Course Syllabus

Spring 2024 | BIO-1030-VG01 - Introduction to Nutrition

In Person Class

Standard courses meet in person at CCV centers, typically once each week for the duration of the semester.

Faculty

Leah Matteson
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Danielle Lafleur Brooks

General Education Requirements

VSCS Natural Science

Note

Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.

Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course introduces students to the physiological basis of nutrition and evaluates dietary requirements. Emphasis is placed on metabolism, digestion, and nutrients used in the human body and the nutrition involved in health, disease, and aging.

Essential Objectives

1. Utilize the scientific method to distinguish between well-researched evidence on nutrition and some of the basic fallacies and myths in this field.
2. Discuss how Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are established and how they compare for individuals based on nutrition, disease, and aging.
3. Outline dietary strategies now recommended to minimize the risks of disease and describe the nutritional and caloric needs of individuals throughout the lifecycle.
4. Describe the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids with an emphasis on organs, hormones, and enzymes.
5. Evaluate and discuss the biological role of vitamins and minerals in maintaining homeostasis.
6. Analyze how carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are broken down to harvest energy and describe the conditions by which each of these molecules is metabolized.
7. Examine, record, and evaluate diets for nutritional and caloric adequacy and safety.
8. Demonstrate proficiency in understanding, interpreting, evaluating and applying quantitative data and information.
9. Explain how knowledge created in the natural sciences has contributed to the creation, maintenance and dismantling of social inequalities and discuss the impacts of diversity and inclusion on scientific research and practice.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

This course uses one or more textbooks/books/simulations, along with free Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or library materials.

Spring 2024 textbook/book details will be available on 2023-11-06. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be specific to this class. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks/books.

BIO-1030-VG01 Link to Textbooks for this course in eCampus.

For Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or library materials details, see the Canvas Site for this class.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Methods

Methods:

1. Each week there will be a "START HERE" document in the weekly module with information about the assignments for that week's specific module.

2. Reading assignments for the textbook will be assigned each week.

3. Lecture slides, scientific research articles, online discussion, YouTube movies and short films, individual projects, quizzes, and exams are some of the common learning activities.

4. Students are responsible for reading lecture notes and materials posted for each chapter. Students are expected to keep up with assigned reading which will help with assignments.

5. There will be additional materials provided by me, your instructor during class sessions.

6. Use of internet technology for study tools, research, and diet evaluation.

7. This is an internet-based course, and it is necessary to become familiar with the technology used.

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Evaluation Criteria

Grading Percentages by Category:

#1.Smart Action Plans for Changing Nutritional Habits & Various Other Nutritional Assessment Tool Assignments = 25%

#2. Course Quizzes = 25%

#3.Discussion Boards weekly = 25%

#4.Power-Point Research Presentation related to YOUR chosen topic of a subject related to Nutrition = 20%

#5. Attendance-5%

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

To earn full participation points for the week, students should:

Attend all weekly sessions.

• Read your assigned material and demonstrate an understanding of those resources in your assignments and posts. Readings and resources should be cited using APA format.
• Post an original response to the weekly prompt(s) before Sunday at midnight (11:59 PM) and a minimum of two responses to peers before Wednesday day at midnight (11:59 PM). You are welcome to post early and/or more frequently, as your schedule allows, but you will not receive full credit if you do not meet these minimum requirements and/or deadlines.
• Posts should be substantive and demonstrate college-level writing. A substantive post is well-developed, a minimum of 150 words, and references the reading or another appropriate source. A substantive post is NOT one or two sentences of general statements or unsupported opinions.

Missing & Late Work Policy

• I AM ALWAYS HERE TO HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL-
• Late assignments can be submitted up to one week past the deadline. You may lose points each day that an assignment is late after that. You must let me know if there is a complication however delaying your submissions and assignments. If you do that, with good reason, full points can still be awarded. Some assignments can be redone depending on the situation.
• Please be sure to post in the discussion forum promptly by assigned due dates. Interacting with classmates is an essential part of online discussions and cannot be made up after the fact.
• EXTENSIONS will be granted in extenuating circumstances. If a lengthy medical problem or other emergent personal issue will result in missing a weekly discussion and/or assignment, please CONTACT me-your instructor, as soon as possible. I am flexible and understand these issues can occur!
• I can help you with that related to grades BUT, for me to help, I need you to communicate that to me as soon as possible.
• Students who know that they will not have course access for any given week should make arrangements with me to complete assignments and participation requirements before the absence.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

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