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NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGECOURSE SYLLABUS |

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Course Title: Basic Nutrition |

Course Prefix & Number: BL1322 | Section Number: 402 | Term Code:fall2014 |

Semester Credit Hours:3 | Lecture Hours:48 | Lab Hours:0 |

Course Description (NCTC Catalog): This course is a study in the basic principles of nutrition in health and disease. The course is designed to develop a background in the science of nutrition that can be used as a basis for decisions in dietary planning for good health, selection of foods according to nutritive values, and to provide the ability to apply techniques of education and dietary counseling so that the principles of normal and therapeutic nutrition can be interpreted to the layman. This course consists of 48 lecture hours, earning 3 credits hours of science.    |

Course Prerequisite(s): |

Course Type: - Academic General Education Course (from Academic Course Guide Manual but not in NCTC Core)- Academic NCTC Core Curriculum Course - WECM Course |

Name of Instructor: |  Diana Avila, PhD |

Campus/Office Location: |  COR 261 |

Telephone Number: |   |

E-mail Address: |  davila@nctc.edu |

Name of Chair/Coordinator: |  Doug Elrod, PhD |

Office Location: |  COR304 |

Telephone Number: |  940 498 6291 |

E-mail Address: |  delrod@nctc.edu |

REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED COURSE MATERIALS

 REQUIRED: Contemporary Nutrition, by: Wardlaw and Smith 9th edition, McGraw Hill, Pedometer (available at the bookstore).

GRADING CRITERIA

# of Graded Course Elements | Graded Course Elements | Percentage or Points Values |

 5 |  Exam |  50% |

 5 |  Quizzes |  20% |

 12 |  Homework |  20% |

 1 |  Group project |  10% |

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

  | Student Learning Outcome |

  | At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to: 1. Students will understand the scientific method as it is used in the field of nutrition. 2. Learn the food groupings in the My...