BMS 208 Human Nutrition Introduction Dr Chris Blanchard Dr Brian Spurrell Dr Scott Andrew

Resources Textbook: Whitney and Rolfes 11 th edition DE Study guide (can be ordered from BMS office in Building 3) Interact

Announcement: –How I will communicate with the whole class EAST: –For DE assignment submission Evaluation –Please provide feed back at the end of the subject (good and bad) Forum: –Merged –Mostly used for student interaction Resources –Powerpoint files and additional info

Interact (cont.) Web content –Cereal Chemistry Conference: an opportunity for BMS208 students to attend a “real scientific conference” –2008 Lecture Audio: last year’s lectures –2009 Lecture Audio: this year’s lectures

Lecture Schedule TBA

Assessments Midsession exam Assignment Final Exam

Mid session Exam Date: –10th September NOT 11th September as indicated in subject outline Organisation: –This will be a closed book exam to be completed during the normal morning lectures session for internal students and as an invigilated exam for DE students. –It is NOT an online exam as indicated in the subject outline Value: 30% Format: –90 minute closed-book exam of multiple choice questions Content: Topics 1-8

Assignment Due Date: 23rd October 2009 Value: 25% Content: –3 day dietary analysis –2 additional questions Page limit: –4 pages for analysis (excluding appendices for raw data) –1 page for additional questions

Final Exam Date: Examination period Value: 45% Length: 2 hours Content: Closed book exam with a mixture of question types based on the entire session’s work.

About your subject coordinator Background: –BAppSc (MedLabSc) –PhD (Molecular Biology) –Postdoc 1: Molecular biologist in Immunology lab –Postdoc 2: Protein chemist in wheat quality laboratory – present: Lecturer/Senior lecturer at CSU

About your subject coordinator (cont.) Food Research interests: –Functional genomics –How genes affect food texture –How proteins affect food texture –How food changes during storage –Improving health properties of food through genetic engineering –Molecular basis of genetic diseases

About your subject coordinator (cont.) External roles: –RACI Cereal Chemistry Division –Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference –Grains Research and Development Coroporation

About the students in BMS208 Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Pharmacy Complementary Medcine