Course Syllabus

FDNT 10: Elementary Nutrition
Section 4856-Course Syllabus

Course Description

This course is…an introductory nutrition course designed to help you learn about the basic science of nutrients, how the human body uses these nutrients, what foods are good sources of these nutrients, and how to plan your diet to be optimally healthy. You will also learn how the needs for these nutrients change depending on your age and your physiology (e.g. pregnancy, physical activity, etc.). And finally, learn how the world is changing with respect to your food supply and what the implications are for your diet and health.

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course you will have learned to…

Determine nutritional adequacy of a given diet and make scientifically appropriate recommendations for improvement for health promotion and disease prevention.
Critically evaluate consumer nutrition issues.
Use scientific principles to evaluate emerging nutrition information and nutrition fads.

This course is UC/CSU transferable and fulfills an Area C (Natural Science) requirement for an Associate Degree at Santa Rosa Junior College. It also fulfills requirements for the Dental Hygiene/Assisting/Nursing programs at SRJC.

Class Meetings

This class meets twice a week on Monday and Wednesday. This class uses a flipped classroom model which means you prepare for class at home by watching the lectures online and then we review concepts in class.

Before class:

You are expected to watch the required lectures and do the reading.

In class:

You will take a quiz on the material you reviewed at home.
We will review the quiz and any concepts from the material.
We will do an assignment, discussion or other learning activity.

This means you need to be prepared BEFORE you come to class. Please plan your schedule accordingly

If you miss class and miss a quiz or an assignment you can only make them up after talking to the instructor. The maximun number of quizzes and assignments you can make up is 3.

Instructor Contact

Jill Harrison MS, RDN

Email: jharrison@santarosa.edu

Phone: (707) 521-6947

Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-10:30am . Tuesday 10am-11pm. Sign up for a time using Calendly:

https://calendly.com/jharrisonnutr/office-hours Links to an external site. You can also enter a question in the Chat during office hours

Office is 4075 Race Building or I can meet on Zoom.

I respond to emails with 24 hours.

Course Web Site

Students will use the Canvas course web site for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, viewing classmate's work, sharing resources, and viewing grades.

Textbook

This course uses a free textbook online. You do not need to purchase a textbook but you will be required to read chapters from the online text. Human Nutrition 2e Text Links to an external site.

I will post links to what you need to read for each module.

Required Software

You will need the following software for this course.

Nutrition Calc Plus from McGraw Hill. You will be able to purhase this through Canvas.

Important Dates

Important dates for dropping and adding classes
Monday, January 13, 2025	CLASSES BEGIN
Sunday, January 19, 2025	Last day to register/add semester length class without instructor’s signature or add code
Monday, January 20, 2025	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday (No classes, District Closed)
Sunday, January 26, 2025	Last day to drop semester length class and be eligible for a refund
Sunday, February 2, 2025	Last day to drop a semester length class without “W” symbol
Thursday, February 13, 2025	Mandatory Professional Development Activities Institutional Day (No classes, District closed for PDA)
Friday, February 14, 2025	Lincoln’s Day Holiday Observance (No classes, District closed)
Saturday, February 15 - Sunday, February 16, 2025	Saturday and Sunday (Classes will meet)
Monday, February 17, 2025	Washington’s Day Holiday (No classes, District closed)
Monday, March 31, 2025	Cesar Chavez / Dolores Huerta Day (No classes, District closed)
Saturday, May 17 - Friday, May 23, 2025	Final Examinations

Dropping the Class

If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it to avoid getting no refund (after 10% of course length), a W symbol (after 20%), or a grade (after 60%). Also, for several consecutive, unexplained absences, the instructor may drop a student.

If you do not drop the course you will end up with a "F" on your transcript.

Pass‐NoPass (P/NP)

You may take this class P/NP. You must decide before the deadline, and add the option online with TLC or file the P/NP form with Admissions and Records. With a grade of C or better, you will get P.

You must file for the P/NP option by September 6th. Once you decide to go for P/NP, you cannot change back to a letter grade. If you are taking this course as part of a certificate program, you can probably still take the class P/NP. Check with a counselor to be sure.

Instructor Announcements and Q&A Forum

The instructor will post announcements on the “Instructor Announcements” page in Canvas throughout the semester. Canvas notifies students according to their preferred Notification Preferences as soon as the instructor creates an Announcement. A “Q&A Forum” is also on Canvas to ask for assistance of your classmates or of instructor.

Attendance

Students who fail to attend the first class (face-to-face courses) or do not log-in to an online class after the second day of the semester will be dropped from the class. It is strongly advised that if you need to miss more than one class/homework deadline in a row that you contact me to avoid being dropped from the class.

I will keep daily attendance and since we do a lot of work in class it is recommended you attended.

Late Policy

All assignments are due by class or the time assigned on the due date. A late submission will receive a 50% penalty. Submissions more than one week late are not accepted without prior arrangement. Late work will not be graded unless student sends instructor an email with URL for late work.

Exams

There will be four exams ( three exams and a final). The material comes from the textbook, class lectures and supplemental materials. If any exam is missed, a zero will be recorded as the score. It is your responsibility to take the online exams by the due date. If you cannot take an exam please let me know ahead of time. There is no make up for the final exam.

Grading Policy

Visit the “Grades” in Canvas to keep track of your grades. I grade once a week and post grades and comments on the online Canvas gradebook

Sixteen 10 point assignments 160

Twelve Quizzes 10 points each 120

3 Exams 75 point each 225

Food Record and Dietary Analysis

Part 1: 10 points

Part 2: 15 points

Part 3: 50 points

Part 4: 25 points 100 total

Final Exam (cumulative) 125

Total 730 points

Grades will be assigned as follows:

Grading Scale
A	90%	657 points or more
B	80%	584 points
C	70%	511 points
D	60%	438 points

Grades will be assigned as follows:

If taking Pass/No Pass you need at least 70% of the total class points and complete the midterm exam and the final exam to pass the class.


DATES	TOPICS	CLASS PREPARATION
Week 1 January 13-19	Course Outline and Introduction, Nutrition Everyday Choices, Dietary Assessment, Guidelines for a Healthy Diet	Watch Introduction to Nutrition Science and Finding Nutrition Information Chapter 1
Week 2 January 21-26 January 20	Nutrition Tools and Standards MLK Day No class	Nutrition Recommendations and Standards : 2 lectures Chapter 1
Week 3 January 27-February 2	Digestion and Absorption	Digestion and Absorption lectures Chapter 2: Digestive System Page only
Week 4 February 3 February 5	Carbohydrates Diet Analysis Part 1 and 2 Due	Carbohydrates lectures through Carb digestion Chapter 4
Week 5 February 10-16 February 13-17	Exam 1 and Diabetes No class Presidents Day Holidays	Diabetes lectures Chapter 4 pg. 135-146
Week 6 February 18-23	Fats and Heart Disease	Fats and Heart Disease lectures Chapter
Week 7 February 24-March 2	Protein and Amino Acids Vegetarianism	Chapter 6
Week 8 March 3-9	Exam 2 Organic and GMO foods	Exam 2: Diabetes through Protein GMO/Organic lectures and videos
Week 9 March 10-16	Energy Balance, Body composition	Energy balance and body composition lecture Chapter 8
March 17-23	Spring Break	No classes
Week 10 March 24-30 March 30	Non-diet approach Eating disorders Diet Analysis Part 3 and 4 Due	Non-Diet Approach, Eating Disorder lectures Chapter 18
Week 11 March 24-30	Vitamins	Vitamins intro lecture, fat soluble and water soluble vitamins lectures Chapter 9
March 31	Cesar Chavez / Dolores Huerta Day (No classes, District closed)	No Class
Week 12 April 1-6	Major Minerals	Chapter 10
Week 13 April 7-13	Trace Minerals and Water	Chapter 11 and 3
Week 14 April 14-20	Nutrition through the lifespan: Pregnancy and Breastfeeding	Chapter 13
Week 15 April 21-27	Nutriton through the lifespan: Childhood, Older Adult	Chapter 14, 15
Week 16 April 28-May 4	Sports Nutrition	Chapter 16
Week 17 May 5-11	Nutrition and Cancer
Week 18 May 12-17	Caffeine and Alcohol	Chapter 3
Final Exam Week	Final date: Monday, May 19, 10am – 12:45pm

Standards of Conduct

Students who register in SRJC classes are required to abide by the SRJC Student Conduct Standards. Violation of the Standards is basis for referral to the Vice President of Student Services or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Student Code of Conduct page.

Collaborating on or copying of tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. I encourage students to share information and ideas, but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:
SRJC Writing Center Lessons on avoiding plagiarism
SRJC's policy on Academic Integrity Links to an external site.

Other Important Policies and Practices

AI Policy

In this course, every element of class assignments must be fully prepared by the student. The use of generative AI tools for any part of your work will be treated as plagiarism. If you have questions, please contact me.

Avoid Plagiarism Like the, er, Plague

Although most students have likely heard about plagiarism during their years of schooling, it still is prevalent-even in higher education.

The video below reviews what plagiarism is and how not to do it.

Plagiarism: How to avoid it Links to an external site.

Netiquette, or Why Is It Harder to Be Polite Online?

Netiquette refers to using common courtesy in online communication. All members of the class are expected to follow netiquette in all course communications. Use these guidelines:

Use capital letters sparingly. THEY LOOK LIKE SHOUTING.
Forward emails only with a writer's permission.
Be considerate of others' feelings and use language carefully.
Cite all quotations, references, and sources (otherwise, it is plagiarism).
Use humor carefully. It is hard to "read" tone; sometimes humor can be misread as criticism or personal attack. Feel free to use emoticons like :) for a smiley face to let others know you are being humorous.
Use complete sentences and standard English grammar to compose posts. Write in proper paragraphs. Review work before submitting it.
Text speak, such as "ur" for "your" or "ru" for "are you" etc., is only acceptable when texting.

Special Needs

Students with learning differences who believe they need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Resources (527-4278), as soon as possible to better ensure such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.