FCS 165/HE 165/Fundamentals of Nutrition
Video Series Entitled: "Nutrition Pathways"

SUMMER 2002
CLASS #51173 & 50981 (Telenet)
FCS 165/HE 165 - FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION

This class meets Monday June 24th in the Library Computer Lab LL-106 (Main Campus) from 5-7pm for a one-time orientation.

Please email the instructor, Gina Oliver goliver1@cox.netif you are planning to take the class. Class password = health




(The Contents of this manual are updated on the course web page at http://www.members.home.net/goliver1/etvnutrition.html)


Prepared by:
Gina Oliver, M.S. M.A.
Instructor of Health and Physical Education
Summer 2002

Course Syllabus and Orientation

Meet Gina
Gina Oliver, M.S. M.A., Exercise Physiologist

Hi, I'm Gina, and this will be my sixth year teaching at Palomar College. I teach a variety of Anatomy, Physiology, Nutrition, Health and Physical Education courses. In May 2000 I completed an M.A. in Postsecondary School Leadership and Administration. My areas of interest in education are distance learning and curriculum development. My leisure time activities include exercise, softball, golf, cooking, computers, two cats and a dog. I love teaching, learning and talking with students. You bring a wealth of life experience to our learning environment, so I encourage you to share your opinions, views and beliefs. I look forward to the new year and to meeting each of you.

As for the content of the course, you'll experience personal development that goes beyond the scope of college credit and degrees. Everywhere you look...TV, magazines, the internet, newspapers... you are surrounded by conflicting and confusing information about what we should or should not eat, or how to exercise. If it is not the new medical discovery, it is a new weight loss program that promises a new, "slimmer you in just six weeks without exercise or dieting."

How can we separate the fact from fallacy associated with nutrition? How much does nutrition impact our health, disease, lifestyle and longevity? How can we believe anything we see and hear about nutrition without living in a state of confusion? The answer is.... WE CAN!

During this course, we will solve the mysteries. We will learn what has been proven by scientific fact.... how to feed an infant, how to lose weight, how to prevent disease, how digestive disorders occur, and most importantly, how to CHOOSE healthy food choices that are also TASTY! This class is designed to promote students' application of concepts and information to their own lives. If you are self-motivated, independent and enjoy learning, this class is for you.

I'm glad you're with us, and I look forward to meeting each of you.
Gina

Course Information

Title: Fundamentals of Nutrition
Course ID: dually listed as HE 165 and FCS 165
Video Broadcast: Adelphia Cable Ch 67 and Cox North Ch 16 Saturday 4:30-7:00am
Orientation Date: June 24th in Library (LL-106) @ 5-7pm (bring a 3.5" diskette, textbook and CDRom)
Text: Contemporary Nutrition (4th Ed. with FoodWorks CD-Rom) by Gordon Wardlaw
Blackboard Website: http://pconline.palomar.edu/(requires login with student id # for username and password)

Important Dates to remember:

Communications

Phone: (619) 583-2759
Campus Voice mail: innactive
ETV Office: (760) 744-1150 X2431 ETV
Fax: (760) 761-3519
Office Hours: Live chat or telephone by appt.
Email: goliver1@cox.net
Gina's Home page: http://members/home/net/goliver1/index.html
ETV Home page: http://palomar.edu/etv
US Mail: Palomar College, ETV Dept. , 1140 W. Mission Rd. San Marcos, CA 92069

Course Design

Fundamentals of Nutrition is an introductory level course in human nutrition. Course topics will include classification, sources, and function of nutrients, digestion and absorption, and metabolism with application to normal and therapeutic nutritional needs. Although basic scientific principles of nutrition will be the primary focus of the course, practical applications will also be emphasized.

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive learning environment consisting of three elements: a telecourse manual and syllabus, a textbook, and a series of 26 thirty-minute video programs. The class is divided into six units of material. The Course Manual is available online at the ETV website. Updates to the manual will be made on-line at this course homepage. If you follow the manual carefully and stay on schedule, you should successfully complete the requirements for this course.

Course Goals

Students will learn to...

• develop a conceptual knowledge of nutrition
• engage in critical thinking, communication and problem-solving
• research and discuss new topics in nutrition
• read and analyze food labels
• analyze personal eating habits and opinions
• design a personal fitness/health plan
• design a personal weight control plan
• distinguish between nutrition fact and fiction
• identify relationships between nutrition and disease
• integrate nutrition information into their daily lives.

Readings

"Contemporary Nutrition" by Gordon Wardlaw is available at the Palomar College bookstore. Try to buy the 1996 or most recent edition. There will be required Reading assignments in the text to supplement the televised programs. I highly recommend that you visit many Nutrition Links to learn more about topics that interest you.

Video Lessons

Programs will be televised on Adelphia Cable Ch. 67 and Cox North Ch. 16 Sat. 4:30-7:00am, and also available on video to borrow from the Palomar College Main Library or the Escondido Library. Five 30 minute programs will broadcast each week. The video series for this telecourse is Nutrition Pathways. There are 26 video programs lasting thirty minutes each. You are advised to videotape the programs or watch them twice for review purposes. The video programs are presented in a documentary format and are designed to bring analysis and perspective to the issues being discussed in our electronic bulletin board. Watch them closely!

Tests

3 Written Tests - 50 questions, open book and notes. Use a narrow scantron and mail it to the ETV office postmarked by the due date. Tests will be linked from this website according to the dates shown in the course calendar. Simply click on the Test link below. Test questions will come from the video programs as well as the Reading, careful attention to both is vital to your success. The third test is not cumulative. Late tests will not be accepted because answer keys are posted soon after each test.

Test 1 available____, Due ____
Test 2 available ____, Due ____
Test 3 available ____, Due ____

Video Reflections

1/2 page of typed reaction per video is expected. Respond to the 26 videos in journal format. Include your personal opinions, thoughts, questions and/or outside perspectives on the topic (text, media, other people). This activity will keep you on schedule. Late work earns a maximum of a "C"

VR1 (#s 1-8) due ____
VR2 (#s 9-18) due ____
VR3 (#s 19-26)due ____

Diet Analysis Project

You will record a seven-day diet recall of your food intake. We will use orientation time to complete a Foodworks tutorial on Monday, August 27th. Bring a blank IBM-formatted 3.5 inch diskette to save your information. Printing at the library costs 10 cents per page, so you might want to complete this assignment at home. Late work earns a maximum of a "C".

There are eight steps to the project.

1. Write your food intakes for seven consecutive days. Be sure to include precise measurements (oz, cup, gallon) and detailed descriptions of ingredients (turkey white meat, low sodium crackers).

2. Attend the nutrition software tutorial in class the night of Monday Aug 27 (LL-106). This will give you the chance to learn, practice and ask questions about the computer process (how to input, save, print, etc).

3. Bring an IBM-formatted 3.5inch diskette to the IML on your own time to analyze your one week of dietary intake.

4. Print 7 daily analyses and 1 daily average report.

5. Identify your strengths and weaknesses (compare your diet to the RDA for your age, gender and activty level).

6. Explain the health consequesnces associated with your deficiencies and toxicities.

7. Suggest foods to remedy each deficiency and suggest foods to eliminate for each toxicity.

8. Summarize and critique this assignment. How is it useful? What did you learn? What are it's weaknesses? How will you modify your diet? Any other comments.

9. Staple your project together and mail to the ETV office by ____.

Electronic Discussion Board

HOT TOPICS (200 words)
I will provide critical thinking questions each week so you develop knowledge, opinions, values and behaviors to shape your eating habits. This class is designed to challenge you to think critically, listen to other people's ideas and to synthesize your own health patterns and behaviors. Each week go to http://pub20.ezboard.com/bwellnessthoughts and post a response to the hot topic. Make sure you select the forum named Nutrition 165 and proceed to select the appropriate folder to file your response. Click "Add Reply" and type your response.

DIVERSITY PLUNGES (200 words)
Visit a website to learn more about multicultural, international, gender, age-related or alternative lifestyle topics in NUTRITION. Make sure it pertains to the Topics in that unit! Describe and post your diversity health articles/websites at http://pub20.ezboard.com/bwellnessthoughts

CURRENT EVENTS (200 words)
Post your current event article/website at http://pub20.ezboard.com/bwellnessthoughts Make sure it pertains to the Topics in that unit!

HOW TO POST TO EZBOARD.COM

1. Open an Internet Browser (Netscape, Explorer, AOL)

2. Enter the address http://pub20.ezboard.com/bwellnessthoughts

3. Select "Nutrition 165"

4. Select a Hot Topic, Diversity Plunge or Current Event for Unit 1

5. Read Gina's original question at the top of the screen

6. Read other students' replies

7. Click the "Add Reply" button

9. Type a paragraph response in the box named "Your Comment"

10. If you are posting a diversity plunge or current event, be sure to type the URL (http://www.....etc) into your comment box so we can visit your web article.

11. Click "Add Reply"

12. Due dates are listed in the calendar.

13. OPTIONAL: HOW to locate, evaluate and cite a website

Nutrition Links

Wardlaw/Contemporary Nutrition, 4/e - a resource to accompany the text. Use it as a free study guide!

Online Learning Center - text weblinks and quiz questions ...by chapter!

MHHE Nutrition Supersite - McGraw Hill's complete nutrition website for students and faculty

MHHE Innovations - McGraw Hill's online Nutrition Newsletter... good current events!

Newsletter Activities - this is a critical thinking assignment

Foodworks- an online guide to go with your CD-ROM. This software will analyze your diet!

MHHE Nutrilinks - a huge list of nutrition websites for your research project

MHHE Personal Assessment Labs - a variety of online self-tests to measure your health.

Assessment Tools - from Cyberdiet.com - more self-tests... fitness-related.

PHYS.com: Your Health & Fitness Resource - great info and self-testsfor exercise and weight management!

Healthy People 2010 - the USDA's goals for America in the next decade.

Gina's Favorite Nutrilinks

Grades Grades are based on a possible 200 points. Points will be updated regularly at http://pconline.palomar.edu/. Your final grade should be available after the semester online at Palomar eServices.

Course Calendar

Broadcast Schedule
Nutrition Pathways premieres the week of June 22. Programs will be televised on Adelphia Cable Ch. 67 or Cox North Ch. 16 Sat 4:30-7:00am, and also available on video to borrow from the Escondido or Main Campus Library. Five 30 minute programs will broadcast each week. You are advised to videotape the programs for review purposes.

How to Use the Interactive Syllabus
A demo will be shown in class. If you already know how to navigate the internet, the options and links should be self-explanatory. This website is printable and will be updated regularly. If you are unfamiliar with the Internet and using a computer, try this web tutorial http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/ If something is new, I will label it with ___ sign.

How to Succeed in this Course

NEW TO ETV CLASSES?
Watch the ETV College Orientation: "Tune in to Distance Learning" This is a 15-minute program highlighting important information, ideal for first-time students. Go to ETV website www.palomar.edu/etv for broadcast times and cable channels. A videotape of this orientation is also available at the Library (Main and Escondido).

KNOW YOUR LEARNING ABILITIES?
Identify your learning strengths and weaknesses. What is your Learning Style? Try one of the 5 assessments located at the U. St. Thomas website. I ALSO recommend you visit this comprehensive self-evaluation site to improve your learning skills. It helps learners of all levels!!!

STUDENT ASSISTANCE
Gina Oliver is available during her regularly scheduled office hours for questions regarding course content. However, if students find they need help on a consistent basis, they need to utilize the Counseling Center, or the Computer (AT) Lab at the main campus.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Students needing special assistance or accommodations due to a disability may contact the Disabled Students Services Office. Be sure to check out their website! They even have adaptive computer labs!!!

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TOOLS
Visit the Student tools section in my bookmarks. You will find study tips, learning assessments, writing tools, Internet search engines, TV and radio directories that broadcast health topics and research aids.

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
I have attempted to provide some stimulating health topics and personal assessments as well as some diverse problems for you to consider. It is my hope that this course will help promote a lifetime commitment to a healthy lifestyle with positive eating habits.

If you have any questions regarding your assignments, exams, reading, etc., please feel free to call me. My office hours are listed on the syllabus. If these are inconvenient, you may call and leave a message at 619-316-7761 or email me at mailto:goliver1@cox.net and I will return your inquiry as soon as possible.

I hope you enjoy the course. Any recommendations that you have that you believe could help make this course better will be appreciated.

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