use the scientific method to analyze natural phenomena and acquire skills to evaluate authenticity of data/information relative to the natural world. STUDENT OUTCOMES: 1. Discuss and define diet planning principles and their application for individual dietary needs. 2. Identify factors that influence eating habits. 3. Evaluate a food label and identify reliable and unreliable sources of nutritional information. 4. Define and apply the Dietary Reference Intakes and their use for healthy individuals. 5. Identify the essential nutrients, their basic functions in the body and significant sources. 6. Sequence the steps for digestion of food and absorption of nutrients, and identify factors that influence these processes. 7. Discuss the concept of energy balance as it relates to exercise, nutrition and weight management. 8. Discuss the principles of fitness and the unique energy and nutrient needs for physical activity and exercise. 9. Discuss food safety and consumer issues. 10. Identify the relationship between nutrition and disease. 11. Identify the changes in nutritional requirements throughout all life stages. 12. Demonstrate proficiency in analysis of a Food Intake Record.
COURSE POLICIES: Course Expectations: Regular attendance is required. Written assignments are to be typed unless otherwise indicated. No cell phone use during class. Exams/quizzes are scheduled and to be taken on the date announced by the Instructor, no exceptions. Internet Access, Pierce College Canvas Account and Pierce email account. You must set up your Notification preferences in Canvas on the first day of class. Your Instructor highly recommends you set them to DAILY. Students are required to check their email and Canvas course regularly for course information. This includes announcements, power point slides, assigned readings for assignments, videos to enhance learning. Discussion posts and submission of assignments through Canvas is to be expected. Students may be required to reference websites to access additional information for assignments. Please familiarize yourself with the Pierce College Computer Lab(s) and Libraries if you do not have access to a computer or Internet at home as access to internet is REQUIRED for successful completion of this course. Canceled Class: If a class session must be canceled due to weather, illness or other unforeseen circumstances the instructor will make every possible effort to contact students in sufficient time to avoid any unnecessary travel. Pierce College Emergency Notification System (PCENS): The district's notification system that can send text, email, and voice messages immediately. On the Campus Safety Page select the Emergency Notifications tab. You will see a link to the Emergency Notification System; follow the directions to sign up. Academic dishonesty: Plagiarism, misrepresentation of self or student work product or representation of work of others as your own, or other acts of academic dishonesty. Cheating is prohibited and will result in a zero for the assignment/exam and the Instructor will let the student know at the time of the infraction. Cheating: includes, but is not limited to: a. Use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations; writing papers, preparing reports, solving problems, or carrying out other assignments b. The acquisition, without permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of Pierce College faculty or staff c. Allowing one person to represent another person as the enrolled student in any course d. Representing oneself as another person in any course. Changes to Syllabus: The instructor retains the right to modify this syllabus, if necessary, to meet the learning objectives of this course. Changes to this syllabus will be discussed with students and provided in writing as distributed electronically. Disability Accommodation Statement: Pierce College values diversity and inclusion; we are committed to fostering mutual respect and full participation for all students. My goal is to create a learning environment that is equitable, inclusive, and welcoming. If you have or think you may have a disability that may affect your work in this class and feel you need accommodations, contact Access and Disability Services
at ADS@pierce.ctc.edu or (253) 912-3606 (Ft. Steilacoom) or (253) 864-3383 (Puyallup and JBLM) to see if you are eligible to receive services. If you are already approved for accommodations through the ADS, have requested your accommodations for this quarter and would like to use your accommodations in my class please connect with me outside of class time to discuss your needs. Emergency Procedures for Classrooms: Call 911 and the Campus Safety in response to an imminent threat to persons or property. In the event of an evacuation (intermittent horns and strobes), gather all personal belongings and leave the building using the nearest available safe exit. Be prepared to be outside for one hour and stay a minimum of 200 feet from any building or structure. So long as it is safe to do so students are expected to stay on campus and return to class after evacuations that last less than 15 minutes. Do not attempt to re-enter the building until instructed by an Evacuation Director (identified by orange vests) or by three horn blasts or bell rings. Please notify the nearest Campus Safety Officer or Evacuation Director of anyone left in the building or in need of assistance. Fort Steilacoom Campus Safety (253) 964-6751. Puyallup Campus Safety (253) 840-8481. Grading Exams (2 @ 100 points, *Optional Final) Multiple choice, true/false, short answer. Scantron and #2 pencil required. Dates TBD and announced in class and via Canvas Quizzes (3 @ 25) Multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, matching, short answer. No Scantron required. Dietary Analysis Track at least 3 days of diet and exercise and analyze the results through guided sections Discussion Posts Discussion post relevant to lecture topics will be assigned throughout the course. Assignments Food label activity (10), Case Study (20), Plant Based Protein (15), Vitamins/Minerals Worksheet (25) ** Others may be added to enhance learning Attendance/Participation Warm up question turn in, roll call, activity completion etc., points will vary Total 200 75 100 50 70** TBD 495 +TBD Attendance EXTRA CREDIT (May be made available at the Instructor s discretion and could include but not limited to: case studies, website review, collaborative projects, presentations) *OPTIONAL FINAL If taken can replace your lowest Exam grade, will not go against your grade. It is encouraged that anyone not at a 4.0 going into the final attempt, as it can only benefit you. LATE WORK Late work accepted for maximum 70% until 6/11/19. Excludes extra credit, exams and quizzes.
Tentative Course Outline Module 1 Topic Syllabus/Introduction Food Choices 2 Nutritional Guidelines Reading Assignment: Discovering Nutrition 6 th Edition Due Ch. 1 Discussion Post 1 Ch. 2 Food label activity 3 Complimentary nutrition & dietary Supplements Spotlight on Dietary Supplements & Functional Foods Case Study 4 Human Body: Digestion & absorption, from food to fuel Ch. 3 Discussion Post 2 Exam 1 5 Carbohydrates: recommendations, sources, functions & health relation Ch. 4 Quiz 1 Discussion Post 3 6 7 8 Lipids: recommendations, sources, functions, & health relation Protein: recommendations, sources, functions & health relation Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Plant Based Protein Water, Vitamins & Minerals Ch. 7&8 Vitamin & Mineral WS 9 Energy balance, body composition, weight management, Eating disorders Spotlight Energy Metabolism, Spotlight Obesity & Weight Mgmt, Spotlight Eating Disorders Discussion Post 4 Dietary Analysis 10 Nutrition for Performance Ch. 9 Discussion Post 5 Exam 3 11 Healthy Eating on Budget Optional Final IMPORTANT DATES SPRING QUARTER 4/19 Last day to withdraw without showing on transcript 5/3 No Class, College Closed District In-Service Day 5/24 Last day to withdraw 5/27- No Class, College Closed Memorial Day 6/18 - Last day of instruction, optional final held during regular class time
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