This course enables students to develop a working knowledge of applied nutrition. Specific topics include federal feeding programs, food policy, surveillance, use of online nutrition and research tools, current dietary guidelines, and diet assessment.
Emphasis is directed toward the scientific underpinnings and evidence- based applied nutrition strategies for human performance. General focus areas will be categorized as nutrition needs for chronic training or acute phases (i.e. before, during and post acute training sessions and competition) in competition and sport. Targeted focus areas are: macronutrient metabolism, energy availability and expenditure, body composition, the metabolic basis of weight management in sport, micro- nutrient needs, ergogenic aids, disordered eating and eating disorders, and water and electrolyte balance.
The purpose of this course is to stimulate thinking and discussion about the ethical dilemmas facing biomedical and clinical research today. This class was developed in response to changes in societal perception and regulatory issues in biomedical research. By discussing the many facets of realistic ethical challenges, we will be able to respond in the most thoughtful and appropriate manner allowed by the situation.
The use of laboratory techniques and instrumentation in the solution of fundamental problems of nutrition. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, six hours.
This is an introductory course designed for first-year pre-nursing students to help make the transition to college emotionally and academically, as well as explore the profession and education of the nurse. Through lectures, discussions, exercises, and out of class assignments, NUR 101 helps students reach the learning outcomes listed in the syllabus.
The study of science as a way of reasoning and knowing, as it is influenced by the social, political, and gender contexts of scientists; the exploration of the philosophical foundations of the nursing discipline and its science and a historical evaluation of significant contributions to nursing science.
This course focuses on the nature of nursing science and on approaches to the development of knowldge for use in nursing practice. Concepts and theories from philosophy of science and methods of theory development are used to critically examine the process of knowledge development in nursing. Emphasis is placed on the role of logical analysis and critical thinking in the development of theory for nursing practice.
This course focuses on the application of quantitative research designs and methods for testing hypotheses in clinical nursing research. Students develop skills in critical evaluation of both intervention and nonintervention studies. Emphasis is placed on the identification and control of competing hypotheses in quantitative research.
This course focuses on the application of economic and financial principles and practices to health care. Within this framework, content related to finance and economics, health care reimbursement models, incentive structures, market dynamics, economic evaluations, and quantification of outcomes are examined . The emphasis will be on critically analyzing the actual and potential impact of these dynamics on the structure and functioning of the health care system.
This course focuses on critical evaluation and synthesis of the comprehensive evidence base including interventional and non- interventional research and non-research sources of evidence to elucidate the best available evidence and state of the science in a particular focused area to provide a foundation for the development of practice change based on best evidence, and to illuminate significant gaps in current knowledge to support the development of research studies.
