WELCOME TO NUTRITION 101!!!

INTRODUCTIONS

Me – Professor Maya Marotoyou

First and Last namemajorfirst or last semester at PGCC?Why you are taking NTR 1011 skill to contribute

CONTACT CARDS

Name (first and last)SS#/Student ID #phones - home, work, cell, pager,

etc.email address if new or if graduatingany other relevant info

REQUIRED TEXT AND SOFTWARE

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%)

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

TESTSAll 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

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

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

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.

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.

CHEATING

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

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

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 eatso don’t lie or cheat (please, please)

what for? http://daplus8.wadsworth.com

COMPUTER ANALYSIS

Remember this is separate from the (hand-written) 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

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

TO DO…

Make sure you can log into Blackboard

Complete the practice quiz

Complete quiz 1 (worth 10 points)

Read Chapter 1