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Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone version: 2.0.13

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Diet & Wellness Plus – Brief Instructor Manual

Contents

System Setup 3

Introduction 3

Windows System Requirements 3

Macintosh System Requirements 3

Course Setup 4

Introduction 4

Setting up Courses 4

Creating a Course Identification Number (CIN) 5

Editing Courses, Full DRI, and the Custom Nutrient List 6

Editing or Deleting Courses 6

Editing Full DRI 7

Editing Custom Nutrient List 7

Managing Students, Sections, and Teaching Assistants 8

Viewing Submitted Assignments 8

AMDR and DRI Calculations 8

Introduction 8

Questionnaire Data Calculations 9

Activity Level Calculations 11

Activity Factor Multiplier 12

Pregnancy Modifiers 12

Calculating DRI Values 13

Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone – Brief Instructor Guide

Cengage Learning Confidential Instructor Use Only

Labs, Reports, and Assignments 18

Introduction 18

Labs 18

Reports 20

Assignments 21

Technical Support 22

Document Revision History 22

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Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone version: 2.0.13 8/6/2014

System Setup

Introduction

To ensure the best experience with Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone and enjoy all of its features, please use the information in this section to optimize your computer system and browser settings. System requirements, browser configuration, and software conflicts are important issues when troubleshooting. Due to the constantly shifting nature of Web browsers, it is important to follow these recommendations, to take advantage of the most compatible configuration.

This section lists the basic hardware, software, and system settings you need to run Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone. If your system meets the basic hardware needs, you can download any of the free software you need from the links in the sections that follow.

Windows System Requirements

Microsoft Windows: XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1

Web browsers: The latest version of Chrome or Firefox, or Internet Explorer 10+

Internet Connection: Use of the Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone web site requires an Internet connection speed of 56k or higher

Adobe Acrobat Reader: Version 11+ (Get Reader from get.adobe.com/reader/)

Adobe Flash Player: Version14+ (Get Player from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/)

Macintosh System Requirements

Mac OS X: 10.6+

Web browsers: The latest version of Chrome or Firefox, or Safari 6+

Internet Connection: Use of the Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone web site requires an Internet connection speed of 56k or higher

Adobe Acrobat Reader: Version 11+ (Get Reader from get.adobe.com/reader/)

Adobe Flash Player: Version 14+ (Get Player from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/)



Course Setup

Introduction

Use the Instructor menu item in the “Profile” menu to create and manage Courses and generate Course Access Codes for Students and also for TA’s, if you wish to designate one or more TA’s for your Course(s). The Instructor menu item allows access to other functions as well, which we’ll cover in later sections of this Guide.

Setting up Courses

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1 In the Profile menu, select “Instructor.”

2 Click “Create New Course.”

3 Enter a name for your new Course. This should be the name of the Course as it appears in your department or institution catalog.

4 The Start Date and End Date for your Course are optional and are used to help Instructors keep Courses organized -- they have no effect on enrollment, Assignments, or grading. Enter them directly or just use the Calendar that pops up when you click in a date field.

5 Click “Save.”



Creating a Course Identification Number (CIN)

Creating a Course Identification Number (CIN) is part of the process of creating a Course. The Course Identification Number (CIN) is used to allow Students and teaching assistants (TAs) to log in and register for Courses. Only one CIN is needed per Course; you may regenerate a CIN, but doing so invalidates the previous CIN.

To generate a Course Identification Number (CIN), simply click the Generate button on the Course Information page to the right of the “Student” field. Distribute the Course Identification Number (CIN) to your Students along with instructions on how to use it. Students can enroll themselves by entering the number on the Dashboard page when they log into Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone.



Editing Courses, Full DRI, and the Custom Nutrient List

From the Instructor Home page, you can select a Course and edit information such as the Course Info, Assignments, Nutrient List, Students, Sections, and Teaching Assistants.

Editing or Deleting Courses

To Edit or Delete an existing Course, choose the Course in the Course pull-down menu. To Delete your Course, simply click on the “Delete Course” button. To edit the Name, Start Date, or End Date of your Course, simply click on the Edit button corresponding to the field you want to edit.



Editing Full DRI

Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone uses the information you’ve entered in your profile to determine Daily Recommended Intake (DRI) values for various nutrients for you. You can, however, override these values by editing your DRI.


1 In the Profile menu, select “Full DRI.”

2 Click the “Edit” button.

3 Change the DRI values for the nutrient(s) of your choosing.

4 Click “Save.” Once you’ve changed and saved a value, “Custom Value” appears next to the values you’ve customized. Note also that while in Edit mode, a “Reset to Default” button appears next to customized values and clicking it resets the value to the default DRI that Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone had calculated for you.

Editing Custom Nutrient List

The default nutrient set is enabled by default. The Instructor can modify this, but some nutrients are required for Reports and are thus always enabled. Required nutrients are indicated by dimmed (grayed-out) checkboxes. To edit the default Nutirent List, click the Edit Custom Nutrient List button.



2 Select your Course from the “Course” pull-down menu.

3 Click “Edit Custom Nutrient List.”

4 Add a check-mark to the check-box for each nutrient that you want included in analyses for your Course. Remove check-marks from nutrients you do not want included. Note that you may restore the default settings at any time by clicking “Reset to Defaults.”

5 Click “Submit.”



Managing Students, Sections, and Teaching Assistants

To manage enrolled Students, as well as create sections for a Course, click the Manage Students & Sections button to open the Manage Students & Sections page. If you plan on having several sections of a Course, you may generate a Student Access Code (SAC) for each section to enroll users into those sections directly. You can then provide these numbers to Students so they can enroll in the correct section. Click the Manage Teaching Assistants button to perform similar actions with Course TAs.

From the Manage Students & Sections and Manage Teaching Assistants pages you can also email, move, or un-enroll selected Students or TAs, edit section information, or regenerate section Student Access Codes (although this will invalidate the previous section code).

Viewing Submitted Assignments

Instructors can view and add comments to Assignments submitted by Students enrolled in a Course. Assignments are Reports or Labs that the Instructor has assigned (we’ll cover creating Assignments in a later section of this Guide). Click the View Student Submissions button and select the correct section from the “Section” pull-down menu. You can then select the Student and submission (from either the Labs or Reports tables) for review. Each page of a submission has an area for Instructor Comments at the bottom. You may submit more than one comment for an Assignment.

AMDR and DRI Calculations

Introduction

For you as an Instructor, it is important to understand what conditions are being compared and the limitations of the information provided in Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone. This section describes in detail how profile data is used in the calculations for the AMDR (Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range) and DRI (Dietary Reference Intake).

The values for these recommended daily ranges of carbohydrates and fat are based on KiloCalorie (kCal) values. These recommended values are determined from two different sources of information: from either the Student's responses in the Activity Level Questionnaire or from the Activity Level the Student selected.



Questionnaire Data Calculations

Note: The following formula uses height in centimeters and weight in kilograms.

The Student's base KiloCalorie needs are based on their Lean Body Mass. This can be determined when Students are able to supply their body fat percentage. If this information is not known, then an alternate formula is used to calculate the base KiloCalories. And we end up using their full weight for calculations of the additions below.

Known body fat %:

For All Students: Base kCal = (21.6 * (weight - (bodyFat%*weight/100))) + 367

If the Student is unable to supply their body fat percentage, then an alternate formula is used to calculate the base KiloCalories.

Unknown body fat %:

For Males: Base kCal = (10 * weight) + (6.25 * height) - (5 * age) + 5

For Females: Base kCal = (10 * weight) + (6.25 * height) - (5 * age) -161

Once the Base kCal value is determined, then the KiloCalories are added based on the responses to the Activity Questionnaire. If we know the Student's lean body mass we use that, if not then we use their full weight. Because the activity questionnaire uses time ranges for durations the following assumptions are used for calculations:

Activity Duration

A response of none or unknown is treated as 0 hours spent on the activity.

A response of 1-30 minutes is treated as 0.25 hours spent on the activity.

A response of 31-59 minutes is treated as 0.75 hours spent on the activity.

A response of 1-2 hours is treated as 1.5 hours spent on the activity.

A response of 2-3 hours is treated as 2.5 hours spent on the activity.

A response of 3+ hours is treated as 3.5 hours spent on the activity.



Activity Category

Occupation adds:

o Sedentary: Time at occupation/7 * 1.5 * weight (1.5 is the MET for this occupation level)

o Standing/Moving: Time at occupation/7 * 2.8 * weight (2.8 is the MET for this occupation level)

o Active: Time at occupation/7 * 4 * weight (4 is the MET for this occupation level)

Leisure Time adds: (The MET depends on the walk pace response)

o Unknown: Duration in hours/7 * 2 * weight (2 is MET for this walk place)

o Casual: Duration in hours/7 * 2 * weight (2 is MET for this walk place)

o Steady: Duration in hours/7 * 3 * weight (3 is MET for this walk place)

o Brisk: Duration in hours/7 * 3.8 * weight (3.8 is MET for this walk place)

Light Exercise adds:

o Duration in hours/7 * 3.5 (the MET) * weight

Moderate Exercise adds:

o Duration in hours/7 * 5 (the MET) * weight

High-intensity Exercise adds:

o Duration in hours/7 * 7 (the MET) * weight

o If a user indicates they are an elite athlete then we use the the specific weekly hour time provided rather than one of the estimation ranges listed above. We still divide by 7.



Activity Level Calculations

In the kCal formulas listed below, actvLvl is based on the Activity Factor Multiplier. The Activity Factor Multiplier corresponds to which activity level the Student selected: Sedentary, Low Active, Active, or Very Active. See the Activity Factor Multiplier section for more details. Age is in years.

Age 19+:

o Male: 662-9.53*age+activLvl*(15.91*weight+539.6*height)

o Female: 354-6.91*age+activLvl*(9.36*weight+726*height)

o Pregnant: add 340

o Lactating: add 330

Age 9-18:

o Male: 88.5-61.9*age+activLvl*(26.7*weight+903*height) + 25

o Female: 135.5-30.8*age+activLvl*(10*weight+934*height) + 25

Age 4-8:

o Male: 1742

o Female: 1642

Age 2-3:

o Male: 1046

o Female: 992

Age .6-1:

o Male: 743

o Female: 676

Age .5 and below:

o Male: 570

o Female: 520



Activity Factor Multiplier

Activity Level is Sedentary:

o value of 1 for all types

Activity Level is Low Active:

o Age 19+: Male: 1.11, Female: 1.12

o Age 18 and Under: Male: 1.13, Female: 1.16

Activity Level is Active:



Activity Level is Very Active:



Pregnancy Modifiers

Regardless of which method above is used to determine the daily kCal value, if a profile indicates they are pregnant or lactating we add kCals as follows:

Pregnancy is:

o 0-19 weeks: add 10 kCal

o 20-27 weeks: add 340 kCal

o 28+ weeks: add 452 kCal Breastfeeding

o 0-6 months: add 330 kCal Breastfeeding

o 7+ months: add 400 kCal



Calculating DRI Values

Regardless of which method above is used to determine the daily kCal value, the Modified Weight Change response provided by the Student modifies the DRI for that individual. For each pound per week change the user desires then we either add (for weight gain) or subtract (for weight loss) 500 kCal to the daily value.

Note: The kCals values used in the following formulas are determined from the calculations listed above. Carbohydrates (in grams):

Lower Limit: ((kCal/100)*45)/4

Upper Limit: ((kCal/100)*65)/4

Fat (in grams):

Lower Limit: ((kCal/100)*20)/9

Upper Limit: ((kCal/100)*35)/9

Protein (in grams per kilogram of body weight):



Note: The formulas below are based on the Student's weight in kilograms and the multiplier associated with the Student's age range.

DRI for protein (in grams) = weight*groupMultiplier

Group Multipliers:

Pregnant: 1.1

Lactating: 1.1

Infant 1 or less: 1.5

Child 2-3 years: 1.5

Child 4-8 years: 1.1

Youth 9-13 years: 0.95

Youth 14-18 years: 0.85

Adult 19-30 years: 0.80

Adult 31-50 years: 0.80

Adult 51+ years: 0.80

Other DRI Values

All other DRI values are based on the age and gender of the user as shown in the charts on this and the following three pages:



Labs, Reports, and Assignments

Introduction

Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone generates a variety of Reports showing analyses of the diet, activity, and lifestyle wellness information provided by Students. In addition to data processed from Student profiles, the Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone database derives information from several other sources. The data for brand name foods often comes directly from the companies that make them. Some of those foods have data for many nutrients. Others have data for only the nutrients the companies are required by regulation to Report. Additionally, the database contains data for thousands of common activities such as walking, running, and even activities that aren’t typically considered traditional workouts (but that still burn calories), such as gardening, shopping, and even reading and sleeping.

Labs

Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone contains three levels of Labs in which Students can get hands-on experience with real nutrition facts labels and data to help them build a greater understanding of how the things they’ve learned in this Course can be applied to their lives outside the classroom. Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone contains the following Labs:

Level 1 Food Label 1 Eating Healthier 1 Focus on the Physical

Level 2 Protein Analysis Lipid Analysis Carbohydrate Analysis Food Label 2 Eating Healthier 2

Level 3 The Perfect Day Diet Comparison



To assign a Lab to a Student, follow this procedure:



2 Select your Course in the “Course” pull-down menu.

3 Click “Create/Edit Assignments.”

4 Click ”Assign New Lab.”

5 In the “Lab Name” pull-down menu, select the Lab you would like to assign.

6 Click on the “Due Date” field and select a due date if you’d like (Due Dates are optional with Assignments).

7 Click “Save.”

It is important to note a few important things about Labs:

1) Students may only access Labs if they are assigned to the class by their Instructor.

2) Each Lab can only be assigned once.

3) Portions of each Lab are graded automatically (the quizzes), but other portions (essayquestions) must be graded manually.



Reports

Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone generates a variety of Reports showing analyses of the diet, activity, and lifestyle wellness information provided by Students. The Reports fall into three categories, as follows:

Diet & Activity Reports Energy Balance Daily Activity Log MyPlate Analysis Exchanges Spreadsheet Fat Breakdown Activities Spreadsheet DRI Report Intake Spreadsheet Intake vs. Goals Source Analysis Daily Food Log 3-Day Average Macronutrient Ranges

Behavioral Reports Wellness Profile Results Behavior Observation Report Plan for Change Report Change Tracker Report

Advanced Reports Combination Report Capstone Report



To assign a Report to a Student, follow this procedure:



2 Select your Course in the “Course” pull-down menu.

3 Click “Create/Edit Assignments.”

4 Click ”Assign New Report.”

5 In the “Report Type” pull-down menu, select the Report you would like to assign.

6 In the “Report Name” field, enter a name for your Assignment.

7 Click on the “Due Date” field and select a due date if you’d like (Due Dates are optional with Assignments).

8 Some Reports have “Start Date” and “End Date” fields as well. These fields determine the period of time on the calendar during which Student diet and activity data will be automatically gathered by the Report. Start and End Dates are optional. If you leave these fields blank, Students will be free to base their Assignment on data from any date range of their choosing.

9 Select which meals (Breakfast, Morning Snack, Lunch, etc.) you want the Assignment to be based on. You must select at least one meal for Reports that have meal check boxes.

10 Click “Save.”

It is important to note a few important things about Reports:

1. All Reports are available to Students to utilize whenever they’d like. Additionally, as theirInstructor, you may assign any Report to your Students as well.

2. Each Report can be assigned an unlimited number of times.

3. Behavioral Reports are only available for use with your primary profile.

Assignments

There is sometimes confusion among Students about the difference between Labs, Reports, and Assignments. An Assignment is just a Lab or Report that has been assigned to a Student.



Technical Support

If you have trouble using or accessing Diet & Wellness Plus Standalone, you can contact support to get further assistance. From the Cengage Learning Technical Support site you can get information on how to contact our experts by phone, e-mail form, or online chat.

To access Online Chat/Customer Service Support, direct your browser to www.cengage.com/support/.

Once you are at the Cengage Learning support site, you can create an Account or sign in using an existing account. Then you can choose from any of the following technical support resources:

Select Chat Online to chat with a technical support representative

Select Submit your questions under Contact Us to access the online e-mail form

Browse the Knowledgebase (you can do this without signing in or creating an account)

Note: Chat and e-mail support are available 24/7. When using an e-mail form, support requests are usually responded to within 48 hours.

To contact technical support personnel by phone, call 1-800-354-9706 (Option 5, then Option 2).

Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 9pm EST

Friday: 8:30am - 6pm EST

Document Revision History

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07/31/14 0.9 Initial draft submitted to Miriam Myers for review.

QA4U: Scott Janssen

08/01/14 1.0 Corrected inconsistent use of all-lower case and Mixed Case for the following words: Lab, Course, Report, Assignment, Student, Instructor

QA4U: Scott Janssen

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