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Dr. Darwin DennisonHEA 207 Nutrition and Behavior |
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Course DescriptionHEA 207 is an online course. There are no face to face class meetings, however, there will be synchronous activity including tests scheduled periodically throughout the course. These activities will be scheduled from 1 to 3 hours, usually on Wednesdays late afternoon or early evening. All students must be available, complete tests or participate online during these synchronous meetings. This interactive, online course provides a comprehensive analysis of personal food choices, physical activity, and nutrition-related behavior as a basis for learning and understanding nutrition, and improving personal food choices and physical activity behavior. The goal of the course is to use your own food choices and physical activity as a basis to learn about and understand nutrition. The course includes assignments and activities to establish personalized nutritional guidelines, identify ideal caloric levels, assess energy expenditure, analyze nutrient intake, and examine the psychosocial and motivational components related to nutritional behavior. A psychometric diet composite system (DINE Healthy: Diet Improvement Software) is required and used for assignments and projects. Class experiences are organized to exemplify diet quality, energy balance, and nutrient homeostasis. The class format is based upon the Activated Health Education Model which includes experiential, awareness and responsibility phases. A nutritional self-management program is completed based upon online activity, microcomputer laboratories, and web-based assignments. Eating and Fitness Excellence, the required text, is available free online. Students are expected to participate in nutrition related activities including, but not limited to, WebBoard discussion, Excel analyses, PowerPoint reports, DINE Healthy Lab assessments and other Internet-based assignments. Attention is directed to the practical application of nutrition knowledge and the formation of excellent food choice and physical activity behavior for personal and professional use. Course Policies and AgreementDuring the first two days of class you must respond via Blackboard email to attest that you have read the Course Policies and Agreement. You must send an email in Blackboard, a simple “OK,” that you agree to the following seven (7) mandatory conditions of this class: 1. HARDWARE AND SKILLS. You must have daily access to a PC-based computer,Pentium 3 or higher with DSL or cable Internet connections. When you first log on to Blackboard, determine if your browser is ready for online use. If it is not ready, you must make it ready by completing the checklist on your screen. If you have difficulty please consult with tac@uncw.edu. You must allow pop-ups on your browser to successfully complete the course. You should also have JAVA installed on your computer... go to www.sun.com to download the free version... you must use version 6 or higher. If you have questions regarding hardware and skills go to http://www.uncw.edu/online/techreq.html . If you have difficulties during the course contact tac@uncw.edu, phone 962-HELP (962-4357). Please indicate to the TAC consultant that you are taking a Blackboard course... provide the consultant with the course number and instructor. 2. TESTS. You understand that there will be multiple online tests... plus quizzes. All tests are timed, that is, you must complete the test in a designated number of minutes from the time you logon. Each test is scheduled on one day usually on Wednesdays, no exceptions. You can take the test any time within the scheduled period usually 1 to 3 hours. The tests are electronic and tests that are past due cannot be made up. In general, tests include data from the text, the labs, outside readings and assignments. Tests must be taken as an individual effort. Electronic surveillance methods are used to identify cheating and plagiarism through computer IP addresses, file resource numbers, and specialized software. 3. ASSIGNMENTS. All assignment files must be electronically uploaded,using the correct file format, into Blackboard for full credit. Assignments sent via email in Blackboard or campus email do not receive credit. Late assignments do not receive credit. You understand that it is your responsibility to learn to download your assignments to your desktop, complete the assignment and then upload your completed assignments into Blackboard, on time and complete, for full credit. There are no exceptions. Posting assignments correctly with complete and accurate information on time is a determinant of your grade. All assignments are due as posted usually on Wednesdays. New assignments are posted Thursday or Friday. When the time period is closed... it is done. If you wait until the last day to complete your assignments, over time you will have crashes, the site will be down, and/or other issues may cause you to submit your assignments late and you will not receive credit or lose points. Submitting early is to your advantage. 4. . DINE Healthy software, a psychometric diet composite system is used as the basis for diet and activity analysis in this class. The DINE Healthy student version is a full featured, PC-based, electronically delivered version of the software that you must have for convenient access. The software does not run on the Mac. It may be installed on a single computer only and will remain accessible for 180 days from the date of registration. You will receive an email with instructions for downloading the software once your order has been received and processed (usually within 1 to 2 business days). It is important that you have access to a high speed Internet connection to obtain the software in a timely manner as it is delivered electronically. The text Eating and Fitness Excellence is available free online. You may purchase the software at DINE Healthy Diet Improvement Software. 5. SERVER DOWN/DRIVE CRASHED. You understand that there are information technology issues that you must personally deal with and resolve to successfully complete the course including but not limited to server being down, or viruses / crashes destroying your work before it is uploaded into Blackboard. It is your responsibility to resolve any computer related issues so that your assignments and tests are submitted on time. You are advised not to wait until the deadline to submit your assignments, quizzes, or tests. If you wish to be safe from a technology standpoint, backup your data and use UNCW microcomputer lab computers. Although Dr. Dennison is knowledgeable in technology, please keep in mind that his expertise is nutrition and that you must use UNCW information technology support (TAC) to answer navigation, browser, file management, and server related issues. 6. PARTICIPATION. You understand that the course professor can view your participation statistics, that is, how much time you spent online. You understand that if you have an issue that prevents you from being online for more than 3-days, you must provide rationale or risk being dropped from the class. Each week there are assignments due and/or tests. These tasks must be electronically submitted on or before the due date for credit. Electronic assignments that are past due cannot be made up. 7. E-MAIL. The assignments and procedures in this online class are designed
to be clear and precise. If you need to ask a question, you must use
the Blackboard e-mail system. In Blackboard, go to Mail, Create Message,
and then Browse for Recipients, select Darwin Dennison, enter message
and select Send. AgreementIf you agree with these conditions, simply send me an e-mail in Blackboard with an "OK" within 48 hours of the beginning date of the class OR within 48 hours of registering for the class. You will be dropped from the class if I do not receive your Blackboard e-mail. And, I reserve the right to drop you from the class if you do not agree with or consistently do not follow any of these conditions. Performance Indictors1. Learn to accurately complete food choice and physical activity records,
diet histories and surveys. Grading
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INTRODUCTION MAKING IT TASTY AND FUN INSTRUCTIONS FOR RECORDING FOODS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS AND CONVERSIONS |
Additional Values Supplements Meals |
Students with Disabilities
If you have a diagnosed disability (physical, learning or psychological) which will make it difficult for you to carry out the course work as outlined, please advise me during the first two weeks of the course so we may review possible arrangements for reasonable accommodations. You must also contact and register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (ext. 3746) and obtain an Accommodation Letter.
UNCW Honor Code
All tests and assignments are to be completed on an individual basis. Assignments and tests should be your own work exclusively and there should be no collaboration on assignments and tests. Questions regarding assignments and tests must be directed to the instructor of the course. You are not to send or receive or communicate in any manner, any information related to tests with any other persons. Please review the Honor Code to make certain that you are adhering to all policies.