Textbook Update

Please make sure that you read the previous Fall, 2011 post for more information about Fall classes.
This is important information about the textbook. I have arranged with the bookstores (West Valley and Cabrillo) to offer the textbook, new, bundled with the REQUIRED Diet Analysis Plus at a discounted price, between $120-130. That is the price for both items. Please make sure, if shopping for lower cost items, that you take into account the fact that you need BOTH the Understanding Nutrition, 12th edition and Diet Analysis Plus 10.0. Bundled together, these will cost you between $120-$130 at the school bookstore. Separately, the best price I have seen for Diet Analysis Plus, purchased separately, is ~$35. So, if you are purchasing Understanding Nutrition for a reduced price, PLEASE factor in that you will need to spend the extra money on the Diet Analysis Plus application. I encourage you to use any source available to save money on the book. If the bookstores run out of the bundled option, please let me know and the publisher will provide us with an alternative method for purchasing the bundle at a reduced price.

Fall, 2011

Update for Fall Classes, 2011
Cabrillo, CAHM 20: All classes begin on Mon, August 29th. Students enrolled in the online section must attend the mandatory orientation/first class meeting on 8/29 from 6-9 pm in room 450. Any student who cannot attend the orientation on 8/29 will need to email between 8/26 and 8/29 (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 August 29th. 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 August 26th.
Face-to-face students (MW mornings) need to attend class on August 29th to confirm class participation or will be dropped from the class to allow another student to add. Class meets in room 403.

West Valley:
NS15 Online (2 sections). Classes start August 29th. There is no face-to-face orientation scheduled, however you must read the entire syllabus to better understand how to navigate in the class. In addition, there is an online orientation, posted on youtube, see below. All enrolled students must email between 8/26 and 8/29, within Angel, 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 the weekend of August 26th. For information about the summer class, please see the main post.

West Valley Online Orientation
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/watch?v=h5C3HJLH700&feature=related
Orientation, Part 4, Assignments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKuS9VDddcI&feature=related
Orientation, Part 5, Communication: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH0B2zn1V6M&feature=related

Is Online Learning For YOU?

Created by Chabot College, this information applies to my course, and most online courses. Check it out before enrolling of confirming your attendance in an online course.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF0LnA37fL0&feature=youtube_gdata

New Summer Section At West Valley

Important Information About Summer Semester Adds: West Valley College is adding another section of Human Nutrition, online, for the summer semester. The dates will be the same as the other course (see below). Students currently waitlisted in the original class will be transferred to the new section. This will make room in both sections for students to add to the waitlist. Once all enrolled students confirm their spot (which is done the week before school starts), I will drop any "no-shows" and begin adding from the waitlist first. It is important, if you are wanting to be added, that you email me the week before classes begin, as well to request one of the available spots. I also encourage you to check the schedule daily as between now and then, enrolled students will drop which will open up a spot on the waitlist. Please read this blog for further information about the course, textbooks, etc.

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

Week 1: Chapters 1-5

Intro Quiz and Quizzes 1-5 (1 quiz per chapter, 10 multiple choice questions each)

Discussion Block postings: 2 postings, on separate days

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

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

on making changes as identified by your analysis. Also, explore a topic

on an assigned website or find a scientific research article, and answer

assigned questions. (These are the weekly Computer Nutrient Analysis

(CNA) and Virtual Field Trip (VFT) assignments.

All submissions due by the following Monday

Week 2: Chapters 6-9, 14

Quizzes 6-8 (2 of the quizzes will cover 2 chapters, 10 multiple choice questions each)

Discussion Block postings: 2 postings, on separate days

Assignment: Using your previously completed nutrient analysis, answer questions on two topics with a focus on making changes as identified by your analysis. Also, explore a topic on an assigned website or find a scientific research article, and answer assigned questions. (These are the weekly Computer Nutrient Analysis (CNA) and Virtual Field Trip (VFT) assignments.

All submissions due by the following Sunday

Week 3: Chapters 10-13, 15

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

Discussion Block postings: 2 postings, on separate days

Assignment: Complete weekly CNA and VFT, as previously described.

All submissions due by the following Sunday

Week 4: Chapters 16-19

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

Discussion Block postings: 2 postings, on separate days

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

with Diet Analysis Plus and complete a final CNA which will compare

the new analysis to the old analysis. Complete final VFT.

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

Above is a tentative schedule with minor 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 13th to either confirm enrollment or to request an add. Adds will be provided on June 21st, with all "no-show" students dropped at that time.

Summer School at West Valley Only. Summer and Fall Registration Happening Now!

With all of the budget cuts, only West Valley is offering a summer nutrition class (online) and only one this year. Keep checking the wait list to see if room becomes available. If you are enrolled, you will need to email me the week before we start to confirm your plan to participate in class. Class starts June 20th and ends July 14th.

As of today, there is plenty of room in either of the West Valley Fall sections (but they do fill-up) and new student registration has begun. Registration at Cabrillo begins on May 11th with 2 face-to-face (F2F) sections and 1 online.

This blog provides basic information about books, schedule, registration, etc. Once school starts, check in our virtual classroom and also our Facebook page for quick updates.

Eat well, play fit!

Denise C. Russo, MS RD CDE

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