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Science 2002

Course Title:              SCI  128– The Healthy Human Body (Diet for Health)

Term:                          Spring 2003 (1^st – ½ semester)

Instructor:                  Dr. Carolyn L. Thomas

Office:                         Garber 225                  Phone #: 365-4368

Hours in office: MWF 10:00–12:00 noon,       TTH–9:00–9:30 AM,

F-1:30-2:30 PM

Description:  This course covers topics of human health and diet, the relationship between what you consume and your general well being, and the control of some illnesses by prescribed diets.  Specific areas of study are the food pyramid, vitamins and minerals, the anatomical and physiological process of digestion, and illnesses, which result from inadequate nutritional foods in the diet, or the ingestion of harmful substances.

Detailed Description:  This course is constructed and organized to help students become aware of their own physiological well-being, and the influence of the foods they consume on their health.  You will learn:

1.      The basic nutritional needs of your body.

2.      How to choose foods that meet your basic nutritional needs.

3.      The process of energy production in your body by your digestive system, both from anatomical and physiological perspectives.

4.      The results of inadequate nutritional diets and those foods or substances, which actually harm your body.

Why take this class?:  The world today is filled with information about how to lose weight, or how to cure cancer by your diet, how to be healthy by taking vitamin C, and many other questions and proposed answers to human health problems.  You need to understand the basic needs for healthy bodies, and how to meet those needs by your diet.  You also need to be aware of the negative influence of certain chemicals and drugs on your body, and the effect of poor nutrition on your body.  This course will provide you with objective information about these questions and provide you with an assessment of your own health.

Textbooks:     1.  Contemporary Nutrition:  Issues and Insights, (2000) 4^th edition by, Gordon M.

     Wardlaw

      (includes computer program called “Food Wise”)

            (required purchase)

2.  Biology 6^th edition (2002) by, Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reice

                                    (on reserve in library)

3.      The Fitness Book (1987)  by, Bud Getchell

(on reserve in library)

Class and Lab Meeting Times:

            MWF 9:00-10:00 AM.  Lecture & discussion in Garber 208

            R 1:00-3:00 P.M.  Lab class in Garber 208

Policies

Absences and Lateness: Please do not be late or absent from class; but if you are late or absent from class for unexcused reasons (decided by instructor) more than three (3) times, your grade will be reduced for every additional absence or late entry.  If you are absent from lab unexcused, your grade will be reduced a letter grade for each absence.  Absences from lab because of instructor-approved activities (excused) must be made up.

Grade Evaluation:  There will be three (3) major quizzes and one (1) final exam.  The quizzes will be worth 100 points each, and the final exam, which will be cumulative, will be worth 200 points.  There will also be an analytical lab paper required, due on February 26, 2003. Frequently, there may be other class or lab homework assignments that will be evaluated.

The following is the grade values of the required assignments:

Assignment                                                                                         % of grade

            Major Quizzes  (3)                                                                                          30%

            Final Exam (1)                                                                                              10%

            Lab Paper (1)                                                                                                          25%

            Class & Lab Homework & Quizzes & Lab Journal                                     25%

            Class Participation & Presentations & Attendance                                            10%                      

                                                                                                                                  100%

Grading Scale:   A = 90-100%;      B = 80-89%;     C = 70-79%;    D = 60-69%;    F = 0–59%

Tobacco:  There will be no tobacco products in the classroom or lab at any time, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco, or any other tobacco product.

Honor Code:  I expect absolute honesty and will not tolerate cheating, plagiarism of other’s work, lying, or disrespect for the other students or the instructor.  Any violations will be presented before the Honor Board or Campus Judicial Board.

Labs:  You must attend all labs and must have read the lab assignment handout prior to class.  You will be expected to keep a journal of activities and impressions from each lab exercise.  The labs will be informal; however, they are very busy with many requirements, which will take up the two hours.  So, care must be taken to budget your time in order to complete weekly assignments.  Your journal will be graded once during the lab class time.

Tentative Lecture & Discussion Syllabus

Course:            SCI 128 – Healthy Human Body  (Diet for Health)

Term:             Spring 2003  (1^st – ½ semester)

Instructor:            Dr. Carolyn L. Thomas

Class Time:            Mon., Wed., and Fri. 9:00-10:00 AM in Garber 208

Week #            Week of                         Topics                         * Reading Assignments

*Legend:  W: signify Contemporary Nutrition:  Issues and Insights, 1997, 3^rd edition, by  

                             Gordon M. Wardlaw

G.             signify The Fitness Book by Bud Getchell, 1987

                        C & R:  signify Biology 6^th edition, by Neil A. Campbell and

                                     Jane B. Reice. 2002

Tentative Lab Syllabus

Course:            SCI 128 – Healthy Human Body (Diet for Health)

Term:              Spring 2003  (1^st – ½ semester)

Instructor:            Dr. Carolyn L. Thomas

Class Time:            Thursday  1:00-3:00 PM in Garber 208

Week               Dates             Laboratory Exercises                                                                       

*  May have to be scheduled at time other than lab period.

Lab Paper Requirement:  An analytical lab paper will be written based on the results of the effects of the diet and exercise plan on the student’s follow-up health profile when compared to their initial health profile.  The paper must be typewritten, preferably on a computer word processing program, 5 pages of text in length, include 5 references and a title page.  This paper will be due October 14, 2002 by 5PM

Lab Journal and Lab Exercises:  There will be lab exercises to complete each week and a Lab Journal must be kept in a notebook separate from your lecture notes.  This journal must include notes taken during lab, any data results recorded, and any papers handed out in class. Lab journals will be graded 1 time during this ½ semester.

Lab Quizzes:  Will be given every week, based on previous week’s lab exercises.

SCI 128 – Healthy Human Body

Class Library Assignment:  Due Monday, January 20, 2003

TASKS:

1.                  List 5 books (monographs) that have information about diets.  These books do not have to be about diets to lose weight, but they cannot be biology textbooks.  Please list the:

a.      Author(s)

b.      Year published

c.      Title of the book

d.      Publisher or publishing company of the book

e.      Pages where diet information is found

2.                  List 10 periodicals where human health articles are found.

At least two must be scientific periodicals, but others may be general magazines or newspapers.  List:

a.      The name of the periodical

b.      An example of an article about human health with the author, title, and date published

3.                  List 5 books (monographs) that contain information about the human disorders of heart disease, cancer, anemia, or diabetes.  Please list the:

a.      Author(s)

b.      Year published

c.      Title of the book

d.      Publisher or publishing company of the book

e.      Pages where information is found and what disorder the information is about

SCI 128 Healthy Human Body

Homework Assignments

Due:  January 23, 2003

1.                  Food, drugs, and exercise record:  Keep a record of every item that you intake including all food, beverages and drugs for four days including at least two weekdays and one weekend day.  Be sure to record the quantity of the intake item.  Also keep a record of all physical exercise performed for fitness purposes such as football practice or aerobics but do not record walking to class or other routine activities as exercise.  Record in your lab notebook.

2.                  Bring a grocery bag full of food cartons or food packaging.  If these packages and/or cans are empty, please clean them of all leftover food.  If you don’t have empty packaging, you can bring packages full of food that are well sealed, and then take them back home after we finish with them next week.  Please bring at least five (5) labels.

                                                            Spring 2003

Dr. Carolyn Thomas

SCI 128 - Healthy Human Body

Analytical Evaluation of Diet and Exercise Program Papers

1.                  Papers will consist of the following sections:    

Title Page

Introduction

Material and Methods

Results

Summary and Conclusions

Literature Cited

2.                  The date that the paper is due is February 26, 2003.  This paper must be typewritten, preferably on a computer and a word processing program.

3.                  The paper must be five (5) pages of text, any charts, graphs, or pictures are in addition to five pages and the title page and literature cited are not included in the five pages.

4.                  You must use a minimum of five (5) different references in your paper.  Only one may be a textbook, and only 2 may be Internet web sites.

5.                  Examples of literature cited entries:

     a. Books:      Mader, Sylvia.  1980. Inquiry into Life.

Wm. C. Brown, Inc., 556 pp.

                        b.  Journal:            Seastedt, T.R. 1987. Maximization of Primary

c.       Web Site:  http://www.ferrum.edu,

Webmaster:  Dean Browell, Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA

Accessed:  September 1, 2001

d.      Citations in text of paper :

Mader (1980) said … or (Mader, 1980)

(Seastedt, 1987) or Seastedt (1987) suggested …

Questionnaire to be completed and turned in at end of first lecture.

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