HBG600-01 - SPECIAL SUBJECTS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
SPECIAL SUBJECTS HBG600-01 3rd Semester 4 0 0 30
PrequisitesHaving completed the MSc courses
Course languageTurkish
Course typeMust 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
 
Instructor (s)Advisor 
Course objectiveTo conduct the MSc thesis in accordance with scientific principles  
Learning outcomes
  1. Research the literature on the thesis topic,
  2. Arrange the data based on the literature and develop the data collection tool.
Course Content1. Selecting the thesis topic
2. Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
3. Preparing the research proposal
4. Developing a scale
5. Getting ethical board approval and other institutional permission(s) 
ReferencesAll the references related to selected thesis topic in literature  

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Selecting the thesis topic
Week 2Selecting the thesis topic
Week 3Selecting the thesis topic
Week 4Selecting the thesis topic
Week 5Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 6Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 7Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 8Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 9Preparing the research proposal
Week 10Preparing the research proposal
Week 11Developing a scale
Week 12Developing a scale
Week 13Developing a scale
Week 14Getting ethical board approval and other institutional permission(s)

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities1450
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation1450
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam00
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes2898
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes00
Total98

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 4 56
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities1020200
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1435490
Presentation / Seminar Preparation1411154
Project000
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 000
Total Workload5270900

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Explains basic information about healthy nutrition.    X
2. Adopts public health approach related to healthy nutrition.     X
3. Explains the importance of interdisciplinary work on adequate and balance nutrition issues.   X 
4. Defines scientific research methods related to nutrition and the epidemiological and statistical approaches that can be used in these researches.    X
5. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge to determine the nutrition status of the community.   X 
6. Defines the most prevalent nutritional problems in the community, promotes solutions using his/her knowledge and skills and proposes recommendations for policy/decision makers.    X
7. Knows the nutritional needs of the priority and vulnerable groups of the community and develops recommendations for the prevention of the prevalent diseases.    X
8. Develops hypotheses, plans and conducts research, interprets the results and writes reports in order to determine and/or improve the nutritional level of the community.   X 
9. Works with other health-related fields to improve the nutritional status of the population.   X 
10. Evaluates nutrition-related improvements at the national and global levels.   X 
11. Knows and acts in accordance with scientific and professional ethical principles in academic and community-based studies in the field of nutrition.    X
12. Conducts research on priority topics in the field of nutrition, presents and prepares for publication.    X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest