Department: Life Sciences (Biology)
Basic Nutrition
Fall 2010
Biol 13221
Course location and
times:
Stafford Campus, STF2, Room W125
Friday, 6-9 PM
Course semester
credit hours:
Course contact hours:
Course length:
Instruction type:
3 Credit hours
Instructor:
Parisa Assassi, MS, MPH.
Email address:
Parisa.Assassi@hccs.edu
Office location and
hours:
I am usually available for counseling abut 15 minutes before the
class
Total hours; 48 hrs lecture
16 weeks
In-person, Lecture
Course Description:
A course designed to teach the fundamentals of nutrition based on basic nutrition
principles. Scientific standard recommendations of levels of nutrient intake for a healthy
population are discussed. Sources and functions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats,
vitamins and minerals are also studied.
You are spending a good deal of time, energy and money on this course – please, make
the most of your investment! It takes approximately 2-3 hours of study time for each
hour of class time to master the material. This class will have over 144 contact hours
(3 hr. credit).
The class and study time necessary to succeed in this class will be close to 150
hours (9 hours per week)!
Course Prerequisites:
Must be placed into college-level reading (or take GUST 0342 as a co-requisite) and be
placed into college-level writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349 as a co-requisite)
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Course Student Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate knowledge of Nutrition (macro- and micronutrients, nutrient requirements
for optimal health), and appropriate nutrition for different life stages.
Demonstrate knowledge of critical thinking skill about nutritional issues and
controversies.
Apply nutritional knowledge to his/her own life in order to analyze personal dietary
intakes and to evaluate food labels and validity of nutritional product claims.
Identify causes of weight gain and obesity, evaluate weight loss strategies and adopt a
healthy diet and routine physical activity in the daily life.
Course Calendar:
Week Date
1
09/03/2010
Topic Covered
Syllabus
Ch. 1
Nutrition: Everyday Choices
Ch. 2
Guidelines for a Healthy Diet
Ch. 3
Digestion: From Meals to
Molecules
Ch.4 Carbohydrates, Sugars,
Starches and Fibers
2
09/10/2010
3
09/17/2010
4
09/24/2010
5
10/01/2010
6
10/08/2010
7
10/15/2010
8
9
10/22/2010
10/29/2010
10
11/05/2010
11
11/12/2010
12
11/19/2010
13
14
11/26/2010
12/03/2010
Thanks giving
Ch. 14 Feeding the world
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16
12/10/2010
12/17/2010
Review and group project
Ch.5 Lipids: Fats,
Phospholipids, and Sterols
Ch. 6 Proteins and Amino
Acids
Diet analysis
Ch.7 Vitamins
Ch. 8 WaCh.8 Water and Minerals
Ch.9: Energy Balance and
Weight Management
Ch 10 Nutrition, Fitness and
Physical Activity
Ch. 11&12 Nutrition During
Pregnancy and Infancy,
Nutrition from 1 to 100
Exam#3 Ch.9-12
Ch. 13 How safe is our food
supply?
Assignment/ Exam
Assignments will be
posted
Quiz for Chapter 1,
Chapter 2
Starting Class Project
(start recording your
food for one week)
Exam #1 Ch1-4
Assignment 2
Quiz for Ch.5-6
Starting diet record
Exam#2 Ch 5-8
Quiz Ch.9 and 10
Diet analysis project
due
Exam#3 Ch.9-12
Group project due
Final Examination
(comprehensive)
Exit Exam
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Students should read the textbook and follow the syllabus and exam guidelines. I
expect that you read the chapter before you come to the class. If the dates in the
syllabus need to be adjusted I will let you know. The class will start and end on time, so
make sure you are on time.
Class Calendar by Date:
Week 1--------------------09/03/2010
Week 2--------------------09/10/2010
Week 3--------------------09/17/2010
Week 4--------------------09/24/2010
Week 5--------------------10/01/2010
Week 6--------------------10/08/2010
Week 7--------------------10/15/2010
Week 8--------------------10/22/2010
Week 9--------------------10/29/2010
Week 11------------------11/05/2010
Week 12------------------11/12/2010
Week 13------------------11/19/2010
Week 14------------------11/26/2010 (25-27 Thanksgiving)
Week 15------------------12/03/2010
Week 16------------------12/10/2010
Week 17------------------12/17/2010 Final Exam
Student Assignments:
Student Assessments:
Instructional Materials:
Students are required to read assigned chapters
Additional announced and unannounced quizzes during
lecture may be conducted throughout the semester.
Students will be assessed via lecture exams, chapter quizzes,
comprehensive final lecture examinations. Additionally,
there is a Final Exit examination at the end of the semester.
Also there is one individual project and one group project.
Textbook:
Visualizing Nutrition
Grosvenor, Mary B.; Smolin, Lori A.
John Wiley & Sons, 2009
eText
ISBN: 10 0-470-43304-3
SBN: 13 978-0-470-43304-1
Print
ISBN: 10 0-470-19758-7
ISBN-13 978-0-470-19758
Web resources:
Learning web system
Student Companion Site
Grosvenor, Smolin: Visualizing Nutrition: Everyday Choices
http://bcs.wiley.com/hebcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0470197587&bcsId=5234
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HCC Policy Statement:
ADA
HCC Policy Statement:
Academic Honesty
HCC Policy Statement:
Student attendance, 3peaters, withdrawal
deadline
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical,
learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to
arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the
Disability Services Office at the respective college at the
beginning of each semester. Instructors are authorized to
provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability
Support Services Office. If you have any special needs or
disabilities that may affect your ability to succeed in college
classes or participate in any college programs or activities,
please contact the DSS office for assistance. At Southwest
College, contact:
Dr. Becky Hauri
5407 Gulfton
Houston, Texas 77081
Phone: 713-718-7909
Fax: 713-718-7781
TTY: 713-718-7909
Students are responsible for conducting themselves with
honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements.
Disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by the college
system against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty.
Penalties can include a grade of "0" or "F" on the particular
assignment, failure in the course, academic probation, or even
dismissal from the college. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but
is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend classes regularly. Students
are responsible for materials covered during their absences,
and it is the student's responsibility to consult with instructors
for make-up assignments.
Instructors check class attendance daily. A student may be
dropped from a course for excessive absences after the
student has accumulated absences in excess of 12.5% of the
hours of instruction (including lecture and laboratory time).
Note that 12.5% is approximately 4 classes or labs for a 4semester hour course.
Habitual tardiness will not be tolerated. Students are
expected to be in attendance for the entirety of the scheduled
class and are responsible for completing assignments
scheduled during their absence/s. It is the responsibility of
each student to amend their professional/personal schedule to
meet the class schedule
Repeaters
Students who repeat a course for a third or more times may
soon face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other
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Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your
instructor / counselor about opportunities for tutoring / other
assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are
not receiving passing grades.
Withdrawals
Withdrawal from the course after the official day of record (see
current catalog) will result in a final grade of “W” on the
student transcript and no credit will be awarded. It is the
student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a request for
withdrawal from any course. Students will be required to
formally request a drop from their instructors prior to the
administrative drop date deadline (November 18th 2010).
Abandoning the course or failing to formally drop, will result in
a grade being given based on the work completed for the
entire course (including missed exams).
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 first time entering freshmen to no more
than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational
career in obtaining a certificate and/or degree.
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. Please
contact the International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you
have any questions about your visa status and other transfer
issues
Instructor Requirements:
Basic requirements
Students should be on time for class and be prepared with required materials including
textbook. Full class attendance is required including lecture and lab portions. Full
attention during lecture and lab is required.
Phones/electronic devices
Absolutely no phone or other personal electronic devices are to be used during class
(lecture and lab). This includes making or taking a call, reviewing messages, texting,
playing games, checking email, surfing the web, anything that involves a phone or other
personal electronic device. If your work or family situation requires that you be available
via phone, your phone can be on vibrate mode and you can take the call during our
regular scheduled breaks or you can exit the class to review the call. Notify your friends,
family, employers, and anyone else who regularly contacts you that you will be in class
and that you should be contacted only when necessary. The taking of calls during class
is not only disruptive but it is also discourteous to classmates and the instructor.
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Testing procedures
Be sure to arrive early for your examinations. There are time limits for exams. You will
not be given extended time for testing if you arrive late.
Entering and exiting the lecture room or lab room is not permitted once exams have
begun. Please be sure to use bathroom before or after.
Deportment
Students are expected to conduct themselves as adults. This includes courteous and
respectful behavior towards instructor and classmates. Disruptive behavior or any
behavior that interferes with any educational activity being performed by the instructor
will not be allowed. Additionally, no student may interfere with his/her fellow students’
right to pursue their academic goals to the fullest in an atmosphere appropriate to a
community of scholars. Disruptive behavior may result in removal from the class.
Program/Discipline
Requirements
HCC Grading
Scale:
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = less than 60%
Instructor Grading Criteria:
Students must adhere to testing schedule. Failure to take a test will result in a “0” for the
missed exam. Exceptions include work, family, or personal (health) emergency, and
must be documented. Examinations will consist of three non-cumulative regular exams
plus a comprehensive final and Exit exam.. Make-up exams will not normally be given,
so make your effort to take the exams on their scheduled dates. In the event that you
must miss one and only one regular exam, the final exam grade may be substituted for
the missed exam. Remember that the final exam will be comprehensive and is usually
more difficult than the regular exam (meaning that it will cover all of the material from the
whole semester, not just the last part).
Examination format
Lecture exams will include multiple choice questions and short answer questions.
Grade Calculation
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Final exam
Exit Exam
Quizzes
Individual project
Group project
Attendance
Final Score
140
140
140
140
220
150
140
100
30
1200
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