CHILD NUTRITION W - 3:00-5:50

HUMR 404 (3,0,3) Hamilton Hall room 116, office number 482-5724

INSTRUCTOR: R. Fournet, PhD,LDN,RD - 312 Hamilton Hall, e-mail (rmf0931@louisiana.edu)

OFFICE HOURS: 10-12,2-3 MW; 1:00-3:00 TR, or by appointment
 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Intensive study of the nutritional requirements, physiological, and mental development that occur during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and preschool stages. Special emphasis on childhood diseases, food requirements, food habits, the relationship to learning and eating behaviors, and the indices of proper feeding for growth and good nutrition

prereq: HUMR 300
 

COURSE TEXTBOOKS:

Trahms, C. & P. Pipes. (1997). Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood. 6^th Edition. WCB/McGraw-Hill.
 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

• To explore the growth and development, nutrient needs of infants and children and the clinical approach to assessing and collecting food intake information (Chapters 1,2,3).
• To identify the nutritional needs of the well infant, preterm and low-birth weight infant (Chapters 4,5).
• To explore the development of food patterns for young children and how food patterns and behaviors are developed, shaped, and changed (Chapters 6,7,8).
• To discuss infancy and childhood special circumstances where nutrition is applied (vegetarianism, obesity, hypertension)(Chapters 9,10).
• To identify nutritional needs for the preschool-age, school-age, and adolescent to ensure appropriate growth and development and prevention of nutritional concerns (Chapters 11,12,13).
• To participate in graduate seminars on topics relating to nutrition and special health issues of the infant, child, and/or adolescent (Chapters 14,15 - in part).

 

1. Students are expected to be in class on time. If a student is absent, notifications for absence before class is expected. Students are responsible for material covered and assignments when absent from class.

2. A missed exam will receive a grade of "0". Make-up exams will be oral and given only at the instructor's discretion.

3. Attendance is required; however, two absences will be tolerated throughout the semester. After the third absence, the student's grade will be lowered. Tardiness will not be tolerated. Excessive tardiness will also lead to grade lowering.

4. Smoking, food, or beverages are not allowed in Hamilton Hall.

5. Assignments are to be correct both in spelling and grammar, using proper bibliographic form according to APA, Turabian, or any other manual for writers.

6. Assignments are due on the dates assigned. Those turned in late will be lowered one grade level for each day they are late.

METHOD OF EVALUATION: page 2, HUMR 404

Course Requirements:

1 EXAM...................................................100 POINTS

1 FINAL

CASE STUDIES/LABS............................100 POINTS

READING ASSIGNMENT/REPORT.......100 POINTS

TOTAL 400 POINTS
 

Graduate Student Course Requirements:

Same as above............................................400 POINTS

Graduate Seminar.......................................200 POINTS

TOTAL 600 POINTS
 

Grade Distribution: A= 100-92 B= 91-82 C= 81-72
 

Reading Assignment/Report:

• The major project for undergraduates will be reading a book and reporting on it.

• Each student will choose a recently published book dealing with any aspect of nutrition during the growing years.

• A 5 page typed paper/critique will be due on this book on April 11, 2001.
• Include in your critique/report the following:

b. Description or purpose of the book

c. Information presented - concepts, issues, problems

d. Accuracy and completeness

e. How this book related to what you learned in this course or from the text book

f. Personal opinions

• Each student will submit an index card with the author and book title in reference format and a brief abstract. This may be used for your 3 minute oral presentation, as assigned on April 11^th and 18^th .

 

• Each graduate student will be responsible for conducting a 50 minute seminar on a selected topic relating to nutrition during the life span.
• The student will plan, research, and organize information in an outline form to be shared with the class. A lesson plan is requested for the professor one week prior.
• Handouts, visual aids, computer programs, video's and other resources are encouraged.

• All students must participate and have an active role in the seminar, thus the graduate student will assign a home learning activity prior to the seminar.
• Each student and the instructor will evaluate the seminar on a written form.

 

Emergency Evacuation Procedures

A map of this floor is posted near the elevator making the evacuation route and the Designated Rescue Area. This is an area where emergency service personnel will go first to look for individuals who need assistance in exiting the building. Students who may need assistance should identify themselves to the teaching faculty.

January 17 -Welcome, policies and procedures, Chapter 1 - Growth, Development, and Nutrition

24 - Chapter 2 - Nutrient needs of Infants and Children

31 - Chapter 3 - Collecting and Assessing Food Intake Information
 

February 7 - Chapter 4 - Infant Feeding and Nutrition

14 - Chapter 5 - Nutrition for Preterm and Low-Birth-Weight Infants

21 - Chapter 6 - Food Pattern Development in Young Children

28 - Mardi Gras Holiday
 

March 7 - Midterm Exam (Chapters 1-6)

14 -Chapter 7 - Factors Shaping Food Patterns in Young Children

21 - Chapter 8 - Managing Mealtime Behaviors

28 - Chapter 9 - Vegetarian Food Patterns for Infants and Children
 

April 4 - Chapter 10 - Dietary Intervention to Prevent Chronic Disease

11 - Chapter 11 - Nutrition for Preschool-Age Children

Reading assignment paper due

**Undergraduate Book Reports

18 - Chapter 12 - Nutrition for School-Age Children

**Undergraduate Book Reports

25 - Chapter 13 - Nutrition for Adolescents

**Graduate Seminar
 

Final: May 3, Thursday - 1:30- 4:00pm (Chapters 7-13, graduate seminar)