| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn how to identify nutritional problems of risk groups in society
- Determines and evaluates the nutritional problems of risk groups in the society
- Knows the causes of nutritional problems and their solutions
- Gain knowledge and skills about nutrition intervention studies
- Learn the preparation of national nutrition plans and policies
- Gain sufficient knowledge and skills for the preparation and implementation of nutrition plans and policies
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | Nutritional science and lifecycle, sociocultural aspects of Nutrition, nutritional problems in Turkey and in the world, nutritional status in community and methods for determining problems, food insecurity, nutrition-related diseases, prevention studies, food and nutrition programs, intervention studies, policy development, nutrition guidelines, application examples in Turkey and in the World |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Indicators of health status of the society |
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2nd Week |
Methods used to determination of the nutritional status of the society level |
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3rd Week |
Methods used to determination of the nutritional status of the society level |
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4th Week |
Risk groups and nutritional problems |
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5th Week |
Identification of causes of nutritional problems |
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6th Week |
Determination of interventions for nutritional problems |
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7th Week |
Implementation of intervention studies |
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8th Week |
Monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the interventions |
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9th Week |
Achieving of community participation |
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10th Week |
National nutrition surveys planning and implementation |
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11th Week |
Data analysis and evaluation of national nutrition surveys |
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12th Week |
Preparation of nutrition plans and policies |
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13th Week |
Country examples on nutrition plans and policies |
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14th Week |
Examples from international studies |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Walter Willett, Nutritional Epidemiology, 3rd Edition, Oxford Publishing, 2013.Barrie E. Margetts, Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology, 2nd Edition, Oxford Press, 1997,
Michael J. Gibney, Barrie M. Margetts, John M. Kearney ve Lemore Arab. Public Health Nutrition 1st Edition, 2004, Blackwell Publishing
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Discussion
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Project
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Presentation of Article |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| 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 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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