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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
BD310Nutrition Problems and Epidemiology in SocietyCompulsory363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Nutritional problems and epidemiology in our country and in the world, nutrition in disasters, intervention programs, national nutrition and nutrition plans and policies.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Seda ÇELİKEL TAŞCİ
Learning Outcomes
1Learn the anthropometric measurements of people.
2Learn how to apply methods in determining nutritional status in society.
3Gains knowledge and skills in the preparation and application of national food and nutrition policies.
4Learn the causes of nutritional problems and their solutions.
5Learn the nutritional problems of groups with characteristics in society.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Nutritional problems and epidemiology in Turkey and the world, Risk group nutrition, Disaster nutrition, food and nutrition plans in Turkey.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1General information about the course - Course Objectives and Benefits
2 Nutritional problems and epidemiology in our country and in the world
3 Protein-energy malnutrition, obesity
4 Diet related chronic diseases
5 Diet related chronic diseases
6 Iron deficiency anemia, iodine deficiency diseases
7 Tooth decays, zinc deficiency, rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis
8MIDTERM EXAM
9Tooth decays, zinc deficiency, rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis
10 Vitamin deficiencies, folic acid deficiency,
11 Nutrition at risk groups (workers, elderly nutrition etc.)
12 Nutrition at risk groups (workers, elderly nutrition etc.)
13 Nutrition in disasters
14 Intervention programs
15 National food and nutrition plans and policies
Recommended or Required Reading
• Margetts BM, Nelson M (1997). Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology. Oxford University Press,Oxford, 2nd Ed. • Gibson RS (2005). Principles of Nutritional Assessment. Oxford University Press, Newyork, 2nd Ed. • Willett W (1998). Nutritional Epidemiology. Oxford University Press. NewYork, 2nd Ed. • Jelliffe DB, Jelliffe EFP. Community Nutritional Assessment. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1989. • Lee RD, Nieman DC (2003). Nutritional Assessment. McGrawHill, Boston, 3rd Ed. • Pekcan, G. Hastanın Beslenme Durumunun Saptanması, Diyet El Kitabı, (Ed. A. Baysal ve ark.) 65-116, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 2002.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination175
Homework125
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Question-Answer10110
Self Study10110
Individual Study for Mid term Examination4312
Individual Study for Final Examination5315
Homework188
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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