NUTR 371 Foundations in foodservice systems  Fall 2008

Classroom: OWENS 203    Class Days/Times:  TR 2-3:15  

Prerequisites for NUTR 371 Foodservice Systems include NUTR 221, NUTR 231/232.  NUTR 371 is a prerequisite for NUTR 471.  Students who have not completed prerequisites will not have instructor permission to enroll in NUTR 371.  Students will also need to know how to use WebCT, TURNITIN and Excel for course deliverables. Students are discouraged from registering for NUTR 371 prior to attaining junior status, even if they have completed NUTR 221, NUTR 231/232 during their first year at Winthrop. 

Examinations - Exam grades are never curved.

EXAM One is administered during the second class meeting, based upon prerequisites and counts for 20% of the final course grade.  Bring a calculator. Students are NOT permitted to use calculator- features on alternative electronic devices like cell-phones and IPODs. Students who arrive late will not be permitted to sit for Exam One.   Students earning transfer credit for courses equivalent to NUTR 221, NUTR  231/232) are held accountable for the curricular content of Winthrop's NUTR 221, NUTR 231/232.  No private tutorial services are provided to any student for any reason prior to Examination One.

All exams are comprehensive and cumulative; expect to be tested on prerequisite course material in all examinations and across sequential courses.  All materials discussed in class, posted on our WebCT course site, covered in readings, assignments and projects are "testable". Students are expected to create their own study guides.

Students earning DPD (didactic program in dietetics) verification from Winthrop University are responsible for knowing DPD verification requirements. DPD verification information is available online and in university catalogues. 

Technology Skill Expectations

Internet-Blackboard/WebCT     New URL this fall:    http://online.winthrop.edu 

Course materials are distributed via our WebCT course site. Students are required to use the WebCT assignment drop box, read the WebCT calendar daily, M-F, know how to open folders and files to access assignment instructions, track posted grades, upload assignments, and participate in discussions.

Electronic Communication requires daily monitoring of Winthrop email (I use the class list serve almost daily).  Students also need to activate and use their WINTHROP email addresses. I do NOT respond to non-Winthrop emails regarding any course matters.

Microsoft products (Microsoft Word "doc files" & "EXCEL): Students who have not yet satisfactorily completed Microsoft Excel (a CSCI course)  will be required to demonstrate proficiency with Excel during the first two weeks of the semester. A 15-minute proficiency test is explained during the first class meeting. Typically, students will be required to make (and keep) an appointment with a graduate assistant (Name TBA) or Dr. Silagyirebovich, and demonstrate proficiency with a prescribed set of Excel tasks.  Students who fail the proficiency test are required to attend a tutorial class with Dr. Silagyirebovich; the tutorial class is typically held either on a Friday afternoon or a Saturday morning (8 AM) at Dr. Silagyirebovich's convenience. In NUTR 471, students also must be able to create, open, work with Power Point files.  EMAIL: Students are required to activate and use ONLY their Winthrop email addresses. Dr. Silagyirebovich does not respond to course inquiries from non-Winthrop email addresses.  Assignments submitted from non-Winthrop email addresses will not be graded.  WebCT: NUTR 371 is a WebCT-enhanced course.  All course materials (syllabus, assignment instructions, rubrics, templates, course calendar, etc.) are communicated electronically using WebCT.  Names of registered students will be uploaded into our WebCT course site the first day of the academic term. Students are required to activate their Winthrop email accounts in order to have their names uploaded into our WebCT course site.  Student passwords will be distributed during the first class meeting.  NOTE: Students may NOT use Microsoft WORKS (wps extension) for word-processed files. CALCULATORS are used in NUTR 371 classes and examinations; each student must bring her/his own calculator, no sharing. DATABASES: students will need to be able to use Food Processor (learned in NUTR 321/322), (http://www.USDA.GOV ). 

TURNITIN:  Instructions for adding NUTR 371 to YOUR WINTHROP TURNITIN account will be disseminated in class.   

Fall 2008 textbook for NUTR 371

11th edition Introduction to Foodservice by Payne-Palacio and Theis, Prentice Hall Publication

In addition, students are expected to own a basic human nutrition textbook (any of the textbooks used by faculty teaching NUTR 221 are fine) and a basic food composition (fundamentals of food chemistry) textbook (such as the textbooks used in NUTR 231). 

Syllabus: copies of NUTR 371 syllabi from past years are on file in Room 302, Department of Human Nutrition. NO copies are distributed electronically. Students may contact the administrative specialist to arrange a time to come into the office and preview a copy of an old syllabus.  The course syllabus changes from one year to the next but old syllabi are indicators of the type of work students produce in the course.