Text Book Order:

The best deal I have found for the required Understanding Nutrition, 13th ed AND Diet Analysis Plus is from a special link that the publisher has made available for me. The textbook is LOOSE LEAF. When you order from the link (in the sidebar, under textbooks), make sure to pick Bundle AND select the "ADD Free 7-day eBook access while your text ships" button so that, if your book shipping is delayed, you at least have an electronic version.

Summer School 2013

Welcome to summer school. I look forward to a summer session of learning about nutrition with you! All of my nutrition classes will begin on June 17th and are 4 weeks in duration.  This 4-week course is INTENSIVE and covers all of the information and assignments found in a regular semester. Plan that each week of class is equal to 4 weeks of a full-term class. On average, students report spending 10-20 hours per week on this class. The number one reason for dropping the course is the taking of more than one class while trying to work. Students consistently enjoy the material offered in the class and the organization of our classroom so, with the right study skills, I anticipate a fast 4 weeks of success and learning.

Online classrooms will open by Sunday night. ALL enrolled students should email me between now and June 17th to confirm their plan to participate. In addition, West Valley students enrolled in the class will need to post an introduction post on the discussion board by 11:55 pm, June 17th or you may be dropped from the course to make room for a waitlisted student. Cabrillo students will need to attend the orientation on June 17th at 7 pm or you may be dropped from the course and a waitlisted student added into your place. (If you are not able to attend the orientation, please send me an email by June 16th.)  Once all enrolled students confirm their spot (which is done by June 17th), I will drop any "no-shows" and begin adding from the waitlist first. It is important, if you are wanting to be added, whether on the waitlist or not, that you email me the week before classes begin to request an add code, if one is available. I also encourage students interested in adding to check the schedule daily as between now and then, enrolled students will drop which will move waitlisted students up into the class and make more room available on the waitlist. Please read this blog's sidebar for further information about the course, textbooks, etc.


In addition to encouraging you to clear your calendar to make time to study in the next 4 weeks, I highly recommend that you obtain the book this week. Delays in obtaining the book will prevent your success in this class. We are using the 13th edition. I have had several past students say that they used the 12th edition and felt that it provided them with most (although not all) of the required information. The link I provide in my sidebar does provide the loose leaf book for a lower price (the lowest you will find when combined with the Diet Analysis Plus application) but shipping should be expedited as there is sometimes a delay in the processing of the order.

Below is a tentative schedule for the 4-week summer class:

Week 1: Chapters 1-4

Intro Quiz and Quizzes 1-4 (1 quiz per chapter, 10 multiple choice questions each)

Discussion Block postings: 1-2 per week

Assignment: Complete a computer nutrient analysis of usual food intake, analyze it

with Diet Analysis Plus and answer questions on topics with a focus

on making changes as identified by your analysis and/or, explore a topic/listen to/view information      about a topic on an assigned website or find a scientific research article, and answer

assigned questions. (These are the weekly Assignments.)

All submissions due by the following Monday

Week 2: Chapters 5-7, 14

Quizzes 5-7 (1 of the quizzes will cover 2 chapters, 10 multiple choice questions each)

Discussion Block postings: 1-2 per week

Assignment: Answer questions on Diet Analysis topics with a focus

on making changes as identified by your analysis and/or, explore/listen to/view information about        a topic on an assigned website or find a scientific research article, and answer

assigned questions. (These are the weekly Assignments.)

All submissions due by the following Sunday

Week 3: Chapters 8-9, 18

Quizzes 9-11 (2 of the quizzes will cover 2 chapters, 10 multiple choice questions each)

Discussion Block postings: 1-2 per week

Assignment: Complete, as previously described.

All submissions due by the following Sunday

Week 4: Chapters 15-17, 19

Quizzes 12-15 (1 quiz per chapter, 10 multiple choice questions each)

Discussion Block postings: 1-2 per week

Assignment: See previous description. May include a repeat diet analysis.

All submissions due by FRIDAY of the last week of class.

Please note that Chapters 10-13 are integrated into the assigned learning, either with chapter reading OR as part of an assignment. The above is a tentative schedule with changes possible. Read further on the blog about purchasing the textbook and Diet Analysis Plus. Remember, all students, enrolled, waitlisted and those just wanting to add should email me the week June 10th to either confirm enrollment or to request an add. Add codes, as available, will be provided on June 18th, with all "no-show" students dropped at that time.

Eat well, play fit and I look forward to "meeting" you all in class!

Denise 
Gmail: nutritionrusso
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nutrition-with-Denise-Calafato-Russo-MS-RD-CGEI/209236099092535

Is Online Learning For You?

Is Online Learning For You?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jTgIJuz2mU

Welcome Back to School!

West Valley Students:

NS15 Online (2 sections). Classes start January 28th. (Late start class starts March 25th with more information published here then.) There is no face-to-face orientation scheduled, however you must read the entire syllabus to better understand how to navigate the class. In addition, there is an online orientation, posted on youtube, see below. All enrolled students must email between 1/25 and 1/28, to confirm their spot in the class. Students who do not make contact with me during that time will be dropped from the class to make room for those wishing to add. In addition, please make sure that your email address is up-to-date with the college as I will email all students on my class roster by January 22nd.

West Valley Online Orientation (Please note that there may be some subtle changes to orientation information and that update information is available in the syllabus and within the class.)

Orientation, Part 1, Introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwk60s0LqJM

Orientation, Part 2, Quizzes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6xZyAVikUY&feature=related

Orientation, Part 3, Discussion: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=h5C3HJLH700&feature=related

Orientation, Part 4, Assignments: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=lKuS9VDddcI&feature=related

Orientation, Part 5, Communication: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=kH0B2zn1V6M&feature=related

Cabrillo Students 

CAHM 20 (3 sections): All classes (online and face-to-face) begin on Mon, February 11th. Students enrolled in the online section must attend the mandatory orientation/first class meeting on 2/11 from 7-9 pm in room 454. Any student who cannot attend the orientation on 2/11 will need to email between 2/8 and 2/11 (before 5 pm) to prevent being dropped from the class and to make alternate arrangements. See Fall schedule for more information. All online students should log into class, via Blackboard, on February 11th. In addition, please make sure that your email address is up-to-date with the college as I will email all students on my class roster before February 5th. In addition to attending orientation, students must have positive participation in class within the first week to prevent being dropped from the class.

Face-to-face students (MW mornings) need to attend class on February to confirm class participation or will be dropped from the class to allow another student to add. Class meets in room 426. The syllabus will be posted in Blackboard so you may download it from there, before class, if you would like a hard copy.

Online Orientation for Cabrillo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Zjqk-fsrE

ADDS
Please note that I am required to add all waitlisted students prior to other adds. It is highly advised that any student interested in adding the class keep trying to get on the waitlist, up until the day class starts. (Once classes begin, you can no longer register for the class without an add code.) The process is such that if a student drops from the roster, before the first day of school, the person 1st on the waitlist will be offered that spot (via email, so check email daily). Whether that person accepts the position or not, they will move off of the waitlist, making a new position open on the waitlist. Because of this, spots open up on the waitlist frequently, so it is important to keep checking. Once classes begin and the first day is complete, I can then assess if I have room for students NOT on the waitlist. If a waitlisted student does not attend class/orientation (Cabrillo) or email me (West Valley) on the first day, they no longer have priority. I will assign add codes based on availability.

Explanation: Although it does seem that an online class should have "room" for all students, every class has a capacity based on state funding. Over-enrolling in a class can cause the college to go over on its total student capacity. Since the college doesn't get reimbursed for students who are enrolled over the allowed capacity, there is then a limit on the amount of "room" available in all classes, online or face-to-face.

Textbook: Please see the sidebar for information about the textbook.