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The course outcomes, activities, and assessment tools for biol 138: introduction to human nutrition. The course is designed to introduce students to the science of human nutrition and its role in health. Students will learn about types of nutrients, their digestion and metabolism, food sources, recommended nutrient intakes, food safety, and food technology. Various activities and assessment tools to help students achieve the desired learning outcomes, which include critical thinking, technology skills, oral communications, quantitative skills, reading, and writing.
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Course: BIOL 138: Introduction to Human Nutrition Department: Biology Course Description; This course is an introduction to the science of human nutrition and its role in health. It will include such topics as types of nutrients, nutrient digestion, absorption and metabolism, food sources, recommended nutrient intakes, food safety, and food technology. The course may also address other topics related to health and nutrition. Emphasis will be placed on application of these concepts to promote health and fitness. This course is designed for the non-science major. Prerequisites: Preparing for College Reading II (ENGL092), Introductory Writing (ENGL 099), and Fundamentals of Mathematics (MATH 010), or waiver by placement testing results, or Departmental Approval and the assessment tools. The individual outcomes listed in the first column answer the question: What must the learner know and be able to do at the end of the course? Items in the third column should answer the question: How do we know? The second column is where teachers can be most creative; it's for pedagogy. Each rectangle in column one contains just one outcome; the corresponding rectangles in columns two and three, however, may contain more than one item. The code indicates the core competencies being strengthened by the outcomes activities and the assessment tools. Critical Thinking (CT); technology skills (TS); oral communications (OC); quantitative skills (QS); reading (R); writing (W). COURSE OUTCOMES OUTCOMES ACTIVITIES ASSESSMENT TOOLS Explain the structure, digestion of, source of, and role for carbohydrate, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals in order to make appropriate decisions about diet choices, and understand the relationship between diet and health. Read text (CT,R) Attend discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Write short essays or reports (R,W) Oral/Poster presentations (R,W,CT,OC,TS) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Quizzes and exams (CT,R,W) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Short papers (CT,R,W, TS) Oral/Poster presentations (CT,R,OC,W) Identify the eleven organ systems, the Read text (CT,R) Quizzes and exams (CT,R,W)
organs they include, and their basic function, in order to relate information about the roles of nutrients and non- nutrients to structures in the human body. Attend discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Flashcards (R,W) Oral presentation using torso, other models and figures (OC) Oral/Poster presentations (CT,R,OC,W) Describe the nutrition standards, indices, and guidelines in order to evaluate nutritional value of foods, vitamin and mineral content, energy input, energy output, and measurements in food preparation, and in order to correctly judge portion sizes. Read text (CT,R) Attend discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Write short essays or reports (R,W) Oral/Poster presentations (R,W, CT, OC, TS) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Portion estimates (CT, QS) Quizzes and exams (CT,R,W) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Short papers (CT,R,W, TS) Oral/Poster presentations (CT,R,OC,W) Read and interpret nutrition labels in order to make good choices when selecting food at the market. Read text (CT,R) Attend discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Write short essays or reports (R,W) Oral/Poster presentations (R,W,CT,OC,TS) Practice reading labels from items brought in from home or purchased by the instructor Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Quizzes and exams (CT,R,W) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Short papers (CT,R,W, TS) Oral/Poster presentations (CT,R,OC,W) Analyze the FDA food pyramid and other proposed pyramids in order to make good decisions about food and portion choices. Read text (CT,R) Attend discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Write short essays or reports (R,W) Oral/Poster presentations (R,W,CT,OC,TS) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Quizzes and exams (CT,R,W) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Short papers (CT,R,W, TS) Oral/Poster presentations (CT,R,OC,W) Article reviews ( CT,R,W, TS) Analyze energy input and energy output in order to evaluate and possible adjust eating and exercise habits. Read text (CT,R) Attend discussion (W,OC,CT) Do study guide (R,W,CT) Quizzes and exams (CT,R,W) Dietary Intake Analysis (R,W,CT,TS,QS) Short papers (CT,R,W, TS)