BTB602 - COMMUNITY NUTRITION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY NUTRITION | BTB602 | 2nd Semester | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Project Design/Management | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc.Prof.Dr. Zeynep Göktaş | |||||
| Course objective | To have sufficient knowledge and skills to define and evaluate the nutritional problems of risk groups and to prepare and implement plans and policies for nutritional problems, to plan and evaluate epidemiological studies. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Common nutritional problems and their epidemiology in community, methods of preventing nutritional problems, food and nutrition plans and policies, methods of planning and evaluating epidemiological studies | |||||
| References | 1. Walter Willett, Nutritional Epidemiology, 3rd Edition, Oxford Publishing, 2013. 2. Barrie E. Margetts, Design Concepts in Nutritional Epidemiology, 2nd Edition, Oxford Press, 1997, 3. Michael J. Gibney, Barrie M. Margetts, John M. Kearney ve Lemore Arab. Public Health Nutrition 1st Edition, 2004, Blackwell Publishing | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to public health nutrition and nutritional epidemiology |
| Week 2 | Diet-related chronic diseases |
| Week 3 | Protein energy malnutrition |
| Week 4 | Nutrient deficiency diseases-I |
| Week 5 | Nutrient deficiency diseases-II |
| Week 6 | Nutrient deficiency diseases-III |
| Week 7 | Food and nutrition policies |
| Week 8 | Midterm |
| Week 9 | Types of epidemiological studies |
| Week 10 | Statistical tools used to evaluate the relationship between nutrition and disease |
| Week 11 | Confounding variables and effect modifiers |
| Week 12 | Problems that may ocur in nutritional status data analysis and presentation |
| Week 13 | National nutrition monitoring |
| Week 14 | Presentation and Evaluation of Reports |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 96 | 174 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has up-to-date knowledge based on evidence in the field and is knowledgeable about technological tools. | X | ||||
| 2. Interprets, analyzes, and reports data from individual or interdisciplinary scientific studies. | X | ||||
| 3. Conducts scientific research using the technological equipment necessary to generate new knowledge based on the information acquired in the field. | X | ||||
| 4. Conducts synthesis and analysis of acquired information, interprets, reports findings. | X | ||||
| 5. Utilizes appropriate statistical methods for the analysis of scientific research. | X | ||||
| 6. Publishes and presents scientific articles independently or collaboratively on field-related topics. | X | ||||
| 7. Takes responsibility when faced with problems related to the field, sets an example for the community, proposes solutions, and utilizes communication technologies. | X | ||||
| 8. Embraces lifelong learning principles, keeps oneself updated, evaluates and interprets scientific articles with evidence-based practices. | X | ||||
| 9. Engages in national or international teamwork within the field, discusses and shares current scientific developments with individuals or groups outside the field through verbal or written communication when necessary. | X | ||||
| 10. Gathers and interprets scientific information ethically, contributes to, conducts, manages, and evaluates studies that will guide national and international nutrition plans and policies, prioritizing individuals and society. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest