Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Online Common Syllabus
FALL 2015
NSCI 1113 NT- 1 (INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION)
Explores functions of the nutrients in human life process and relationship to disease and health
conditions, including nutrient relationship to health as a basis for food choices.
Type of course: Theory
Credit Hours: _3_; Total hours of theory per semester: _48_;
Class length - Full Semester
Class format - Fully Online
Required synchronous meetings: None
Prerequisites: None
Instructor Name: Floyd Robison
Instructor Phone: (918) 293-5490
Office: SCTEC and Room # 9
Instructor email: f.robison@okstate.edu
Contact: My preferred method of contact is _email, phone or office. Please allow 24-48 hours
to return your correspondence during the normal work week.
Instructor's Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8:30-9:25 am, 12:30-1:25 pm
and 2:25-4 pm CST. Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment.
Division Name: Arts and Science
Division’s Main Phone: 918-293-5370
REQUIRED TEXT, REFERENCES, AND MATERIALS
Texts:
Nutrition and You, 3rd edition. Joan Salge Blake
ISBN #978-0-321-91040-0
References:
None
Materials:
Materials needed including notebooks, writing utensils, D2L account, and
flash drive if you want to save power-points and or assignments without
saving them to your computer.
Estimated Cost for Materials:
Estimated Cost for Uniform/Tools:
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$ Based on current bookstore cost
$ Based on current bookstore or supplier cost
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Upon completion of the course, students should:
Course Objectives
Assessment of Objectives
1. Develop awareness and understanding of
basic principles of human nutrition and the
relationship to health.
2. Identify sources, characteristics and
functions of nutrients.
3. Describe how the body utilizes foods.
4. Discuss nutritional needs of individuals
through various stages of the life cycle.
5. Apply food recommendation principles
including My Plate.
6. Analyze nutritive labeling information on
food products
7. Identify relationships between diet and
health outcomes.
8. Identify primary food sources for macro/micro-nutrients.
9. Determine individual needs for energy and
protein.
10. Discuss methods of determining
reasonable body weights.
11. Identify strategies for obtaining and
maintaining desirable body weight.
12. Compare various food products nutritive
information to make decisions regarding
nutritional composition of foods.
13. Select appropriate food choices for diet
using analysis of nutrition labels.
Homework assignments, quizzes, and exams
Homework assignments, quizzes, and exams
Homework assignments, quizzes, and exams
Homework assignments, quizzes, exams and
discussion boards
Homework assignments, quizzes, and exams
Nutrition Label Project *, Homework
assignments, quizzes, and exams.
Homework assignments, quizzes, discussion
boards and exams
Homework assignments, quizzes, exams and
research paper
Homework assignments, quizzes, and exams
Homework assignments, quizzes, and exams
Calorie Tracker Project, Homework
assignments, quizzes, and exams.
*Nutrition Labeling Project, Homework
assignments, quizzes, and exams.
*Nutrition Labeling Project, Homework
assignments, quizzes, and exams.
Aspects of the course objective assessments may be used in the university’s assessment of
student learning. If applicable, an asterisk (*) above indicates that this assignment is used in the
university assessment program.
COURSE ACTIVITIES
In this course students will:
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Participate in class discussions and activities.
View videos that depict the various concepts.
Take examinations.
Complete reading assignments.
May be required to do quizzes.
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EVALUATION - GRADES WILL BE BASED ON THE QUALITY AND COMPLETION
OF THESE TASKS:
Item
8 Exams
13 Quizzes
Comparing Nutrition Labels *
Calorie Track
Research Paper
6 Discussion/Class Activities
Total Points
Points
100
10
100
100
100
10
Total Points
700
130
100
100
100
60
1190
OSUIT
Grading Scale
A = 90%-100%
B = 80%-89%
C = 70%-79%
D = 60%-69%
F = 59% & below
*The student’s grade for this assignment will be used in the university’s assessment of
student learning. A 70% competency or higher receives a Pass rating. This Pass/Fail
rating is independent of the student’s course grade.
Daily and/or weekly quizzes, small weekly assignments and similar type projects: Normal return
time to student by next class meeting or no later than one (1) week.
Extensive assignments, large lab projects, extensive quizzes, exams and similar type projects:
Normal return time to students in one (1) to two (2) weeks.
AUTHORIZED TOOLS
Students may use any/all course materials, including books and notes, while participating in
classroom activities. All quizzes and written assignments are to be completed independently; no
collaboration with classmates is permitted and any instance of such will be considered academic
dishonesty.
COURSE INFORMATION
I will post weekly reminders for this course in the news section of D2L (online classroom). I also
send this weekly news item out as an email, so you will want to be sure and check you school
email on a regular basis. I try to get those news items posted and the emails sent out at the latest
by Wednesday of each week. You can also find a schedule of assignments on the last page of the
course syllabus. The feedback that I provide for major assignments will be in the drop-box folder
for each assignment. I have also provided some feedback on quiz and exam questions. The
question are very important in understanding nutrition, these are also questions that are missed
frequently.
LATE WORK
Success in the online classroom is directly related to your motivation; therefore, you need to
check the online classroom regularly to participate in class, take notes, making sure that you set
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aside time to keep up with the coursework. DO NOT fall behind in this class; there is a lot of
material for you to cover so you will need to be diligent about investing enough time in this
course. This is a 3 credit hour course so you should expect to spend at the VERY If a student is
absent, it is his/her responsibility to get the missed notes from a classmate (a copy machine is
located in the LRC for student use). If a student misses on the day of an in class activity they will
NOT be allowed to make up that activity and a zero will be given for that activity.
Assignments/labs are to be turned in on their due date. LATE WORK WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED! If you miss exams, quizzes, projects or class activities you will be unable to
make up them up, do not even ask unless you have documentation regarding an excused
absence.
Projects may be completed and turned in as a Microsoft Word or compatible file. If you have
trouble uploading the assignments to the drop box, you may email them to me but the due date
still applies. Some on-campus students prefer to place homework under my office door on the
due date, which is acceptable. It is helpful if you email me and tell me you are taking this
approach so I can verify receipt of your document. If you submit electronically, please include
your name and the assignment in the file name.
TESTING
There will be seven exams and one comprehensive final each given during the semester all of
which are worth 100 points. There will be no make-up exams, no exceptions will be made
regarding missed exams. It is VERY important that you take exams during the scheduled time
posted in D2L. Exams must be completed by the dates/times listed in the syllabus (the dates will
also be posted on D2L). The exams will be set up so that you have an allotted amount of time to
complete the exam. Make sure you set aside enough time and have a reliable online connection
during this time. Exams are open book/notes, but you will not have time to look up every
answer, so you should study for every exam as if you were in a traditional classroom setting.
When an exam is scheduled, the exam will become available on Wednesdays at 8 am and be
available until 11:59 pm on Sundays. Exams will be available over a period of several days so
that you may take them at a time that is convenient to you during that time frame. Do not wait
until the last minute to take the exam because if something causes you to be unable to finish once
you’ve started, you may not be able to reach me in time and you will miss the deadline (resulting
in a zero). There are computers available on campus in the library and other areas if you have
issues with your connection at home. Check with the individual locations for hours. Note:
Exams are ONLY visible on D2L during their active dates. Exams are timed, but D2L will not
disconnect you if you go over time. Please continue until you have completed the exam.
There is no penalty for going slightly over time, however, if the exam is late by more than
20 minutes then points maybe deducted from your score. If the time amounts are a problem,
contact me and we can discuss options.
If you miss an exam, you will have the option of completing a Comprehensive Final Exam. If
you miss more than one exam, the others will remain as zeros. If you have not missed any
exams, the Comprehensive Final Exam will be optional for you. You may elect to complete it so
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that your score on the exam will replace your lowest exam score if you have not missed any
exams in the course.
QUIZZES
Chapter quizzes for each chapter will be given on D2L and can be found under the label
“Quizzes and Exams”. Quizzes will become available on each Wednesday throughout the
semester; the quiz released on Wednesday will be for the specific chapter that we are
covering that week, there will be a quiz every week of the semester except during summer
break. NO make-up quizzes will be given. Quizzes will be available over a period of several
days so that you may take them at a time that is convenient to you during that time frame. Do not
wait until the last minute to take the quiz because if something causes you to be unable to finish
once you’ve started, you may not be able to reach me in time and you will miss the deadline
(resulting in a zero). There are computers available on campus in the library and other areas if
you have issues with your connection at home. Check with the individual locations for hours.
Note: Quizzes are ONLY visible on D2L during their active dates. Quizzes are timed, but D2L
will not disconnect you if you go over time. Please continue until you have completed the quiz.
There is no penalty for going slightly over time. If the time amounts are a problem, contact me
and we can discuss options.
PROJECTS
There will be three projects given throughout the semester. These projects will have to be
submitted to D2L using the section labeled “Drop Box”. The tentative due dates for the projects
can be found in the course schedule below, due dates will also be posted in the
instructions/rubric for each individual project that is to be completed. I will post the
instructions/rubric for the specific project so the students will know what is expected of them. If
you choose to work on a project using a school computer make sure that you save it to your own
personal jump drive or to the H drive. The school cleans the computer every night at midnight,
so if you save your project to a school computer you will lose all of your work and no late work
will be accepted as a result of your work being cleaned off of a school computer.
DISCUSSION BOARDS AND CLASS ACTIVITIES
There will be 6 discussion boards/class activities posted throughout the semester. Students will
be required to post an original comment regarding the discussion board topic and along with a
comment regarding a peer’s post. The discussion boards will cover current events, research
paper, etc. The discussion board post will be posted in the discussion section of D2L. The posts
will be open for a week to allow students to make a comment regarding the topic. I will be
reading your posts throughout the week. I will participate in the discussions as needed based on
the discussion topic and depending on what direction the discussion is going.
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DUE DATES
All assignments must be completed in the given amount of time. All assignments (projects,
exams, quizzes, and class activities) must be posted to D2L by 11:59 pm CST on the due date.
The due dates are listed on the schedule at the end of this syllabus.
STUDENT CONDUCT
Students are expected to cooperate in maintaining a classroom environment conducive to
learning. Courteous and respectful behavior will be expected from all students in all online
interactions. Discussion board post should be professional and students should refrain from
personal comments.
ONLINE COURSE INTERACTION
OSUIT requires all online courses to include interaction between students, peers and instructors.
Our online courses use a variety of tools to build a community of learners and strengthen
engagement between students and their peers, as well as between students and the instructor.
Communication tools used in this course may include Discussion, News, Blackboard
Collaborate, and Email. Read the syllabus completely to determine which of these methods you,
your classmates and your instructor will use for interaction.
EMAILS
If you email me regarding this course make sure that you include your name, what class you are
in and you write in complete sentences. If you abbreviate words I will not spend time trying
to interpret those abbreviations and I WILL NOT RESPOND to your email. I will only
respond to the messages that come from the email address that the school provides you with. If I
do not respond to your email within 48 hours, please email me again to make sure that I received
your email.
WORDS OF WISDOM for ONLINE CLASSES**
From past experience, students that study the materials, check D2L often, and do not miss any
exam/homework/discussion board deadlines generally do well in the class. Students that missed
homework assignments/discussion board questions, missed out on some essentially “easy points”
and caused their grades to drop. The Optional Comprehensive Exam will replace one exam;
however, students that miss more than one exam generally have more difficulty passing the class
because extra zeros will stay zeros. Also, by missing an exam and depending on the Optional
Comprehensive Final, you have no back-up in case you score poorly on one of the other chapter
exams. Therefore, my strongest advice would be to check D2L often and meet all deadlines to
better the likelihood of your success!
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UNIVERSITY & COURSE EXPECTATIONS
It is the responsibility of each OSUIT student to read, abide by and maintain a copy of the
syllabus for this course. Syllabi are available on the OSUIT website. Students understand that
excerpts or portions of their work may be utilized for institutional assessment purposes. The
purpose of institutional assessment is for verification of student learning and program
improvement. Every effort will be made to keep this information confidential.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, each student with a disability is responsible
for notifying the University of his/her disability and requesting accommodations. If you think
you have a qualified disability and need special accommodations, you should notify the
instructor and request verification of eligibility for accommodations from the Office of
Academic Accommodations/LASSO Center. Please advise the instructor of your disability as
soon as possible, and contact The LASSO Center, to ensure timely implementation of
appropriate accommodations. Faculty have an obligation to respond when they receive official
notice of a disability but are under no obligation to provide retroactive accommodations. To
receive services, you must submit appropriate documentation and complete an intake process
during which the existence of a qualified disability is verified and reasonable accommodations
are identified. The LASSO Center is located on the 3rd floor of the Noble Center. You may
call 918.293.4855 for more information or fax documentation to918.293.4853.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty or misconduct is neither condoned nor tolerated at OSUIT. Any student
found guilty of academic dishonesty or misconduct shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Academic dishonesty and/or misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:
(1) Plagiarism: the representation of previously written, published, or creative work as one’s
own; (2) Unauthorized collaboration on projects; (3) Cheating on examinations; (4)
Unauthorized advance access to exams; (5) Fraudulent alteration of academic materials; (6)
Knowing cooperation with another person in an academically dishonest undertaking. Students
are required to actively protect their work against misuse by others. For details, refer to The
OSUIT Student Handbook (Student Rights and Responsibilities Governing Student Behavior)
available online at http://www.osuit.edu/academics/forms/student_rights_responsibility.pdf.
Attendance Policy for Online courses:
A primary component of OSUIT's Mission is: “to prepare and sustain a diverse student body as
competitive members of a world-class workforce.” Regular and consistent attendance not only
aids in academic success, dependable attendance is a requirement in today's real-world
employment; therefore, regular and consistent attendance is a requirement in all OSUIT courses.
Definition:
Absent: Failing to actively participate in online coursework during a standard week
timeframe for a given course.
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A. Students must demonstrate attendance through active participation in the course at
least once every seven days. Simply logging into the course does not constitute active
participation.
B. Active participation is defined as the completion of required activities such as:
1. Completion of online quizzes or exams
2. Submission of assignments
3. Participation threaded discussions, or
4. Involvement in discussion question as determined by the instructor and
indicated in the course syllabus.
C. Calculations for weekly to percentage ratios
1. Missing 1 of 15 weeks = 6.67%
2. Missing 2 of 15 weeks = 13.33%
3. Missing 3 of 15 weeks = 20%
4. Missing 1 of 7.5 weeks = 13.33%
5. Missing 1.5 of 7.5 weeks = 20%
Procedures:
Early Intervention:
A. Any student who misses 10% of an individual course (or earlier at faculty discretion)
during a regular fifteen-week semester, or the equivalent portion of time in a shorter
session, will have their name submitted by that course instructor to the OSUIT Early
Alert System for retention intervention.
B. At the point the Early Alert is issued, the student must meet with their assigned
faculty advisor or designated faculty/staff member within seven (7) academic
calendar days for counseling on how to improve their attendance and academic
success.
Excessive Absences:
A. The University reserves the right to administratively withdraw any student from an
individual course who misses 20% of that course, whether excused or unexcused,
and, in the opinion of the instructor, the student does not have a reasonable
opportunity to be successful in the course.
B. Students should be aware any of the following may impact their financial aid:
1. being administratively withdrawn from a course
2. dropping a course
3. their last date of attendance in a course
Please see OSUIT Policy 2-021 for full details and procedures.
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION
Attached is a tentative schedule for this course which may be subject to change by the instructor
if conditions or circumstances require change to occur. This is a tentative syllabus and is subject
to change if conditions or circumstance require change to occur.
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Week of
Chapter
9/01/15
Topic
Assignment
Due Date
Introduction
Syllabus Quiz
Introduction Power-point
9/09/15
9/09/15
9/07/15
1
What is Nutrition
Quiz #1 (Chapter 1)
9/13/15
9/14/15
2
Tools for Healthy Eating
Quiz #2 (Chapter 2)
Unit Exam #1 (Chapters 1 and 2)
9/20/15
9/21/15
3
Basics of Digestion
Quiz #3 (Chapter 3)
9/27/15
9/28/15
4
Carbs, Sugars, Starches and
Fiber
Quiz #4 (Chapter 4)
Unit Exam #2 (Chapters 3 and 4)
10/04/15
Nutrition Label Project
10/04/15
10/05/15
5
Fats, Oils and other Lipids
Quiz #5 (Chapter 5)
10/11/15
10/12/15
6
Proteins and Amino Acids
Quiz #6 (Chapter 6)
Unit Exam #3 (Chapters 5 and 6)
10/18/15
10/19/15
7
Vitamins
Quiz #7 (Chapter 7)
10/25/15
10/26/15
8
Minerals
Quiz #8 (Chapter 8)
Unit Exam #4 (Chapters 7 and 8)
11/01/15
11/02/15
9
Alcohol
Quiz #9 (Chapter 9)
Unit Exam #5 (Chapter 9)
11/08/15
11/09/15
10
Weight Management
Quiz #10 (Chapter 10)
11/15/15
11/16/15
11
Nutrition and Fitness
Quiz #11 (Chapter 11)
Unit Exam #6 (Chapters 10 and 11)
11/22/15
Vitamin/Mineral Research Paper
11/22/15
Quiz #12 (Chapter 12)
11/29/15
Quiz #13 (Chapter 13)
Unit Exam #7 (Chapters 12 and 13)
12/06/15
Calorie Tracker Project
12/04/15
Optional Final Exam
Opens 12/07/15
Closes 12/10/15
11/23/15
12
Consumerism: Farm to
Table
13
Food Safety
11/30/15
12/07/15
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Schedule is subject to change at instructor discretion.
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