NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOMETRY

NUT539

Course Code: NUT539
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 use and evaluate the anthropometric methods used in the assessment of body composition
Evaluate the precision, accuracy, reliability and interpretation of values
Gain practice in measurements

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Includes the effect of nutrition on body composition, types and functions of anthropometric methods, use and interpretation of standards.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic concept in anthropometry
2^nd Week	Anthropometric measurement equipment
3^rd Week	Anthropometric techniques
4^th Week	Anthropometric techniques
5^th Week	Measuring and recording guidelines, calibration
6^th Week	Using anthropometry in specific population (infant and child)
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Ethnic differences in genetic growth potential
9^th Week	Using anthropometry in specific population (adolescent)
10^th Week	Using anthropometry in specific population (adults and elderly)
11^th Week	Derivation and interpretation of reference standards
12^th Week	Determination of anthropometric index
13^th Week	Uses of nutritional anthropometric indicators in studies
14^th Week	Validation of anthropometric methods

Recommended or Required Reading

Dwyer J. "Dietary Assessment." In Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 9th ed., edited by Maurice E. Shils, James A. Olson, Moshe Shike, and A. Catherine Ross. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1999.
Willett W. Nutritional Epidemiology, 2d ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Woodruff BA and Duffield A. Adolescents assessment of nutritional status in emergency-affected populatins, ACC/SCN, 2000
Physical Status:The use and interpretation of anthropometry,WHO Expert Committee,Geneva,1995

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Project
Report Preparation
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Presentation of Article	1	20
Other	1	10
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
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
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X
K8
K9	X	X	X