July 19th, 2010
I am on summer vacation! I hope this blog will help you find some useful information. I will be updating it during mid-August, the week before classes begin. At that time, you will also receive an email from me about confirming your planned attendance if enrolled, or how to add if not on the waitlist.
On this site, you will find information about the textbook and also the course management systems used at each of the colleges at which I teach. In addition, please note that for online classes, all of our class meetings are done virtually. I do hold an orientation at Cabrillo but no other class meetings are held for online classes. Students who are hoping to add into an online class will need to email me on the first Monday of the semester, but it will take several days before I know if I can add you. Students hoping to add a face-to-face campus class MUST attend the first day of class. In all classes, I will add from the waitlist first and then, if there is room, I will add other students. If you have further questions, please send me an email with "need reply" in the subject line. However, I will be checking email infrequently during this upcoming month.
In the meantime, eat well, stay fit!
Denise C. Russo, MS RD CDE

Summer and Fall, 2010
This summer, I will only be teaching one section of Nutrition and that is at West Valley (NS15). Something about a state budget and not being able to offer as many sections as were offered in the past, I hear.
All enrolled students will have access to Angel on the day that school starts, June 21st. I, unfortunately, have jury duty that day so will not be logging into class until early evening. If you are enrolled, you must email me within our class (in Angel) to confirm your spot in the class on Monday the 21st by 5 pm. Otherwise, I will give you spot to a waitlisted student. We have just as many students waitlisted as are enrolled. Since the course is only 4 weeks long, I must give your spot away after the first day if I have not received confirmation from you.
Waitlisted and other students hoping to add will need to email me on Tuesday morning to see if there is room. If I am still on Jury Duty, I will respond Tuesday evening, but my hope is to respond during the morning or afternoon.
Information about textbooks (same as last semester) and logging into Angel can be found on this page by scrolling down to the previous post and looking at the sidebar to the right.
This blog will be updated in August with information about the Fall semester.
Eat well, stay fit,
Denise

Textbook for Spring, 2010

Online Learners will need the text book AND Diet Analysis Plus 9.0 access code. There is a free diet analysis program online but it is tedious, doesn't have all of the info (you will have to calculate) and requires that you enter your data at two sites. If you are going to choose that option (saves money), please use the ISBN code for the Face-to-Face class.

Bundled: Understanding Nutrition 12th ed AND Diet Analysis Plus:
ISBN-10: 1-111-114110 ISBN-13: 978-1-111-11411-4

Face-to-Face learners (MW and Hybrid):
Understanding Nutrition: Stand-alone:
ISBN-10: 0-538-73465-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-538-73465-3

Diet Analysis Plus 9.0 access code: stand alone (for those using an older or used text book. Word of caution...the 11th edition will work for the Face-to-Face class but may be missing information for the hybride and online learners).
ISBN-10:0-495-38788-6 ISBN-13:978-0-495-38788-6

Books can be purchased in the bookstore or online from the publisher at:
http://www.cengagebrain.com/tl1/en/US/storefront/ichapters?cmd=catProductDetail&ISBN=9780538734653&cid=APL1

In addition, the publisher now RENTS the textbook as will the Cabrillo College Bookstore. Rentals from the textbook company always include a new textbook and can be done from the website above. If you are on a budget and usually sell books back, this is an excellent option.

Classes are all currently full. Please keep trying to register as students will drop from enrolled sections up to the start of school and I will add from the waitlist first. If you do not get a spot, you will need to email me on the first day of school to see if I have room.

Spring 2010 Registration

Registration for all sections of Nutrition which I teach (at both Cabrillo College and West Valley College) begins soon. The online sections fill very quickly and will be even further impacted this semester with the loss of a section (budget cuts) at West Valley. If you cannot get registered in a section you prefer, please keep checking back as plans of other students do change. Approximately two weeks before school starts, I will update this blog with information regarding orientations or emailing class participation confirmation (online learners). All registered students will need to email me the week before school starts to confirm their planned participation or, once the first day of classes begins, I will have to count them as a no-show and will be required to drop them from the class. Please feel free to email me if you have further questions and note "Still Need Help" in the subject line so that I know you have checked the blog without finding the answer you need here.
Eat well, stay fit!
Denise C. Russo, MS RD CDE

Fall 2009

Fall 2009 classes will be beginning 8/31 at both Cabrillo College and West Valley college. All classes are currently full. However, I am often able to add students to many of my sections. It is imperative that you attend school the first day of class to prevent being dropped. For online learners, please note the deadline to email me by and/or your orientation date in order to maintain your spot in the class (see sidebar). With the state budget being what it is, it's important to make sure we enroll the maximum number of students to prevent class cancellations. And, according to law, we must drop all students who are a "no-show" for class. This allows us to add a student in their place. I hope you are enjoying your last bit of time off from school. I have been hard at work the past few weeks, adding content to online classes and updating nutrition information. You will find information in the sidebars regarding orientations (for Cabrillo) and textbook requirements. For all online learners, you must confirm your planned attendance on the first day of school, within our course management system (Blackboard for Cabrillo, Angel for West Valley) or you risk being dropped from the class. Directions for logging in are found in the sidebar. You may not be able to log in until 8/31 and course content (syllabus, etc) will be posted that day.
I look forward to meeting all of you in this fall semester.