COURSE SYLLABUS #40108 BIOL 1322-BASIC NUTRITION Professor: Lifang Tien Contact information: 713-718-7245 or my cell 832-552-8575 (only on emergency) Office hours: 301 N Drennan, Houston, TX. 11am-2pm Monday and Wednesday CREDIT Students who successfully complete the course will receive three hours of biology lecture credit. COURSE GOAL The goal of this course is to introduce students to the study of nutrition by showing its relationship to health, identifying those things that influence our food choices, identifying tools available to assist the informed consumer, and providing a general overview of the classes of nutrients and their roles in sustaining the various body systems. TEXT Visualizing Nutrition Choices, Mary B. Grosvenor and Lori Smolin, 1stEdition, Wiley, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-470-903674 Student Learning Outcomes 1. Determine percent calories from fat, carbohydrate, and protein of a food label, identify and explain a nutrient or health claim. 2. Use a diet analysis software program to input food data, and generate reports. Apply these reports to analyze the food plan in terms of adequacy, balance, calorie control, moderation and variety. 3. Critique a publication for nutritional validity using the CARS (credibility, accuracy, reasonable, support) checklist. 4. Explain two main physiological functions of each of the six nutrients (carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals and water.) Calculate the minimum and maximum gram intake of each of the energyyielding nutrients according to the Institute of Medicine Goals for a given calorie intake. 5. Identify the physiological pathways of how exercise can improve or prevent the chronic heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. 6. Define nutrient density by giving its formula. Identify nutrient dense foods from each of the food groups on the mypyramind.gov web site. Learning objectives: Determine percent calories from fat, carbohydrate, and protein of a food label, identify and explain a nutrient or health claim.
Use a diet analysis software program to input food data, and generate reports. Apply these reports to analyze the food plan in terms of adequacy, balance, calorie control, moderation and variety. Critique a publication for nutritional validity using the CARS (credibility, accuracy, reasonable, support) checklist. Explain two main physiological functions of each of the six nutrients (carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals and water.) Calculate the minimum and maximum gram intake of each of the energy-yielding nutrients according to the Institute of Medicine Goals for a given calorie intake. Identify the physiological pathways of how exercise can improve or prevent the chronic heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. Define nutrient density by giving its formula. Identify nutrient dense foods from each of the food groups on the mypyramind.gov web site. Instructional Methods This is online class, all the instruction, learning resources and quizzes, tests are provided online.
As a student wanting to learn about the field of Biology, it is your responsibility to read the textbook, submit quizzes on the due dates, study for the exams, participate in online activities, and attend online class. As I believe that engaging the students in the learning is essential for teaching to be effective, you will spend the majority of class time involved in collaborative activities. Online classes are encouraged in using discussion board and emails. You will be involved in discussions with your classmates and your instructor. As you will want to contribute to these discussions, you will need to come to class prepared to discuss, analyze and evaluate information from your text and other assigned readings. However, there is no discussion credit for this class. 12-week working schedule Week Chapters Quiz and Exam Topics to be covered 1-3 1, 2,3 Quizzes 1, 2 Nutrition: Everyday Choices; Guidelines for a Healthy Diet; Digestion: From Meals to Molecules 1-3 1,2,3 Quiz 1,2 Carbohydrates: Sugars, Starches, and Fibers review for the chapters 1-4 4-6 4, 5, 6 Quizzes 3,4 Lipids: Fats, Phospholipids, and Sterols; Proteins and Amino Acids 4-6 7,8 Quiz 3, 4 Vitamins (look for the schedule online)water and minerals; Energy 7 9 Exam 1 (covers the first 4 topics) Quizzes 5,6 Balance Water and minerals; Energy Balance and Weight management 8-9 10 Quiz 5,6, Nutrition, fitness, and physical Activity Review chapters 8-10 10-11 11,12, 13, Quizzes 7, 8 Nutrition during pregnancy and infancy; Nutrition from 1-100; How safe is our food supply? 12 Review Final exam
EVALUATION and GRADING There will be total 2 exams, and 8 quizzes (8 quizzes to cover 14 chapters), and total 300 points (quizzes are either 15 points each), No dropping for any exam. The average will be 300 (NO more than 300 points, if you get perfect score on every test and quiz, you will get 300 points) divided by 3. Grades will be assigned on the basis of these final averages with 89.5-100 = A, 79.5-89.4= B, 69.5-79.4 = C, 59.5-69.4 = D, below 59.4 = F. 66% of the course grade is based on the lecture exams. There will be a total of two lecture exams and all exams are online, the exam will cover 6-8 chapters. Each exam will contain 60-90 multiple-choice-type questions and limited within one to two hours. Each exam will be open from Monday to Sunday. There will be NO EXTENSION or make up or second attempt for the exam, if you miss the exam deadline, that exam will be counted as 0 and will be dropped. 34% of your course grade is from weekly quizzes, which you will complete and submit, online. Each week you will be required to complete 1-4 quizzes (depend on the number of chapters will be covered for that week) from the chapter(s) designated for the week. The deadline for submitting the test will be midnight Sunday. Each quiz may contain 5-20 questions. These quizzes are timed and open book, only the first attempt will be recorded as your grade. Please attempt these quizzes only after going through the chapter thoroughly. There is NO EXTENSION, NO makeup and NO second attempt for the quizzes. The exception will be considered only under some accident or unexpected conditions which students cannot take the exam during the several days of opening widow (quizzes and exams will be open for at least 4 days). The Make up test will be given only 70% of the credit. This means even the student make 100% correct on his/her make up test, the most he/she can get is 70 points. No make up or extension for any quizz. STUDENT USER ID FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION Your student login user ID will be your Houston Community College System (HCCS) User ID (sometimes referred to as the W number). All HCCS students have a unique User ID. It is the same number you use for class registration. For students who have taken DE classes in previous semesters, the login will no longer be firstname.lastname + the last 2 digit of your SS #. If you do not know your User ID you can look it up using the following links: o From the HCCS home page, click on Register Here o On the Student Web Services page, click on Registration (Online) o Click on Retrieve User ID and follow the instructions.
OURSE WITHDRAWAL POLICY It is the responsibility of each student to participate in the course. Students who register for the course and login are then responsible for the course content. The professor will expect all coursework to be completed as scheduled and will award a grade of F to students who fail to complete course requirements and fail to withdraw from the course. Students who repeat any college-level course for a third time or more at Houston Community College System (HCCS) will be assessed an extra fee of $50 per credit hour. Please ask your instructor / counselor about opportunities for tutoring or other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades. The State of Texas has begun to impose penalties on students who drop courses excessively. For example, if you repeat the same course more than twice, you have to pay extra tuition. Beginning in Fall 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law limiting students to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational career in obtaining a certificate and/or degree. To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCCS has instituted an Early Alert process by which your professor will alert you and distance education (DE) counselors that you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic performance. You should visit with your DE professor or a DE counselor to learn about what, if any, HCCS interventions might be available to assist you online tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. to stay in class and improve your academic performance. If you plan on withdrawing from your DE class, you MUST contact a DE counselor or your DE professor prior to withdrawing (dropping) the class and this must be done PRIOR to the withdrawal deadline to receive a W on your transcript. **Final withdrawal deadlines vary each semester and/or depending on class length, please visit the online registration calendars, HCCS schedule of classes and catalog, any HCCS Registration Office, or any HCCS counselor to determine class withdrawal deadlines. Remember to allow a 24-hour response time when communicating via email and/or telephone with a DE professor and/or counselor. Do not submit a request to discuss withdrawal options less than a day before the deadline. If you do not withdraw before the deadline, you will receive the grade that you are making in the class as your final grade. The DE Department utilizes an Early Alert system managed by the DE counselors to provide outreach and intervention to students who may be at risk of withdrawal or failure. Referrals to this system are typically made by a DE faculty member. If a DE
professor is concerned about a student's performance in class, that student may be referred to Early Alert for counseling intervention. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Receiving a W in a course may affect the status of your student Visa. Once a W is given for the course, it will not be changed to an F because of the visa consideration. Since January 1, 2003, International Students are restricted in the number of distance education courses that they may take during each semester. ONLY ONE online/distance education class may be counted towards the enrollment requirement for International Students per semester. Please contact the International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about your visa status and other transfer issues. Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students with disabilities who need to use a recording device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information regarding reasonable accommodations. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY Cheating is NOT tolerated in this course. Any student caught cheating during an exam will be immediately dismissed from the room and assigned a zero for that exam grade. There is no opportunity for a make-up exam and the professor will not negotiate with students who are caught cheating. If the infraction occurs outside of actually taking an exam, the professor reserves the right to assess a penalty, including, but not limited to, an F for the entire course or a zero on any or all future grades to be posted. Students who cheat may also be reported to college administration for further disciplinary action. This may include expulsion from Houston Community College System. SPECIAL NEEDS Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the appropriate HCCS Disability Support Service (DSS) Counselor at the beginning of each semester. Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office. Students who are requesting special testing accommodations must first contact the appropriate DSS Counselor for assistance. Please contact the Distance Education Counselors at 713.718.5275, option #4 or at de.counseling@hccs.edu in order to be referred to the appropriate HCCS DSS Counselor. Students who require testing accommodations need to schedule an appointment for testing to ensure that staff will be available for proctoring and to arrange for any
adaptive equipment that may be required. Students should contact the distance education instructor's "Instructional Support Specialist" (ISS) the week prior to each exam throughout the semester to confirm that the requested testing accommodations will be met. If you need assistance in determining your instructor's ISS, please contact your instructor or the Distance Education Department (713.718.5275, option #1 or decounseling@hccs.edu) for assistance. STUDENT CONDUCT As with on-campus classes, all students in HCCS Distance Education courses are required to follow all HCCS Policies & Procedures, the Student Code of Conduct, the Student Handbook, and relevant sections of the Texas Education Code when interacting and communicating in a virtual classroom with faculty and fellow students. Students who violate these policies and guidelines will be subject to disciplinary action that could include denial of access to courserelated email, discussion groups, and chat rooms or being removed from the class. DISCLAIMER The professor reserves the right to make modifications in content and schedule as necessary to promote the best education possible within prevailing conditions affecting this course.