BIOL 380 section 61

Summer 2023
Department of Biology

General Information
Instructor: Amandeep Glory, PhD
Office: SP 375.23 and 375.35
Email: amandeep.glory@concordia.ca (always use BIOL 380 in the subject)
Office hours: before lectures on Wed or by zoom
Class time: Mon & Wed, 18:30-21:00

Pre-requisite: CHEM 221 and CHEM 271

Lectures: SP S110 in person

Course Description
The concept of a balanced diet is studied in relation to caloric content, protein, lipid,
carbohydrate, vitamin, and mineral requirements. The consequences of dietary deficiencies are
examined. Special topics such as dieting, minerals and vitamins, food additives, and toxins are
discussed. Lectures only.

Objectives

1. To understand the ways in which the supply of nutrients affects health and wellness. To
identify food sources of nutrients and to understand dietary recommendations.
2. To understand the relationship between nutrients and metabolism, fluid and electrolyte
balance, bone health and blood health.
3. To understand the concept of healthy body weight. To understand the effects of diet,
behaviour and exercise on body weight.
4. To provide students with a broad overview of nutrition in exercise and physical
performance.
5. To be able to use scientific knowledge to assess diets, evaluate research and to appraise
nutrition information.

Course Material
PowerPoint slides from the lectures, reading lists and questions for the various topics will be
posted on course Moodle to improve your understanding of the material. For certain topics,
multiple readings are provided to give different coverage of more complex topics.

Recommended book:
The Science of Nutrition. J. Thompson, M. Manore, B. Hartman, L. Lafave and J. Sheeshka.
Fourth Canadian Edition.

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*Tentative Schedule: Lectures

Lecture
# Date/Day Topics*
1 July 03 Mon Introduction.
The role of nutrition in our health.
Food groups and nutrients.
2 July 05 Wed Digestive system.
What happens to nutrients in our bodies?
3 July 10 Mon Carbohydrates
4 July 12 Wed Lipids

5 July 17 Mon Proteins

6 July 19 Wed Metabolism
July 24 Mon Midterm
7 July 26 Wed Nutrients involved in fluid and electrolyte balance
8 July 31 Mon Nutrients in antioxidant function
9 Aug 02 Wed Nutrients involved in bone health,
energy metabolism and blood health
10 Aug 07 Mon Energy balance and body weight.
Eating disorders
11 Aug 09 Wed Nutrition and physical activity

*Subject to change.

Grading scheme:
Date %
Moodle quizzes Every week (check quiz schedule) 12
In class activities throughout the term 8
Midterm July 24 30
Final exam (cumulative) According to examination office 50
Grading scale:
A+ = 90, A = 85-89, A- = 80-84, B+ = 77-79, B = 74-76, B- = 70-73
C+ = 67-69, C = 64-66, C -= 60-63, D+ = 57-59, D = 54-56, D- = 50-53, F =
<50

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Tentative quiz schedule:

Quiz # Quiz opens at 13:00 on Quiz closes at 13:00 on Topics covered

1 July 06 July 11 July 03, July 05
2 July 13 July 18 July 10, July 12
3 July 20 July 25 July 17, July 19
4 Aug 01 Aug 07 July 26, July 31
5 Aug 08 Aug 10 Aug 02, Aug 07

Online quizzes:
Online quizzes are administered through the Moodle course web site. Multiple quizzes will be
offered throughout the course (one per week on Moodle). These quizzes offer an easy 10% of the
final grade. These quizzes are intended to provide deadlines for learning key material, to evaluate
the progress, show example exam questions and provide a friendly incentive to learn the course
material as it is covered. They will consist of multiple-choice questions. It is the student's
responsibility to take the on-line quizzes on a computer with a stable internet connection and
sufficient memory (for example: with all other programs closed). There will be no make-up
quizzes under any circumstances. It is students’ responsibility to complete the quizzes on time.
Check the quiz schedule for opening and closing dates and time.

In-class activities:
There will be 3-4 in-class surprise activities related to the topics covered in the previous
lecture/s. The activity might be individual or in groups of 2-3 students.

Exams:
Exams will cover material presented in lectures, assigned readings and any other additional
information covered by the instructor during the lectures. Questions will be multiple-choice,
true/false, match the following and short answers. Bring pencils and erasers since the multiple-
choice questions will be answered on scantron sheets. The use of electronic devices of any kind
is not allowed. There will be no make-up exam for midterm. If you miss a midterm exam for
medical or other legitimate reason (consult undergraduate calendar), you must provide formal
document in person to the instructor within 5 days from the midterm exam, otherwise you will
receive a grade of “0”. The document/s will be verified and if approved then the final exam will
be weighted as 90% of the final grade. You can also fill in the short-term absence form without
documentation like a medical note (see details: https://www.concordia.ca/students/absence-
form.html). The final exam will be cumulative. It will cover all course material, although the
material after the midterm will be more heavily weighted. A deferred exam will be scheduled by
Examination office. Due to the additional time for preparation of a deferred exam, the exam can
be more challenging than the final exam at the end of the term.
Both midterm and final exams will be in-person and closed book. In the event of extraordinary
circumstances beyond the university’s control, if in-person exams are not possible, only then
exams will be shifted to online exams on Cole and proctored. Students will not have an option to
choose between in-person and online exams. If bonus marks are given to the whole class in the
exam, then student/s must get more than the given bonus marks during the review to get an
increase in the mark.

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Classes:
The classes for the course will be in-person unless notified by the University or professor. An
announcement will be made on Moodle in the event of a change. Lectures will not be recorded.

Behaviour
All individuals participating in courses are expected to be professional and constructive
throughout the course, including in their communications. Concordia students are subject to the
Code of Rights and Responsibilities which applies both when students are physically and
virtually engaged in any University activity, including classes, seminars, meetings, etc. Students
engaged in University activities must respect this Code when engaging with any members of the
Concordia community, including faculty, staff, and students, whether such interactions are verbal
or in writing, face to face or online/virtual. Failing to comply with the Code may result in
charges and sanctions, as outlined in the Code.

Intellectual Property
Content belonging to instructors shared in online courses, including, but not limited to, online
lectures, course notes, quizzes, exams and video recordings of classes remain the intellectual
property of the faculty member. It may not be distributed, published or broadcast, in whole or in
part, without the express permission of the faculty member. Students are also forbidden to use
their own means of recording any elements of an online class or lecture without express
permission of the instructor. Any unauthorized sharing of course content may constitute a breach
of the Academic Code of Conduct and/or the Code of Rights and Responsibilities. As
specified in the Policy on Intellectual Property, the University does not claim any ownership of
or interest in any student IP. All university members retain copyright over their work.
Extraordinary circumstances
In the event of extraordinary circumstances and pursuant to the Academic Regulations the
University may modify the delivery, content, structure, forum, location and/or evaluation scheme.
In the event of such extraordinary circumstances, students will be informed of the changes.

Important Notes:
This is a large class, but you are not a small part of it! To make our time together as valuable
as possible, we both have to work hard at it. The following basic principles may give us some
guidelines (Code of Rights and Responsibilities, Concordia University):
• Every student has the right to learn as well as the responsibility not to deprive others of
their right to learn.
• Every student is accountable for his or her own actions.
• Please respect the focus of students and professor and don’t be late.
• Disruption (e.g. talking, making loud or distracting noises) will not be tolerated in this
class.

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Academic Integrity
The following statements are taken from The Academic Integrity Website
(http://www.concordia.ca/students/academic-integrity.html).

“Plagiarism:
The most common offense under the Academic Code of Conduct is plagiarism, which the Code
defines as
"the presentation of the work of another person as one's own or without proper
acknowledgement."

This could be material copied word for word from books, journals, internet sites, professor's
course notes, etc. It could be material that is paraphrased but closely resembles the original
source. It could be the work of a fellow student, for example, an answer on a quiz, data for a
lab report, a paper or assignment completed by another student. It might be a paper
purchased through one of the many available sources. Plagiarism does not refer to words
alone - it can also refer to copying images, graphs, tables, and ideas. "Presentation" is not
limited to written work. It also includes oral presentations, computer assignments and artistic
works. Finally, if you translate the work of another person into French or English and do not
cite the source, this is also plagiarism.

In Simple Words:
DO NOT COPY, PARAPHRASE OR TRANSLATE ANYTHING FROM ANYWHERE
WITHOUT SAYING FROM WHERE YOU OBTAINED IT!”

If you are not sure how to paraphrase without plagiarizing, please refer to this example given by
the Academic Integrity information site: http://www.concordia.ca/students/academic-
integrity.html .

Academic Code of Conduct:

I. Preamble
Introduction
The integrity of University academic life and of the degrees, diplomas and certificates the
University confers is dependent upon the honesty and soundness of the instructor-student
learning relationship and, in particular, that of the evaluation process. As such, all students are
expected to be honest in all of their academic endeavours and relationships with the University.

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