WELCOME TO NUTRITION
101!!!
INTRODUCTIONS
 Me
– Professor Maya Maroto
 you
 First
and Last name
 major
 first or last semester at PGCC?
 Why you are taking NTR 101
 1 skill to contribute
CONTACT CARDS
 Name
(first and last)
 SS#/Student ID #
 phones - home, work, cell, pager, etc.
 email address
 if new or if graduating
 any other relevant info
REQUIRED TEXT AND SOFTWARE
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Nutrition Concepts and Controversies: Tenth
Edition – with Diet Analysis Plus 8.0 Access
Code by Sizer and Whitney
Diet Analysis Plus Access Code – very, very
important!!
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the semester, you should be able to:
 Relate
the importance of nutrition to the prevention
of a variety of health problems: cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity.
 Determine
the nutritional value of your current
eating habits.
 Compare
and contrast the nutritional value of your
current eating habits to current recommendations
and propose modifications to reduce your risk for
developing chronic diseases.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
 List
the major anatomic structures of the
gastrointestinal system and discuss the
physiology of digestion, absorption, and
metabolism of nutrients.
 Interpret
the information on food labels
and evaluate claims made on product
packaging.
 Evaluate
the accuracy and scientific
soundness of media statements about
nutrition.
GRADING
Final Grades – based on a 700 point scale:
 4 tests - 400 Points (57%)
 7 Quizzes/Blackboard Assignments - 70 Points (10%)
 Diet Analysis Assignment -30 Points (4%)
 Macronutrient Assignment -50 Points (7%)
 Micronutrient Assignment -50 Points (7%)
 Paper and Presentation -100 Points (14%)
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630 – 700 Points = >90% = A
560 – 629 Points = 80% – 89% = B
490 – 559 Points = 70% - 79% = C
420 – 489 Points = 60% - 69% = D
< 419 = F
TESTS
All tests will be available in the PGCC Student
Assessment Center. To be eligible for a make-up test
you must.
 have good class attendance (missed fewer than two
classes)
 have good class participation
 have completed all prior homework assignments and
quizzes
 inform me of your need prior to the end of the
appropriate exam period
 provide documentation of your need
 Missed exams = 0 points.
QUIZZES
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8 online Blackboard quizzes/assignments worth
10 points each. Only your top 7 of these will
count!
Open book/open notes!!!
If you encounter problems, contact me before the
end of the quiz period so that I can reset your
quiz.
HOMEWORK
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Early assignments welcome!! But late
assignments will not be accepted.
Diet Analysis forms the basis for all other
assignments – so please, please, please do it right
and on time
PAPER AND PRESENTATION
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There will be one paper and presentation
assignment.
More information on the paper and presentation
will be discussed in class.
EXTRA CREDIT
Extra credit – Extra credit research questions
will be incorporated into lectures.
 Each student may earn up to 20 extra credit
points during the semester.
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ATTENDANCE
Attendance (including late arrivals and early
departures) will be recorded on a daily basis.
 Your attendance may also be considered as a
factor if you have earned a borderline final grade.
 Students who are excessively absent (excessive
absence = 2 or more absences) may be dropped
from the course without notice.
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CHEATING
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Cheating is not tolerated in this course.
All incidents will be reported to the Vice
President for Student Affairs. Please see the link
titled “Academic Dishonesty” for more details.
GENERAL ETIQUETTE
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Cell Phones – silence them please!!
Texting – go out of the classroom if you have to
send or read a text message!!
Attention-please don’t distract the class by
holding “side conversations” during the lectures
TRACK YOUR GRADE
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All grades posted in Blackboard.
Contact me within 7 days of posting to correct or
discuss any grades that you feel are incorrect.
DIET RECORD
 details,
details, details
 strictly observation - no analysis yet
 not graded on what you eat - but on how
you record what you eat
 so don’t lie or cheat (please, please)
 what for?
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http://daplus8.wadsworth.com
COMPUTER ANALYSIS
Remember this is separate from the (handwritten) diet record
 Will give you specific feedback on the
nutritional content of what you eat
 Accuracy and completeness are what you are
graded on – not what you eat!
 Need analysis results for the rest of the class
assignments
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
Worth 100 points of your grade
 Dates on Syllabus
 Papers – individual (50 points)
 Presentations – in groups (50 points)
 More details to follow soon
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TO DO…
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Make sure you can log into Blackboard
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Complete the practice quiz
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Complete quiz 1 (worth 10 points)
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Read Chapter 1