IDENTIFICATION NUTRITIONAL PROBLEMS IN A COMMUNITY

NUT522

Course Code: NUT522
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 1
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Merve Özdemir

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Acquire knowledge and skills on determination of nutritional problems of population
Acquire knowledge and skills on determination of causes of nutritional problems
Acquire knowledge and skills on solution to these nutritional problems
Acquire knowledge and skills on development nutritional policy and programs

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Development of students' knowledge and skills on determination and evaluation methods of a community nutritional problems, identification and monitoring of the nutritional status of "at risk" groups within communities, solution nutritional problems

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The concept of nutritional status
2^nd Week	Determinants of nutritional status
3^rd Week	Indices of nutritional status
4^th Week	Research planning for the assessment of nutritional status
5^th Week	Quality control in the collection of data
6^th Week	Interpretation of data
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Effects of disease on the interpretation of data
9^th Week	Food consumption surveys
10^th Week	Biomarkers as measures for the assessment of nutritional status
11^th Week	Anthropometric measurements
12^th Week	Derivation and interpretation of reference standards
13^th Week	Establishment and evaluation of nutritional surveillance programs
14^th Week	Evaluation of policy and programs

Recommended or Required Reading

Tezcan, S., Epidemiyoloji, Tıbbi Araştırmaların Yöntem Bilimi,Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı, Yayın No: 92/1, Ankara, 1992.
Bertan, M., Enünlü, T., Bölge Sağlık Yönetiminde Epidemiyoloji El Kitabı, DSÖ, HÜTF Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, 90/51, Ankara, 1990.
Matgetts, B.M., Nelson, M., Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology, Oxford University Press, 1991.
Langseth,L., Nutritional Epidemiology Possibilities and Limitations, ILSI EUROPE CONCIS1. E MONOGRAPH SERIES, ILSI Europe, 1993
Pysical Status: The use and interpretation of anthropometry, WHO Expert Committee, 1995

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Presentation
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Project	1	40
Presentation of Article	1	20
Other	1	10
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	4	12	48
Total Work Load			153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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