2012
NFSC Spring, 100: Elements of Nutrition (3 credits)
(Fulfills CORE non-lab life science requirement)
Objectives:
1.
2.
3.
To learn basic concepts of nutrition and to understand how nutritional needs change
throughout the life cycle.
To learn how the body digests, absorbs and utilizes the nutrients we obtain from the food
that we eat.
To learn the role that nutrition plays in the promotion of health and the prevention of
chronic disease.
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING
BOTH LECTURE AND DISCUSSION.
LAPTOPS ARE ALLOWED FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOTE TAKING ONLY.
CHECKING EMAIL/FACEBOOK IS DISRUPTIVE TO OTHER STUDENTS AND IS
NOT ALLOWED.
NFSC 100 TEACHING TEAM
Faculty:
Coordinator
Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
3108B Skinner Building
[e-mail]
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2-4 PM.
Instructors
Dr. Thomas Castonguay
Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
3209B Marie Mount Hall
[e-mail]
Dr. Wen-Hsing Cheng
Assistant Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
3108B Skinner Building
[e-mail]
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Dr. Robert Jackson
Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
0112 Skinner Building
[e-mail]
Dr. David Lei
Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
0112 Skinner Building
[e-mail]
Dr. Nadine Sahyoun
Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition and Food Science
0112 Skinner Building
[e-mail]
Teaching Assistants:
Executive Teaching Assistant
Ryan T. Wu
Jallah Rouse
Cindy L. Feng
Office Hours: Th, 10 AM-noon Office Hours: M, noon-1 PM;
Office: Skinner 3108A
W, 1-2 PM
[e-mail]
Office: Skinner 3108A
[e-mail]
Kenny Z. Xie
Ken Y. Lu
Office Hours: F, 10:30 AM12:30 PM
Office: Skinner 3107A
[e-mail]
Caroline Rocourt
Office Hours: W, 1-3 PM.
Office: MMH 3304A
[e-mail]
Office Hours: M, noon-1 PM;
W, noon-1 PM
Office: Skinner 3108A
[e-mail]
Office Hours: W, 1-3 PM.
Office: MMH 3304A
[e-mail]
Required Materials:
1. Textbook:
Nutrition Concepts and Controversies, 12th edition. Frances Sizer and Eleanor
Whitney. West Publishing Company 2011. ISBN-13: 978-1-111-52095-3
2. Workbook:
The Workbook for NFSC 100 includes in-class and homework assignments that
will be turned in during the discussion sections. The workbook can only be
purchased from the Maryland Book Exchange.
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3.
Diet Analysis Plus Software*
An online access code for the Diet Analysis Plus 10.0 program is sold bundled
with the Sizer and Whitney textbook (bundled textbook: 978-1-1-1162273-2). If
you buy a used textbook and wish to purchase the software separately, use ISBN:
978-1-4-2392663-4
*If you obtain an earlier version of Diet Analysis Plus, you are responsible
for obtaining the appropriate information from the program. The TAs will
not be able to assist you with earlier versions of Diet Analysis Plus.
Class Schedule:
Lecture:
Monday and Wednesday, 11:00 am - 11:50 am
0130 Tydings Hall (TYD)
Discussion Sections:
Section
0101
0102
0103
0104
0105
0106
0107
0108
0109
0110
0111
0112
0113
0114
0115
0116
0117
0118
Day
W
W
Tu
Th
F
W
Th
W*
W
W
Tu
Tu
Th
Th
Th
Tu
W
W
Time
3:00-3:50 pm
2:00-2:50 pm
4:00-4:50 pm
12:30-1:20 pm
11:00-11:50 am
2:00-2:50 pm
5:00-5:50 pm
Noon-12:50 pm
4:00-4:50 pm
1:00-1:50 pm
2:00-2:50 pm
5:00-5:50 pm
2:00-2:50 pm
9:30-10:20 am
3:00-3:50 pm
3:00-3:50 pm
10:00-10:50 am
9:00-9:50 am
Location
JMZ
JMZ
JMZ
JMZ
COL
JMZ
JMZ
WDS
JMZ
WDS
JMZ
JMZ
JMZ
JMZ
JMZ
JMZ
TYD
JMZ
Room
0103
0120
0103
0120
0113
1215
3203
1130
0103
1130
1120
2120
0118
0118
0118
0118
0111
0122
Teaching Assistant
Caroline
Ken
Jallah
Ryan
Jallah
Caroline
Ken
Ken
Caroline
Cindy
Ryan
Jallah
Cindy
Kenny
Cindy
Ryan
Kenny
Kenny
*Recommended for NFSC majors only
NFSC 100 Blackboard Site:
We will utilize Blackboard in this class to post lecture slides and grades. Go to
www.elms.umd.edu and login using your UID and password. If you wish to have a hard copy of
the lecture slides to bring with you to class, please print them out prior to the lecture. Hard copies
of the lecture slides will NOT be provided by the NFSC100 teaching team. Please be sure that
your correct email address is on file with the University. Otherwise, emails sent through
Blackboard will not reach you.
All of your grades will be posted on Blackboard so you should be able to determine your grade at
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any point in the course. If you determine that a grade has not been posted or has been posted
incorrectly on Blackboard, please bring the graded assignment to your Teaching Assistant
immediately so that the problem can be rectified. It is your responsibility to check Blackboard
throughout the semester to make sure that your grades have been posted correctly. The TAs will
provide you with a worksheet to use to keep track of your grades throughout the semester.
Lecture attendance and participation:
Attendance in lecture is not counted as part of your grade. ATTENDANCE IN LECTURE IS
STRONGLY ADVISED. Students who attend the NFSC100 lecture are more successful in the
class. In addition, please be on time to lecture. Coming in late is disruptive to other
students
learning.
Discussion attendance and participation:
Attendance in discussion is mandatory.
Students who do not attend the discussion section and do not have a University approved
excuse will receive zero points for the in-class activities (see the excused absence rule
below).
Students who do not attend discussion and do not have a University approved excuse will
be allowed to turn in homework assignments (but not in-class assignments), however
they will be counted as late, with a deduction of 10% of the points for each 24-hour
period or fraction thereof that the assignment is late (beginning at the day/time of the
discussion section that was missed).
Discussion begins at the hour specified in the schedule of classes and you must be present
to ensure that you will obtain all possible points for that discussion session. You will be
allowed to arrive late to discussion twice during the semester. If you arrive late more than
twice, 5 points will be deducted from your total discussion points for each additional time
that you are late.
You will need a calculator for many of the discussion assignments. Not having a
calculator will NOT be accepted as an excuse for not doing the assignments or obtaining
incorrect answers.
Bring your textbook with you to the discussion sections. Not having your textbook will
NOT be accepted as an excuse for not doing the assignments or obtaining incorrect
answers.
Excused Absences:
Cases of University-approved absences are outlined in the 2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog
and can be found at
http://www.umd.edu/catalog/index.cfm/show/content.section/c/27/ss/1584/s/1540
Based on the updated policy, students can be executed to have no doctor's note for one absence
due to medical reason in discussion sections. Thereafter, doctor's note is required for absence
due to medical reasons.
In order to obtain credit for your missed assignments, you must:
1)
Contact your TA by the day after the missed discussion, AND
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2)
Bring the following to the NEXT discussion section
Written documentation of your University-approved absence. Both the original
note and a copy the TA can keep must be presented to the TA. The TA will return
the original and keep the copy.
The assignments (pre-class & in-class) from the missed discussion AND the
assignment (pre-class) due in the current discussion.
Any excused absence due to religious observance or athletic event only excuses the student from
being present at the discussion, NOT from completing the work.
It is your responsibility to inform your TA of any intended absences for religious
observances or athletic events as soon as possible, but no later than the end of the
schedule adjustment period.
If you will miss a discussion section due to religious observance or athletic event, you
must turn in the assignments (pre-class & in-class) prior to the discussion section that you
are missing.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE PROCEDURES WILL RESULT
IN
A
GRADE
OF
0
ON THE MISSED ASSIGNMENT(S).
Late Assignment Policy:
Assignments are due at the beginning of discussion. Any assignment not handed in at that time
will be considered late. Ten percent of the total points for an assignment will be deducted from
the assignment for each 24-hour period or fraction thereof that the assignment is late (beginning
at the day and time of the student discussion section). Emailed assignments will not be accepted.
Examinations:
There will be three exams and a final exam in this class. You will be given the whole class
period to complete the exam. If you are late to an exam, you will not be given any additional
time to complete the exam.
Questions to Ponder:
Questions to Ponder will be posted on Blackboard prior to each exam. These questions are
provided to you as a study tool. Answers to the questions will not be sent out, however you are
encouraged to see your TA during his/her office hours if you are unable to answer any of these
questions.
Exam Dates:
Exam
Exam I*
Date
February 22, Wednesday
Time
11:00-11:50 am
Exam II*
March 14, Wednesday
11:00-11:50 am
Exam III*
April 16, Monday
11:00-11:50 am
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Location
TYD0130,
ARM 0131, JMZ0220
TYD0130,
ARM 0131, JMZ0220
TYD0130,
ARM 0131, JMZ0220
Final Exam**
TBD
TBD
TBD
* TYD0130: if your TA is Jallah, Ken or Kenny, ARM0131: if your TA is Caroline or Cindy,
JMZ0220: if your TA is Ryan.
**Locations and time for the final exam will be announced later in the semester
Things to bring to each exam:
You must bring the following supplies with you to the examinations:
A pencil #2 (to use on the Scantron portion of the exam)
A pen (to use on the essay portion of the exam)
A calculator (not programmable and NOT A CELL PHONE)
Your student ID
**Completed exams will not be accepted from you without your student ID.
Missed Exams:
Make-up exams will ONLY be allowed in cases of University-approved absence. If you miss an
exam, you must:
Contact your TA within 24 hours of the exam.
Schedule a time to make-up the exam with your TA. Exams must be made up within one
week of the original exam date (you must bring written documentation of your
University-approved absence with you when you retake the exam).
If you missed the exam due to illness, a letter from your physician with his/her phone
number
and
the
dates
for
which
you
were
incapacitated
WILL
be
required
(a
doctors
or
Health
Center
note
indicating
that
you
were
seen
will
not
be
accepted).
Athletes and those observing religious holidays must make prior arrangements with
teaching
staff
to
take
exams
they
will
miss.
Failure
to
do
so
will
result
in
a
grade
of
F
for a missed exam.
Final Exam:
All students must take the final exam
Regrading of exams or assignments:
Any request for regrading of an assignment or exam must be submitted in writing. The whole
exam or assignment will be regraded, not specific answers or sections. Answers to essay
questions will only be eligible for regrading when the answer is written in ink. Assignments and
exams will only be accepted for regrading within two days of being handed back to the students.
Quizzes:
There will be three quizzes (10 points each) given at the beginning of your discussion sections
(see syllabus for dates). If you are late to discussion and miss the quiz, you will not be permitted
to make it up. It is your responsibility to arrive on time for discussion.
Triads:
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Your teaching assistant will divide you into groups of three (triads) and groups will not be
changed. You will work with your triad on discussion assignments throughout the semester.
Please use this as an opportunity to learn from others. If you have personal conflicts within your
triads, please attempt to resolve them yourselves before involving your TA. If you cannot resolve
the issues, please bring the matter to the attention of the TA.
Changing Sections: Changing discussion sections will not be permitted.
Students with Disabilities: Please notify the Instructor immediately if you will need any special
accommodations.
Extra Credit:
There will be opportunities to obtain extra credit in the four exams. In exams 1-3, credit points
will be given that cover issues discussed in lectures and discussion sessions, but they may not
appear in the slides. In final exam, extra credits will be given that covers lectures covered in
exams 1-3.
Grading:
Your TA has the full authority in your discussion and diet analysis points. For thoughts on exam
questions, your TA will bring them to our weekly meeting attended by all the TAs and Dr.
Cheng.
Grading System:
97-100% = A+
93-96% = A
90-92% = A87-89% = B+
83-86% = B
80-82% = B-
77-79% = C+
73-76% = C
70-72% = C67-69% = D+
63-66% = D
60-62% = D<60 = F
Grade Determinations:
Exams:
Exam One
Exam Two
Exan Three
Final Exam
Total Exam Points
Discussion**:
100
100
100
100
400
Quizzes
Designing a Research Study
Using the Nutrition Label
Digestion of Macronutrients
Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
Lipid Absorption and Transport
Vegetarian Diet Case Study
30 (3 @ 10 points each)
10
10
10
5
5
10
7
Vitamin/mineral Supplementation
10
Anthropometrics and Energy Needs
10
Obesity Case Study
10
Sodium
5
Calcium
5
Nutrition in the Media
10
Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle
10
Sustainable Nutrition
10
Vitamin-Mineral Homework
10
Diet Analysis Term Project
50
Total Discussion Points
210
TOTAL COURSE POINTS***
610
*course points are subject to change by Instructor
**There will be no curve on the exams or on the final grade for this course.
***Maximum points a NFSC100 student can get: 635 (a total of 25 credit
points; 5-10 bonus points distributed in exams 1-3; 15-20 bonus points in the final exam
based on lectures covering exams 1-3).
Incompletes:
Incompletes are given only if a small part of the course (25% or less) is not completed, you are
passing the course, and a contract for completion of the course is drawn up between the student
and the professor. In all other
instances,
a
grade
of
F
will
be
given.
Cheating/Academic Dishonesty:
As noted in the University Policy on Academic dishonesty, cheating, fabricating information,
plagiarizing, or getting someone else to do these activities is a serious offense. Students will be
sanctioned for any such behavior according to the rules outlined in the Code of Academic
Integrity that is found in the Undergraduate Catalog or on the web at
http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/iii100a.html.
Course EvalUM
Your participation in the evaluation of courses through CourseEvalUM is a responsibility you
hold as a student member of our academic community. Your feedback is confidential and
important to the improvement of teaching and learning at the University. CourseEvalUM will be
open for you to complete your evaluations during the last two weeks of the semester. You can go
directly to the website (www.courseevalum.umd.edu) to complete your evaluation. By
completing all of your evaluations each semester, you will have the privilege of accessing the
summary reports for thousands of courses online at Testudo.
Sustainability
The University Strategic Plan firmly establishes sustainability as part of the mission of this
institution
and
sets
the
goal
for
the
University
to
be
a
national
model
for
a
Green
University.
This course is one of many at the University that was revised to include an assignment,
discussion, or overarching theme of sustainability so that students gain a comprehensive
understanding of sustainability from interdisciplinary perspectives. The goal of this initiative is
to integrate sustainability across the University curriculum so that you, the student, will learn
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about sustainability through artistic, cultural, historical, mathematical, philosophical, and
scientific lenses and will be prepared to
find
solutions
to
the
worlds
most
vexing
problems.
Winter inclement weather: Regarding official University closing and delays, please check
http://www.umd.edu/emergencypreparedness/weather_emer/ or call 301-405-SNOW. In the
event when classes are cancelled or delayed, the Instructor will communicate with students by
emails and make announcement in the NFSC100 Winter 2011 Blackboard. Students need to go
to www.elms.umd.edu and login using your UID and password. Rescheduled exams and class
assignments will also be posted in Blackboard.
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Schedule of NFSC 100 for Spring 2012 (11-11:50 AM)
Week 1
DATE/LECTURE
Wednesday, January 25
Science of Nutrition/food labeling
Instructor
Dr. Cheng
Week 2
Monday, January 30
Food choices and human health
Dr. Sahyoun
Wednesday, February 1
DISCUSSIONS
NO DISCUSSION
SECTIONS
THIS WEEK
DISCUSSION #1
The Scientific Method and
Designing a Research
Study
Dr. Sahyoun
Nutrition standards and
Guidelines
Week 4
Monday, February 6
Nutrition and physiology
Dr. Castonguay
Wednesday, February 8
Nutrition and physiology
Week 3
DISCUSSION #2
Calculating the
Macronutrient Content of
a Meal and Using the
Nutrition Label
Dr. Castonguay
QUIZ #1
(Science/labelling/choices
and guidelines)
Monday, February 13
Carbohydrate
Dr. Lei
DISCUSSION #3
Digestion of
Macronutrients
Review Diet Analysis
Assignment and Diet
Analysis Plus 10.0
Wednesday, February 15
Lipids
Week 5
Dr. Lei
Monday, February 20
Proteins
Dr. Lei
DISCUSSION #4
Diabetes and
Lipid Absorption and
Transport
Dr. Cheng
DISCUSSION #5
Vegetarian Diets
Wednesday, February 22
EXAM #1
Week 6
Monday, February 27
Vitamins and minerals
10
Wednesday, February 29
Vitamins and minerals
Week 7
Dr. Cheng
Monday, March 5
Vitamins and minerals
Dr. Cheng
Wednesday, March 7
Energy balance and obesity
Week 8
Dr. Castonguay
Monday, March 12
Energy balance and obesity
DISCUSSION #6
Vitamin-Mineral
Supplements
Dr. Castonguay
QUIZ #2
(lipids/proteins)
DISCUSSION #7
Anthropometrics and
Energy Needs
Wednesday, March 14
Vitamin-Mineral
Homework Due
EXAM #2
Week 9
Spring Recess
Week
10
Monday, March 26
Nutrition during growth and
maturation
Dr. Sahyoun
Wednesday, March 28
Nutrition during aging
Dr. Sahyoun
Monday, April 2
Nutrition during pregnancy
Dr. Jackson
Week
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Wednesday, April 4
Nutrition during lactation and
infant feeding
Week
12
Dr. Jackson
Monday, April 9
Sports nutrition
Dr. Lei
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DISCUSSION #8
Obesity and Chronic
Disease Risk
Diet Analysis Plus
Printouts Due
DISCUSSION #9
Sodium and Calcium
Bring Corrected Diet
Analysis Plus Printouts
to Discussion
DISCUSSION #10
Nutrition in the Media
Wednesday, April 11
Eating disorder
Week
13
Dr. Castonguay
Monday, April 16
EXAM #3
Wednesday, April 18
Food safety
Monday, April 23
International nutrition
Dr. Jackson
Monday, April 30
The ever changing food supply
Dr. Jackson
DISCUSSION #11
The Life Cycle
Dr. Jackson
Wednesday, May 2
Sustainable nutrition/food
Week
15
Dr. Lei
Wednesday, April 25
International nutrition
Week
14
QUIZ #3
(pregnancy/physical
performance/lactation)
Dr. Sahyoun
NO DISCUSSION
SECTIONS
THIS WEEK
DISCUSSION #12
The ever Changing Food
Supply/Sustainable
Nutrition
Diet Analysis Term
Project Due
Week
16
Monday, May 7
Nutrients and gene regulation
Dr. Cheng
Wednesday, May 9
No class/inclement weather makeup date
NO DISCUSSION
SECTIONS
THIS WEEK
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