NSD 225 Nutrition in Health Syllabus Spring 2021 PDF

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Syracuse University Nutrition Science and Dietetics Programs Undergraduate Syllabus NSD 225 Nutrition in Health Spring 2021 Professor

Sudha Raj PhD RD FAND

Phone

315-443-2556

Office

562 White Hall

E-mail

[email protected]

Office Hours

Tuesday 3-4 pm Wednesday 3-4 pm (Office hours held on Zoom- Please email to set up an appointment)

Teaching Assistant: Alex Aivazian ([email protected]) Catalog Course Description Nutrient requirements, functions and sources. Interrelationships and application to food selection for healthy individuals. Weight control, sports nutrition, dietary supplements and global nutrition are discussed. . Additional Course Description In this course, we will cover the introductory concepts of human nutrition including the nutrients, how the body utilizes them, how they are obtained through food and supplements and recommendations for intake to promote optimal growth, health and prevention of disease, throughout the lifespan. This class is asynchronous. There will be weekly modules that include readings, homework, quizzes, and a discussion platform. Students will explore their own eating habits and learn to evaluate their own dietary intake through the dietary analysis assignment. Course Objectives: Students will be able to 1. Understand of the functions and processes that nutrients undergo in foods and in the body. 2. Gain hands-on experience in obtaining, analyzing and interpreting dietary assessment data. 3. Identify specific nutrition needs and concerns throughout the life cycle.

4. Describe current nutrition recommendations related to enhanced health and prevention of disease. 5. Discuss nutrition related problems, concerns and issues across the globe.

Audience Falk College Undergraduate students Credits 3

Course Fees and/or Costs N/A

Bibliography/Texts/Supplies- Required For NSD225M003, your course materials will be provided through Orange Instant Access. You are automatically enrolled and your required course material will be accessible via Blackboard – all you need to do is log in. No additional purchase is needed. You will have until March 1st, 2021, 11:59PM EST to decide if you would like to remain enrolled in OIA. If not, you have been provided instructions on opting out by the campus store. If you opt out, you are still responsible for obtaining the materials elsewhere. After March 1st, 2021, 11:59PM EST, the cost of your material will be charged to your SU Bursar account. Title Connect Online Access for Contemporary Nutrition: A Functional Approach

Author Publisher

Anne Smith

McGrawHill Education

ISBN

Price to Duration Student

9781259965074 $71.25

Price will be charged to your Bursar account

180 days

Course Requirements and Expectations Quizzes: 45% of grade Weekly quizzes will be given based on the assigned readings. Quizzes will be online through Connect and will open on Thursdays at 8 am. They are due on Mondays by 8 am (all times listed in this syllabus are Eastern time). The quizzes will be timed. You will have 30 minutes to complete 25 questions. Homework: 35% of grade Weekly homework assignments are designed to help you master the module content and track your proficiency with the material. Homework will be online through Connect and will be due by Thursdays at 12 pm (all times listed in this syllabus are Eastern time). Packback: 10% of grade An interactive discussion board using PackBack will allow you to correspond through sharing of ideas and questions with your professor and fellow students. You will be required to make 3 posts per week: 1) create a question of your own [due by noon ET on Thursdays each week] and 2) post responses to 2 other questions [due by 8am ET on Mondays each week]. You will be graded on the quality of your question and responses. If you have questions about technical support from PackBack, email at [email protected]. Dietary Analysis Assignment: 5% of grade You will conduct your own personal dietary analysis using web-based software through Connect to analyze your dietary intake and critically evaluate your eating habits in relation to dietary guidance. Counseling Assignment: 5% of the grade You will fill out an availability schedule and a medical/dietary survey for a Zoom counseling session during which a Nutrition Counseling student will non-judgmentally and collaboratively help you develop small wellness goals. You will be given points based on how timely and thoroughly you complete the forms. Extra Credit SmartBook activities through Connect are available weekly to earn extra credit. Ideally, they should be completed before your quiz. These are due by Mondays at 8am. There will be no other extra credit opportunities for the class. Free Group Tutoring with the Center for Learning and Student Success: I encourage you to attend the free small-group tutoring sessions for NSD 225 available through the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS). Several tutoring sessions for NSD 225 will be offered each week. The tutors will be trained undergraduate students who have access to our course information. All sessions will take place online using Blackboard Collaborate

Ultra. Details about where and when the sessions meet will be available at class.syr.edu by the first day of classes.

Grading: Evaluation Component Quizzes (Modules 1-13 @ 20 points each; Module 14 @ 10 points) Homework (Modules 1-14 @ 15 points each) PackBack Discussions (Modules 2-13 @ 5 points each) Diet Analysis Counseling Assignment

Extra Credit SmartBook (Modules 1-14 @ 2 points each)

Points 270 210 60 30 30 Total Possible Points = 600 Up to 28

Grading: Grades* Grade points/credit* A 4.0 A3.66 B+ 3.33 B 3.0 B2.66 C+ 2.33 C 2.0 C1.66 D 1.0 F 0

Percentage range ≥93-100 ≥90-92.99 ≥87-89.99 ≥83-86.99 ≥80-82.99 ≥77-79.99 ≥73-76.99 ≥70-72.99 ≥60-69.99...