NFS 725 Nutrition and Human Performance Spring 2012
South Dakota State University
Instructor: Kendra K. Kattelmann, PhD, RD, LN
Phone: 605-688-4045, when you leave a message—make sure that you leave your telephone number.
E-mail:
I am available during the business hours and will respond to your email within 48 hours. I will not be available weekends and between the hours of 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM.
Text: Sport Nutrition for Health and Performance, 2nd edition, edited by Melinda Manore, Nanna Meyer and Janice Thompson http://bookstore.sdstate.edu,
Additional handouts and selected readings from a variety of resources will also be used. Off Campus Library Access: http://lib.sdstate.edu/OffCampusAccess.html
Course Description: This course is designed to develop an understanding of nutrition, based upon knowledge of the biochemical and physiological process and functions of specific nutrients in meeting nutritional requirements. Emphasis will be placed upon the relationship of optimal nutrition and physical efficiency and performance.
Course Objectives/Expectations:
Course is designed to develop and understanding of nutritional requirements for physical efficiency and performance. Student must have the knowledge of the biochemical and physiological processes and functions of specific nutrients for normal nutrition before registering for this course. Part of your grade will be to serve as a student leader for one of the topics. You will need to coordinate via email or other communication with your peer leader and be responsible for finding a current peer reviewed article to post and share with your peers on the topic of the week, provide a summary of the article relating the article to the material provided in the text. Post discussion questions on your topic and monitor the discussion questions. Make sure you coordinate with your peer leader and agree on the discussion questions.
Student learning outcomes:
Student will demonstrate understanding of nutrition in exercise and sport.
Student will identify the essential nutrients and dietary recommendations for these nutrients in exercise and sport.
Description of Instructional Methods: This course will be taught in a synchronous manner. You will be expected to read the assigned material, log-in and interact with other students on a weekly basis with other students enrolled in the class. You will receive 10 points per week for class participation for a total of 150 points. Additional instructions for the class participation points is included in the Content Area under the Introduction Lesson. Class assignments will be posted in the “Content Area” of D2L. You will submit individual graded items will be submitted via the drop box. Items that will be shared with other classmates will be submitted into the discussion box.
Technology skills (http://learn.sdstate.edu/online/require.htm)
Technical Support: Helpdesk 605-688-6776 or . http://www3.sdstate.edu/TechnologySupport/InformationTechnologyServices/
Distance Education Support: http://distance.sdstate.edu/
Class attendance policy (login/activity/netiquette): You will be expected to log-in and respond to discussion questions once a week by midnight Wednesday night.
Cheating and plagiarism policy (http://studentaffairs.sdstate.edu/JudicialAffairs/StudentCode/SDSU_Student_Code.pdf
Evaluation (Description of requirements for projects is listed in Content Area under the introduction lesson)
· Introduction project 50 points
· Student led project 200 points
· Athlete interview project 200 points
· Ergonenic Supplement project 50 points
· Journal article reviews and class participation 150 points
Total 750 points
90% and up A 80-89% B 70-79% C
Make-up policy—Late projects will not be accepted. A zero grade will be posted for late projects for any reason to include technical problems. Do not wait until the last minute to post items.
ADA Statement:
This course acknowledges the importance of ADA requirements. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Coordinator of Disability Services privately to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Office of Disability Services at 605/688-4504 (Voice) or 605/688-4394 (TTD), or at the office in Wintrode, Room 123 to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. For more information please see SDSU's Office of Disability Services.
Tentative Course Outline/Schedule
Freedom in learning. Under Board of Regents and University policy student academic performance may be evaluated solely on an academic basis, not on opinions or conduct in matters unrelated to academic standards. Students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study and to reserve judgment about matters of opinion, but they are responsible for learning the content of any course of study for which they are enrolled. Student who believes that an academic evaluation reflects prejudiced or capricious consideration of student opinions or conduct unrelated to academic standards should first contact the instructor of the course to initiate a review of the evaluation. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may contact the department head and/ or dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.
Academic honesty policy of the College of Education and Human Sciences: In written papers and other class projects (electronic format, hard copy, or otherwise) it is unethical and unprofessional to present the work done by others in a manner that indicates that the student is presenting the material as his/her original ideas or work. Cheating, assisting others, or plagiarizing on tests, quizzes, problems, research papers, or other assignments will result in written notification to the student involved, the academic advisor, the department that offers the course, the appropriate College or Administrative Dean, and parent/guardian (when student is dependent for financial aid purposes). Plagiarizing is submitting uncited materials as your own work, which was in fact produced by others. Examples include uncited work from journals, books, work of others, or electronic sources.*
In addition, the penalty for academic dishonesty may be one or more of the following, at the discretion of the instructor, and based on the seriousness of the situation:
1. A grade of zero on the test, quiz, homework, problem, or other assignment for the student(s) involved.
2. A grade of F for the course.
3. Referral of the matter to the Student Conduct Committee or the Graduate School for disciplinary action.
Students have the right to appeal an academic dishonesty charge. Procedures for this process are available in Department offices and the Dean’s office. No final course grades will be given until all avenues of appeal have been completed or the case resolved.
If repeated offenses occur in either a specific class or in 2 more different classes, the matter will be automatically referred to the Student Conduct Committee/Graduate School.
* World Wide Web (www), CD Rom, video and audio, graphic materials, etc.
Copyright: All distance education materials may be copyrighted.SPECIAL
Topics Covered
WeekNotice our weeks start on Wed. / Topic / Assignments and references / Student leaders, responsible for leading discussion. Will be assigned the first week of class. / Date Student leader materials need to be in drop box.
1
Jan 11 / Introduction project / Introduction project—post in discussion area.
Interview athlete project.
2
Jan 18 / Physiology of Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise / Chpt 1
Notes in D2L
3
Jan 25 / Carbohydrate and Exercise / Chpt 2
Notes / Jan 18
4
Feb 1 / Dietary Fat and Exercise / Chpt 3
Notes / Jan 25
5
Feb 8 / Protein and Exercise, / Chpt 4
Notes / Feb 1
6
Feb 15 / Energy and Nutrient Balance And
Achieving Health Body Weight / Chpt 5 & 6
Notes / Feb 8
7
Feb 22 / Body Composition
Nutrition and Fitness Assessment / Chpt 7
Chpt 14 / Feb 15
8
Feb 29 / Fluid and Electrolyte Balance / Chpt 8
Notes / Feb 22
9 / Spring Break
10
Mar 14 / B-Complex Vitamins Important in Energy Metabolism / Chpt 9
Notes / Feb 29
11
Mar 21 / Antioxidant nutrients / Chpt 10
Notes / Mar 14
12
Mar 28 / Minerals and Exercise / Chpt 11
Notes / Mar 21
13
April 4 / Micronutrients Important in Blood Formation / Chpt 12
Notes / Mar 28
14
April 11 / Nutrients for Bone Health / Chpt 13
Notes / Apr 4
15
April 18 / Ergonenic Substances / Chpt 16
Notes / Apr 11
16
April 25 / Nutrition for the Active female / Chpt 15
Notes / Apr 18
Final exam week
April 30 / Athletic interview project due Apriil 25
How to critically review a research article/
1. Methodology and Data analysis
Who were the subjects/participants?
How were data collected and analyzed?
Was the research part of a larger study? If so, name that study.
Were the procedures appropriate?
Evaluation of how well you understand these procedures?
2. Evaluation
Are there sources of bias in the research?
Can cause and effect be determined?
What are the strengths and/or weaknesses of the research?
What was the “take-home message” from these research findings?
Overview of Course
1. Projects are located in the Content Area under introduction of the course. You will need to open each document for instructions and due date.
2. You have several opportunities to earn points:
a. Introduction project 50 points
b. Student led project 200 points
c. Athlete interview project 200 points
d. Ergonenic Supplement project 50 points
e. Journal article reviews and class participation 150 points
3. Instructions for Introduction Project and Journal Article Reviews and Class Participation are described below. Instructions on Student Led Project, Athlete Interview Project, and Ergonenic Supplement Project are listed under their name in the first content area.
Journal Article Reviews and Class Participation (150 points)
You will be expected to work on the material on a weekly basis. You have been assigned a week as a student leader (instructions for the student leaders is posted under the “student led project”). Briefly, as the student leader you will be responsible for finding and posting a pertinent peer reviewed journal article on the topic of the week. You will need to post the article and your summary into the discussion area. You will also need to post a discussion question about the topic of the week. You will need to have these postings done by 5:00 PM of the Wednesday of the week that you are responsible for leading. For example the first group of student leaders are responsible for the material starting Jan 25th. They will need to have their article, summary, and discussion question posted by Jan 18th. (The instruction for participation begins here.) You as participants then need to read the topic of the week, read their article and summary and answer the discussion questions for the week. Remember your discussion posts need to be completed by 5:00 PM on Wednesday of the following week. As a participant you receive 10 participation points per week (for a total of 150 points) for posting to the discussion. The posting needs to be of substance. You need to have a response based on the material and your experience. Short answer posts will not count as participation. Late posts earn no points. Remember you need to contribute to the weekly discussion by Wed at 5:00 PM. Do not wait until the last minute. There can be problems with systems. System failures are not an acceptable excuse.
Introduction Project (50 points)
Due Date Jan 17
This project is designed for you to introduce yourself to the other students in the class. Create a paragraph answering the questions below. Post the paragraph in 2 places: 1) the discussion section and 2) in the drop box area.
At minimum include the following information about yourself:
1. Name
2. Location
3. Profession
4. experience with nutrition and human performance
5. why you took this class
6. Anything else that you want to share with your peers.
This is to be completed the first week of class. Due date Jan 17th. Load into the discussion section. Create a new response to the question. Title the response starting with your name.
Grading rubric
50 points –all questions answered on time. 10% for each day late in posting. The first 5 questions are worth 10 points each.
Student Led Project (200 points)
You will serve as student leader for one week of the course. The week starts on a Wednesday and ends the following Wednesday. You have been assigned a week and it is posted on the syllabus. If there are more than 15 students in the class you will be grouped. You or in case more than 15 students your group will receive a group grade for the project. Therefore, I suggest that you email your group partners early and coordinate the process. You will be responsible for the following tasks:
1. Find a current (less than 5 years) peer reviewed article that supports enhances the notes and/or the textbook.
2. Provide a summary of the article. Comment on the research design and any strengths or flaws. You must read the research methods and results.
3. Post a pdf copy of the paper and your summary in the discussion area by the Wednesday before the Thursday that your week starts.
4. Post at least one open ended question about the material to start the discussion and enhance learning of the material.
5. Respond to your peers discussion.
6. Drop a copy of the paper, your summary, and a bulleted paragraph outlining who in your group completed which tasks. (I will use this when grading).
Grading
Paper-current, peer reviewed, appropriate for topic 50 points
Summary—evaluates methods and results appropriately 50 points
Questions posted 50 points
Respond to student discussions 50 points
Athlete Project (200 points)
Due April 25, 2010
For this project you will need to find an athlete to interview. You can choose to interview a student athlete or a person who competes as a hobby. If you happen to be an athlete, you will need to find someone from a different sport to interview. You need to do this early in the semester as you need to contrast what your particular athlete is doing versus the recommendations. Or you may choose to keep in contact with your athlete to provide recommendations for their needs. Your report needs to include the following:
· Athletes sport
· Athletes diet—diet history.