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FNH 200 – Exploring Our Food JAN - APR (MWF 12 – 1 PM) Instructor: Dr. Siyun Wang Office: Room 241, Food Nutrition & Health Building (2205 East Mall) Email: Please use Canvas internal Email Office Hours: Please contact the instructor through Email to make an appointment.
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You will be introduced to key concepts related to the science of food: the Canadian food system, chemical and physical properties of foods, government regulations, food additives, food preservation techniques, food safety, and trends in foods for nutrition and health. The information learned in the course should provide you with the ability to arrive at an informed position about controversial issues related to the food that you encounter as consumers in the marketplace, or what you hear about in the media.
The major objective of FNH 200 is to provide you with a fundamental understanding of food, and of the science and technology related to food preservation and manufacture.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
There are 13 lessons in this course and you can access them through Learning Modules.
Lesson 1: Food Science & the Canadian Food System
Lesson 2: Chemical and Physical Properties of Food
Lesson 3: Fat & Sugar Substitutes
Lesson 4: Food Standards, Regulations & Guides
Lesson 5: Food Preservation
Lesson 6: Thermal Preservation of Foods
Lesson 7: Low Temperature Food Preservation
Lesson 8: Dehydration for Food Preservation
Lesson 9: Food Preservation with Biotechnology
Lesson 10: Preservation of Food with Ionizing Energy
Lesson 11: Effects of Food Processing on Nutrient Retention
Lesson 12: Toxicants in Food & Foodborne disease
Lesson 13: Trends in Foods for Nutrition and Health
Computer and Internet access are required for this course, as Canvas is used to access course content lessons and assigned readings, take quizzes, submit assignments and engage in online discussions. Please go to canvas.ubc.ca and log in to Canvas using your CWL.
If you have any questions regarding login or access to FNH200 course material on Canvas, please consult with UBC's Learning Technology Hub (lt.hub@ubc.ca). If you are new to Canvas or have questions related to its use, please consult "Canvas student blog" (https://students.ubc.ca/ubcfyi/were-retiring-connect-ready-canvas ).
You can find the lessons by clicking on "Lessons" from either the "Home page" or the "Modules" tab on Course Menu located at the left-hand side bar. Each lesson contains a list of lesson objectives and an overview of the topic, as well as links to additional readings. You may compile these lessons and print them for studying, if needed. These lessons should be reviewed prior to coming to the class. Please consult with the course schedule posted on the Home page.
Lectures for FNH200 will be based on the Lessons. The lecture slides will be posted prior to the session. Although the lectures are based on the lessons, extra information will be provided during the lecture along with videos shown in class to clarify important and complex topics. The extra information is testable and will appear in quizzes and exams. If you have to miss a class, please get the notes from your peers to avoid missing important material.
Throughout the course, extra reading materials and links are provided and embedded in the lessons. You need to review them and be able to answer the guiding questions and or activities.
There are videos which will be shown in class. These videos are also testable. Guiding questions will be provided. Depending on the copyright permission criteria, some of the videos will be posted on Connect for reviewing.
This tool has been extensively used and appreciated by students. The main discussion board is a communication tool that students use to post any course related questions. Although the instructor monitors the discussion board, students may contribute and answer the posted questions. This will help the knowledge transfer and testing your own in depth knowledge.
This board is also used to post any new or controversial topics and provides an opportunity for you to contribute your comment and thoughts to enhance learning. Depending on the raised topic, we may open specific discussion forum for voluntary contribution.
Please note that after expiration of add/drop period, you will be assigned into “Canvas” TA groups. You will find a discussion board with the name of your TA and a group number appear in the discussion section. Each group will be monitored and facilitated by a Teaching Assistant.
Proper and professional on-line communication and behaviour is expected all the time.
Academic Integrity:
Academic honesty is a core value of scholarship. Cheating and plagiarism (including both presenting the work of others as your own and self-plagiarism), are serious academic offenses that are taken very seriously in Land & Food Systems. By registering for courses at UBC, students have initiated a contract with the university that they will abide by the rules of the institution. It is the student’s responsibility to inform themselves of the University regulations.
Definitions of Academic Misconduct and plagiarism can be found on the following websites:
Grade breakdown
| Course Activity | Weight (%) |
| Assignment | 30% |
| Weekly Quizzes | (4% x 10) = 40% |
| Participation | 10% |
| Final Exam | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
Assignment
There will be one assignment for this course for a total of 30% marks to be completed individually. Please read the assignment instruction carefully. Failure to comply with the assignment instructions will result in your assignment not being marked or non-compliance penalties. The written assignments must be submitted using the Assignment Drop Box Tool by the set deadline (see the schedule). Late assignments will receive a 25% mark deduction for each late day. Please proofread the assignment for spelling and grammar.
On the course menu bar click on “Assignments”
Read the assignment information carefully and follow the instructions on format and word limit Download the assignment PDF.
Throughout the assignment you will be using different sources (lessons, lecture notes, reading materials, video clips, provided links,…) which need to be cited individually and correctly. Please note that this course has been developed and updated several times and new information added regularly. To acknowledge the contributors of this course you need to cite the name of the all the authors. For the complete list of authors please see the Introduction section on the course Home Page and click on “Course Instructor and Authors”. You need to have bibliography or list of reference as well as in- text citation (listing all your resources at the end, is not enough for meeting the requirements.)
Please use APA style for citation- review the following link to learn about APA style. For more information please consult with a librarian.
http://wiki.ubc.ca/Library:How_to_Cite_Sources#Start
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/949/01/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20110928111055_949.pdf
Students are responsible for submitting the final and correct version of their work and also ensure the assignments are uploaded.
Once your assignment marks are out you can access your assignment and review the comments provided by your TA along with the details of the points deducted.
On My Grades section click on the “Assignment” and on the right-hand side under the submission comment section you should be able to see your marked assignment.
Please note that assignments are within the TA jurisdiction and any questions regarding the marking should be directed to your TA and I will only get involved if the issue is not resolved and will only provide a second opinion.
There will be 11 quizzes in total for this course, only the 10 quizzes with your highest marks will be counted towards the final grade. In general, no make-up quizzes will be available unless there are special circumstances that can be justified.
Each quiz will consist of 20 multiple-choice and/or fill in the blank questions. You will have 20 minutes to complete the quiz.
The quiz mark will be displayed on Canvas. The board of instructors for FNH 200 agreed upon not giving out the whole quiz, as it is a challenging task to come up with new and effective form of multiple-choice for each session and spreading the quiz question will affect the fairness of the evaluation. Please note that the quizzes are designed to help you track down your own progress in the course, so use them efficiently. The quizzes might be reviewed in class for the questions receiving less than 70% correct answers. You can also make an appointment with me and review your quiz.
You are expected to participate in in-class discussions as well as the discussion board on Canvas.
There is no mid-term examination for this course. The Final Examination will tentatively be a combination of fill in the blank and short essay type questions. Details about the examinations and their format will be given in-class closer to the exam date.
The Final Examination (2.0 hours long) will be scheduled by the Registrar's office
Although students have different learning styles, from the previous experience, students who followed the instructions below had a better chance of achieving higher grades in this course.