GAVILAN COLLEGE Allied Health Programs

Our Classroom is online in a web classroom called Moodle. Please click on the Moodle logo for login instructions!

To Enter the Classroom, go to http://ilearn.gavilan.edu/. The link for the AH/Bio 11 classroom will be active beginning February 4. Click on the fall classes link. Then click on AH/Bio 11. Be sure to bookmark this page!

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Instructor: Office Hours:	Martha Akrop You can reach me: 1) Email me at makrop@gavilan.edu
Course Description:	This course is designed to meet the needs of the Allied Health Student and the general education student alike. The major aim of this course is to help the student acquire relevant information about nutrition which they can use professionally and/or personally. The course will cover the practical aspects of normal nutrition, ways to promote sound eating habits throughout the life cycle, and physiological contributions nutrients make to body structure and function.
Date, Time, and Place	Online (February 4-May 23, 2008) This class meets entirely online. Students will be required to complete assigned readings, online discussions, exams, online exercises, diet analysis, and internet assignments. There will be weekly due dates and students may log on to complete work at any time during the week.
Textbook:	Sizer and Whitney. Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies, current edition The text book is available at the Gavilan bookstore online or on campus. There is also the power point study notes that should be purchased. You can also purchase this book at several online bookstores.
Web Orientations:	The Gavilan Library will offer several orientations to online courses during the first two weeks of the semester. If you have never taken an online course, this orientation will provide critical information to help you be successful in this class. If you are unable to attend an orientation on campus, an online tutorial is available. For more details see the schedule of orientations.
Important Information	Students will be required to complete assigned readings, weekly homework, online forum discussions, quizzes, and projects each week. Students are expected to know how to save files, copy and paste text, change file formats, send and receive email and attachments, and navigate the internet. Students need to have access to a computer. If your computer fails you are required to seek alternative computer use through a library, Gavilan College computer lab, or other viable source. Computer problems are not legitamate reasons for not getting work turned in on time. It is expected that you logon to the classroom several times a week to complete work, participate in discussions. and check for classroom updates.
Syllabus	Please see the class syllabus for a more detailed description of the class. Syllabus