California State University, Chico Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences NFSC 642, Topics in Vitamins and Minerals

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1 California State University, Chico Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences NFSC 642, Topics in Vitamins and Minerals Professor: Julie Schneider Office location: Holt 104 Telephone: (530) Blackboard Vista only Mailbox: Holt 123 Office hours: Monday 2:00 to 5:00 PM, and Wednesday 2:00 to 4:00 PM Class days/time: Wednesday, 5 to 7:50 PM Classroom: Glenn 202 Final Date: Wednesday 8-9:50 PM, or 6-7:50 PM if the room is available Course Description Review of current scientific literature in contemporary issues of selected mincronutrients. Prerequisites for NFSC 642 include passing an advanced human nutrition course and a biochemistry course. Specific Course Goals At the completion of the course, the student will be able to: Explain in detail information on the structure, function, digestion, transport, storage, and utilization of key vitamins and minerals. Distinguish the metabolic pathways that the key vitamins and minerals are required and to explain the interrelationships among these nutrients. Deduce the physiological basis of the key vitamin and mineral deficiencies and excesses. Develop a thorough understanding of the key vitamin and minerals by organizing and presenting an oral seminar to a group of one s peers in a logical, sequential and professional manner. Interpret data and assess the scientific worth of nutrition related research articles in scholarly scientific publications. Student Rights and Responsibilities Add and dropping a class. University policy states that Add/Drops must be completed within the first two to four weeks of the semester. Following this time period, students must have a serious or compelling reason to add or drop a course. It is the student s responsibility to add/drop classes, not the instructor s. Equal treatment and special needs. If you have special needs due to any type of handicap, please see me within the first two weeks of the semester, so that we can NFSC 642, Fall 2008 page 1 of 6

2 make appropriate arrangements. All requests for special needs must be made to the Disabled Student Office at and in writing to the instructor. California State University at Chico is a community of people with respect for diversity. This instructor fully supports federal, state, and university policies preserving dignity and equality common to all persons as well as requiring a nondiscrimination policy regarding the treatment of individual faculty, staff, and students. Academic integrity. Students are expected to be familiar with the University s Academic Integrity Policy. Your own commitment to learning as evidenced by your enrollment at California State University at Chico, and the University s Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Judicial Affairs. The policy on academic integrity and other resources related to student conduct can be found at The Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities is available at the following web address. Chico State Emergency Notification System. A voluntary notification system will send alerts only in the event of very serious incidents and dangerous situations that would jeopardize the health and safety of the campus community. I will ask volunteers to leave their cell phones on during class who have registered for the emergency notification system. Etiquette and Expected Behaviors Collaborative methods will be used in class. If you know you are going to be absent, contact your class partner(s) and me. You are expected to come to class on time. If you have to leave class early please inform me before class and sit in the back or on the side so you can make a quiet exit. During lecture you are expected to keep talking (personal comments to fellow students) to a minimum and you are to treat all members of the class with respect. Additionally, cell phones should be turned off during class time. Should a student anticipate an emergency call during class time, it is the student s responsibility to notify the instructor in advance of the class and to make arrangements accordingly. You are responsible for staying abreast of the reading in the text and coming to class prepared to participate in class discussions of the day s topics and in small group assignments. correspondence should be professional, concise, and courteous. Please read the following web articles regarding etiquette. NFSC 642, Fall 2008 page 2 of 6

3 Required Materials Recommended Texts Any advanced human nutrition and metabolism text or biochemistry text. Biochemical, Physiological, Molecular Aspects of Human Nutrition, 2 nd edition, Martha H. Stipanuk. Call number: QP141.B Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 10 th edition, senior editor Maurice E. Shils. Call number: QP141.M Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 4 th edition, by Gropper, Smith and Groff. Recommended web sites Please use the following URL to access these documents. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001) Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids (2000) Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline (2000) Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1999) Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate (2004) Computer support and software requirements You must have availability and use of a computer, printer, and internet access. Computer labs for student use are located on the 1st floor of the Merriam Library Rooms 116 and 450, Tehama Hall Room131 and BMU Room 301. Additional labs may be available in your department or college. Access to Blackboard Vista Course Policies 1. Quizzes will be taken at the scheduled class time. No make-up quizzes will be given without prior communication with instructor and written medical verification (from a physician) with date and provided upon return to class. If you miss a quiz without informing the instructor, you will receive a zero and will not be allowed to take a make-up. Quizzes are closed when the first student leaves the classroom. 2. Assignments are due in class on the day scheduled/determined for full credit. 3. Assignments are due before lecture or in the first 5 minutes of class. Assignments turned in late will have 5% of the points deducted for each calendar day late. NFSC 642, Fall 2008 page 3 of 6

4 Assignments and grading 1. Quizzes. Quizzes will only be in essay format. Quizzes are divided into two parts: part 1 is independent work and part 2 is shared with a partner. 2. Research article challenges. These take home assignments are to help facilitate data interpretation, identifying limitations to study designs, and writing abstracts. 3. Research article presentations. Students will find two original research article related to micronutrients of the students choice. The presentation is limited to about 30 minutes. Students must use PowerPoint for their presentation. The instructor will provide information to choose an appropriate article for discussion in class. On the day of the seminar each student will give his or her peers an outline of topics to be discussed and a list of references for additional readings on the specific micronutrient. The instructor will provide specific instructions on the content of the student seminar in class. Guidelines will be distributed. Assignments Points Percent Four quizzes approximately at 25 points each Two research article challenges at 25 points each Two article presentations at 75 points each Total points The final grade earned will be based on completion of all assignments, and demonstration of an understanding of nutrition concepts. Identical assignments, plagiarized assignments and/or identical responses on exams will not be graded and students will receive a zero. Grade Percentage Performance Characteristics A s Demonstrates outstanding comprehension of the subject matter. Sees many sides of an issue. Integrates ideas previously learned from this and other disciplines; anticipates next steps in the progression of ideas. Articulates well and writes logically and clearly. Accomplishes more than the minimum requirements. B s Demonstrates proficient comprehension of the subject matter. Speaks and writes well. Accomplishes more than the minimum requirements. C s Demonstrates satisfactory comprehension of the subject matter. Communicates orally and in writing at an acceptable level for a college student. Accomplishes the minimum requirements, and may display little or no initiative. D s Demonstrates inadequate comprehension of the subject matter. Quality and quantity of work is below average and barely acceptable. F 59-0 Fails to demonstrate satisfactory comprehension of basic concepts. Quality and quantity of work is unacceptable. NFSC 642, Fall 2008 page 4 of 6

5 NFSC 642 Tentative Schedule This current schedule is for 12 registered students and is subject to change with fair notice. Week Date Topics, Readings, Assignments, Deadlines 1 August 27 Overview of the class and introductions. Review of research design (Julie). Lecture on β-carotene (Julie). Lecture on carotenoids and disease (Julie). Lecture on lycopene and prostate cancer (Julie). 2 September 3 Article 1: vitamin A (Julie). Discussion of presentation assignment (all). Discussion of accessible electronic documents (all). Please bring your laptops to class (students). 3 September 10 Article 2: vitamin A. Article 3: vitamin E. Article 4: vitamin E. Lecture on vitamin E (Julie). 4 September 17 Quiz 1. Lecture on vitamin K (Julie). 5 September 24 Article 5: vitamin K. Article 6: thiamin, riboflavin, niacin. Lecture on the B vitamins (Julie). 6 October 1 Research article challenge 1 due. Article 7: thiamin, or riboflavin, or niacin. Article 8: folate, homocystein. Lecture on folate, homocystein, and choline (Julie). 7 October 8 Article 9: choline. Lecture on choline. Article 10: vitamin B12. Lecture on vitamins B12 (Julie). 8 October 15 Article 11: vitamin B6. Lecture on vitamin B6 (Julie). Article 12: quasi-vitamin. Lecture on quasi-vitamins and other nutrients (Julie). 9 October 22 Quiz 2. Lecture on vitamin C (Julie). Lecture on epigenetics (Julie). NFSC 642, Fall 2008 page 5 of 6

6 Week Date Topics, Readings, Assignments, Deadlines 10 October 29 Article 13: vitamin C. Article 14: vitamin C. Article 15: vitamin D. Lecture on vitamin D (Julie). 11 November 5 Research article challenge 2 due. Article 16: vitamin D. Article 17: calcium. Article 18: calcium. Lecture on calcium (Julie). Lecture on osteoporosis and the mechanism of disease (Julie). 12 November 12 Quiz 3. Lecture on iron (Julie). Lecture on hereditary hemochromatosis (Julie). 13 November 17 Article 19: iron. Article 20: zinc. Article 21: zinc. Lecture on zinc (Julie). 13 November 26 Thanksgiving vacation, no classes held for the week of November 24 through December 3 Article 22: copper. Lecture on copper (Julie). Article 23: selenium. Lecture on selenium (Julie). 15 December 10 Article 24: chromium. Lecture on chromium (Julie). Article 25: iodine. Lecture on iodine (Julie). 16 Finals week Quiz 4. Wednesday 8-9:50 PM, or 6-7:50 PM if the room is available. NFSC 642, Fall 2008 page 6 of 6