Nashua Campus
Nutrition
Fall 2013
Colleen A. Flynn, MS RD LD NHA
Instructor Email: cflynn@ccsnh.edu
Syllabus Items
Academic Honesty
Assessment
Blackboard Student Orientation
Course Description
Instructor’s Communication Policy
Learning Objectives
Online Conduct
Overview of Course Structure
Policies
Prerequisites
Required Resources
Additional Course Information
Course Expectations
Weekly Course Schedule
Course Description
This survey course covers basic facts and principles of nutrition. The course is designed for anyone
interested in nutrition and how it relates to overall health and wellness. The course examines what role
the nutrients serve in the body, their sources, and how well the body absorbs and utilizes them.
Students will have the opportunity to apply nutrition concepts to their own personal diet and activity
patterns to determine personal health risk.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Blackboard Student Orientation
Click here to access the online student orientation. This orientation offers the opportunity to familiarize
you with online courses.
Available Technical Support
Click here to see a list of frequently asked questions regarding online learning, Student Information
System (SIS) and student email.
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Required Resources
Textbook and Software
Contemporary Nutrition 9ed: Gordon M. Wardlaw and Anne M. Smith: McGraw Hill Publishing, 2013:
ISBN: 9780077919122
NutritionCalc Plus: Access comes with new book purchase
If you have a used book you can purchase access at the website listed below.
http://paris.mcgrawhill.com/paris/codevalidationview.do?productid=0073328642&userType=student&exsysid=null&exui
d=null . There is no other alternative to this software.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Click here to see the minimum hardware requirements required to participate in our online classroom.
Hardware Requirements
 128 MB of RAM (512MB or higher is highly recommended)
 2 GB of free disk space
 Sound card with speakers (for courses with multimedia)
 Ethernet or Wireless network card (for high-speed Internet connection) or 56K modem
(for dial-up Internet connection)
 T1, DSL, Cable, or Satellite high-speed connection (56K dial-up will work, but the online
course system will run slowly).
Software
Click here for a list of the minimum software requirements for this course.
Software Requirements
 JAVA! http://java.com/en/
 **Java JRE plugin (very important so that everything in the system works properly!)
 Microsoft Office Viewers (for viewing and printing Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
files)
 Adobe Acrobat Reader (for viewing and printing PDF files)
 Real Player (for viewing streaming video or listening to streaming audio clips)
 QuickTime (for viewing QuickTime video)
 Flash Player (for viewing animations or using interactive content)
 Shockwave Player (for viewing animations or using interactive content)
 Windows Media Player (for viewing streaming video or listening to streaming audio
clips)
You will need to create PDF files of web page results to be submitted for their Nutrition Analysis.
You may utilize http://www.primopdf.com/primopdf_free_idx.htm to obtain free PDF
conversion software.
http://www.screencast.com/users/jsuzcampos/folders/Jing/media/44acbe47-232f-472e-a8fcdc82f3ea630b provides a tutorial on how to create a PDF file.
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Textbooks, materials and software are available online at: http://www.efollett.com unless specified by
your instructor.
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Under “Select your Bookstore”, choose “New Hampshire”
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Under “Select Your Institution”, choose the campus offering the course.
Please review this tutorial for ordering your textbooks online.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
A.
Define and interpret nutrition terms and apply to everyday food choices.
B.
Develop an understanding of the principles involved in conducting nutrition research and the
translation into an everyday lifestyle.
C.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of the physiological and chemical processes associated with
digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients.
D.
Interpret and implement nutrition standards for a balanced and adequate nutrition program.
E.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of nutrition principles in the prevention or management of
disease.
F.
Apply basic nutrition principles in the review of personal nutrition and activity patterns.
G.
Develop a presentation and educate fellow students within their assigned area of expertise.
Instructor’s Communication Policy
Email Response Time
The instructor will respond to emails within 24 hours during the week and 48 hours on the weekend
and holidays. Weekend begin Friday evening at 7pm.
Online Office Hours
The instructor will set up a collaborative session at a student’s request. Any collaborative session will
be made available to all students. The student can contact the instructor by email at cflynn@ccsnh.edu.
A collaborative session will be confirmed within the next 24-48 hours after original contact via email.
Policies
The CCSNH Distance Education Collaborative seeks to offer highest quality online courses to enable
students to be successful and to have a positive and effective technology enabled learning experience
based on clearly defined learning. Click here to learn more about the policies are the foundation for
online learning through the community college system of New Hampshire, including:
Attendance
Civil Right and Non-Discrimination
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Disabilities Services
Plagiarism and Cheating Policies
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Academic Honesty
Students registered in online courses shall abide by the academic honesty principles as defined in the
Student Handbook of the college offering the course.
Online Conduct
Students shall comply with the CCSNH guidelines for netiquette, as articulated on the system
website.Assessment and Grading Policy
Assessment:
Assignment
Grade Contribution
Weekly Quizzes:
 Lowest grade dropped.
Nutrition Intake and Activity Project:
 Food Intake Record/Computer Entry
 Activity Intake Record/Computer Entry
 Analysis Questions as assigned utilizing
materials gathered throughout the
semester.
15%
Various Assignments:
 Discussion Boards
 Risk Calculators
 Topic Application Assignments
20%
Final Exam
25%
TOTAL
100 points
40%
The instructor may withdraw a student from the course due to failure to submit course assignments for
2 consecutive weeks and/or four weeks total throughout the semester. Logging onto the course does
not validate active participation. Active participation is defined as completion of assigned work,
completion of quizzes and activity associated with discussion boards.
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Course Expectations
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Students must have access to a computer. Lack of a functional computer is not a consideration
for late work. Students can access the Nashua Community College campus for computer access.
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Discussion Boards are utilized throughout the semester. Students need to initially respond by
Tuesday of each week’s assignment and follow up comments are to be completed by Saturday.
Initial responses later than Tuesday will not be counted towards the assignment grade.
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Quizzes are available Tuesday through Sunday. It is the responsibility of the student to
complete each quiz in the allotted available time frame. There is no make up for quizzes.
There is only one reset on a quiz and that is only allowed up to Friday of the week. (This
means if you take the quiz Saturday and it freezes you will not receive credit for the quiz.)
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Assignments are due by the assigned submission date.
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If a student with extenuating circumstances need to submit work late, the student must contact
the instructor at least 72 hours prior to the assigned due date to determine if the assignment
will be granted an extension. Any student who does not contact the instructor for an extension
will not receive a grade for late submission. The lowest assignment and quiz grade is dropped
during final grade calculations.
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Students whose overall class standing is less than passing will receive a weekly warning to
alert them regarding class performance. Students are advised to contact the instructor to
discuss opportunities for additional help with their course studies.
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There is no extra credit assigned for missed work.
Overview of Course Structure
Our interactive classroom uses all of the following web-based tools:
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Announcements
Discussion Boards
Quizzes
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Audio/Video Files
WIMBA classrooms
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Begin No Later Than ….
Assignments
Week 1
Lecture Unit One: Choosing What you Eat and Why
Discussion Board Topic
Utilize PDF software to send file.
Math Calculations
Healthy People 2020 Review
Quiz Unit 1
Lecture Unit Two: Guidelines for Designing a Healthy
Diet
Label Claims Assignment
Daily Value Calculations
Research Review Article Dissection
Quiz Unit 2
Lecture Unit Three: The Human Body: A Nutrition
Perspective
Family History
Digestive Pathway Review
Quiz Unit 3
Lecture Unit Four: Carbohydrates
Diabetes Risk Calculator
Record Food Logs (4 days- 2 weekend and 2 weekday)
Quiz Unit 4
Lecture Unit Five: Lipids
Record Activity Logs (4 days-2 weekend and 2 weekday)
Quiz Unit 5
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Complete No Later Than …..
Lecture Unit Six: Proteins
Food Log Entry into NutriCalc Program
Vegetarian Diet Planning
Quiz Unit 6
Lecture Unit Seven: Energy Balance and Weight Control
Enter Food and Activity Logs into Nutricalc Program
Body Measurements and Risk Calculators
Quiz Unit 7
Lecture Unit Eight: Vitamins
Watch Super Size Me Movie
Analysis Questions for movie
Assign presentation topic
Quiz Unit 8
Lecture Unit Nine: Water and Minerals
Assign Nutrition Analysis Questions
Quiz Unit 9
Lecture Unit Ten: Nutrition Fitness and Sports
Lecture Unit Eleven: Eating Disorders
Presentations Due
Quiz Unit 10 and 11
Lecture Unit Twelve: Undernutrition Throughout the
World
Quiz Unit 12
Lecture Unit Thirteen: Safety of Food and Water
Final Project Submission-Reports and Narrative to
questions
No Quiz
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Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Combination Lecture: Lifecycle Nutrition
Selected Student Presentations on assigned topic
Presentation Discussion Board
Selected students presentation on assigned topic
Presentation Discussion Board
Selected students presentation on assigned topic
Presentation Discussion Board
Final Exam
This is the proposed schedule for the semester. The instructor reserves the right to adjust the schedule
based on the needs of the course. In the event that there is a natural event that may impact computer
access, i.e.; ice storm or power outages, the instructor will work individually with the students to stay
current and make reasonable accommodations.
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