Nutrition 230 Distance Education-Fall Welcome Letter

Cherie Moore

Fall 2012 Students:

This Welcome Letter Will Be Updated One Week Before the Semester with Moodle and Connect Plus Information!

Below will give you an idea, but the instructions will be updated for Fall 2012.

Special Announcements (Read very carefully):

This class does not use Cuesta Blackboard. It uses the new Cuesta Moodle!
You are expected to already have the computer skills for an online/hybrid class such as saving in pdf, manipulating files, submitting work by not using the enter key while working, and using different forms of interactive computer programs, before enrolling in this class. You must already know how to convert a pdf file to a format that can be edited. Computer assistance will not be available for this course. Please consider the half unit Intro to Online before taking this course. Your first test to see if you will be successful in the class is if you can register for all of the components of the course correctly without computer help support and complete your first assignment on time!
Some assignments may be posted well in advance and you may work ahead. Sometimes assignments will be posted one week in advance of the due date. Expect to spend about 9 hours per week on the class (3 unit hours plus 2 hours per unit of “study time/homework” (6) = 9).

· By enrolling, you are committing to 9 hours a week and that you can keep up on assignments and respect the various formats given.

This class is only for the motivated and online-savvy student. You must be familiar with using software, such as always clicking in space away from your answers so that you “lock-in” answers. Not clicking to “lock-in” can cause a large loss of points as your answers may change. Remember no late assignments are accepted.

Remember-This class uses Cuesta Moodle.

Nutrition 230 has been a popular class for many semesters at Cuesta College. It meets a core requirement for the Fitness, Health, and Nutrition degree at Cuesta College, and draws any student interested in improving sports performance or fitness through better nutrition. Nutrition 230 is taught by Cherie Moore, M.S., full-time nutrition instructor at Cuesta College. The course will be offered as a hybrid course, which means that the class has regular class meetings as well as coursework that will be accomplished online or outside of class. Remember that public libraries offer free Internet access when personal computers are not available or working.

Do This First:

· Save this page as a Favorite/Bookmark so that you can easily find it again.

· Print out this page so that you will have the detailed instructions of course material requirements and how to login.

· Read and follow this page carefully and as soon as you enroll in the class (through myCuesta), then enroll in Moodle.

· You will be responsible for reading all of the information on this Welcome Letter and the course site. You do not need to e-mail me before you begin, as I will know you are enrolled in the class by your registration in Moodle.

What to Buy:

Textbooks:

Required: Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Sport. Williams, 10^th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2009, (also available as E-text).

· NutriCalc3 Diet Analysis Version 3 Online Code (Purchased as described in following section).

Where to Buy Diet Analysis Program:

The cost will be $15.00 plus tax and it can be purchased online at: www.mhhe.com/ncp3.

· Click on I do not have a McGraw-Hill Education account. You can pay with American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.

· You will have access to the online software for 2 years.

· You may share the program with up to 3 students. I do not group students, however.

Where to Buy Textbook:

The text will be sold in the Cuesta College Bookstore, SLO Campus. If you would like to purchase these items from the Cuesta Bookstore at the North County Campus, please call the Cuesta Bookstore in San Luis Obispo (546-3206) and request that they send a set of materials to the North County Campus with your name on it.

No other bookstore or vendor can be trusted to supply the proper text; late work will not be accepted in the case of purchasing the wrong materials!

Computer Requirements:

Your computer should have a good solid internet connection that will not cut you out in the middle of a test!

· Your computer must have all of the capabilities of viewing YouTube, pdfs, Powerpoints, etc.

· In order to play any Flashcards on the Course Site, you will need Shockwave Player.

· If you do not have the player installed on your computer, then you will be directed to the Macromedia site automatically. There you will be instructed on the download process.

Access To The Course:

Moodle (Course syllabus, grades, materials, directions, links, text videos, discussion board, some assignments, email)

http://moodle.cuesta.edu/

Username: (your regular Cuesta username)

Password: Changeme1 (you can change this after the first login-remember to use at least one capital letter)

myCuesta (May contain some links, files, and announcements)

Announcements and email may sometimes come from myCuesta if Moodle is down. Be sure to have myCuesta email forwarded to your email you read daily. If other material is on myCuesta, you will be directed there by information on Moodle.

How To Contact The Instructor:

E-mail cmoore@cuesta.edu (use this primarily for contacting instructor)

Reminders:

· Don’t forget to not only enroll in this class through Cuesta, but register on to the Moodle Course Site before the first class meeting.

· Be sure to read the syllabus before beginning the course and submitting the assignments. All due date and course information will be explained here.

· I will know you are in the class by both your Cuesta enrollment and your registration in Moodle by the first meeting!

· This class requires a lot of self-motivation and work on your own. Please stay enrolled only if you can handle this.

· The midterm and final exam are timed.

· Lastly- this class is not a “work-at-your-own-pace” class. You have deadlines on Fridays. No exceptions are made. Please realize by taking this class you are committing to submitting these regular assignments on time.

· Special Note: For some videos you will need a course password. It is sports.

MyCuesta Email Forwarding:

Gmail lets you automatically forward incoming mail to another address. Here's how to forward messages automatically:

Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page, and open the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
From the first drop-down menu in the Forwarding section, select 'Add new email address.'
Enter the email address to which you would like your messages forwarded.
For your security, it will send verification to that email address.
Open your forwarding email account, and find the confirmation message from the Gmail team.
Click the verification link in that email.
Back in your Gmail account, select the 'Forward a copy of incoming mail to...' option and select your forwarding address from the drop-down menu.
Select the action you'd like your messages to take from the drop-down menu. You can choose to keep Gmail's copy of the message in your inbox, or you can send it automatically to All Mail or Trash.
Click Save Changes.

Good Luck!

Cherie Moore

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