Description of Individual Course Units

Code Name Type Year Semester ECTS
703002212014 Principles of Nutrition Seçmeli 2 3 2.00

Objectives of the Course

Provide to about information of nutrition, nutrients and nutrients (energy,carbohydrates, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals and their body working functions,requirements).

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Burcu Merve AKSU

Learning Outcomes

1 Nutrition definitions, understand and recognize the nutritional terminology.
2 Explain and interpret diet-health relationship.
3 Know the consept of adequate and balenced diet and helps active proffesional life.
4 Knows the common nutritional problems in the community.
5 Recognize food and nutrients, know resources, role in nutrition, metabolic effects, evaluate in terms of health.
6 Energy metabolism, energy balance, body composition and affects of these factors.

Mode of Delivery

Öğr. Gör. Burcu Merve AKSU

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Importance of Nutrition, Definitions, Relation between Nutrition and Health.Metabolism, Food Groups. Identification, chemical structure, classification,importance, functions, digestion, absorption and daily intake recommendations ofnutrients (carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, water). Nutrition in SpecialGroups.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

1 The importance of nutrition, health and nutrition
2 Foods Groups
3 Carbonhydrates
4 Proteins
5 Lipids-I
6 Lipids-II
7 Midterm exam
8 Midterm exam
9 Vitamins-I
10 Vitamins- II
11 Minerals-I
12 Minerals-II
13 Nutrition in Special Situations-I
14 Nutrition in Special Situations-II
15 Final exam
16 Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Nutrition. Ayşe Baysal, 2011Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice-Lippincott Williams ve Wilkins (2013)Krause’s Food ve the Nutrition Care Process_ 14 edition (2016)

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri 40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri 60
100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Count WORKLOAD (hours) TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)
Ara Sınav 1 1 1
Final Sınav 1 1 1
Derse Katılım 12 1 12
12 1 12
Soru-Yanıt 12 1 12
Ara Sınav İçin Bireysel Çalışma 12 1 12
Final Sınavı içiin Bireysel Çalışma 12 1 12
62