Course Essentials

Course Description 

Physiological, psychological and practical aspects of obtaining a healthy diet. Relationship of nutrients to health and well being. Evaluation of current nutritional issues and controversies.

• This is a fully online, 8 week course. The course resides on the course management system Canvas. It is accessible from MyPortal.  It  officially begins Monday Oct 20 and ends Thursday Dec 11

• But... it will open 4 weeks early, on Monday Sept 22 for those who want to get a head start 

• This is not a self-paced course.  But....since you'll be able to log onto the course early you CAN do some of the tasks during those 4 "pre" weeks. However, you won't be able to take the tests until the course officially begins

Important  - Know This!

Faculty are required by law to clear their rosters of “no shows” during the first week. 

To keep your spot in this class and not be identified as a “no show” (which gets you dropped)  log onto the course on Canvas and complete the Welcome to Nutrition 10 Survey by Thursday night (11:55 pm) of the first official week of this course. 

FYI: Students who add the class after registration closed will have 2 days to do this, after they register.

Not doing this task by the deadline will get you dropped as a “no show”.  

Get in touch with me in the first few days of the quarter if there is a hardship that prevents your completing this quick and easy task.

Need Accommodations in This Course? 

Students with limitations due to a disability may receive support services from De Anza's  Disability Support Services. Those students with mobility, visual, hearing, speech, psychological and other other health impairments as well as learning and developmental disabilities are served.   Register with their offices in the first week of the quarter to receive accommodations in time for the first test.

Be Aware

The last day to drop (with a “W”) is Friday Nov 28th (this is later than for "regular" classes at De Anza) 

If you realize after this date that you are not getting the grade that you desire, please do not ask me to drop you. College procedures do not allow me to do so. Know your grade throughout the course so there are no surprises in the last week of the quarter.

What's a Student Learning Outcome?

Student Learning Outcomes are the goals you will ideally achieve by the end of this course.

Upon completing this course successfully you will be able to:

• Evaluate a meal plan or a diet for meeting the criteria of a healthy diet

• Evaluate nutrition claims about a dietary supplement, food or diet for accuracy and health-enhancing potential

Virtual Lectures

The backbone of Nutrition 10 consists of 11 Virtual Lectures  (VLs) -- something that I have created. These are NOT videos of your instructor giving a lecture. A VL is a something that you read (although there are a few short videos embedded within some VLs). Essentially, a VL replaces what a student would get in 4 hours of class time/lecture in an in-person format of this course, but in a visual presentation.  This makes up the course content.

Recorded 1 hour "Mini-Lectures"

Your instructor has recorded and posted a 1 hour "Mini-Lecture" for each of the Virtual Lectures. They include explanations of some of the more challenging topics from that Virtual Lecture. No new material will be presented. They are offered to help you "get" some of the more complex material presented in the Virtual Lectures. Plan to watch all of them, from beginning to end, at least once (better, watch them twice. Repetition helps promote learning). Take notes while you watch.  

Be clear: They do no replace reading the Virtual Lectures.

Worksheets and Practice Quizzes

There will 6 Worksheets posted on Canvas. They are designed to help you in your process of learning.  Fill them out and submit them.  And be sure you check the answer key to a worksheet once it's posted  (after you've tried to fill it out). Even those the worksheets do not earn points, doing them will help you do well on the corresponding test.

There will also be a handful of Practice Quizzes posted. Taking a practice quiz is not required and your score is not recorded. But it's a good idea to take all of them. They will help you do well on the corresponding test. 

One Asynchronous Discussion

5 points will be earned for participating on one asynchronous discussion in the first half of the quarter. Full participation (following all prompts) is required to earn full points. 

Know that these points are NOT Bonus Points. They are part of the total points for this course. 

General Information

You will take all tests on Canvas.  

• Each test is 20 questions, a mix of true/false and multiple choice questions. 

• Test questions are taken from the Virtual Lectures (including embedded videos and website links).  

• Think of a Test as a long quiz or short exam. They occur often to help you to stay on track 😊

• You will have a maximum of 20 minutes to take each Test

• All tests are open notes, but NOT open internet. Using AI or other online resources while taking a test is not permitted. Canvas exam logs will be checked. Navigating away from the test to go elsewhere online is recorded. 

• Even though all tests are open notes you absolutely need to study and prepare for the tests. Your notes can definitely help you but will not replace the process of learning the course content and studying

• A test will be open for 18 hours: From 6 am until that night at 11:55 pm

• The tests take place be different days of the week, depending on the test. The dates are below -- Mark your calendar!

• There are no make-up tests. If you miss a test, that is the one that is dropped.  If you miss 2, one score of 0 will be included in your points

• Study Guides for each test will be posted on Canvas. USE THEM.  Don't just look at a Study Guide -- Find the answers to the questions.