Overview
The course provides an in-depth understanding of topics valuable to a well-rounded understanding of nutrition and presents recent developments in the field. In addition, students will enhance their ability to write a critical evaluation of topics in nutrition.
Outline
The major part of this reading course will be from Nutritional health: Strategies for disease prevention, edited by Norman J. Temple, Ted Wilson, and David Jacobs. Topics covered include:
- health promotion
- the effect on health of the dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids, fish oil, phytochemicals, and alcohol
- the role of diet in cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension
- the role of maternal and fetal nutrition in disease in later life
- nutritional epidemiology
- genetic engineering
- the marketing of dietary supplements
- the food industry and political influence
Students will also read a number of research articles, complete three assignments, and write a final examination. In order to complete the assignments, students require access to either the Internet or a research library, preferably both.
Evaluation
To receive credit for NUTR 406, you must:
- Submit all three assignments and obtain a mark of at least 60 percent on each;
- Obtain at least 55 percent on the examination;
- Obtain an overall course mark of at least C– (60 percent).
| Activity | Weight |
| Assignment 1 | 20% |
| Assignment 2 | 20% |
| Assignment 3 | 15% |
| Final Exam | 45% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
Materials
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Temple, N. J., Wilson, T., & Jacobs, D. (Eds.). (2012). Nutritional Health: Strategies for Disease Prevention (3rd ed.). Humana.
Other Materials
All other materials will be available to students online; including a student manual and study guide.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the NUTR 406 challenge registration, you must achieve a minimum grade of C– (60 percent) on each Challenge Essay and on the Challenge Examination.
| Activity | Weight |
| Two Essays | 40% |
| Exam | 60% |
| Total | 100% |
Challenge for credit course registration form