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Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nutrition 240: Introduction to Human Nutrition
Fall 2016
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and physiological basis of nutrition. The course also
covers dietary requirements and recommendations, nutrient composition of foods, assessment of nutritional
status, physical activity, and relationship of human nutrition to health and disease, and global nutrition
issues.
NUTR 240 meets on Monday and Wednesday in 1301 McGavran-Greenberg from 11:15 to 12:05. On
Fridays, the class is divided into 5 discussion groups meeting in classrooms in McGavran from 11:15 to
12:05. Your assigned discussion group and meeting place will be provided to you prior to the start of class.
You are required to attend all Friday discussions as you will be graded on participation.
Pre-requisites: BIOL 101, 101L, CHEM 101, 101L, and CHEM 102, 102L.
INSTRUCTORS
Course Directors: Teaching Assistant: Mr. Shan McDonell
Melinda Beck, PhD Email: shannon_mcdonell@med.unc.edu
Office: 2303 Michael Hooker Research Center Office Hours: By appointment
E-mail: melinda_beck@unc.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Kyle Burger, PhD
Office: 2204 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
Email:ksburger@email.unc.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
DISCUSSION LEADERS and Room Assignments
Belen Ocampo mbeleno@live.unc.edu 2305 MacGavran-Greenberg
Pamela Young upamela@email.unc.edu 2304 McGavran-Greenberg
Viveca Taylor vivecan@live.unc.edu 1305 McGavran-Greenberg
Laura Smith laura0sm@live.unc.edu 2303 McGavran-Greenberg
Ciara O’Flanagan oflanach@email.unc.edu 1303 McGavran-Greenberg
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TEXT BOOK: Nutrition: Science and Applications, 4 Edition, Smolin and Grosvenor. You can buy the
textbook online either at Wiley, or Amazon, etc. There is additional material if you choose to buy
WileyPlus rather than just the textbook. If you purchase WileyPlus, you get the textbook (online) as well
as additional information, videos, etc. It is not a requirement, however, that you purchase WileyPlus, but I
do highly recommend it. To purchase WileyPlus for this course, information is found on the last page of
this syllabus. Again, you can also just purchase the textbook, without the additional online information.
POLL EVERYWHERE
This class will use poll everywhere for interactive quizzes during class. Information for registering for Poll
Everywhere is provided on page 6 of this syllabus.
PEERWISE
For this course, we will use PeerWise in order for you to create and practice taking exam questions. As an
incentive, if you contribute 3 questions to the PeerWise bank, and answer a minimum of 10 questions
(and provide feedback) prior to each exam, including the final, I will add an extra 6 points to your final
exam. If you don't want or don't need the extra points, you don't have to participate, but I think it will be
helpful to you for preparing for the exams. Questions/answers/feedback must be submitted 48 hours
before any exam in order to be eligible for the extra points.
Register to use peerwise by going to http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/ and then typing University of
North Carolina and follow the registration instructions. Use your PID number as the identifier. The course
is listed as NUTR 240 2016 and the course ID number is 13663.
Here is a student guide, should you need more information:
http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/docs/students/
In addition, if I see some really good questions, they might end up on the final exam. If you have any
difficulties, let me know.
GRADING
There will be 2 in class exams (20% each) and a final exam (40%). The final exam is cumulative.
Attendance, completing assignments and class participation in discussion groups will all average together
for 20% of your grade.
Grading Scale for Final Course Grade
Score Grade
93-100 A
90-92 A-
87-89 B+
83-86 B
80-82 B-
74-79 C+
66-73 C
60-65 C-
50-59 D
<50 F
When the Final Grade averages are calculated, all fractional points are rounded to the nearest integer grade
(from two decimal places). For example: 82.46 rounds to 82, 92.51 rounds to 93.
Missed Exams/Quizzes, Assignments
NO make-up exams will be offered. Missed in-class assignments may also NOT be made up.
SAKAI
Email and Sakai (http://sakai.unc.edu/) will be heavily used in this class. Lecture notes, handouts,
assignments, additional materials will be posted on Sakai.
LECTURE/DISCUSSION DATES and TOPICS
DATE TOPIC LECTURER READINGS *
W 8/24 Nutrition Overview/Nutrition Guidelines Beck Chapters 1 and 2
F 8/26 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 8/29 Digestion Beck Chapter 3
W 8/31 Carbohydrates Beck Chapter 4
F 9/2 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/5
NO CLASS LABOR DAY
W 9/7 Carbohydrates Beck Chapter 4
F 9/9 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/12 Lipids Burger Chapter 5
W 9/14 Lipids Beck Chapter 5 and F1
F 9/16 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/19 Proteins Beck Chapter 6
W 9/21 Metabolism Beck Chapter 7
F 9/23 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 9/26 Metabolism Beck Sakai
W 9/28 EXAM 1
F 9/30 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 10/3 Food Additives/Food Burger Sakai, F3
Regulations/Functional Foods
W 10/5 Water-soluble vitamins Beck Chapter 8
F 10/7 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 10/10 Fat-soluble vitamins Beck Chapter 9
W 10/12 Water and electrolytes/Minerals and Burger Chapter 10 and
Bone Health 11
F 10/14 DISCUSSION
M 10/17 Trace minerals Burger Chapter 12 and
F4
W 10/19 Food Allergy and Intolerance Burger Sakai
F 10/21 No class - Fall Break
M 10/24 Nutrition and Physical Activity Burger Chapter 13
W 10/26 Nutrition During Pregnancy and Burger Chapter 14
Lactation
F 10/28 DISCUSSION GROUPS
M 10/31 Nutrition through the lifespan McDonell Chapter 15 and
16
W 11/2 EXAM 2
F 11/4 DISCUSSION GROUPS
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