This document provides a course syllabus for HUN1201: Elements of Nutrition. The 3-credit course covers scientific principles of nutrition including roles of nutrients, digestion, absorption and metabolism with a focus on disease prevention and public health applications. Students will learn about dietary guidelines, food labeling, essential nutrients and their functions, digestion processes, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, energy balance and specific vitamins and minerals. The syllabus outlines course objectives, policies on attendance, late work, grading scale, technology requirements and academic integrity.

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Course Syllabus:
HUN1201: Elements of Nutrition
HUN 1201: Elements of Nutrition
Class Title: Elements of Nutrition
Course Number: HUN1201
Course Credits: 3.00
Course Pre-Requisites: None
Textbook Information:
Textbook Title: Nutrition and You
Edition: 4
Author: Joan Salge Blake

2. ISBN: 13:978-0-321-91040-0
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Course Description:
In Elements of Nutrition, students will gain instructions in the
scientific principles of
nutrition, including the role of specific nutrients, digestion,
absorption, and metabolism.
Emphasis is on disease prevention, as well as public health
nutrition with clinical
applications.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
• Identify the forces that influence an individual’s eating pattern
• Demonstrate knowledge of the dietary goals and guidelines set
for Americans by
listing these guidelines and specifying ways to implements them
into the planning of
healthful diets
• Identify food myths, fads, and fallacies and why each is
incorrect
• Demonstrate knowledge of food and nutrition labeling
• Classify the essential food nutrients needed according to RDA
• Explain how RDA’s are developed and their role in healthful

3. diet planning
• Describe the process of digestion, absorption, and metabolism,
including identifying
the parts of the digestive system, describing the mechanical and
enzymatic activities
involved in digestion, and discussing the hormonal regulation of
the digestive
function
• Demonstrate a comprehension of carbohydrates, lipids, amino
acids, proteins by
discussing their structure, classifications, function, and dietary
sources and by
identifying some of the abnormalities of each nutrient’s
digestion, absorption, and
metabolism. Identify the relationships between the three energy
nutrients and
disease
• Demonstrate a comprehension of energy balance and weight
control by reviewing
the nature, forms, and measurement of energy; and by
discussing the causes,
hazards, diagnosis and treatment of weight problems
• Demonstrate a comprehension of water-soluble and fat-soluble
vitamins by
describing their individual and collective functions,
requirements, sources,
deficiency disease and symptoms, and potential toxicity
• Demonstrate a comprehension of the essential minerals by
describing their
functions, requirements, sources, deficiency symptoms, and
potential toxicity

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Course Attendance Policy:
The administration and faculty of HCI College recognize that
proper attendance is essential to
achieve the required knowledge, skills, and competencies in
his/her educational pursuits.
Cultivation of positive habits is as important as the acquisition
of knowledge and the
development of skills needed later in life. Consistent attendance
is required in order to complete
each program as scheduled. If a student is suspended, must
repeat a course due to lack of
academic progress, or withdraws and re-enters, HCI College is
unable to ensure completion of
the student’s program in the prescribed amount of time. In this
event, the Director of the
relevant program will work with the student to determine what
is required to complete the
program and the student will be scheduled to complete any
remaining courses at the earliest

5. availability of the course, in accordance with the normal
schedule and on a space-available
basis. The school must be able to ensure to potential employers
that a student will be a reliable
employee. Therefore, punctual attendance is required at all
classes, training sessions, and
externships. On time attendance is an absolutely crucial part of
the training program and a
requirement for graduation. Attendance is taken by instructors
at every class (lecture, lab,
externship, and/or clinical) for the entire duration of the
instruction period. Students will not be
excused from part of a class to attend to personal business. The
only excused absences are for
illness and or emergency. HCI College recognizes that there are
times when a student cannot
attend class, or arrives late because of unusual circumstances.
The attendance policies have
been formulated to allow for those circumstances, while at the
same time ensuring that each
student attends class a sufficient amount of time to acceptably
master the subject matter and to
meet the minimum criteria for National Education Standards.
Makeup work is given at the

6. discretion of the Instructor.
Late work:
A week begins on MONDAY at 12:01am Eastern Standard Time
and completes on the
following SUNDAY at 11:59pm Easter Standard Time.
All quizzes and writing assignments are to be completed and
submitted by SUNDAY at
11:59pm EST on the week they were assigned.
All initial discussion posts are to be posted on the discussion
board by THURSDAY at 11:59pm
EST on the week they were assigned. Two peer responses are to
be posted on the discussion
board by SUNDAY at 11:59pm EST on the week they were
assigned.
Instructors will accept assignments more than one week late if
prior arrangements were made
with the instructor and the instructor agrees to an extension.
Students who submit late
work will receive a penalty of 10 percent applied to the grade

7. achieved on the late assignment.
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Grading Scale:
Letter Grade: Percentage:
A 90 - 100
B 80 – 89
C 70 – 79
D 60 – 69
F Below 60
Graded Assessment Types Weights (%)
Discussions 20%
Writing Assignments, Reaction
and Response, Case Studies, and
Practice Exercises

8. 65%
Quizzes and Final 15%
Total: 100%
Learning Management Systems Requirements:
Recommended browsers for Pearson include Chrome (Note: IE9
users will need to enable
compatibility mode).
Your browser must be set to accept cookies and remove pop up
blockers for all Pearson, HCI,
and Mobius content.
Test-Taking Tips - In order to avoid potential problems during
an exam, we recommend that
you:
• Use a supported web browser such as Google Chrome
• Make sure that you DO NOT have multiple windows or tabs
open while testing.
• DO NOT use your browser back and forward buttons.

9. • If your test is displayed all on one page, use the "Save" button
often! The "Save" button
is always at the bottom of the page, so you may have to scroll
down to find it.
• For timed tests, remember that once you begin the test, the
timer will continue to count
down. This is true if you lose Internet connection, your browser
crashes, or you simply
exit and close your browser window.
• Make sure that you only click on the "Begin Assessment"
button ONCE when starting a
test.
• Make sure that you only click on the "Submit for Grading"
button ONCE when
submitting a test.
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Accommodations Statement:
HCI College abides by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 and the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), which stipulates that no student shall
be denied the benefits of an
education 'solely by reason of a handicap.' Disabilities covered
by law include, but are not

10. limited to psychiatric impairments, learning disabilities and
hearing, sight or mobility
impairments. If you have a disability that may have some
impact on your work in this class and
for which you may require accommodations, contact your
instructor as soon as possible.
Online Etiquette:
The objective in an online discussion is to be collaborative, not
combative. Please, proofread
your responses carefully before you post them to make sure that
they will not be offensive to
others. Use discussions to develop your skills in collaboration
and teamwork. Treat the
discussion areas as a creative environment where you and your
classmates can ask questions,
express opinions, revise opinions, and take positions just as you
would in a more traditional
classroom setting.
Ethical Code of Conduct:
Students are expected to conduct themselves in an ethical,
professional, and civil manner. One
of the most important standards of conduct at HCI College is
the individual’s responsibility to

11. the classroom community. This entails not only being attentive
and respectful in class, but also
helping one another toward success.
Technology Policy:
Unacceptable use of College technology may result in the
revocation of access to College
information technology, and may subject the user to criminal
and civil penalties. Unacceptable
use includes students who attempt to abuse computers or
software, introduce viruses, send
misappropriate messages or interfere with normal network
operations.

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Academic Dishonesty:
The school seeks to foster a spirit of honesty and integrity. Any
work submitted by a student
must represent original work produced by that student. Any
source used by a student must be
documented through normal scholarly references and citations,
and the extent to which any
sources have been used must be apparent to the reader. The
school further considers
resubmission of a work produced for one course in a subsequent
course or the submission of
work done partially or entirely by another to be academic
dishonesty. It is the student’s
responsibility to seek clarification from the course instructor
about how much help may be
received in completing an assignment or exam or project and
what sources may be used.
Students found guilty of academic dishonesty or plagiarism
shall be liable for sanctions up to
and including dismissal from the school. Fraudulent Behavior:

13. Fraudulent behavior includes
sharing one’s confidential login information with another
person, which can also be an instance
of misrepresenting oneself. Additionally, allowing another
student to participate in class
assignments under your name and submitting work under
another student’s name constitute
violations of academic integrity.
Fraudulent Behavior:
Fraudulent behavior includes sharing one’s confidential login
information with another person,
which can also be an instance of misrepresenting oneself.
Additionally, allowing another
student to participate in class assignments under your name and
submitting work under another
student’s name constitute violations of academic integrity.
College Emergency Information:
In case of emergency conditions (such as tropical storms,
hurricanes, power outages, etc.),
verify the college is open and classes are being held by calling

14. 561-586-0121.
FERPA:
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) afford
students certain rights with
respect to their education records. Students have the right to
have some control over the
disclosure of information from the records. It is HCI College’s
policy to comply with the
requirements of FERPA and to prevent improper disclosure of
personally identifiable
information from the records.