Instructor: Heidi Cranney Office Phone @ 208-862-3328 Email: Office Hour: 10:00-11:12am

Oakley High School:

Our mission is to challenge and guide each student toward his or her potential, preparing each student to enter the work place, pursue post-secondary vocational training, or pursue a college degree, ready to meet the needs of an ever-changing society.

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic elements of sports nutrition. This course will discuss roles played by carbohydrate, fat, protein, water and key vitamins and minerals as they relate to physical exercise. Students will learn what nutrients would benefit them before and after exercise or a sporting event, will understand the principles of healthy meal planning, and will identify safe sports supplements.

Required Textbook: Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 4th edition, Nancy Clark. ISBN: 978-0-7360-7415-5

Policies and Procedures:

·  Textbook: Students should purchase the textbook and supplies by the end of week one.

·  Assignments: All assignments are due on the date assigned. Unless prior arrangements are made, late work (assignments, tests/quizzes, projects) is not accepted.

·  Honesty: Students are expected to be honest in all aspects of their work. All work is evaluated on the assumption that the work presented is the student’s own. Students are subject to the grade of failure (F) for plagiarism, cheating, falsification or dishonesty related to class assignments, projects, quizzes and/or tests.

·  Drop Policy: The student is responsible to drop the course. A student may drop a course or all courses prior to the end of late registration (first Friday of the semester) without a “W” being recorded on the student’s official transcript. A student initiated drop after the late registration period is considered a withdrawal, and results in the grade of “W”.

(Students may drop courses online until the end of the late registration period. In order to withdraw from one or more courses following late registration, a completed registration form is required. Instructions on the form indicate when a signature of instructor and/or Financial Aid advisor is required. The completed form may be submitted to Admissions & Records or any off-campus center.)

NOTE: Students may withdraw from courses until 75% of the course meetings have elapsed. Students must withdraw themselves if they decide not to complete the class. Students who stop attending yet

do not drop/withdraw from the class will get a failing grade (or whatever grade they earned). After 75% of the term has elapsed (12th week of the semester for fall and spring full-semester classes) students cannot initiate a drop/withdrawal. Students will be issued a grade after this deadline.

·  Attendance Policy: The college recognizes that regular attendance is the student’s responsibility. The instructor may evaluate the lack of attendance in terms of the course requirements and take a reasonable course of action. A class missed due to required participation in a verified school activity will not be considered an absence. Students who miss class or are absent for any reason, are still responsible for completing all course requirements. When the number of class hours absent exceeds the number of course credits, the instructor has the authority to send a notice to the student as a warning and/or refer the student to his/her advisor. When the number of class hours absent exceeds twice the number of course credits, the instructor has the authority to fail the student in the course. (See College Catalog, page 33.)

Grading Policy: Grades will be based upon the following assessment:

1. Weekly Assignments

2. Recipe Reflection

3. Personal Nutritional/Exercise Journal

4. Nutritional plan (other athlete)

Grading Code:

·  A = 100-90

·  B = 89-80

·  C = 79-70

·  D = 69-60

·  F = 59 and below

Intended Student Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcome 1: Students will learn and understand the basic nutrients needed to fuel their body to achieve peak performance.

Activity: Chapter readings and weekly assignments

Outcome Assessment: Students will be required to complete all assigned chapter readings and weekly assignments.

Learning Outcome 2: Students will recognize how to create a sound nutritional diet regardless of time, budgets, and cooking skills.

Activity: Try 5 recipes from the Sports Nutrition Guidebook text

Outcome Assessment: Students will try 5 of the (approximately) 50 recipes listed in the back of the Sports Nutrition Guidebook text and write a reflection about his/her experience. The reflection should include the following: 1) why you chose the recipes, 2) the practicality of the recipes, and 3) and overall impression (taste, ingredients, etc.)

Learning Outcome 3: Students will analyze and reflect on their own personal diets and journal their daily essential nutrients and calories.

Activity: Journal at www.sparkpeople.com

Outcome Assessment: Students will keep a daily record of their total calories, carbohydrate, fat, and protein

consumption for ten days along with an activity journal.

Learning Outcome 4: Create a balanced nutrition program for another athlete or avid fitness enthusiast.

Activity: Design program

Outcomes Assessment: Students will be required to complete the project assignment and follow the guidelines and rubric given by the instructor.

Projects:

Recipe Reflection

In this assignment you will select and try 5 of the approximately 50 different recipes included in your textbook. You will then reflect on the palatability, practicality and you general overall experience in trying the recipe.

Nutrition Plan

Based on the information presented in the text and from your instructor, you will create a balanced nutritional program and analysis for an athlete of your choice. Be sure to consider any unique needs of the sport, athletic team, and student athlete when creating this diet.

Personal Nutrition/Exercise Journal

This assignment requires you to maintain a journal for two weeks from www.sparkpeople.com and exercise journal. You will be required to provide an analysis for the two weeks.

Topical Course Outline:

Week 1-3:

Introduction Assignment

Chapter 1 and 2 reading assignment

Week 4-6:

Chapter 1 and 2 reflection assignment

Assign Personal Nutrition/Exercise Journal

Chapter 3, 4 and 5 reading assignment

Week 6-8:

Chapter 3, 4 and 5 reflection assignment

Assign Nutritional Plan

Chapter 6 and 7 reading assignment

Week 9-12:

Chapter 6 and 7 reflection assignment

Assign Recipe Reflection Assignment

Chapter 8 reading assignment

Week 13-16:

Chapter 8 reflection assignment

Personal Nutrition/Exercise Journal DUE

Chapter 9 and 10 reading assignment

Chapter 11 reading assignment

Week 17:

Chapter 11 refection assignment

Chapter 9 and 10 reflection assignment

Nutritional Plan Assignment DUE

Week 18:

Chapter 12 - 16 reading assignment

Chapter 12 - 16 reflection assignment

Recipe Reflection Assignment DUE

On-line course evaluation statement: Students are strongly encouraged to complete evaluations at the end of the course. Evaluations are very important to assist the teaching staff to continually improve the course. Evaluations are available online at: http://evaluation.csi.edu. Evaluations open up two weeks prior to the end of the course. The last day to complete an evaluation is the last day of the course. During the time the evaluations are open, students can complete the course evaluations at their convenience from any computer with Internet access, including in the open lab in the Library and in the SUB. When students log in they should see the evaluations for the courses in which they are enrolled. Evaluations are anonymous. Filling out the evaluation should only take a few minutes. Your honest feedback is greatly appreciated!

CSI email: Since email is the primary source of written communication with students, all registered CSI students get a college email account. Student e-mail addresses have the following format: <address>@eaglemail.csi.edu where <address> is a name selected by the student as a part of activating his/her account. Students activate their accounts and check their CSI e-mail online at http://eaglemail.csi.edu. Instructors and various offices send messages to these student accounts.Students must check their CSI e-mail accounts regularly to avoid missing important messages and deadlines. At the beginning of each semester free training sessions are offered to students who need help in using their accounts.