CURRENT ISSUES IN SPORTS NUTRITION

NUT730

Course Code: NUT730
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn and evaluates current approaches in addition to basic approaches to sports nutrition
Learn to follow the current literature

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

To have an idea about current issues of sports nutrition

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	The basics of sports nutrition
3^rd Week	The measurements of performance
4^th Week	Kinanthropometry
5^th Week	Article presentation I
6^th Week	Nutrition in young athletes
7^th Week	Nutrition in female athletes
8^th Week	Nutrition in athletes with chronic dieseas
9^th Week	Article presentation II
10^th Week	The importance of glycogen storage
11^th Week	Supplements for aerobic sports
12^th Week	Supplements for anaerobic sports
13^th Week	Article presentation III
14^th Week	Summary

Recommended or Required Reading

1.Manore M., Thompson J. Sports nutrition for health and performance. Human Kinetics, USA, 2000.
2.McArdle WD, Katch FI, Katch VL. Exercise physıology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance, Williams and Wilkins A Waverly Company, 1996.
3.Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The Role of Protein and Amino acids in Sustaining and Enhancing Performance, National Academy Press, Washington, 1999.
4.www.acsm.org/index.asp

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Project
Report Preparation
Presentation
Practice
Case Study

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Project	1	25
Presentation of Article	1	30
Total(%)		55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		45
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	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam	1	48	48
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	45	90
Total Work Load			292
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			9.73
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X	X
K2		X
K3	X	X
K4	X
K5	X	X
K6		X
K7	X	X