NUTRITION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT

NUT525

Course Code: NUT525
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)

Associate Professor Sinem Bayram

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn the normal growth patterns, dietary requirements of the school age children
Learn by teoric school nutrition programmes in school age children
Evaluate and discuss the school nutrition programmes
Learn the nutritional problems of the school children

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

To teach the presentation of a report on subjects related with nutrition and dietetics

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Principles of basic nutrition
2^nd Week	Normal growth and development
3^rd Week	Physicological and cognitive development
4^th Week	Energy and nutrient needs of school-age children and adolescent
5^th Week	Common nutrition problems
6^th Week	Common nutrition problems
7^th Week	MIDTERM EXAM
8^th Week	Obesity in school-age children and adolescent
9^th Week	Obesity in school-age children and adolescent
10^th Week	School Nutrition Programs
11^th Week	Eating disorders
12^th Week	Eating disorders
13^th Week	Nutrition and chronic diseases
14^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Fomon SJ. Nutrition of Normal Infants. Mosby, St. Louis, 1993.
Neyzi O, Ertuğrul T. Pediatri ( 2 cilt). İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı Yayını, İstanbul, 1990.
Bowman Barbara A, Russell Robert M. Present Knowledge in Nutrition, ILSI Press, Washington DC, 2001.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Project
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Project	1	50
Presentation of Article	2	50
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	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4			X
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X	X
K8	X	X	X	X
K9	X	X	X	X