Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nutrition 240: Introduction to Human Nutrition
Fall 2014
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and physiological basis of nutrition. The course also
covers dietary requirements and recommendations, nutrient composition of foods, assessment of nutritional
status, physical activity, and relationship of human nutrition to health and disease, and global nutrition
issues.
NUTR 240 meets on Monday and Wednesday in 133 Rosenau Hall from 11:00 to 11:50. On Fridays, the
class is divided into 6 discussion groups meeting in classrooms in McGavra or Rosenau from 11:00 to
11:50. Your assigned discussion group and meeting place will be provided to you prior to the start of class.
You are required to attend all Friday discussions as you will be graded on participation.
Pre-requisites: BIOL 101, 101L, CHEM 101, 101L, and CHEM 102, 102L.
INSTRUCTORS
Course Director:
Teaching Assistant: Ms. Emily Rossi
Melinda Beck, PhD
Email: emilylro@live.unc.edu
Office: 2303 Michael Hooker Research Center
Office Hours: By appointment
E-mail: melinda_beck@unc.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
DISCUSSION LEADERS and Room Assignments
Ms. Lindsey Smith (lindsey.smith@unc.edu)
1304 McGavran
Mr. Victor Zhong (wzhong@live.unc.edu)
1303 McGavran
Mr. Cody Neshteruk (cneshter@live.unc.edu)
228 Rosenau
Ms. Grace Sotherden (gmegumis@live.unc.edu)
2301 McGavran-Greenburg
Ms. Amanda Mah (amah@live.unc.edu)
2303 McGavran-Greenburg
Mr. Jared McGuirt (mcguirtj@live.unc.edu)
2305 McGavran-Greenburg
TEXT BOOK: Nutrition: Science and Applications, 3rd Edition, Smolin and Grosvenor
Additional course material (practice exams, videos, etc) is available on the WileyPlus Site-information for
registering will be provided prior to the start of class. You must register for WileyPlus.
POLL EVERYWHERE
This class will use poll everywhere for interactive quizzes during class. Information for registering for Poll
Everywhere is provided on the last page of this syllabus.
PEERWISE
For this course, we will use PeerWise in order for you to create and practice taking exam questions. As an
incentive, if you contribute 3 questions to the PeerWise bank, and answer a minimum of 10 questions
(and provide feedback) for each exam, including the final, I will add an extra 6 points to your final exam. If
you don't want or don't need the extra points, you don't have to participate, but I think it will be helpful to
you for preparing for the exams. Questions/answers/feedback must be submitted 48 hours before any
exam in order to be eligible for the extra points.
Register to use peerwise by going to http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/ and then typing University of
North Carolina and follow the registration instructions. Use your PID number as the identifier. The course
is listed as NUTR 240 2014 and the course ID number is 9391.
Here is a student guide, should you need more information:
http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/docs/students/
In addition, if I see some really good questions, they might end up on the final exam. If you have any
difficulties, let me know.
GRADING
There will be 2 in class exams (20% each) and a final exam (40%). The final exam is cumulative.
Attendance, completing assignments and class participation in discussion groups will all average together
for 20% of your grade.
Grading Scale for Final Course Grade
Score
93-100
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
74-79
66-73
60-65
50-59
<50
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD
F
When the Final Grade averages are calculated, all fractional points are rounded to the nearest integer grade
(from two decimal places). For example: 82.46 rounds to 82, 92.51 rounds to 93.
Missed Exams/Quizzes, Assignments
NO make up exams will be offered. Missed in-class assignments may also NOT be made up.
SAKAI
Email and Sakai (http://sakai.unc.edu/) will be heavily used in this class. Lecture notes, handouts,
assignments, additional materials will be posted on Sakai.
LECTURE/DISCUSSION DATES and TOPICS
DATE
TOPIC
LECTURER
READINGS *
W 8/20
F 8/22
M 8/25
Nutrition Overview/Nutrition Guidelines
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Digestion
Beck
Chapters 1 and 2
Beck
Chapter 3
W 8/27
Carbohydrates
Beck
Chapter 4
F 8/29
DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/1
No Class - Labor Day Holiday
W 9/3
Carbohydrates
Beck
Chapter 4
F 9/5
DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/8
Lipids
Beck
Chapter 5
W 9/10
Lipids
Beck
Chapter 5
F 9/12
M 9/15
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Proteins
Beck
Chapter 6
W 9/17
Metabolism
Rossi
Chapter 7
F 9/19
DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/22
Metabolism
Beck
Sakai
W 9/24
EXAM 1
F 9/29
DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/29
W 10/1
Food Intolerances
Water-soluble vitamins
Beck
Beck
Sakai
Chapter 8
F 10/3
DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 10/6
Fat-soluble vitamins
Beck
Chapter 9
W 10/8
Beck
Chapter 10 and
11
F 10/10
Water and electrolytes/Minerals and
Bone Health
DISCUSSION
M 10/13
Trace minerals
W 10/15
Beck
Readings posted
on Sakai
F 10/17
Food Additives/Food
Regulations/Functional Foods
No class - Fall Break
M 10/20
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Beck
Chapter 13
W 10/22
Beck
Chapter 14
F 10/24
M 10/27
Nutrition During Pregnancy and
Lactation
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Nutrition through the lifespan
Beck
Chapter 15 and
16
W 10/29
EXAM 2
F 10/31
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Chapter 12
M 11/3
Diet and Health: Obesity
Beck
Chapter 7 and
Sakai
W 11/5
Eating Disorders
TJ Raney
Sakai
UNC Eating
Disorders Clinic
F 11/7
DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 11/10
Diet and Health: Cancer
E. Rossi
Sakai
W 11/12
Nutrigenomics
Beck
Sakai
F 11/14
DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 11/17
Diet and Health: Infectious Diseases and Immunity
Beck
Sakai
W 11/19
Food Safety and Genetically engineered food
Beck
Sakai
F 11/21
Discussion Group
M 11/24
Sustainable Farming
A. Ammerman
Sakai
W 11/26
Thanksgiving Break
F 11/28
Thanksgiving Break
M 12/1
World Hunger and Malnutrition
Beck
W 12/3
FINAL REVIEW SESSION/CLASS DISCUSSION
Beck
F 12/5
FINAL EXAM 12 PM
Sakai
Chapter 18
*Readings are assigned from the textbook. Additional material for reading may be assigned in Sakai
Poll Everywhere: Instructions for Students
In this class you will be using a polling system to answer questions that I pose during class. You can
submit your responses using a mobile phone, laptop, or other mobile device with a WiFi connection,
such as an iPodTouch or an IPad. Before you participate, you will need to create an account:
IMPORTANT: If you have used Poll Everywhere in a previous course and already have an account, you will
need to edit your registration information (just once) to reflect the new YourPID_YourOnyen identifier
requirement. Simply log in with your Poll Everywhere account information
at https://www.polleverywhere.com/register?p=1jac-1a5v. Select Voter Registration and then Details to edit
the field under How should UNC-CH Admin identify you? Update according to the instructions in #3 below.
1. Go to https://www.polleverywhere.com/register?p=1jac-1a5v
Enter your name, UNC email address and a password (preferably not your Onyen password).
2. Click Register my account. Review the policy information and click I agree….
3. Under “How should UNC-CH Admin identify you?” enter your PID and your onyen using the
following format: Your PID_YourOnyen (e.g. 1234567_Jsmith). Click Update. If you plan to use your
cell phone enter that number, too. Click Update.
4. If you’ve entered your phone number, you’ll be prompted to send a text to finish registering your
phone.
Note that you don’t have to use your phone to respond to Poll Everywhere polls. You
can use a browser on any Internet-connected device: laptops, tablets, slates, etc.
Simply go to http://pollev.com , and log in. In the answer space, enter
·for multiple choice questions, the answer code
·for open-text questions, question code, a space, and then your answer.
TEST QUESTION: PLEASE RESPOND BEFORE MIDNIGHT, AUGUST 20
What city were you born in?
To answer this question, text 719244 and your answer to phone number 37607
If you are using a computer/IPad, etc to answer the question, submit responses at
PollEv.com/nutr240
(Additional information at http://help.unc.edu/help/poll-everywhere-faq/)
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