NUTR365 Life Cycle Nutrition 3 credit hours Spring 2017 Course Schedule: Instructor: TAs: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:30 1:20 p.m. Lilly 3118 Jessica M. Ellis, PhD Stone Hall, Room 206 765-496-0142 jmellis@purdue.edu Office hour: By appointment Alicia Carreiro Stone Hall, Room G32 acarreir@purdue.edu Office hours: Wednesday 1:30-2:30pm or by appointment Jessica Isaacs isaacs3@purdue.edu Prerequisites: NUTR315, or permission of the instructor. Course Description: Physiology and Nutrition During the Life Cycle explores the life stages of pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and older adulthood from physiological, social, and behavioral perspectives, focusing on the biological underpinnings of special nutritional needs of each life stage for optimal growth and development, maturation, aging, and overall health and wellbeing. Course Objectives: By the end of the semester, students in NUTR 365 will be able to 1. Describe physiological, social and behavioral components involved with human growth and development, maturation, and aging, seen in the life stages of pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and older adulthood and the impact on nutrition and health. 2. Describe special nutritional needs and recommended guidelines of the life stages of pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and older adulthood. 3. Locate, interpret, evaluate and use professional literature to make ethical evidencebased practice decisions. 4. Use current information technologies to locate and apply evidence-based guidelines and protocols. NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 1
5. Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of the role of environment, food, and lifestyle choices to develop interventions to affect change and enhance wellness in diverse individuals and groups throughout the life cycle. For Dietetics students (DPD or CPD), this course provides the following required components for ACEND accreditation: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, microbiology, Pharmacology, Statistics, Logic, Nutrient metabolism, Integrative and functional nutrition, and Nutrition across the lifespan Course Materials: Required: 1. Nutrition Through the Life Cycle, 6 th Edition by Judith E. Brown 2017, Cengage Learning. 2. Printing: If you do not have access to free printing, please plan for at least $30 in print charges to print notes, assignment instructions and supporting materials for this course. Class Communication: Blackboard Learn: Course notes will be provided via PDF of PowerPoint slides or outlines on the course s Blackboard site. They will be provided in advance of the lecture as much as possible. Readings, assignment and project instructions, and other supporting materials will also be posted on Blackboard Learn. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the Blackboard Learn site and print these materials if you would like to have them during class. Please remember that you are also responsible for taking notes during class to capture any additional material covered. Listserv: Periodic e-mails containing important course information and reminders will be sent to the entire class via a listserv generated by the University which contains the e-mail address that you have on file. Please be sure to have a working e-mail account to receive any class correspondence via e-mail. You are responsible for these messages. Do not reply to these messages because they will not reach the instructor. E-mail: E-mail messages may be sent to the instructors or teaching assistant using the e-mail addresses listed on page 1. Please allow at least 24 hours during the week and 48 hours during the weekend for replies via e-mail. NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 2
Grading: Exams: Possible Points: 3 exams with the last one during finals week but not comprehensive: Wednesday, February 9 th, 2017 100 Wednesday, March 29 th, 2017 100 Finals Week, date TBA 100 Quizzes: 6 quizzes throughout the semester, 15 points each 90 Projects: Project: Keeping current to provide guidance 110 Extra Credit: Attend Kirksey lecture April 21 st, other TBA Total 500 The following grading scale will be used to figure grades: Points: Grade: Points: Grade: Points: Grade: Points: Grade: 485-500 A+ 435-449 B+ 385-399 C+ 335-349 D+ 465-484 A 415-434 B 365-384 C 315-334 D 450-464 A- 400-414 B- 350-364 C- 300-314 D- <300 F Project Overview: Keeping current to provide guidance Objective: Identify credible sources of current information on topics in maternal, infant, child, adolescent, and geriatric nutrition. Interpret scientific evidence and apply to life cycle topics. Evaluate guidance and provide up-to-date recommendations based on current evidence. Steps: A. Select a current issue/topic in life cycle nutrition from list provided in class. Write a brief description of issue/ topic and current stats/trends to demonstrate the need for guidance. B. Find four research articles published in past 5 years with at least one published in the past 12 months related to the issue/topic; at least two articles must describe a primary research study. Write a brief review of the literature. C. Identify three credible sources of current information which are available to potential clients/patients. Describe sources and information available. D. Provide Guidance that is current and evidence-based: Option 1: Generate 3 questions a parent, patient, or client might ask about the topic and write out credible and referenced responses. Option 2: Create a short educational piece (blog, pamphlet, etc.) highlighting current findings and guidelines. NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 3
Course Policies: 1. As a courtesy to your instructors, teaching assistants and fellow students, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, or any other electronic devices and refrain from conversation during class. If using a personal computer during class, do not check e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or go to non-class websites during class time. 2. Attendance in class is reported to the University when requested for Initial Course Participation. This will be based on quizzes and assignments turned in. 3. Make-up quizzes and exams are strongly discouraged. They may only be provided under extreme circumstances, with prior approval of the instructor and prior to the scheduled date. Please contact the instructor ASAP if you have an emergency on exam day. Makeup quizzes and exams may have a different format than the original. In some cases, if you miss a quiz or an exam and have a university approved absence and have notified the instructor, your total points may be readjusted accordingly. 4. Calculators will be provided by the instructor if needed during exams. You are responsible for bringing a #2 pencil to class for quizzes and exams. NO hats, books, binders, computers, notes, notebooks, note cards, cell phones, pagers, PDAs, MP3 players, ipods, or any other technology or materials that could cause distractions or encourage unauthorized assistance are permitted during an exam without prior approval from the instructor. See more related to exams under Academic Integrity. 5. Projects/assignments are due at the beginning of class. The teaching assistant will record receipt of all on-time assignments at the time of collection. Assignments submitted late (> 10 minutes after the start of class) on the due date are subject to a 10% deduction of the total possible points. If not turned in on the due date, assignments are subject to a 25% deduction for each day late. If you need to turn in a late assignment after class hours, please submit it to the instructor or her mailbox in Stone 220. If the instructor is not in, please have the secretary in Stone 220 date and time stamp your project when submitted. The office closes at 5 p.m. ET. If you know in advance that you will be absent on the date an assignment is due, make arrangements with the instructor or TA for turning it in. 6. Please keep a copy of each of your assignments or projects in the event that it becomes lost during grading. This copy can be electronic or a hard copy. Please see the teaching assistant first if you have a question about an assignment or project grade. If there are still questions, the project may be given to the instructor for a re-grade. However, the entire assignment will be re-graded and may result in a lower grade. If you choose to compare your grade to another student s grade then both assignments need to be submitted for re-grading. See more related to assignments under Academic Integrity. NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 4
7. Extra credit: Additional quizzes or brief assignments may be given for extra credit. An example of this is attending the Kirksey Lecture. 8. Students with Disabilities who Request Accommodations: Please alert the instructor at the beginning of the semester if you need to request accommodations. In order to request disability services, a student must register with Adaptive Programs (494-1247) and provide documentation of his or her condition. The documentation must be prepared by a licensed healthcare professional and must include specific guidelines. Once documentation is received, an Adaptive Programs specialist is responsible for evaluating the information and making an eligibility determination. If eligible, accommodations are determined on an individual basis. Students with disabilities may find additional help in meeting classroom obligations through the Learning Center, Writing Lab, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), and the Adaptive Learning Programs (ALPs) lab. 9. During the last two weeks of the semester, you will be provided an opportunity to evaluate this course and your instructor using an online course evaluation. You will receive an official e-mail from evaluation administrators with a link to the online evaluation site. You will have two weeks to complete this evaluation. Your participation in this evaluation is an integral part of this course and vital to improving education at Purdue University. You are strongly encouraged to participate in the evaluation system. To this end, if 90% of the class participates, the entire class will receive 5 extra credit points. 10. Campus emergencies: In the event of a major campus emergency (e.g. severe storm, tornado, power failure, pandemic influenza, etc.), course requirements, deadlines, and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. Information about changes to the course will be posted on the NUTR365 Blackboard Learn site or may be communicated via the class listserv during such an emergency. NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 5
Academic Integrity: Class Attendance Purdue University policy states that all students are expected to be present for every meeting of classes in which they are enrolled. All matters relative to attendance, including the make-up of missed work, are to be arranged between you and the instructor involved. Only the instructor can excuse you from classes or course responsibilities. If a student will be absent for more than five days, has not been able to reach the instructor in person or by telephone, or through leaving notification of the student s circumstances with the instructor s secretary, the student or the student s representative should notify the Office of the Dean of Students (765-494-1254) as soon as possible. Be advised, the student, or the student s representative may be asked by the instructor to provide documentation from an authorized professional or agency to support the absence. If you have to miss a class, talk with the instructor about missed notes or borrow class notes from another student in the class and try to review them with the instructor or the teaching assistant. Assignments, Quizzes, Exams All work must be done individually. There are no group projects, quizzes or exams in this course. NO assignment or open-ended quiz or exam question should mimic another. Purdue University values intellectual integrity and the highest standards of academic conduct. Purdue prohibits dishonesty in connection with any University activity. Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty. (University Regulations, Part 5, Section III, B, 2, a) Furthermore, the University Senate has stipulated that the commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms (such as the use of substitutes for taking examinations, the use of illegal cribs, plagiarism, and copying during examinations) is dishonest and must not be tolerated. Moreover, knowingly to aid and abet, directly or indirectly, other parties in committing dishonest acts is in itself dishonest. (University Senate Document 72-18, December 15, 1972). Additional information concerning Academic Integrity may be found in the online brochure, Academic Integrity: A Guide for Students, http://www.purdue.edu/odos/osrr/integrity.htm from the Dean of Students office. Statement of Policy Concerning Prejudice: In this class, as in the entire University, NO form of prejudice will be tolerated. If you believe that there is prejudice in any form in this class, you should discuss your concerns with any of the following: 1) a course instructor, 2) another trusted professor, 3) a counselor in HHS, or 4) a counselor in the Office of the Dean of Students. NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 6
NUTR365 Spring 2017 Class Schedule Dates Lecture Topics In-class/Readings Due Week The 5 instructors reserve the right to make changes to the course schedule if necessary. Required reading will be assigned each week. See Blackboard Learn and class notes. Week 1 Jan 9 Introduction to the course Dietary Guidance through the Life Cycle Overview of project History of maternal/infant nutrition Preconception nutrition/fertility Film and discussion: Life Before Birth Ch. 2 Week 2 Jan 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day No Class Week 3 Jan 23 Week 4 Jan 30 The Physiology of Pregnancy Nutritional needs of pregnancy Dietary guidance, supplementation Assessment and prenatal counseling Weight gain recommendations Underweight, overweight, multiples Lifestyle choices and pregnancy outcomes smoking, alcohol, etc. Special topics in pregnancy gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, PICA, Physical Activity recommendations, etc. Attachment and Bonding Breastfeeding Benefits and Barriers Supporting and Encouraging Women Physiology of Lactation initiating BF, Dr. Berdine Martin Counseling/education during Pregnancy and Lactation Review for Exam 1 Project 1 assigned Ch. 2 and 4 Quiz 1 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 5 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Quiz 2 Ch. 6 Contract Select topic for Project 1 NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 7
Feb Week 6 12 Breastfeeding Management Priti Patel, RD, WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator Exam 1 Early Infant Feeding, Formula Feeding Weaning, Preventing dental problems Ch. 7 Ch 8 Week 6 Feb 13 Week 7 Feb 20 Infant growth and development Ch. 8 Assessing growth, using growth charts Developmental cues to feeding Ch. 8 Starting solids, transition to table foods Assessing child growth & development Ch. 10,12 Exercise recommendations in pregnancy and childhood, Adam Huffield, MS, RD Foundations for eating patterns Toddler and preschool nutrition Picky eating, Division of Responsibility by Dr. Kathleen Hill Gallant Week 8 Feb 27 Special issues in feeding children allergies, etc. Week 9 Mar 6 Childhood obesity School age nutrition dietary guidance for children, families, group settings Ch. 10 Quiz 3 Ch. 10 Ch. 11 World Population and Malnutrition Dr. Dennis Savaiano Adolescent Bone health part 1 of 2 part series with Dr. Connie Weaver Global issues in Reproductive Health Week 10 Spring Break No Class Week 11 Mar 20 Global issues in infant/child health Adolescent growth and development Ch. 14 Ch. 12 Quiz 4 Project 1A returned Project 1A Special Topics in Adolescence Teen pregnancy, sports nutrition, etc. Ch. 15 NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 8
Mar 27 Week 13 April 3 Discussion of projects Review for Exam 2 Exam 2 Physiology of Aging Ch. 18 Age-related risks for malnutrition and GI Ch. 18 Issues in the elderly Nutritional Epigenomics and its transgenerational effects Dr. Barbara Stefanska Nutritional needs of older adults Ch. 18 Week 14 April 10 Nutrition Related Health Problems Ch. 18 Quiz 5 Physical Activity recommendations Dr. Tim Gavin Chemical Senses and Aging Dr. Rick Mattes Project 1 Week 15 April 17 Obesity in the elderly Ch. 19 Week 16 April 24 Centenarian nutrition, Alicia Ch. 19 Quiz 6 Dietary concerns of feeding the elderly Guest speaker Whitney Lahrman, RD No class Osteoporosis Bone Health in the Elderly Part 2 with Dr. Connie Weaver Optional: Review for Exam 3 Finals Week Exam #3 NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 9
NUTR 365 Student Contract: Print a copy of this page. Fill out as directed and turn in by 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 18 th, 2017. Read the course syllabus. Check the squares below and fill in the blanks. Sign and date at the bottom. Failure to turn in by the due date will result in a 5 point deduction. I have the textbook for the class. I have read the first reading assignment. I agree to regularly check Blackboard for announcements and to access course notes. I agree to regularly check my Purdue e-mail for communication purposes. I will allow Dr. Ellis at least hours during the week and hours on weekends to respond to my e-mails. I have read and understand the course grading and course policies: How many exams are given in this class? Is there a comprehensive final? yes no If an assignment is turned in 10 minutes after class begins on the due date, what percentage will be deducted from the grade? If an assignment is turned in 2 days late, what %age will be deducted? On the date assignments are turned in, the grader will check off whether your assignment was turned in on time on a class list. If your assignment is later misplaced during grading, who is responsible for another copy? How can students earn extra credit points in this class? How will everyone in the class benefit if > 90% of the class participates in the online course evaluation? Student name (printed): Student signature: Date: NUTR365 Syllabus Spring 2017 Page 10