1CRN 13561 Instructor Deborah Bird Class meets Mon in room E7 -707 and on Wed in room E7 704 Fall 2009 Syllabus: BIO 127 Human Nutrition and Biology Mon. and Wed. from 10:00am to 12:40pm Teacher: Deborah Bird This course fulfills part of the general education laboratory science requirement at Pima Community College and also transfers to the University of Arizona under the liberal arts or business AGEC. It has been designed to provide the student with a thorough survey of human nutrition and related biology. This course requires a substantial investment outside the classroom. Laptops are not to be used during lecture and all cell phones must be put on silent. If you need to use the phone do so outside. Requirements: Students should be comfortable with basic math, including percentages, fractions, and proportions. Course Goals: To provide the student with information about the science of nutrition, nutrition process, and current nutrition issues; to provide an opportunity for the student to think critically about nutrition; to provide meaningful nutrition labs that give the students the opportunity for data analysis and experimental design. Office Hours: I don’t have an office. Make an appointment with me or contact me through email or the phone. [email protected] or [email protected] phone is 903-9038. Please speak slowly and leave a message with a contact number. Textbooks: Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition 8th edition (no other edition will work for the course). Exams: There will be four exams. There will be no make-up exams. Withdrawal: The absolute last day to withdraw from the class is November 12th. If a student fails to attend class, or fails to withdraw herself/himself from the course, the student will be issued the grade earned based on the number of points the student has accumulated and the total number of possible points for the course. Incompletes: An incomplete will only be given if a student has completed all the work for the first ten weeks of this course, has a “C” or better grade, has a valid and verifiable excuse for not being able to finish the course, and has requested an “incomplete”. Plagiarism: If plagiarism is suspected, you will be called in to discuss your writing with the instructor. Any student using the direct words of others (be they students or some source) will be penalized with a zero for that assignment. Ethics: Students caught cheating, or attempting to cheat, on an exam will have a "zero" recorded for that exam.2 BIO/FSN 127 Human Nutrition and Biology Point-By-Point Description 1. Exams (Required) 1.1 There will be four exams, each worth 200 points. 1.2 Exams will be given in class. 1.3 There will be no make-up exams unless the instructor is notified ahead of time, and the reason must be valid and verifiable. Only serious emergencies will be considered valid. Not being able to find a baby sitter, or not having enough time to study are not valid reasons. 1.4 Exam questions will be randomly selected from the weekly study guides, and the rest from textbook reading assignments (via the 127 Exam Reading Assignment Study Guides, which will be given out in class). The order of the multiple choice answers will be changed. 1.5 All exam questions will be either true or false or multiple choice. 1.6 Again, exams cannot be made-up nor can they be re-taken. 2. Laboratories and LAB REPORTS (Required) 2.1 Each laboratory will be written up as a LAB REPORT which will be graded based on content, effectiveness of written communication, neatness, and degree of organization. 2.2 LAB REPORTS will only be accepted if the student participates in the entire laboratory. Where do the exam questions come from? Weekly Study Guide Questions Exam Reading Assignment Q’s32.3 LAB REPORTS must also be written by each individual student in his or her own words, unless otherwise specified in writing. 2.4 Laboratories cannot be made-up if missed. 2.5 LAB REPORTS are due when the instructor says they are due. 2.6 Twenty-five percent of the points will be deducted for each class meeting the LAB REPORT is late. 2.7 LAB REPORTS can be handwritten, but any part that is illegible will be considered missing. 2.8 If more than two laboratories are missed, the student will be issued an “I”, incomplete, and will be required to complete the missing labs in the following semester, unless the student does not qualify for an “incomplete” (see page 1 of this syllabus), in which case, they will be given a grade of “D” or “F” (whichever, the grade indicates). 3A In-Class Assignments = ICA (Required) 3.1 These will include critical thinking quizzes and other exercises. 3.2 These in-class assignments may come unannounced. 3.3 There will be no opportunity to make these up (even if missed due to tardiness). 3.4 They may be worth up to 200 points total. 3B Power Point Presentation (100 points per student) Students will work in groups of two. They will select a nutrition topic and give an 10 to 15min Powerpoint presentation to the class. Students will turn in a copy to the instructor. Presentations will start the week after Thanksgiving. More details will be given during the semester. Outside-Class Assignment = OCA Each OCA Assignment is Required & Will Not Be Accepted Late 4.1.1 3-Day Food Record 50 Points 4.1.2 You will evaluate your 3-day food record with an online diet analysis program such as Diet Analysis Tool 2.0. 4.1.4 Present a thorough discussion of the results by making a nutrient-by-nutrient analysis of4the results. Comment on possible deficiencies, excesses, and the health consequences of each. Also include suggestions on how to improve the diet. There is a 3 page minimum for this section. You will be graded based on your use of critical thinking skills and how well you demonstrate college level writing skills. (An energy analysis is not required.) Consider any nutrient consumed at less than 70% of the recommended to be of concern with respect to a nutrient deficiency. (45 points) 4.1.3 This assignment must be typed to be accepted (12 point font and double spaced). 4.1.4 See the Addendum A checklist before completing this assignment. 4.1.6 The complete report is due Monday November 23th . If any sentence from the software is copied, the entire assignment will receive zero points. 5.