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Current application of nutritional management of
common conditions encountered in chiropractic practice,
including disorders of the organ systems. Discussion
of nutritional needs throughout life. Students practice
assessing nutritional status. Discussion of general,
individual, and community nutritional needs along
with special patient populations.
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The Institution-wide learning goals define the common
ground that unites the programs within the university.
They are purposefully broad so that the various colleges
and schools can continue to develop their unique identities
through varying ways in which the goals are met.
- Effective Communication
Graduates will demonstrate effective verbal, non-verbal,
and written communication skills in a wide variety
of contexts, including collaborative activities.
- Self Directed and Lifelong Learning
Graduates will be aware of the limits of one’s
personal knowledge and experience and have an intellectual
interest in scholarly and creative endeavors. Graduates
will actively set appropriate learning goals, pursue
them, and apply the knowledge gained.
- Ethical Reasoning
Graduates will demonstrate a willingness to recognize
the values of others while maintaining one’s
own integrity, and act ethically and professionally
in all endeavors.
- Individuals, Communities and Cultures
Graduates will demonstrate awareness and sensitivity
to the cultural and health practices of individuals
and communities. Graduates will be able to identify
appropriate health related resources.
- Service to the Community
Graduates will understand and value the benefits of service
to the community.
- Influence of Mind, Body and Spirit on Health
Graduates will recognize the inter-relationship of the
mind, body and spirit and the influence of extrinsic
factors on an individual’s health.
- Critical Thought and Knowledge Acquisition
Graduates will acquire, appraise and apply scientific
information. Graduates will contextually organize and
synthesize relevant information to address an issue
or problem.
- Competence in one's Discipline
Graduates will demonstrate competence of appropriate
depth and scope for one's discipline.
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- The student should be able to demonstrate understanding
of nutritional assessment and its different components
such as dietary, biochemical and anthropometric assessment.
- The student should be able to create a nutritional program/regime
for the treatment or prevention of a variety of specific
diseases/disorders.
- Develop a solid understanding of certain chronic disease etiologies, nutrient biochemistry as related to the etiology, and potential nutritional interventions.
- Develop an understanding of the role of nutrition in
the prevention versus the treatment of certain chronic
diseases. This includes why(via what mechanism) a certain
nutrient or food compound may affect disease status.
- The student should be able to evaluate different sources of nutrition-related information, and determine what source/information is valid and usable and what is not. Students will be provided with examples of valid sources of nutrition information.
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A. Required Text(s):
- Lecture notes and other handouts (provided in class)
- Scientific journal articles related to nutrition and
disease
- Medline and other nutrition databases
B. Recommended Text(s):
C. Required Materials for Lab:
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- Attend class and read all assigned and distributed materials
- Open book quizzes given each class-lowest quiz score
will be dropped
- Read and critically review assigned scientific article(s)
to be determined
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| Your attendance is expected at all class sessions |
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| Critical analysis paper |
20% |
| Quizzes |
40% |
| Final exam |
40% |
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Guaranteed grades are as follows:
| A = |
90-100% |
| B = |
80-89% |
| C = |
72-79% |
| D = |
65-71% |
| F = |
<64%
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COGNITIVE DOMAIN
Conditions:
PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN
AFFECTIVE DOMAIN
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| Weekly
Calendar of Learning Objectives |
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Dates |
Topics/Learning
objectives |
| Week 1 |
1/3 |
Clinical decisions in Nutritional Medicine and
Assessment
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| Week 2 |
1/8
1/10
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Diabetes, insulin resistance, and hypoglycemia/Quiz
#1
Gastrointestinal disease, food allergies/Quiz
#2
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| Week 3 |
1/15
1/17
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-no class
Cardiovascular disease/Critical analysis assignment
given/Quiz #3
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| Week 4 |
1/22
1/24
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Cardiovascular disease/Quiz #3
Womens's Health, osteoporosis/Quiz #5
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| Week 5 |
1/29
1/31
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Cancer/Critical analysis paper due/Quiz #6
Immune disorders, arthritic disorders/Quiz #7
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| Week 6 |
2/5 |
Final
Exam-date to be confirmed |
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Please Note
This schedule of lecture and lab topics and quizzes and exams
may be changed during the course of the trimester as circumstances
require. Whenever possible, such changes will be announced
in class before the date and time in question. You are responsible
for anything that transpires during lectures and labs, even
when you are unable to attend. In the event that you miss
a class session, make sure you check with a classmate about
any announcements or schedule changes which may have been
made. Makeup exams are allowed only according to the policies
described in the current student handbook, which is available
in the Student Affairs office. |
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Last updated:
11 January, 2007
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