DETERMINATION OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS

NUT241

Course Code: NUT241
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Merve Özdemir

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

learn methods for determination of nutritional status
learn advantages and disadvantages of methods
learn anthropometric measurements.
learn the screening tests used to determine nutritional status.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course aims to help students in learning the method of determination of nutritional status and earning the abilities for applying nutritional status methods.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The importance of determining the nutritional status, medical history /anamnesis
2^nd Week	Methods of determination of food consumption
3^rd Week	Methods of determination of food consumption
4^th Week	Comparison of methods of determining food consumption
5^th Week	Anthropometric measurements
6^th Week	Anthropometric measurements
7^th Week	Determination of body composition
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Determination of body fat
10^th Week	Determination of body lean mass
11^th Week	Biochemical tests
12^th Week	Biochemical tests
13^th Week	Biophysical methods-Clinical symptoms
14^th Week	Screening tests used to determine nutritional status

Recommended or Required Reading

1)Baysal A.ve ark., Diyet El Kitabı, Yenilenmiş 3. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 1999.
2)Banks J., Breeze E., Lessof C., Nazroo J., Living in the 21st century: older people in England THE 2006 ENGLISH STUDY OF AGEING, July 2008
3)Measuring Change in Nutritional Status, Guidelines for Assessing the nutritional impact of supplementary feedind programmes for vulnerable groups, WHO, 1983
4)Cogill, Bruce., Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, Academy for Educational Development, Washington. D.C., 2003
5)http://www.who.int/childgrowth/software/anthro_pc_manual_v322.pdf

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Project	1	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	10	10
Preparation for Final exam	8	3	24
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	8	3	24
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	6	12
Total Work Load			117
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.9
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X	X
K8	X	X	X	X
K9