Course Syllabus

Summer 2024 | BIO-1030-VO08 - Introduction to Nutrition

Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Faculty

Lisa Sheldon
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Jennifer Guarino

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.

Summer 2024 textbook 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-VO08 Link to Textbooks for this course in eCampus.

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.

Artificial Intelligence(AI) Policy Statement

CCV recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI tools are widely available and becoming embedded in many online writing and creative applications.

Prohibited: The use of generative AI is not allowed in this course, with the exception of spellcheck, grammar check and similar tools. This course rests in the value of students engaging in the learning process without relying on AI-generated content. Students will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills independently, owning their learning journey from start to finish. If you use these tools, your actions would be considered academically dishonest and a violation of CCV's Academic Integrity Policy.

Methods

Methods:
1. Reading assignments in text.
2. Lecture slides, scientific research articles, online discussion, YouTube movies and short films, individual projects, quizzes and exams.
3. Students are responsible for reading lecture notes and materials posted for each chapter. Students are expected to keep up with assigned reading.
4. Additional materials as provided by instructor.
5. Use of internet technology for study tools, research and diet evaluation.
6. This is an internet-based course and it is necessary to become familiar with the technology used.

Evaluation Criteria

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
15% Participation Discussions = 15 points
15% Home Work = 15 points
10% Quizzes 10 quizzes = 10 points
15% Mid-Term Project = 15 points
15% Final Project = 15 points
30% Exams 3 exams = 30 points
100 points

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

Participation Expectations

Participation in Discussions:

Students are required to respond to discussion questions from the professor and respond to postings from 2 other students per week for participation credit. All posts must have a citation and reference to an academically acceptable resource using APA style. More information will be provided about discussions and grading in the document called Discussions: Expectations and Grading. Please review the discussion rubric.

The initial posting must be made by Thursday to allow adequate time for others to respond.

Discussion postings are due the week assigned by Monday night, no credit will be given after the deadline.

Please note that discussions are considered class work and a demonstration of your participation, engagement, learning and understanding. They cannot be made up and no extra time is given for this part of the course.

With the exception of the Introduction discussion (your introduction to your classmates) in the orientation module, all other discussions in this course are graded.

Student Conduct in discussions:

1. Students are expected to be respectful of each other in discussions and sensitive to personal information that might be shared regarding health and dietary habits.

2. Students should plan to log into the class at least twice during the week, although many students find that more often is helpful.

3. Anticipate that you will spend at least 6 hours a week reading, participating in class and doing class work. The average workload that students report is between 8 and 10 hours a week for this course. Please note: All work is due on Monday nights by 11:59 PM.

4. You are expected to participate in discussions (both reading and responding to classmates and me). Follow the standards of written English. Please refer to the policies regarding netiquette posted for the course.

5. This is a web-based course. You are expected to have a functioning computer and the programs that will allow you to access content in our course site.

Homework Assignments:

Assignments are designed to help students learn course concepts and prepare for quizzes and exams. This work is to be submitted for credit. They are due by the end of the week, Monday night, of the week assigned. See note about late assignments. All assignments must be typed and the document must have a header with name, date, assignment name and the name of the course. APA style is to be used for all assignments.

Mid-Term Project:

The mid-term project will consist of a computerized diet analysis of the student’s diet using a web-based analysis tool. This project will be completed in two steps consisting of a food record and then the assessment. No alternative projects will be offered. Students will have several weeks to complete this project.

Final Project: Thrifty Meal Plan

Each student will complete a thrifty food plan that requires you to meet the USDA food group recommendations and RDAs using a limited budget. Students will have several weeks to complete this project.

Quizzes and Exams:

Quizzes are meant to reinforce concepts from class and readings. These quizzes are open book, and you will have 20 minutes to complete the assessment. Quizzes and exams must be completed during the week in which they are assigned. These cannot be made up.

There are a variety of question types—multiple choice, true/ false and essay/short answer. The assessments are written in a way that requires you to study. My suggestion is that you prepare for assessments as if they were in the classroom and not online. You will not have time to look up each answer even though the exam is open book. Question types are both recall and application.

Exams cover material presented in lecture notes, reading and discussion threads. The exams are open book; you can use notes, the text and any study materials from the class. You will have one-hour to complete each exam.

Missing & Late Work Policy

Late Assignments

1. Each assignment will have a due date and then a date by which is considered late. Late work is accepted up to one week after the due date with a loss of 10% of the grade (-10 points) per day. Quizzes and discussions cannot be made up.

2. If an exam or other graded assignment is missed due to a personal emergency, sickness, or authorization by a college official, or other official absence, the student may elect to make it up after the absence is excused (written medical or official documentation required).

3. Please note that this course runs Tuesday to Monday night. All work must be completed by the Monday night of the week assigned.

Accepted file types and Specifications for assignments:

1. File types used in this course are ppt, rtf, doc or docx, pdf, xls. You will also need to use the internet for the two projects and to view videos posted in some learning modules.
2. Acceptable file types for submission of assignments include pdf, doc, docs, rft, xls, xlsx. The follow file types are not accepted: odt, wps, and pages. Picture files as not accepted (jpeg, jif, etc). If you use a Mac, make sure that the files submitted are in the accepted formats (see list above).
3. If an assignment is not submitted in an accepted format and cannot be opened easily, it will receive a grade of 0. Resubmission of the assignment in a format that is accepted can result in the assignment being graded as late if it is submitted after the due date.
4. Any file uploaded to the site must be labeled with the course name, assignment and student’s last name. (For instance, Chapter 1 HW Smith.doc, you will insert your last name in place of Smith.) There must also be a header on each assignment with the student’s name, course, assignment and date (the header is required for assignments uploaded in text format and file format.). Assignments that do not meet any of these criteria may not been accepted or may have a reduction in points.
5. No work will be accepted by the instructor via email—all assignments must be submitted through the class site unless given specific directions.

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.

Academic Integrity