Nutrition (NUTR) 496

Overview

This course is suitable for senior-level students who wish to do research in nutrition. The course is based on a learning contract between the student and an approved supervisor. The course typically includes choosing and defining a problem; obtaining information from libraries or the internet; field work or experiments; organizing facts and ideas; and reporting findings and conclusions in a written form. Projects can only be done on work planned; it cannot be done on work already completed. Contact the course professor before registering.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to

• develop a research question.
• search scientific literatures to answer a research question.
• identify reputable sources of scientific information.
• critically evaluate and synthesize findings from diverse, reputable sources.
• communicate research findings in a variety of formats, such as a final written report or an oral presentation.

Evaluation

To receive credit for NUTR 496, you must complete materials (e.g., progress reports, a literature review, an oral presentation) based on guidelines derived from the learning contract. You must also achieve a course composite grade of at least D- (50 percent). Typically, the evaluation will be based on the quality of submitted materials, such as the comprehensiveness and accuracy of your literature review, written communication skills, and integration of instructor feedback.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.

Materials

This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.

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