Dept.

of Health and Nutrition Sciences

2900 Bedford Ave. • Brooklyn, NY 11210

HNSC 2210 [Human Nutrition] Section: MY9 (4 Credits)

Semester: SPRING 2021
Class time: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:05 - 10:45 a.m.
Class location: ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS
(Zoom link posted to Blackboard (Announcements) a few minutes before class)
Course format: Lectures: live, via Zoom (lectures not recorded)
Blackboard: assignments and exams
PowerPoint slides: Slides are not posted to Blackboard.
Photos: Taking photos of slides is not permitted.
Instructor: Raizy Weinreb, MPH, RDN
Office location: ONLINE
Office hours: Wednesdays 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. (link posted to Blackboard (Announcements); no appt. needed)
Contact email: rweinreb@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Office phone: 718-951-5026 (dept. office)

Course Description:
The physiological requirements and functions of protein, carbohydrates, lipids, and the vitamins and minerals that are
determinants of health and disease in humans; the digestion, metabolism, and dietary sources of macronutrients; social,
psychological, and economic forces which affect nutrition and food choice; analysis of food intake and diet adequacy;
discussion of current issues in nutrition.

Prerequisite: Biology 1001 or 1080. Prerequisite or co-requisite: Biology 1002 or 1081.

This course contributes to the following ACEND Core knowledge requirements:
• KRD 1.1: Demonstrate how to locate, interpret, evaluate, and use professional literature to make ethical, evidence-
based practice decisions
• KRD 1.2: Use current information technologies to locate and apply evidence-based guidelines and protocols
• KRD 1.3: Apply critical thinking skills
• KRD 2.1: Demonstrate effective and professional oral and written communication and documentation
• KRD 2.7: Demonstrate identification with the nutrition and dietetics profession through activities such as participation
in professional organizations and defending a position on issues impacting the nutrition and dietetics profession

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Defend the Ellyn Satter concepts of the feeding relationship and eating competence and apply them to meal and
snack planning and family meals.
2. Identify and employ the five elements of a SMART goal to formulate SMART nutrition goals.
3. Evaluate food products using the Nutrition Facts label.
4. Identify the major functions of the energy-yielding nutrients (carbohydrates, fat, and protein) and describe how they
are digested and absorbed by the body.
5. Identify the vitamins and minerals and their food sources, functions, and the impact of their deficiencies and toxicities.
6. Discuss nutritional factors implicated in selected health/disease conditions.
7. Use computer technology to analyze dietary intake and evaluate nutritional status and apply information to meal and
snack planning and family meals.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Apply scientific knowledge to assess critically health data/information and indicators of health status at individual,
societal, and structural levels.
2. Demonstrate analytical and communication skills for diverse audiences.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific research and evidence-based practice for use in the field.
4. Demonstrate the importance of professional behavior, ethics and human rights.

Required Textbook and Software

TEXTBOOK: Nutrition Sciences: From Fundamentals to Food

Author: McGuire / Beerman

Edition: 3, Enhanced Edition (*)
ISBN: ISBN-13: 9781337565332 / ISBN-10: 1337565334
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Price: Book: from $38. E-book: from $13. Rent: from $28.

(*) NOTE: Edition 3 (unenhanced edition) is acceptable.

• ISBN-13: 978-0840058201 / ISBN-10: 0840058209

• Book: from $17. E-book: from $13. Rent: from $20.

SOFTWARE: Diet & Wellness Plus 6 months – digital platform (D&W+)

https://www.cengage.com/c/nutr-2e-mcguire/9781285856216/

• Click dark-blue tab: Digital Platform from $30.00

• Cost-sharing option: Each access code allows up to five student profiles.
o For details, see diet analysis project (DAP) instructions, page 2
• NOTE: a course key is not required to access the program.

Edition: 1 (use this edition only)

ISBN: 9781285856216
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Price: $30 (see cost-sharing option above)

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How will my grade be determined?

Grading based on a straight scale (no curve) from A to F. Less than 60 is F or failed.

(To determine grade using points, add a zero to each number below.)

D- 60 – 62 C- 70 – 72 B- 80 – 82 A- 90 – 92
D 63 – 66 C 73 – 76 B 83 – 86 A 93 – 100

D+ 67 – 69 C+ 77 – 79 B+ 87 – 89

Grade Components

How to calculate
Due Dates and
Component Points Weight (Points Earned / Points Possible)
Scheduling * Weight
(%)
Submit by: details
Syllabus exam (extra credit) 1
Sun, Feb 14, 11:59 p.m. page 4
Submit by: details
DAP exam (extra credit) 1
Sun, Feb 14, 11:59 p.m. page 4

Exam 1 Wed, March 10 160 16 (160 / 160) * 16

Exam 2 Wed, April 7 160 16 (160 / 160) * 16

See table on page 7 +

Discussion Board (6) 180 18 (180 / 180) * 18
Blackboard Modules

DAP: Parts 1 & 2 Sun, March 21, 11:59 p.m. 50

25 (250 / 250) * 25
DAP: Part 3 Sun, May 2, 11:59 p.m. 200

Mon, May 24
Final exam 250 25 (250 / 250) * 25
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Mon, May 24
Extra credit (on final exam) 20 2.5 (20 / 20) * 2.5
8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Total Points / Weight (%)
1000 100%
(excludes extra credit)

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Grade-Component Details

SYLLABUS AND DAP EXAMS (extra credit)

• Available: Monday, February 1, 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, February 14, 11:59 p.m.

• Accessible: Exams and instructions posted to Blackboard (under Extra Credit).

• Format: Each exam consists of 20 multiple-choice and true or false questions based on the syllabus
(posted to Blackboard under Syllabus) and the DAP instructions (posted to Blackboard under Diet
Analysis Project).
• Time: You have 60 minutes to complete each exam.
• Each question is worth half a point for a total of 10 points. To earn the extra credit, you must score
nine or higher (that is, 18 out of 20 correct answers).
• The extra-credit for each exam adds 1% to your overall course grade.
o Example: Your overall course grade is 88%. You score a nine on the DAP exam and a 10 on the
syllabus exam. Each exam is worth 1% - your overall course grade is 90%.

• Important: Do not click begin unless you are ready to take the exam. If you do so and then exit the
exam, Blackboard will record your grade as zero. You are responsible to check the grade posted to
Blackboard.

• There is no due-date extension for the extra-credit exams.

EXAMS

NOTE: exams are open book/notes and are not cumulative

Exam format

• Exams 1 & 2: multiple choice, true/false, and matching.

o Exam 1: satisfies Learning Objectives 1 & 3
o Exam 2: satisfies Learning Objective 1

• Final: multiple choice, true/false, and matching.

o Final exam: satisfies Learning Objective 1

Extra-credit (final exam)

• There are several extra-credit questions (true/false and multiple choice) on the final exam.
• Questions posted to Blackboard about ten days prior to the final exam.
• There are no additional extra-credit opportunities available.

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EXAMS (continued)

MISSED EXAMS

Exams 1 & 2

• A make-up exam may be offered if there is a documented major medical emergency or death in the
family (parent, sibling, or grandparent). Email a doctor’s note or evidence of your loss (such as an
obituary or death certificate).

• The make-up exam must be taken within one week of the date of the missed exam.

Final exam

• INC grade: Unresolved grades and absence from final examination (page 54)

o Deadlines for resolution of unresolved grades appear in the academic calendar posted each
term. Students who do not meet deadlines are assigned a grade of FIN. Contact your professor
to arrange a date to complete the missed exam. Once you complete the exam, the professor
will change the grade of INC to another grade and the department will enter your grade online.

DISCUSSION BOARD
Discussions are an online forum for topical course concepts. A forum is an area of the discussion board where
participants discuss a topic or a group of related topics. Within each forum, users can create multiple threads.
• Discussion board: satisfies Learning Objectives 2 & 4

Discussion Board Guidelines (posted to Blackboard)

• Select Start Here, select Discussion Board, select Discussion Board Guidelines

GRADED DISCUSSIONS
Discussion Board (Graded) (details posted to Blackboard)

• Select Start Here, select Discussion Board, select Discussion Board (Graded)

There are six graded discussions worth 30 points each for a total of 180 points.

Seven discussion boards (chapter # = module #) are listed in the table below (page 7).

• Six discussion boards are graded.

• If you complete seven, the lowest grade is dropped.
• Discussion: Introduce yourself (chapter/module Introduction) is mandatory.
• There are no extensions for missed discussion boards.

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DISCUSSION BOARD (continued)

Original Post (20 points)

• You must create a thread (an original post, your own response) before you can view the threads
of classmates.

• To earn the maximum points, your post should

o adhere to post-length guidelines

o address all aspects of the assigned task

o adhere to spelling and grammar netiquette (select Getting Started, then select Discussion
Boards, then select Discussion Board Guidelines)

o adhere to online etiquette (select Getting Started, then select Discussion Boards, then select
Discussion Board Guidelines)

Responses (10 points)

• Graded Discussion boards require you to reply to the posts of two classmates.

• To earn the maximum points, each reply should

o adhere to post-length guidelines

o adhere to spelling, grammar, and online etiquette as stated in the Discussion Board
Guidelines

o reference something that was mentioned in that individual’s original post

o Address your classmates by their names when responding to their posts

• NOTE: Try to respond to any posts that may not have had responses posted to them.

Due Dates

• Discussion board assignments open Monday at 12:00 a.m. and close the following Sunday at
11:59 p.m.

• See the table below and the specific chapter/module number on Blackboard for assignment due dates.

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DISCUSSION BOARD (continued)

Discussion Board Assignments

Topic Chapter
Points Available (open) Due (close)
(subject to change) (Module #)

Introduce yourself Introduction 30 Mon, Feb 1, 12 am (*) Sun, Feb 14, 11:59 pm

Organic food 1 30 Mon, Feb 15, 12 am Sun, Feb 21, 11:59 pm

Portion sizes 2 30 Mon, Feb 22, 12 am Sun, Feb 28, 11:59 pm

Probiotics 4 30 Mon, Mar 1, 12 am Sun, Mar 7, 11:59 pm

GMO 7 30 Mon, Apr 5, 12 am Sun, Apr 11, 11:59 pm

Food acceptance 8 30 Mon, Apr 12, 12 am Sun, Apr 18, 11:59 pm

Bariatric surgery 9 30 Mon, May 3, 12 am Sun, May 9, 11:59 pm

(*) Exception: opens one week early

DIET ANALYSIS PROJECT (DAP)

• DAP instructions are posted to Blackboard under Diet Analysis Project.

o DAP: satisfies Learning Objective 1

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Course Policies

Attendance

• Three unexcused absences will result in 3 points deducted from your overall course average.

• Four or more unexcused absences will result in 4 points deducted from your overall course average.

• Absences will be excused only with written documentation from a third party (for example: doctor,
employer, jury duty, etc.) attesting to the circumstances of your absence.

Communication
Blackboard

• Check Blackboard regularly. Announcements will be updated regularly and may contain important
information about due dates, exams, etc.

• Confirm Blackboard has your preferred/correct email address to avoid missing important
information.

o To verify that your Blackboard e-mail address is correct click this Updated your email
address link. (select Getting Started, select Verify if Your Campus E-Mail Address is Correct
in Blackboard.)

Brooklyn College Email

• Always put “HNSC 2210 MY9 – [Your Name Here]” in the subject line. Emails received with a blank
subject line may not be read.
• Do not expect a response to an email if the answer to your question can be found in the syllabus.
Example: What chapters are on the exam?
• Email is a formal means of communication in the context of school or work. As such, it must contain a
salutation and signature. Use polite language, capital letters, and punctuation. Avoid abbreviations,
slang, and cuteness.

o NOTE: Do not expect a response to emails that contain the salutation: Hey.

Availability
• I respond to emails Monday to Thursday (excluding holidays) – usually within 24 to 36 hours.
• Emails received Thursday after 9:00 p.m. may not be acknowledged before Monday.

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College Policies

Academic Integrity

The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment free from cheating and plagiarism. Each student is
responsible for being aware of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and for avoiding both. The complete text of the CUNY
Academic Integrity Policy and the Brooklyn College procedure for implementing that policy can be found at this site:
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/policies . If a faculty member suspects a violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation,
confirms that violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member MUST report the violation. NO EXCEPTIONS! Any
violation of the following will result in a grade of 0 for the assignment or activity.

Types of Academic Dishonesty Explicitly Prohibited

• Cheating is the unauthorized use or attempted use of material, information, notes, study aides, devices or communication during
an academic exercise.
• Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person’s ideas, research or writings as your own.
• Internet plagiarism includes submitting downloaded term papers or parts of term papers, paraphrasing or copying information
from the internet without citing the source, and “cutting & pasting” from various sources without proper attribution.
• Obtaining unfair advantage is any activity that intentionally or unintentionally gives a student an unfair advantage in his/her
academic work over another student. This includes sharing specific information about exam questions with other students.
• Falsification of records and official documents includes, but is not limited to, forging signatures of authorization and falsifying
information on an official academic record.

Center for Student Disability Services

The Center for Student Disability Services (CSDS) will be working remotely for the fall semester. In order to receive disability-
related academic accommodations students must first be registered with CSDS. Students who have a documented disability or
suspect they may have a disability are invited to schedule an interview by calling (718) 951-5538 or emailing
testingcsds@brooklyn.cuny.edu. If you have already registered with CSDS, email Josephine.Patterson@brooklyn.cuny.edu or
testingcsds@brooklyn.cuny.edu to ensure the accommodation email is sent to your professor.
Student Absence on Account of Religious Belief
A student who, for religious reasons, does not attend classes on a particular day or days shall be excused from any examination or other
work. The student shall have equivalent opportunity to make up any examination or study or work requirements. Please make every
effort to notify me beforehand of any planned absences for religious reasons. For a full description of the policy, consult the Brooklyn
College Bulletin.
Academic Regulations
Students should read the section entitled “Academic Regulations and Procedures” in the Brooklyn College Undergraduate Bulletin for a
complete listing of academic regulations of the College. These may be found on the Academic Calendars, Course Schedules, and Bulletins
page of the Registrar’s website.

Personal Counseling Services

0203 James Hall 718-951-5363 BCPersonalCounseling@gmail.com
Personal counseling is available to Brooklyn College undergraduate and graduate students. A staff of psychologists, counselors and
social workers are available to assist you with personal issues or problems you may experience during your academic years. Workshops
are offered on stress management, time management, test anxiety, etc.

Important Dates

Friday, January 29 First day of Spring 2021 classes

Thursday, February 4 Last day to add a course
Monday, May 17 Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” grade
Tuesday, May 18 Reading Day
Wednesday, May 19 Final Examinations Begin
Tuesday, May 25 Final Examinations End / End of Spring Semester

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Course Schedule

MODULES

The course is divided into modules, one module for each textbook chapter.
• Module number = chapter number
• Exception: Module: Introduction

Each module contains the reading assignments, and activities for that chapter.

The Module tab is located in the Blackboard course content area.

COURSE CALENDAR

• Assignment due dates may be found in Blackboard under Course Calendar.

COURSE SCHEDULE

• TENTATIVE course schedule may be found on pages 11-12.

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 TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE (subject to change)

CLASS # / DATE LECTURE TOPIC CHAPTER

(1) Feb 1 Ellyn Satter Institute Introduction

▪ Models for positive & joyful eating & feeding

S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

▪ Create sustainable behavior changes

(2) Feb 3 The Science of Nutrition 1

(3) Feb 8 Nutrition Assessment and Dietary Planning 2

DAP Q & A: Parts 1 & 2

(4) Feb 10 Nutrition Assessment and Dietary Planning (contd.) 2

Food Safety (Ch. 5: Nutrition Matters section) 5

▪ HACCP
▪ Fight BAC: clean, separate, cook, and chill
▪ Fish and mercury contamination

(5) Feb 17 Food Safety (contd.) 5

Chemical, Biological, and Physiological

Aspects of Nutrition 3

(6) Feb 22 Chemical, Biological, and Physiological

Aspects of Nutrition (contd.) 3

(7) Feb 24 Carbohydrates 4

(8) Mar 1 Carbohydrates (contd.) 4

(9) Mar 3 Carbohydrates (contd.) 4

(10) Mar 8 Lipids 6

(11) Mar 10 EXAM 1 (chapters: 1, 2, 3, 5 [food safety])

(12) Mar 15 Lipids (contd.) 6

(13) Mar 17 Lipids (contd.) 6

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 TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE (subject to change)

CLASS # / DATE LECTURE TOPIC CHAPTER

(14) Mar 22 Protein 5

(15) Mar 24 Fat-Soluble Vitamins 11

(16) Apr 5 Fat-Soluble Vitamins (contd.) 11

Water-Soluble Vitamins 10

(17) Apr 7 Exam 2 (chapters: 4, 5, 6)

(18) Apr 12 Water-Soluble Vitamins (contd.) 10

DAP Q & A: Part 3

(19) Apr 14 Major Minerals and Water 12

(20) Apr 19 Major Minerals and Water (contd.) 12

(21) Apr 21 Trace Minerals 13

(22) Apr 26 Energy Balance and Body Weight Regulation 8

(23) Apr 28 Energy Balance and Body Weight Regulation (contd.) 8

(24) May 3 Energy Balance and Body Weight Regulation (contd.) 8

(25) May 5 Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant 14

(26) May 10 Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant (contd.) 14

(27) May 12 Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Infant (contd.) 14

(28) May 17 TBA

Final Exam (chapters: 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

Date: Monday, May 24
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Blackboard (unless otherwise notified)

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