SPD708 - GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN | SPD708 | 1st Semester | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Problem Solving Brain Storming | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. S. Songül Yalçın, Prof. Dr. Kadriye Yurdakök | |||||
| Course objective | To define and manage the growth and development in children under five years of age. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Antropometric measurements used for growth monitoring, growth monitoring, normal growth, malnutrition and treatment, nutrition status in children under 5 years of age in Turkey, development milestones, tests used for development | |||||
| References | 1. WHO, Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. Training Course on Child Growth Assessment, WHO, 2006, Geneva. 2. WHO The Growth Chart. A Tool for Use in Infant and Child Health Care. Geneva: WHO, 1986. 3. Green M (Ed), Bright Futures-Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children and Adolescents. National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. Arlington, VA, 1994. 4. TNSA 1993, 1998, 2003 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Nutritional status and malnutrition in the world |
| Week 2 | Nutritional status of children under 5 years of age, and factors influencing changes within the last 10 years in Turkey |
| Week 3 | Normal growth and factors affecting in growth children under five years of age |
| Week 4 | Anthropometric measurements (correct measuring techniques, assessment of growth) |
| Week 5 | Development of growth charts, plotting and evaluation of child growth |
| Week 6 | Using areas of growth curves |
| Week 7 | Management of growth failure |
| Week 8 | Types of malnutrition and their management |
| Week 9 | Child development stages |
| Week 10 | Tests used to evaluate development I |
| Week 11 | Tests used to evaluate development II |
| Week 12 | assessment of child with developmental delay I |
| Week 13 | assessment of child with developmental delay II |
| Week 14 | Course 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 | 12 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 12 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 12 | 6 | 72 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 50 | 24 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Gains evidence based advanced academic knowledge and skills in the field of social pediatrics when planning, intervening, and assessing well-being, quality of life, health, development, and disease in child health in an integrated and holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Performs independent researches based on evidence, presents them to international and national platforms. | X | ||||
| 3. Gains the skills and attitudes to be a consultant, clinician, manager, and researcher. | X | ||||
| 4. Acts to protect the ethical values, standards and professional independency. | |||||
| 5. Works in a multidisciplinary approach with all stake holders including service receivers and providers. | X | ||||
| 6. Acts within the principle of life-long learning, and teaching to develop and improve quality of social pediatric services to meet the needs of the society | X | ||||
| 7. Critisizes self knowledge, develop skills in advocating, improving and representing social pediatrics. | X | ||||
| 8. Actively takes part in development, and implementation, of national and international policies to improve the rights of disadvantaged children and communities. | |||||
| 9. Analyses the effects of cultural, physical, economical, social, political, geographical, and demographic factors on personal activities, and educates the public to improve the health of the community. | X | ||||
| 10. Accesses to variety of information sources on current social pediatric practices, and proposes new, innovative solutions. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest