OUTCOMES BASED LEARNING MATRIX
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)
