NTR 601 Advanced Medical Nutrition

Spring 2017

School of Health Professions

Department of Nutrition Sciences

COURSE NUMBER and TITLE: NTR 601 Advanced Medical Nutrition (version 01.26.2017)

COURSEMASTER: Brenda Bertrand, PhD, RDN

Office: Webb 534, Phone: 205-934-8770, Email: brendamb@uab.edu

OFFICE HOURS: Email the instructor to schedule a meeting or phone conversation.

Please note that the instructor response time will not be immediately. For email, course message, or other
electronic format, the instructor response time is generally within 24 to 72 hours. This does not preclude
a timelier response; this is the timeframe within which you should expect a response. Anything beyond
this will give you legitimate grounds for a gripe

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Roles of nutrition in relationship to health; prevention of disease and correction
of disorders due to nutritional imbalance throughout life cycle; disease states and their nutritional
management; biochemical, clinical, and dietary assessment of nutritional status; drug-nutrient
interactions; inborn errors of metabolism.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Apply habits of critical thinking in a team environment through creation of a medical nutrition
therapy learning module and delivery of the module to a peer audience;
2. Demonstrate effective teamwork skills while working in a team environment; and
3. Contribute to a classroom culture grounded in metacognition.

LOCATION: Online
Whereas this course is offered online, it is not self-paced.
There are strict weekly deadlines, and assignments have limited availability. To be successful in this
course, you must be available to work online throughout the week and as a member of a team.

URL: http://www.uab.edu/canvas

CONTACT HOURS: Lecture: 45

CREDIT HOURS: 3 semester hour credit

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS: Independent and team learning

REQUIRED TEXTS (see Canvas Getting Started tab for a description and ordering information for each
book)
Strengths Finder 2.0
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Emotional Intelligence 2.0

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues

RECOMMENDED TEXT
Krauses Food & Nutrition Care Process (ISBN 9780323340755)
Use the following to format your medical nutrition case study: Clinical Nutrition Case Studies, 4th Edition
by Wayne Billon (ISBN-10: 0534516122/ISBN-13: 9780534516123)

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Curiosity, reliable access to a computer with internet access and up-to-date
software, and a desire to develop your professional skills while learning in a team environment.

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: This course uses the Canvas Learning Management System. Because all
coursework exchange will be through Canvas, you will need some basics, which include a computer with
up-to-date software and reliable internet access (personal, library, or other). Have a reliable backup
option should a personal device fail at some critical point in the class (e.g., 20 minutes before your
assignment is due!).

Technical Requirements. (Software, Hardware, Internet Connection, etc.). Click on the following:
UAB Specifications

When to contact Canvas Support. Contact Canvas Support for course-related issues, such as an inability
to access the course, error messages from your computer when clicking on course tools, computer
crashing during a quiz, or if you cannot submit an assignment. Review the following guides to build your
proficiency. Click on the following:
Computer Specifications for Canvas
Canvas Overview Video
Canvas Student Guide

When to contact UAB Helpdesk Support. Contact UAB Helpdesk if you need help with setting up your
computer, such as software installation, Microsoft Office assistance, or if you are having Java issues. Click
on the following:
UAB Helpdesk Support

WORKING IN A TEAM
The instructor will assign you to a permanent team. You may not change teams or pick team members.
Once teams have been formed, you can locate the contact information for your team members in the
People link in Canvas. You should make contact with your team members, exchange contact information,
and arrange ways for you to collaborate online. Your success or failure will be based on your own efforts,
as well as the combined efforts of your team. In general, you will share in the teams grade for team
assignments, but only if you prepare for the assignment and participate with you team in the assignment
completion.

By continuing in the class, you agree to be bound by the rules for the team, as follows:
Individually prepare for team assignments;
Actively participate in the completion of team assignments; and
Pick up the duties of absent or non-contributing team members to ensure that the teams
required assignments are completed adequately and on time.
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Because of the mechanics and collaborative nature of team assignments, individual and team
performance measures must be completed at the scheduled deadlines. It is expected that you will make
contributing to your teams activities a high priority. If you or your team misses an assignment deadline,
you will receive a 0 for that assignment.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES: The following illustrates how your performance will be evaluated in this
course, and includes descriptions of each performance measure.

Grading schematic

% of total grade
How completed Grade element (weight)
Individual Quizzes 20%
Individual 4 metacognition assignments 10%
Individual Discussion forum participation 20%
Team Team drafts & meeting minutes 15%
Individual 2 peer evaluations 15%
Team Team module & meeting minutes 20%

Final grades will be assigned in the following manner:

Percentage Letter grade
90 and above A
80-89 B
70-79 C
Less than 70 F

Quizzes. You are encouraged to take notes about the content that you learn from each of the Learning
Modules and module activities that you complete. The quizzes will be posted on Canvas and must be
completed on the Due Date. You can use your notes and reference materials while taking quizzes.
However, the quizzes are timed you will have a set time to complete quizzes once that time is up you
will not be able to answer any other questions.

Metacognition assignments. Metacognition is a process used to plan, monitor and assess ones
understanding and performance. It includes awareness of ones thinking and learning and oneself as a
thinker and learner (Velzen, 2015). The activities are designed specifically to assist you to work
effectively in a team. Through these assignments you will read assigned books, watch selected videos,
and complete metacognition assignments. The metacognition assignments are completed in 4-week
blocks throughout the semester. You can choose the order in which you complete the assignments. To
make the greatest professional skill gains, it is advised that you complete these assignments throughout
the 4-week period and engage in reflection as you complete these assignments.

Discussion thread forums. The intent of discussion forums is to foster a collaborative learning
environment that results in demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills of the class as a whole. Review
the Checklist for Discussion Forum and Discussion Forum Participation Expectations and Discussion Forum
Rubric so that you clearly understand the expectations of the discussion forums.

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Refer to the Course Outline and Calendar for these deadlines, and the FAQ document for instructions to
complete discussion board assignments.

Team drafts. Over the first weeks of the semester, you will work with your team to create an advanced
medical nutrition therapy module. Review the Course Outline for the due dates of the assignments. When
you submit your draft, you will provide guidance to the instructor about what is working (what on this
draft is your team doing well), what is the muddiest point (what are you struggling with and why?), and
how does this component of your module meet your learning objectives.

Peer evaluations. Twice during the semester, you will evaluate your team members contributions to your
teams efforts, using a third-party web application called iPeer. Your peers evaluations of your
contributions will come from your team members, and will reflect your level of participation in your
team discussion board assignments. See the FAQ document for directions on completing peer
evaluations.

Submitting course assignments. All course assignments must be submitted through the assigned
mechanism in Canvas. Assignments submitted using any alternative method (i.e., email) will not be
graded. There is no penalty for submitting an assignment early. Late submission will be reviewed and
instructor feedback will be provided. However, a grade of 0 will be assigned. Deadlines are not extended
for technology difficulties.

Discussion and collaboration with your team members is expected. However, you are solely responsible
for the work that you submit.

Assignment deadlines. All assignment deadlines can be found in the Course Outline and Calendar.

FAQ. If you have a general question about the class or an assignment, you are expected to look first at the
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document, available in the syllabus link in Canvas. If you do not find an
answer, then you must post the question to the FAQ discussion board. The instructor will answer the
question to the FAQ discussion board so that all students can benefit from the answer.
If you have a personal issue, then email the instructor directly.

Communicating with the instructor. Students are required to use their uab email address to communicate
with the instructor. If a student is contacting the instructor on behalf of a team, then all team member
must agree and approval the content of the email and all team members must be copied to the email.

Grade disputes. All grade disputes and errors in grade reporting must be submitted in email to the
instructor by 5 pm CST within 3 business days of the posted grade. For example, if the instructor posts
grades on Thursday 12-January then you have until Tuesday 17-January to submit your grade dispute.
After this time, the grade stands as is. The student must provide a written claim, using their uab email,
to submit their claim. The claim must clearly explain the grade in question, provide support for the claim,
score that they believe they earned, and justification for the score earned. The instructor has the right to
deny the request if the claim is weak or not clearly articulated. Very occasionally the instructor approves
a late submission. Under this circumstance, the student forfeits their right to a grade dispute.

ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT POLICY: UAB School of Health Professions expects students to maintain an
acceptable quality of academic performance and to exhibit appropriate conduct. You are expected to
conduct yourself in a manner similar to accepted standards for practicing health care professionals.
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Academic misconduct may include, but is not necessarily limited to, acts such as plagiarism, cheating,
misrepresentation, fabrication or giving or receiving unauthorized aid in tests, examinations, or other
assigned work, and will be subject to disciplinary action. Any act of dishonesty in academic work
constitutes academic misconduct.

Definitions Related to Student Misconduct

Abetting: Helping another student commit an act of academic dishonesty. Examples include allowing
others to copy your quiz answers or assignments or use your work as their own, or to make your personal
study materials accessible to others.

Academic Misconduct: Academic conduct generally concerns the behaviors and actions of students in the
teaching/learning environment, whether on campus or at another location sponsoring a learning activity.
When behaviors and actions of students are deemed unethical or inappropriate, the term academic
misconduct may be applied. Examples of Academic Misconduct include, but are not necessarily limited
to, Abetting, Cheating, Dishonesty, Fabrication, Misrepresentation, Plagiarism, Tardiness or Unexcused
Absences, and Unprofessional Behavior. A students failure to meet technical standards shall also be
handled as Academic Misconduct under this Policy.

Cheating: Use or attempted use of unauthorized materials, information, study aids, the answers of others,
or information accessed electronically, such as computer or Internet files.

Dishonesty: Using unapproved resources, including other persons, in performing assignments or during
examinations, or the falsification or alteration of official documents such as laboratory or clinical time
sheets or assigned activity reports.

Fabrication: Presenting as genuine falsified data, citations, quotations, or other non-reproducible

documentation.

Misrepresentation: Falsification, alteration, or misstatement of the contents of documents, academic

work, or other materials related to academic matters, including representing work substantially done for
one class as work done for another without receiving prior approval from the instructor.
Misrepresentation also includes misrepresenting schedules, prerequisites, transcripts, or other academic
records.

Non-academic Misconduct: Shall have the meaning as set forth in the Universitys Non-Academic Student
Conduct Policy.

Plagiarism: Claiming as your own the ideas, words, data, computer programs, creative compositions,
artwork, etc., done by someone else, or work you did previously that has been published or made available
for public access. Examples include improper citation of referenced works, use of commercially available
scholarly papers, failure to cite sources, copying others' ideas, or re-using your own work without
attribution.

Tardiness or Unexcused Absences: Habitual lateness or absence related to course or academic program
activities, or persistent failure in meeting agreed-upon deadlines for academic deliverables. Attendance

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standards and deliverable deadlines are generally defined by individual programs and specific penalties
may be applied.

Unprofessional Behavior: Failure to behave according to accepted standards applied to practicing health
professionals, including failure to demonstrate respect for faculty, staff, students, and patients.
Examples of unprofessional behavior include (1) falsification of patient records, (2) improper practice of
the profession, (3) willful neglect of a patient, (4) improper use of equipment or participation in activities
which may damage equipment, supplies, and/or private and public property, (5) misrepresentation of
professional status, (6) falsification of student records, (7) failure to respect confidentiality of patient
information, (8) failure to adhere to established dress codes, and (9) engaging in personal (i.e., romantic
or sexual) relationships with faculty, staff, preceptors, patients, or other individuals involved in the
learning experience.

Academic misconduct will result in a grade of zero on the assignment/exam and may result in disciplinary
action. If you feel that you have been unfairly disciplined, then you should contact the Program Director
or Department of Nutrition Sciences Chair to request a review of the disciplinary decision. A more detailed
description of the Grievance Procedures for Violations of Academic Standards is available from the Office
of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, or at the following website:
http://www.uab.edu/shp/home/images/PDF/grievance_procedures.pdf

NON-ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT POLICY: The University is a community of scholars and learners;

therefore, all participants are expected to maintain conduct which (1) facilitates the institution's pursuit
of its educational objectives, (2) exhibits a regard for the rights of other members of the academic
community, and (3) provides safety to property and persons. Through appropriate due process
procedures, disciplinary action will be taken in response to conduct that violates these principles. A more
detailed description of non-academic misconduct can be found in the UAB student handbook, Direction.
It is the student's responsibility to be fully aware of the policies and procedures described in this
document, which may be obtained from the School of Health Professions Office of the Associate Dean for
Academic and Student Affairs (School of Health Professions Building, Room 660).

Several UAB-wide policies apply to students. The following policies or policy summaries are included on
the UAB Policies page of the graduate catalog. Students are expected to comply with the UAB Student
Policies located with One Stop.

GRADUATE STUDENT CATALOG AND STUDENT INFORMATION

Additional polices and other helpful information is provided in the UAB Graduate Student Catalog and
UAB ONE STOP.

TURNITIN POLICY. Plagiarism is academic misconduct that will result in a grade of zero on the plagiarized
assignment and may result in dismissal from the School of Health Professions and the University (see
DIRECTION or SHP Grievance Procedures for Violations of Academic Standards). All submissions for this
course may be reviewed using the online plagiarism monitoring software, Turnitin.com or by other means
by instructor discretion. Also, please note that all Turnitin.com submissions are added to their database
that is used to screen future assignments for plagiarism.

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

To Register for Disability Support Services - Contact DSS at (205) 934-4205 (voice) or (205) 934-4248
(TDD). You must present documentation verifying your disability status and the need for
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accommodations. After DSS receives your completed documentation, you will meet individually with a
member of the DSS staff to discuss your accommodations. It is best to register with DSS when you apply
to UAB, as it may take 2-3 weeks to review your request and complete the process. For more
information about Disability Support Services or to make an appointment, please feel free to contact the
office directly: 9th Avenue Office Building / 1701 9th Avenue South / Birmingham, AL 35294 (email:
dss@uab.edu), or visit their website for more information.

If you are registered with Disability Support Services, it is the students responsibility to contact the
course instructor to discuss the accommodations that may be necessary in this course. Students with
disabilities must be registered with DSS and provide an accommodation request letter before receiving
academic adjustments. Reasonable and timely notification of accommodations for the course is
encouraged and provided to the course instructor so that the accommodations can be
arranged. Additional information about the process is available on the UAB website.
Email: dss@uab.edu

NTR 601 Tentative Course Outline and Calendar

Date Topic for the week Assignments and due dates1

Week 1 Course Overview Getting Started Module
(Jan 9) Module 1 Topic and expert
identified, research articles
Week 2 Team project Module 2 Module 1 - Topic and expert identified, 5 peer-
(Jan 16) reviewed professional research articles (as url or pdf
(MLK) documents)
Week 3 Team project Module 3 Module 2 - Lecture draft
(Jan 23)
Week 4 Team project Module 4 Module 3 - Case study & toolbox draft, expert
(Jan 30) Individual Teamwork Journey interview summary
Strengths Finder, Emotional Intelligence, 5 Metacognition assignment 1
Dysfunctions, or The Ideal Team Player

Week 5 Team project continue Module 4 - Learning assessment and discussion

(Feb 6) Module preparation forum topic drafts
iPeer evaluation 1
8am Wed Feb 8 Module 5 final due (except
learning assessment and discussion forum topic)
8am Fri Feb 10 Module 5 learning assessment and
discussion forum topic final due
Week 6 Module 5
(Feb 13)
Week 7 Module 5 discussion forum 8am Mon Feb 21 Module 5 quiz due
(Feb 20) Module 5 discussion forum (ends 5pm Feb 24)
8am Mon Feb 20 Module 6 final due
Week 8 Module 6 Metacognition assignment 2
(Feb 27) Individual Teamwork Journey 8am Wed Mar 1 Module 5 Discussion Forum
Strengths Finder, Emotional Intelligence, 5 Grading Rubric & Reflection due
Dysfunctions, or The Ideal Team Player
Week 9 Module 6 discussion forum 8am Mon Mar 6 Module 6 quiz due
(Mar 6) Module 6 discussion forum (ends 5pm Mar 10)
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8am Mon Mar 6 Module 7 final due

Week 11 Module 7 8am Wed Mar 22 Module 6 Discussion Forum
(Mar 20) Grading Rubric & Reflection due
Week 12 Module 7 discussion forum 8am Mon Mar 27 Module 7 quiz due
(Mar 27) Individual Teamwork Journey Module 7 discussion forum (ends 5pm Mar 31)
Strengths Finder, Emotional Intelligence, 5 Metacognition assignment 3
Dysfunctions, or The Ideal Team Player
8am Mon Mar 27 Module 8 final due

Week 13 Module 8 8am Wed Apr 5 Module 7 Discussion Forum

(Apr 3) Grading Rubric & Reflection due
Week 14 Module 8 discussion forum 8am Mon Apr 10 Module 8 quiz due
(Apr 10) Module 8 discussion forum (ends 5pm Apr 14)
8am Mon Apr 10 Module 9 final due
Week 15 Module 9 Metacognition assignment 4
(Apr 17) Individual Teamwork Journey 8am Wed Apr 19 Module 8 Discussion Forum
(Dr. Strengths Finder, Emotional Intelligence, 5 Grading Rubric & Reflection due
Dysfunctions, or The Ideal Team Player
Bertrand at
conference)
Finals Module 9 discussion forum 8am Mon Apr 24 Module 9 quiz due
(Apr 24) This forum end on Thursday Module 9 discussion forum (ends 5pm Apr 27)
only 2 posts required iPeer evaluation 2
8am Mon May 1 Module 9 Discussion Forum
Grading Rubric & Reflection due

Jan 16 is Martin Luther King day

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All assignments are due at 8am on Monday, unless otherwise indicated. For example, by 8am 16-
January, the teams topic and expert must be identified, and 5 peer-reviewed professional research
articles must be submitted.

The instructor might have to make changes to the course outline, calendar, and/or grading schematics.
If that is the case, then the instructor will notify you in writing through an Announcement posted on
Canvas.

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