Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology 192:
Junior Seminar in Dietetics - 1 Unit

NST 192 Syllabus in PDF

Lecture:
Wednesdays 1:00 - 2:00 pm in 2308 Tolman Hall

Instructor and Office Hours
Nancy R. Hudson, MS, RD
131 Morgan Hall
510-642-4090
E-mail: hudson@nature.berkeley.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00pm and Thursdays 10-11am

Course Objective:
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Student familiarizes self with the roles of dietitians in varied areas of practice, their differences and similarities.
2. Student gains realistic view of career opportunities for dietitians in today’s job market.
3. Student discusses issues of current interest and concern to the profession of dietetics.
4. Student identifies the value of active participation in professional associations.
5. Student takes the responsibility to design and organize materials for his/her debate.
6. Student participates in a debate on a current controversy in dietetics/nutrition.
7. Student provides meaningful feedback to classmates on their presentations.
8. Student begins to develop a professional portfolio.

Required Text
Williams, Anne Graf and Karen J. Hall. Creating your Career Portfolio.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001.

Assignments

1. Student will participate in one debate with classmates, following the guidelines provided.
2. Student will evaluate participants in each debate which they attend.
3. Professional Portfolio.

Grades:

Letter grade will be based on attendance, class participation, seminar presentation, report and compliance with guidelines. Points will be allocated as follows:

Debate	50 pts
Class participation/attendance	20 pts
Portfolio	30 pts
Total	100 pts

Lecture Schedule

DATE	TOPIC
8/27/03	Introduction Course Overview Overview of the Profession of Dietetics
9/3/03	Hospital Dietitian Barbara Yost
9/10/03	Guest Speaker TBA
9/17/03	Guest Speaker TBA
9/24/03	Guest Speaker TBA
10/1/03	Guidelines for debates
10/8/03	Professional Portfolio Development
10/15/03	Student Debate
10/22/03	Student Debate
10/29/03	Student Debate
11/5/03	Student Debate
11/12/03	Student Debate
11/19/03	Student Debate
11/26/03	Thanksgiving Holiday
12/3/03	Enhancing Your Resume Course Evaluation

NB: Schedule is subject to change, depending on the number of students in the class and the availability of instructors.

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