BIOLOGY 300 (HONORS HUMAN NUTRITION) TOPIC SCHEDULE

SECTION 111

SPRING 2006

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM in Folsom 303

Dr. Bonnie Wood

Key to Fonts:

Outline Titles and Numbers

• In class and laboratory activities

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS

Textbook chapters and other homework

WEEK

HOMEWORK

TUESDAY

THURSDAY

Read Syllabus

Ch. 1, Outline 1, Homework A, B, C.

1/17:

• Find Your Learning Group/Introductions

• N.A.T.: Nutrition Aptitude Test

1/19:

· What you Eat and Why (Outline 1)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

Ch. 2, Outline 2, Homework A-D. 1/26: begin 3-DAY FOOD AND ACTIVITY RECORDING (Homework D-F)

1/24: Planning a Healthful Diet (Outline 2)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

· Estimating Serving Sizes

· Nutrient Density

1/26: MEET IN FOLSOM 101B COMPUTER LAB

BE SURE YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE UMPI NDS COMPUTER ACCOUNT

· Using DINE® Healthy Software

Ch. 2, Outline 3, Homework A–C.

Ch. 3, Outline 4, Homework A-G

1/31: Outline 2, Homework H due.

1/31: Book review title due.

1/31: Food Labels (Outline 3)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

• Personalizing the Daily Values

· Computation Of Your Personal Daily Values Using Food Cards

2/2: Digestive System and Related Functions (Outline 4) Dr. Joanne Putnam, Professor of Education

· Jigsaw Activity using Homework A-G

· Journey of Food

Ch. 4, Outline 5 2/7: Homework A, B, C.

2/9: Homework D

2/7 Carbohydrates (Outline 5)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

· Case Study: Sweet Indigestion

· Case Study: Morgan: A Case of Diabetes

· Lactaid and Beano

· Guessing How Much Sugar

· Taste Testing

2/9: Carbohydrates (Outline 5)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

Guest Speaker: Dr. Deborah Hodgkins, Associate Professor of English

· Carbohydrate Counting

Ch. 5, Outline 6, Homework

A, B, C

2/14: TEST (Outlines 1 - 5)

2/16: Lipids (Outline 6)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

· P/S Ratios

· Sources of Fat

· Trans-Fats

· Lipid Transport Jigsaw Activity

WINTER BREAK-NO CLASSES

Ch. 6, Outline 7, Homework A,B

Before 3/30: Book review draft consultation at Writing Center

2/28: Lipids (Outline 6)

· Analysis of Lipid Profiles from Actual Patients

· Case Study: Wake-Up Call

3/2: Proteins (Outline 7)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

· Taste Test: Soy Products

· Revise a Recipe

IRB Policies and Guidelines. IRB Application Parts I and II.

3/10: Dr. Wood submits midterm grades

3/7: TEST (Outlines 6 – 7)

3/9: IRB Policies and Procedures

Guest speaker: Member of UMPI Institutional Review Board for Research on Human Subjects

· Preparation for Service Learning Project

· Pairing of Students & Participants

Ch. 11, Outline 8, Homework A, B.

Appt. w/ service learning partner at UMPI Health Center

Before 3/30: Book review draft consultation at Writing Center.

3/14: Energy Balance (Outline 8)

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

· Calculating Energy Use

· Calculating Your Waist-to-Hip Ratio

· Estimating Your Frame Size

· Your Healthful Weight According to Height-Weight Tables

3/16: Energy Balance, Cont’d (Outline 8)

Guest speaker on Body Composition: Kim McCrea, Assistant Athletic Director

· Estimating Body Fat Using Skinfold Thickness

Ch. 7, Outline 9, Read Nutrition Debate, pp. 302-307.

Ch.8, Outline 10, Homework A.

First meeting with service learning partner/Schedule brief second meeting after 24 hours of record keeping.

3/21: Nutrients Involved in Fluid/Electrolyte Balance (Outline 9)

· Case Study: Lost in the Desert

· Make your Own Sports Drink

· Researching the Supplements: Divide homework for Outlines 10, 11, 12, 13 among learning group members

3/23: Nutrients Involved in Antioxidant Function (Outline 10)

REPORTS ON SUPPLEMENTS

· Case Study: All That Glitters May Not Be Gold: A Troublesome Case Of Transgenic Rice

Ch.9, Outline 11,

Homework A.

Before 3/30: Book review draft consultation at Writing Center.

3/28: Nutrients Involved in Bone Health (Outline 11)

REPORTS ON SUPPLEMENTS

· Case Study: Osteoporosis: Marissa, Jeremy, and Eleanor

· Choose fast food restaurant for Supersize Me Project

3/30: “Supersize Me” Project.

SPRING BREAK-NO CLASSES

4/13: Final Book Review due.

Ch.10, Outline 12,

Homework A.

Ch.12, Outline 13, Homework A,B.

http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/nutrition

4/11: Nutrients involved in Energy Metabolism and Blood Health (Outline 12)

REPORTS ON SUPPLEMENTS

· Case Study: Thiamin Deficiency: A Directed Case Study

· Case Study: The Chemistry of Cooley's Anemia

· Assignment of “Design a Diet” case to each Learning Group

4/13: Nutrition and Physical Activity (Outline 13)

Guest Speaker: Kris Cheney-Seymour, Cross Country Ski Coach

· Case Study: A Can of Bull?

REPORTS ON SUPPLEMENTS

DESIGN A DIET PRESENTATIONS

Ch.13, Outline 14,

Homework A,B,C.

Ch.14, Outline 15, Homework A.

Third meeting with Service Learning Partner

4/18: Nutrition Through the Lifespan (Outline 14)

Guest Speaker: Colette Thompson, Public Health Nutrition Educator

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES

· Plan May 4 Luncheon

4/20: Food Safety (Outline 15)

• Case Study: The Benign Hamburger

• Case Study: Irradiation: Is It Consumer-Friendly?

4/27: Draft of Nutritional Assessment due.

Make appt for fourth meeting with service learning partner

· 4/25: TEST (OUTLINES 9 - 15)

4/27: Individual Meetings with Dr. Wood to review your Nutritional Assessment draft

5/4: Bring food item with its Nutrition Facts label to the luncheon

5/2: Meet with your Service Learning Partner to explain Nutritional Assessment and present a written copy

5/4: (10:45 – 1:30) 11:30 LUNCHEON FOR SERVICE LEARNING PARTNERS, ALUMNAE ROOM, CAMPUS CENTER.

SIT WITH YOUR PARTNER!!

FINAL COPY OF NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUR SERVICE LEARNING PARTNER IS DUE IN MY OFFICE BY 5:00 PM TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2006

NO FINAL EXAM.