Principles of Nutrition 
                                    FCSC 1141-1N Fall 2019 
              
             Credits:            3 
              
             Time:               Online 
              
             Instructor:         Linda Cardinal, MS, RDN, LD 
              
             Office:             None 
              
             Office Hours:       Online and by appointment 
              
             Telephone:          215-292-2364-Cell 
              
             Email:              Linda.Cardinal@nwc.edu 
                                 Please use email as your first means of communication. 
              
             REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: 
             http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9781284139488/  
             Discovering Nutrition, sixth edition by Paul Insel, Don Ross, Kimberly 
             McMahon and Melissa Bernstein. w/ access code to Navigate2 Advantage 
             Access.  Insel, P, et al. Discovering Nutrition. 6th ed. Burlington, MA: Jones 
             & Bartlett Learning; 2019. 
              
             COURSE DESCRIPTION: 
             This course is intended for students preparing for careers in which nutrition 
             would be a necessary component of their degree studies. Students learn the 
             foundations of nutrition and then apply those foundations to nutritional needs 
             throughout the life cycle, to nutrition in clinical settings, and in specific disease 
             states. 
              
             STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: 
                 1.  Evaluate available food and supplement choices and make informed 
                    decisions in designing and consuming an adequate and balanced diet. 
                 2.  Use the Food Exchange System and the Food Guide Pyramid to set up 
                    nutritious meals. 
                 3.  Analyze your current diet through a series of learning exercises. 
                4.  Compare and contrast the characteristics of the energy nutrients as to 
                   how the body metabolizes and utilizes them and the foods that contain 
                   them. 
                5.  Discuss the special nutritional problems throughout the lifespan and 
                   how to promote good health in infancy, middle years of childhood, and 
                   adulthood. 
                6.  Identify the nutritional dietary goals and guidelines for Americans. 
                7.  Identify food behaviors that will enhance the quality of life in later years. 
                8.  Understand requirements for food safety. 
                9.  Understand global nutrition including undernourished people throughout 
                   the world. 
              
             Course Format:  Online instruction, discussion 
              
             Prerequisite: None 
              
             Methods of Instruction: Lecture and discussion, Online activities, Online 
             resources, Assessments, Assignments 
              
             Grading and Assessment of Learning Outcomes: 
             The assessment of student learning outcomes will be done through written 
             tests of basic knowledge, scenarios that require application of knowledge, 
             assignments, class projects, classroom discussion, and the final test. There 
             will be several exams throughout the semester.  Each student will analyze 
             his\her own diet for a given 3 day period. 
              
             Grades will be based on the following criteria: 
                1.  Quizzes                       30%  260 points 
                2.  Mid-term and Final            36%  300 points  
                3.  Assignments (3)               18%  150 points  
                4.  Discussion                    16%  130 points 
                                                        840 points total  
             Grading Scale: 
             A = 95 - 100%            4.0 points 
             A- = 90 - 94%            3.7 points 
             B+ = 87 - 89%            3.3 points 
             B = 84 - 86%             3.0 points 
             B- = 80 - 83%            2.7 points 
             C+ = 77 - 79%            2.3 points 
             C = 74 - 76%             2.0 points 
             C- = 70 - 73%            1.7 points 
            D+ = 67 - 69%         1.3 points 
            D = 64 - 66%          1.0 point 
            D- = 60 - 63%         0.7 point 
            F = Below 60%         0.0 point 
             
            Assignments and class participation: 
            Assignments are due by the due date to receive full credit.  10% will be taken 
            off the final assignment grade for each day it is late.  Assignments over 1 
            week late will not be accepted.  Therefore, in order to be eligible to receive full 
            credit for assignments, the assignment must be submitted and follow 
            guidelines that were given for completing the assignment.  
            Participation in the discussions is part of the overall grade. You must actively 
            participate with all discussions to receive full credit.   
             
            Examination Policy: 
            The Mid-term and Final exams for this course are online and only available 
            during the week they are scheduled. Any missed exam without prior instructor 
            approval cannot be made up.  
             
            Changes may be made to the syllabus to further enhance learning objectives 
            or as needed. 
                                   
              Week            Topic                        Assignments 
              Week 1          Food Choices                 •   Read Chapter 1 
              8/21- 8/27                                   •   Complete Practice Activities 
                                                           •   Complete Chapter 1 Quiz 
                                                            
              Week 2          Nutrition Guidelines         •   Read Chapter 2 
              8/28-9/1                                     •   Complete Practice Activities 
                                                           •   Complete Chapter 2 Quiz 
                                                           •   Assignment #1 assigned 
                                                            
              Week 3          The Human Body               •   Read Chapter 3 
              9/4- 9/10                                    •   Complete Practice Activities 
                                                           •   Complete Chapter 3 Quiz 
                                                            
              Week 4          Carbohydrates and Alcohol    •   Read Chapter 4 
              9/11-9/17                                    •   Read Spotlight on Alcohol 
                                                           •   Complete Practice Activities 
                                                           •   Complete Chapter 4 Quizzes 
                                                            
              Week 5          Lipids                       •   Read Chapter 5 
              9/18-9/24                                    •   Complete Practice Activities 
                                                           •   Complete Chapter 5 Quiz 
                                                           •   Assignment #1 due 
                                                            
              Week 6          Proteins and Amino Acids     •   Read Chapter 6 
              9/25- 10/1                                   •   Complete Practice Activities 
                                                           •   Complete Chapter 6 Quiz 
                                                            
              Week 7          Vitamins and Supplements     •   Read Chapter 7 
              10/2- 10/8                                   •  Read Spotlight on Dietary 
                                                              Supplements and Functional Foods 
                                                           •   Complete Practice Activities 
                                                           •   Complete Chapter 7 Quiz 
                                                           •   Assignment #2 assigned 
                                                            
              Week 8          Midterm Exam                 •   Complete Midterm Exam 
              10/9-10/15