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Fall 2022 HNSC 3270 Syllabus R Alraei
Fall 2022 HNSC 3270 Syllabus R Alraei
Course Description:
An introduction to the profession of nutrition and dietetics which explores practice, leadership and
professionalism as well as career options. Students will become familiar with current standards of
practice, regulation and ethics in the field.
Prerequisite Courses
HNSC Biology 1001, Biology 1002, HNSC 2210, HNSC 2300, HNSC 3230, HNSC3250
Course Objectives:
Required Textbooks
Payne-Palacio, J. & Canter, D. (2014). The Profession of Dietetics A Team Approach (5th ed.) Burlington,
MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Grading
Numeric Letter
Score Grade
98 -100 A+
92 – 97 A
90 - 91 A-
86 - 89 B+
82 – 85 B
80 - 81 B-
76 - 79 C+
72 - 75 C
70 - 71 C-
66 - 69 D+
62 - 65 D
60 - 61 D-
≤59 F
All students are expected to participate in the course discussions on Blackboard. Each student needs to
answer the main discussion question, and responds or comments on other student posts. Materials
and discussion questions will be posted on Thursday morning, and will close the following Thursday;
therefore, students have a week to respond to the weekly discussions.
There will be two online quizzes based on the materials covered and textbook reading. The quizzes
will include multiple choice or short answer questions. Students are expected to answer the questions
without looking at course materials (KRDN 2.2, 5.3).
Ethics Assignment
This assignment will include situations and ethical issues in professional practice. You will need to
answer the questions about the ethical issues using the Academy or Nutrition and Dietetics Code of
Ethics (KRDN 2.2).
Leadership Paper
You need to write a two- page paper about leadership skills required in order to succeed in the
profession. Paper instructions will be posted on Blackboard later in the course (KRDN 5.1, 5.6).
Pre-Professional Portfolio
Guidelines for completing the portfolio will be posted on Blackboard. You need to initiate and develop a
portfolio that portrays your progress and achievements related to the KRDNs (competencies) for entry-level
dietitians established by the Accreditation Council in Nutrition and Dietetics. The portfolio will include self-
assessment, goals, resume, cover letter, awards, honors, volunteer work and coursework that represent
completion of the knowledge requirements in the courses that you have completed: HNSC 2210, 2220/2221,
2222/2223 and 3210, 3250. The digital portfolio can be prepared on a website: www.weebly.com. (KRDN
5.1, 5.2, 5.3)
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.
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.